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Speaker 1: Fishing in and around the Florida Keys in Miami Today,

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August sixth, twenty twenty five, brought classic late summer conditions

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and plenty of opportunities for anglers willing to work the

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tides and dodge a pop up shower or two. Sunrise

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came early at six forty nine am, with sunset not

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till eight pm, offering a lengthy sun soaked window to

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get after it. The tides ran a bit on the

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modest side today, with the first high tide peaking at

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five thirty five AM around Miami Beach, dropping to low

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at eleven fifty nine am, and then a steady rise

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to the evening six thirty five pm. High over in

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the Keys Key West began with a low at one

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oh six am, a solid high at eight o seven am,

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a second low at three twenty six pm, and another

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high at ten oh three PM. That's a tidal coefficient

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starting low at forty eight but rising toward fifty nine

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to seventy by nightfall. So currents were mild building as

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the day progressed, ideal for picking apart patch reefs and

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channels around high slack Weatherwise, a gentle breeze out of

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the east kept things comfortable, though everyone out on the

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water noticed the odd shower rolling through courtesy of a

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weak tropical wave shifting conditions throughout the afternoon. According to

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the National Weather Service, out of Key West, expect gentle

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winds ten knots or less and a light chop on

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the bay waters. A touch of drizzle, but nothing to

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keep folks off the bite. Let's dig into the fishing itself. Inshore,

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the sea trout and mangrove snapper bite has been solid

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early mornings and evenings, especially drifting grass flats or working

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mangrove edges pilchards. Live shrimp and small pinfish have been

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the ticket if you're soaking bait under a popping cork,

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but if you prefer artificials soft plastics on a jeghead

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think xman menozi or gulp swimming Neal toal are getting

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hit hard. Tarpan are still cruising channels around the bridges

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at dusk and dawn, hitting both live mullet and freeline crabs.

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The summer snoop pattern is firing around docklights and structure

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with top water plugs and large paddle tail swim baits.

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After dark. Offshore action is focused on Mai Mai dolphin

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and blackfin tuna, running weed lines and looking for bird

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activity past the reef edge. The best reports today have

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been coming around Alligator Reef and out near the humps

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out of Islamorada. Trawling small skirted vallely who or chugging

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pilchards behind the boat have both put may in the

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box for tuna. Vertical jigs and butterfly jigs dropped around

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deeper recks have accounted for plenty of blackfin, especially in

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the early morning. Remember as noted by bait masters Bally,

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who are off limits in August due to seasonal closures,

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so you'll want to stock up on squid, mullet, benito

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strips or rigged artificials before heading offshore on the reef itself.

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Yellowtail snapper or biting best on the evening tide with

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cut bait and small jigs, chumming heavy draws and flag

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sized fish. Grouper and mutton snapper can be taken on

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live pinfish or chunk baits fish deep on reres and

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rocky structure, especially during that first push of high water

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for best results. Local anglers point to two hotspots one

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alligator reef light off Islamorada for pelagics and mixed bag reefaction.

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Two Doctor's Arm in the lower Keys for inshore snapper

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and mixed species, especially with the rising tide. With all

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this in mind, the summer pattern is in full swing.

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Work the tides, follow the bait, and be ready to

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move if a storm pops up. Grab your live bait

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at the docks early, or carry a solid selection of

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swim baits, jerkshads, and top water plugs. The fish are

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out there, and with the right game plan and respect

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for the changing summer weather, you'll find plenty of bent

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rods across the keys in Miami Waters. Thanks for tuning

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