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Speaker 1: This is your daily Fishing Report podcast for Florida Keys,

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Miami and here is what is bending our rods today.

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Good morning, anglers. It's a beautiful spring day down here

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in the Florida Keys and Miami area with plenty of

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action to look forward to on the water. Today, April twelfth,

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twenty twenty five, were blessed with prime fishing conditions thanks

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to the full moon, which tends to get the fish

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biting aggressively. The sun rose at seven o seven am

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in the Keys and will seven forty six pm, giving

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us over twelve hours of daylight to make the most

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of the stunning waters. The weather's ideal, with warm temperatures

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in the mid eighties, light breezes, and calm seas perfect

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for both inshore and offshore fishing. Inshore fishing remains a

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highlight this time of year. The tarpin migration is in

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full swing, with large schools rolling visibly along channels and bridges.

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Live baits such as pinfish crabs or large shrimp works

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wonders for these silver kings on the flats. Bonefish and

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permit are active, especially on the ocean side, matching the

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hatch is key shrimp and small crabs are your best bet.

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Don't forget to bring soft plastics like doa shrimp or

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paddle tail jigs rigged weedless for casting into the mangroves.

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The backcountry waters are also producing well, with redfish and

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sea trout biting in the Everglades National Park and Flamingo areas.

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Snook are becoming more active closer to shore as the

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water worms try pitching live mullet or pilchards near docks

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and mangrove edges. Off shore, the action is heating up too.

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Mahi mahi dolphinfish have started to show up in numbers,

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especially along weed lines in one hundred one hundred and

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fifty feet of water. Trolling with tuna busters or feather

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lures rigged on one hundred pound liters has proven effective.

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Keep an eye out for birds. Where there's bait, there's

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likely mahai. Additionally, wahoo and sailfish are in the mix,

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so consider running deeper diving loore straight off your stern

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for maximum success. Yellowtail snapper are schooling up on the

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reefs in thirty to eighty feet of water. Chumming with

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cut bait will bring them in closer expect solid action

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on light tackle. Some grouper and mutton snapper have also

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been caught recently, so anchoring near structure on the reef

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can be productive. For hot spots. I'd recommend checking out

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the seven mile Bridge area near Marathon for tarpin and

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bridge fishing action. For flats enthusiasts, the waters around Islamarrada

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offer excellent opportunities for bonefish and permit offshore heads south

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of Key West to troll along the weed lines for mahe.

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These spots have all been lively lately and should provide

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some memorable catches. As for lures and bait, here are

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the top recommendations. Tarpin, live pinfish, crabs or large shrimp, bonefish,

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doa shrimp or small live crabs, mah tuna busters, billy baits,

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feather lures and trolling plugs. Yellowtail snapper coming with cut

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bait or small chunks of sardine, snook and redfish, soft

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plastics like paddle tails, jerk baits, or live pilcharts. Whether

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you're on the flats, backcountry or heading off shore, the

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bites on tight lines and enjoy the adventure out there.

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And that is it for today. Hit the subscribe button

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and never miss out. Keep those tips up and lines wet.

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of AI. Thanks for listening.