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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. Today is April fourth, twenty twenty five,

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and here's your fishing report for Miami and the Florida Keys.

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The Florida Keys are buzzing with action as spring temperatures

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stabilize and the waters warm up. Sunrise today was at

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seven o five am, with sunset expected at seven forty

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five pm. The tides feature a high tide mid morning

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and a low tide early afternoon, so plan accordingly for

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the changing water depths to target fish near structure or

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feeding areas. Fish activity in catches. April is peaked tarpin season,

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and these acrobatic silver beasts are abundant from Miami down

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through the Keys. Look for them in deeper channels and

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around bridges, especially near Islamorada and Key Largo. Live crabs

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or big shrimp are the go to baits for tarpin.

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Those soft plastic paddle tails like the Hogi original eel

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also do wonders for these wary so surface rollers. Bonefish

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are active on the ocean side flats near Islamorada and Marathon.

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They are chasing live shrimp and small crabs, excellent bait

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choices for these ghosts of the flats. Permit fishing has

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been slower recently, but a few anglers are still reporting

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success on the flats using live crabs. Offshore, the bigger

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ma may are making an appearance, with anglers hooking into

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quality fish just beyond the one hundred to one hundred

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and fifty foot depth range. Wahoo have also been biting

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along the reefs, so if you get a hit, mark

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your spot and return because they often school in the area.

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Reef and wreck fishing has been productive for yellowtail snapper,

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mangrove snapper, and grouper, all of which are excellent for

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the dinner table. Use cut bait or squid, and don't

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forget to chum to bring them close. Inshore action near

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the Everglades is consistent for redfish, sea trout, and snook,

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especially around Flamingo and the Florida Bay area. Light tackle

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and live shrimp will work best in the flats and mangroves.

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Hotspots one the seven Mile Bridge a perennial favorite. Fish

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the shadow lines during the evening for tarpin or throughout

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the day for snapper and grouper. The soft plastic no

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live bait needed NLBN three inch paddle tails are performing

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exceptionally well to Bahia Honda State Park. Fantastic for bonefish

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and the occasional tarpin. A perfect shore fishing spot when

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the wind is cooperating. Three Indian Key Channel known for

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consistent catches of grouper, snapper, and barracuda. Bring along jigs

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tipped with squid or shrimp. Best baits and lures for tarpin,

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Live blue crabs and fresh shrimp are excellent, but soft

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plastics like the Hogi original eel, unweighted or paddle tails

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are highly effective. Snapper and grouper are biting well on

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squid cut bait and small jigs for bonefish. Live shrimp

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and crab are foolproof options. Offshorels targeting Mahai and Wahu

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should try trolling with weighted protail eels in colors like

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bone glow or black purple flake. Weather report you can

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expect warm and mostly sunny conditions today with temperatures in

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the mid eighties. Winds are light at about ten to

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twelve knots coming out of the southeast, ideal for a

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calmer day out on the water. Get out there, stay

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safe and tight lines. And that is it for today.

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Hit the subscribe button and never miss out. Keep those

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tips up and lines wet. This has been a quite

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