Speaker 1: This is your daily fishing report podcast for Florida Keys
Miami and here is what is bending our rods today.
Good morning from the Florida Keys. This is Artificial Lure
with your fishing report for April eighteenth, twenty twenty five.
We are right in the thick of spring action here
in the Keys in Miami area. The early tarpin migration
has kicked off and the bridges are prime territory right now.
Anglers are seeing plenty of tarpin cruising through, although they
are making you work for bites. Early mornings have been
best for hookups, with live mullet being the ticket for
big silver kings. Dead bait will get some action too,
but nothing beats a lively mullet for drawing in a bite.
If you like a little more challenge and less crowd,
try your luck in the local channels around Islamorada, or
drift a live bait near the seven mile Bridge one offshore.
The yellowtail snapper bite is steady along the edge of
the reef and kingfish are mixed in. There is also
a good showing of blackfintuna around the rex and even
a few mahai and the occasional sailfish showing up around
the color changes further out. If you are looking to
bend a rod, these offshore trips are producing variety in numbers.
On the flats, permit are showing up and the usual
suspects bonefish and barracuda are active. Doa shrimp paddletail jigs
and unweighted soft plastics are all working well for the
flat species. For bait, live shrimp and crabs are the
go tos, and for tarpin you cannot go wrong with
live mullet, pilchards or pinfish. The inshore guys are reporting
snook and trout biting around mangrove edges and grassy basins,
especially on the outgoing tide. Paddle tails, jerk baits, and
top water plugs are all good choices here. You might
even tie into a few jacks and the odd redfish,
especially early or late in the day. Weatherwise, we are
looking at typical spring conditions, a pleasant eighty to seventy
seven degrees, breezy at times, with a low chance of rain.
Today sunrise is right at seven seven am and sunset
at seven forty six pm, giving you a long window
to get on the Water six. If you are hunting
for hotspots, check out the seven mile and Long Key
bridges for tarpin, especially on the outgoing tide around dusk.
The edge of the reef near Tennessee light for yellowtails
and kingfish. Channel two and Channel five bridges for a
mixed bag and solid permit action summary. Tarpin are pushing through,
but you need to put in the work. Offshore action
is solid with yellowtails, kings, tuna and a shot at
Mahai and the flats are alive with permit and bonefish
For artificial lures. Doa shrimp paddle, tails, jerk baits and
top water plugs are all working. Live mullet pilchards, shrimp
and crabs are the top baits right now. Tight lines
and good luck out there. And that is it for today.
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