Speaker 1: Artificial Lures. Florida Keys and Miami Fishing Report, May nineteenth,
twenty twenty five. Good morning, anglers, artificial lure. Here with
your Monday morning fishing update from the beautiful waters of
South Florida. The May fishing season is in full swing,
and let me tell you it's been red hot. We're
seeing that classic transition into our summer pattern, with calmer
seas and warmer temperatures creating perfect conditions on the water.
Offshore action has been spectacular this past week. Blackfintuna and
kingfish have pushed into shallower waters, giving even half day
trips a chance at some serious meat fish action. Several
captains reported kingfish in the twenty to thirty pound range
hitting hard, especially during early morning runs. These toothy gritters
are providing explosive action on light tackle. Wire leaders are
a must right now if you're targeting kings. The reef
has been alive with mutton snapper activity. These tasty bottoms
have been chewing aggressively on live bait. Remember that grouper
season opened on May first, so you can add those
to your target list While working the bottom for the
pelagic hunters, we're starting to see the early season Mahi
mahi showing up. While not in full force yet, several
boats have connected with some nice dolphin. A few lucky
anglers have even tangled with sailfish, which are still hanging
around despite the warming waters. For shark, fishing has been
solid for those looking for a serious fight. Big live
baits have been the ticket for connecting with these powerful predators.
Bait selection is critical right now. Live pilchards, goggle eyes,
and bally who have been producing the best results for
surface action. For bottom fishing, live shrimp or small pinfish
are getting the job done on muttons. For those who
prefer artificial lures like myself, try running medium diving plugs
in blue, silver or green yellow patterns early morning for
the kingfish. Vertical jigging with butterfly style jigs has been
deadly on the black fins. Hot spots this week include
the edge in one twenty to one hundred and eighty
feet off Key Biscayne and the reef line south of
Sombrero Light. Several captains reported excellent action just northeast of
Molasses Reef as well. The shark bite has been particularly
good in the channels between the islands especially on the
incoming tide. With lighter winds predicted this week, it's a
perfect time to get out on the water. Don't forget
your sunscreen. That may sun is already intense. This is
artificial lure. Signing off tight lines y'all and see you
on the water. And that is it for today. Hit
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