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Speaker 1: Ford to Keys Fishing Report. Hey folks, it's your local

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fishing correspondent bringing you the morning briefing for the Keys.

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Water conditions are looking solid as we head into late

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February tidal breakdown KCB. We're sitting at five eighteen am

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low tide at zero point three feet this morning, with

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a high tide rolling in around eleven thirty five am

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at two point five feet after new low tide hits

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around five point fifty PM at zero point three feet.

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These moderate tidle swings are working in our favor, perfect

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for targeting baitfish movement through the channels and flats. Recent

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catch reports the reefs and rex around Marathon have been fiery.

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Charter captains are landing solid necro bites with plenty of

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mutton snapper action on the shallow reefs. We've even had

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some surprise sailfish showing up, which tells you the water's

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holding good structure. Over in Key Largo. In the Islamarada area,

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redfish and bonefish have been plentiful and running large winter brings.

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Those bigger specimens in kingfish, grouper, and snapper are all

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being landed consistently. One recent angler reported a nice Manti Mahi,

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ketch and Barracuda hookups have been solid with multiple connections

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on half day trips. What's working Live bait is your

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brend butter right now. Captains out of Islamorada are mixing

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light and heavy tackle approaches with live bait and throwing lures.

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Both methods producing focus on bottom fishing around structure and

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trolling the deeper channels. The thermal imaging and radar on

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modern charter boats are pinpointing bait schools and when they

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find the baitfish, the game fish follow hotspots to target marathons,

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reefs and wrecks are absolutely dialed in. The structure is

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holding everything from mackerel to sale islamrod is. Near shore

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waters and backcountry flats are prime real estate for redfish

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and bones, especially if you've got a guide who knows

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these tides, like Captain Trent Leary out of Salty Bowline does.

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