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  • Winter Reef and Flats Fishing in South Florida and Upper Keys

    Winter Reef and Flats Fishing in South Florida and Upper Keys
    Jan 11 2026
    This is Artificial Lure with your South Florida and Upper Keys fishing report.

    Up here around Miami and down through the Upper Keys, we’ve got a classic winter pattern setting up: cooler mornings, light northeast breeze early, then picking up mid‑day with a little chop outside the reef. Skies are mostly clear with a passing cloud deck and just enough wind to keep things comfortable instead of glassy.

    According to NOAA’s Miami Beach tide station, we’ve got a predawn **high tide around 1:20 a.m., low near 7:30 a.m., another high just after 1:30 p.m., and an evening low just before 8:00 p.m.** That gives you two solid moving‑water windows: the late‑morning rise and the early afternoon drop. Sunrise is right around **7:00 a.m.** and sunset about **5:45–6:00 p.m.** across Miami and the Upper Keys, so your best bite should bracket those tides around first light and late afternoon.

    Nearshore off Miami and Key Biscayne, the reef line’s been giving up **yellowtail snapper, mutton snapper, and a few keeper mangroves**, with scattered **kingfish and bonito** on the edges. Local charter reports this week mention “limiting out on snapper with ease” and steady action on school‑size mahi and bonito on the deeper edge of the reef when the conditions line up. Down toward Cudjoe and Key West, guides are still seeing **solid mahi, bonita, and plenty of lobster** on the structure and patch reefs, which usually means the Keys reef bite overall is healthy.

    Inshore around Biscayne Bay and the backcountry Keys, look for **sea trout, mangroves, jacks, and a few slot snook and reds** on the flats and channel edges, especially where that mid‑day incoming tide pushes over warm mud and mangrove points.

    Lure and bait rundown:

    - For the **reef snapper and muttons**:
    - Best baits: **cut ballyhoo, squid strips, and fresh pilchards** on light fluorocarbon and small circle hooks.
    - Add a little chum to get the yellowtails up behind the boat.

    - For **kings, bonito, and mahi** on the edge:
    - Best baits: **live pilchards, goggle‑eyes, and sardines** slow‑trolled or drifted.
    - Best lures: **small feather jigs, trolling spoons, and dolphin‑colored skirted ballyhoo**.

    - For **inshore trout, snook, and reds**:
    - Best artificials: **3–4 inch paddle‑tail plastics in pearl or new penny on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads**, **gold spoons**, and **small topwaters** at first light.
    - Live shrimp under a popping cork will bend rods all morning for trout, mangroves, and jacks.

    Couple of local hot spots to circle on your chart:

    - **Government Cut and the Miami Beach reef line**: work the **70–120 foot** depths with live baits and jigs for kings, snapper, and the occasional sailfish. The afternoon falling tide through the Cut can stack up bait and predators.

    - **Hawk Channel and the patch reefs off Key Largo and Islamorada**: fish **15–35 feet** with chum, light tackle, and small baits for yellowtail, mangrove snapper, porgy, and hogfish. Calm mornings and that first incoming tide have been money.

    If you’re staying bay‑side, the **flats and channels around Key Biscayne, Soldier Key, and Boca Chita Key** are great for trout, mangroves, and roaming jacks on soft plastics and shrimp.

    Plan your trip around that late‑morning incoming and the afternoon falling tide, keep your leaders light and presentations natural, and you should put together a solid box of fish from Miami down through the Upper Keys.

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  • South Florida & Keys Fishing Report: Trout, Snapper, Sailfish Biting in Winter Conditions

    South Florida & Keys Fishing Report: Trout, Snapper, Sailfish Biting in Winter Conditions
    Jan 10 2026
    This is Artificial Lure coming to you with your South Florida and Keys fishing report.

    We’ve got a classic winter pattern setting up. According to the National Weather Service marine forecast out of Miami, Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic from Miami down toward Ocean Reef are running light to moderate east–southeast winds, 5–15 knots, seas 1–3 feet, with just a light chop on the bay. That’s friendly water for just about any skiff or center console.

    Down the island chain, tides are moving enough to fire up the bite. Tide-Forecast’s Key West tables show a pre-dawn high just under a foot, dropping to a low mid‑morning, then building again to an afternoon high around 1.3 feet and an evening low just before midnight. Sunrise in the lower Keys is right around 7:13 a.m., with sunset just before 6 p.m., so you’ve got solid low‑light windows at dawn and last light to work those edges.

    Farmers’ Almanac pegs this morning as a “poor” bite on the solunar chart, but the local truth is different: winter water temps and clean water are trumping that. With Florida Fish and Wildlife’s latest red tide status showing no Karenia brevis on the Atlantic side, water quality from Miami down through the Keys has been good and fish have been chewing.

    Inshore around Biscayne Bay and upper Keys flats, locals are bending rods on speckled trout, mangrove snapper, and a mix of jacks and ladyfish. A few bonefish and permit have been cruising the warmer shallow spots mid‑day on the oceanside flats. Best bets there are shrimp‑tipped jigheads, small white or pearl paddle tails on 1/8‑ounce jig heads, and live shrimp under a popping cork along channel edges. For bones and permit, think small pink or tan shrimp patterns, or skimmer jigs with a live shrimp.

    Around the bridges from Key Largo to Marathon, the winter mutton and mangrove snapper bite has been steady. Live shrimp, small pilchards, and cut ballyhoo or squid on a knocker rig will put meat in the box. At night, free‑lined shrimp around the shadow lines is turning up snook and the odd tarpon when the water bumps up a degree or two.

    Offshore of the Keys, recent charter chatter has been all about sailfish, blackfin tuna, and schoolie dolphin when the blue water pushes in tight. Slow‑trolled goggle‑eyes or pilchards on circle hooks off the edge of the reef are still king for sails. For tunas, work small cedar plugs, feather jigs in pink/white or blue/white, and live pilchards over the humps. Dolphin are pouncing on small skirted ballyhoo and bright dolphin‑colored trolling lures when you find birds and scattered weed.

    Closer to Miami, fish the north end of Biscayne Bay for sea trout and mangroves with DOA Shrimp, Gulp! shrimp in new penny or white, and live shrimp on a 1/4‑ounce jig. The Government Cut and Haulover jetties are holding mackerel, jacks, and a few tarpon; silver spoons, green‑backed X‑Raps, and live pilchards or threadfin on long fluorocarbon leaders will get crushed.

    Couple of hot spots to circle:
    • The flats and channels around Islamorada’s Snake Creek and Whale Harbor – great mix of trout, snappers, jacks, and shots at bonefish when the sun gets up.
    • The Key West Harbor and Northwest Channel edges – action on jacks, mackerel, snapper, and shots at permit and tarpon on the right tide.

    In short, bring live shrimp, pilchards if you can find them, a selection of 3–4 inch soft plastics, silver spoons, and a few trolling feathers or small skirts. Work moving water around the morning and afternoon tide changes, and you’ll stay busy.

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  • South Florida and Keys Fishing Report: Calm Conditions, Offshore Bite, and Flats Opportunities

    South Florida and Keys Fishing Report: Calm Conditions, Offshore Bite, and Flats Opportunities
    Jan 9 2026
    This is Artificial Lure with your South Florida and Keys fishing report.

    We’ve got classic winter chamber‑of‑commerce weather this morning: light northeast breeze, air in the upper 70s and water running mid‑70s off Sunny Isles according to the Sunny Isles Beach conditions page, with green flags and a purple flag up for jellyfish. That purple flag means pack vinegar and watch your casts around swimmers.

    Tides are on a gentle swing. NOAA’s Biscayne Bay station at Miami shows a predawn high around 1 to 2 feet and an afternoon low just below zero, so you’ll see a nice falling tide mid‑morning that should fire up inshore current. TidesChart for Key Biscayne Yacht Club and Coral Shoal Biscayne Channel has a similar pattern: early‑morning high around 1.8 feet, then water dumping out through late morning. Down in the Middle Keys, NOAA’s Islamorada and Big Pine Key tide pages show modest highs around daybreak and late afternoon, with skinny lows mid‑day on the oceanside flats.

    Sunrise is just after 7 a.m. and sunset around 5:45 p.m. per the Miami Beach and Miami tide tables, so your prime windows are first light through the mid‑morning fall, then that last hour of incoming before dark.

    According to Tides4Fishing’s Miami Beach and North Miami solunar tables, activity today is in the “average” to “high” range, not a barnburner moon but enough to keep the bite steady if you line up tide and structure.

    Offshore of Miami and Key Largo, charter boards and the Local 10 fishing segment have been showing solid winter mixed bags: **sailfish**, **king mackerel**, a few **blackfin tuna**, plus **mahi** scattered on the edge on calmer days. Best offerings have been live **pilchards**, **goggle‑eyes**, and **ballyhoo** slow‑trolled or drifted on 40–60‑lb fluoro, with blue‑and‑white or pink **sea witches** over the baits. If you’re running your own boat, set up in 120–220 feet off Government Cut and Haulover, watch for color changes and frigates, and keep a jig rod ready for blackfin around deeper wrecks.

    Inshore in Biscayne Bay and around the bridges, reports from local marinas have **mangrove snapper** and **lane snapper** stacked on hard bottom and channel edges, plus **jack crevalle** and schoolie **tarpon** at night. Shrimp is king right now: free‑lined or on a 1/4‑oz jighead, or fished knocker‑rig style on the rock piles. Artificial‑wise, think small and natural—3‑inch paddletails in “new penny,” pearl, or baby mullet colors and shrimp‑profile jigs.

    Down in the Upper Keys—Key Largo to Islamorada—shop boards and captains’ socials are full of **yellowtail** and **mutton snapper** on the reefs, with **grouper** catch‑and‑release on structure and **barracuda** patrolling the edges. Fresh **ballyhoo chunks**, **squid**, and live **pinfish** or **pilchards** are the ticket. For artificials on the patch reefs, try 1/2‑oz bucktails tipped with bait, or 4‑inch jerk shads in glow or chartreuse.

    Couple of hot spots for you:

    - **Haulover Inlet and the north jetty**: Work the last of the incoming and first of the outgoing for snook, tarpon, and jacks. Throw big **swim baits**, **flare‑hawk jigs**, and live shrimp or mullet on the shadow lines at night.
    - **Islamorada patch reefs in 15–30 feet**: Anchor up with a light chum slick and fish small hooks and 20‑lb leader for yellowtail, mangroves, and the occasional mutton. Keep a flat line out back with a live pilchard for a bonus king or sail.

    If you’re wading or kayaking the flats on the bay side of Key Largo and Islamorada on that mid‑day low, look for potholes and mud streaks for **bonefish** and **permit**. Go stealthy: 1/8‑oz shrimp jigs, small crab imitations, and live shrimp on light fluorocarbon.

    Best all‑around lures today:
    - 3–4" **paddletails** on 1/8–1/4‑oz jigheads in natural baitfish colors.
    - White o

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  • Keys Fishing Report: Winter Wonder for Peacocks, Mahi, and Wahoo

    Keys Fishing Report: Winter Wonder for Peacocks, Mahi, and Wahoo
    Jan 7 2026
    Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your go-to Keys and Miami fishing guru, hittin' you with the morning report for January 7th. Water's fallin' toward that low tide around 2:49 AM at -0.3 feet off North Miami Beach Newport Pier, per Tides4Fishing charts—next high at 9:19 AM pushin' 3.6 feet. Sunrise kicked off at 6:33 AM, sunset's 5:35 PM, with very high solunar activity makin' evenings prime. Farmers' Almanac calls today fair evenin' bite.

    Weather's classic winter Keys: light winds, temps in the low 70s daytime, clear skies chasin' off any chill. Fish are active post-holidays—Captain Experiences reports from Miami guides like Ken Diaz and Gavet Tuttle note peacock bass hammerin' in the Glades, plus mahi, sailfish, and wahoo offshore. Nearshore, snook, jacks, and mangrove snapper are stackin' up, with limits on smaller reef species. Amounts? Trips boatin' 20-30 fish days, mix of keepers and throwbacks.

    **Best lures:** Go Damiki rigs with Berkley PowerBait MaxScent Flatnose Minnow or Jerk Shad on 1/4- to 1/2-ounce heads—Major League Fishing patterns show 'em callin' fish up from 10-40 feet. Football jigs with creature trailers for structure. **Live bait:** Pilchards or shrimp from Cudjoe spots, free-lined or under poppers.

    Hot spots: Haulover Inlet for pelagics on the troll, and Biscayne Bay channels near Government Cut—currents concentratin' bait balls.

    Rig up tight, stay safe out there!

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  • Keys & Miami Fishing Report: Winter Bliss, Bait Bonanza, and Offshore Ambush

    Keys & Miami Fishing Report: Winter Bliss, Bait Bonanza, and Offshore Ambush
    Jan 3 2026
    Hey y'all, Artificial Lure here, your go-to Keys and Miami fishing guru, hittin' you with the Saturday morning report from the turquoise waters down south. It's January 3rd, 2026, sun's risin' around 6:58 AM in Key West and settin' at 5:38 PM, with high solunar activity today per Tides4Fishing charts—prime feedin' windows 'round dawn and dusk, moon risin' southeast at 6:52 AM.

    Tides are lookin' solid: Key West shows low at 4:37 AM (-0.5 ft), high 11:24 AM (1.1 ft), low 3:30 PM (0.5 ft), evenin' high 10:23 PM (2.5 ft). Miami Beach similar—low 2:31 AM (-0.4 ft), high 8:58 AM (3.4 ft), low 3:07 PM (0.2 ft), high 9:05 PM (3.1 ft). Fish gonna push bait on the incoming—hit that 8-11 AM window hard.

    Weather's classic winter Keys: light winds 5-10 knots from the east per NDBC marine forecast, temps in the low 70s daytime, clear skies mostly. Water's 72-75 degrees, perfect for winter patterns.

    Action's heatin' up—locals report snook and reds stackin' in the mangroves, Limits on mangrove snapper and hogfish offshore, with sails and mahi poppin' the troll. Recent catches from Fort Lauderdale guides like JP McKay note strong inshore bites on shad and live shrimp, while Pompano boys like Mark The Shark pullin' kings and cobia nearshore. Amounts? Dozens per trip on good days, tarpon showin' early ghosts in channels.

    Best lures: Mirror Dipsy divers or Rapala X-Raps in chrome for sails, soft plastics like DOA shrimp for trout and reds. Bait kings: live pilchards or shrimp, threadfin herring if you can net 'em. Fish the outgoing for bottom dwellers.

    Hot spots: Islamorada Humptree for blackfin tuna, and Government Cut in Miami for bull dolphins pushin' bait schools.

    Rig up tight, stay safe out there—check currents!

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  • Keys and Miami Fishing Report: Tides, Bite Windows, and Hot Lures for January 2nd

    Keys and Miami Fishing Report: Tides, Bite Windows, and Hot Lures for January 2nd
    Jan 2 2026
    Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your go-to Keys and Miami fishing guru, hittin' you with the straight scoop on this crisp January 2nd mornin'. Water's movin' good today—low tide 'round 4am at about -0.5ft in Key West per tides4fishing charts, high hittin' 1.1ft by 11am, then droppin' to 0.5ft afternoon. Snake Creek says major bite windows from 4:26 to 6:26am, perfect for early risers. Sunrise at 7:05am, sunset 5:40pm, solunar activity average but rampin' up—NOAA tides back that with outgoing flows pushin' baitfish.

    Weather's cooperative: light winds out of the east, temps in the low 70s, no big chop in Hawk Channel from NWS marine forecast. Fish are active post-holidays—Captain Experiences reports peacock bass slammin' in Key Biscayne lately, with limits of 2-5 pounders on recent trips, plus snakeheads crashin' lures. Offshore Cudjoe Key, sails, kings, tunas and wahoos are showin' early, per local guides. Inshore, expect snook, reds, and trout on flats; Capt. Rick Grassett notes shallow water gold with higher tides.

    **Hot lures:** Go with **D.O.A. Shrimp** or **MirrOlure MirrOdine** for twitchin' over grass flats—peacocks love 'em. **Vertical jig spoons** for kings offshore. Live **shrimp** or **pinfish** on circle hooks for snook; **clams** or **cut mullet** nail the sheepshead bitin' bridges now.

    Hit **Snake Creek Bridge** for easy access action, or **Key Biscayne's Government Cut** for peacock frenzy. Fish the outgoing tide hard!

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  • Keys Fishing Forecast: Hot Lures, Bait Kings, and Solunar Activity for New Year's Eve

    Keys Fishing Forecast: Hot Lures, Bait Kings, and Solunar Activity for New Year's Eve
    Dec 31 2025
    Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your Keys fishing guru, comin' at ya from the salty decks of the Florida Keys and Miami waters this fine New Year's Eve mornin'. Sunrise hit at 7:11 AM, sunset's 5:49 PM—Tide-Forecast.com nails it—so ya got a solid 10 hours of prime light for chasin' 'em.

    Tides today in Key West: low at 12:49 AM (-0.43 ft), high 8:03 AM (0.85 ft), low 11:55 AM (0.42 ft), evenin' high 6:42 PM (1.86 ft). Tides4Fishing says solunar activity's high with coefficient 72—currents movin' strong, perfect for baitfish pushin' predators. Water's droppin' now till that afternoon low, so fish the incoming flood hard.

    Weather's playin' nice: partly cloudy, light NNW winds at 10 mph, temps hoverin' mid-60s—cooler than usual but no blowin' deal, per USHarbors. Fish are wakin' up offshore; Captain Experiences reports sailfish, tunas, kingfish, wahoos bitin' steady from Marathon to Key West. Recent trips landed limits of snapper, tarpon brawlers, mahi holdouts, even hammerheads sighted. Inshore near Miami, snook and reds are stackin' up—folks boatin' 80+ fish half-days, no catfish counted!

    **Hot lures:** Mirror darter spoons or Rapala X-Rap for sails and kings—twitch 'em fast on the troll. **Bait kings:** Live pilchards or shrimp on circle hooks for snapper and grouper; chunk bonita for chunkers offshore.

    Hit these spots: Islamoranda's Humongous Hole for deep drop kings, or Miami's Government Cut on the tide rip for sails. Stay safe, measure twice, release the big breeders.

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  • Tis the Season for Fishing in the Florida Keys and Miami Waters with Artificial Lure

    Tis the Season for Fishing in the Florida Keys and Miami Waters with Artificial Lure
    Dec 29 2025
    Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your go-to guy for hookin' 'em in the Florida Keys and Miami waters. It's a crisp December mornin', sun risin' around 6:48 AM and settin' at 5:28 PM per Tides4Fishing charts for North Miami Beach and Miami Beach. Tides today? Lookin' at high around 5:30 AM at 0.3 ft in Miami, droppin' to low by 12 PM at 3.2 ft, then another low at 6:15 PM—prime for fish chasin' bait in the troughs. Down in Key West, high at 5:21 AM hittin' 0.98 ft, low 10:08 AM at 0.44 ft, per Tide-Forecast.

    Weather's holdin' mild, typical winter Keys vibe—light winds, clear skies pushin' fish activity to average solunar levels, best bites at dawn and dusk when the moon's risin' southeast around noon.

    Fish are active! Lately, anglers report solid catches of snook, jack crevalle, and mangrove snapper hittin' hard off piers like Haulover and Newport Fishin' Pier. Tarpon ghosts and small grouper poppin' in Biscayne Bay channels, with reports of limits on yellowtail near the reefs. Numbers are up—dozens per trip on live bait runs.

    Best lures? Mirror Dipsy Divers or white bucktail jigs bounced slow for snapper; topwater plugs like the Heddon Zara Spook for jacks at dawn. Live shrimp or pilchards on circle hooks rule for snook—thread 'em nose-first. Cut mullet for bottom dwellers.

    Hot spots: Hit Government Cut in Miami for current rips full of bait, or Channel Two off Lower Matecumbe Key for easy access to snapper grounds.

    Get out there before the tide turns—tight lines!

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