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  • Winter Fishing Report From the Florida Keys

    Winter Fishing Report From the Florida Keys
    Jan 11 2026
    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in from the Florida Keys.

    We’re sitting on a mellow winter pattern: light northeast breeze early, laying out mid‑day, air in the low 70s, water temps hovering upper 60s to low 70s inshore. Skies are mostly clear, and that “bluebird” look has the water gin‑clear on the flats.

    According to Tides4Fishing’s Key West tables, we’ve got a moderate two‑stage tide today, with a pre‑dawn high easing into a late‑morning low and a solid afternoon push. That falling water at first light and the start of the incoming this afternoon are your key feed windows. Sunrise in the Lower Keys is around 7:10 a.m., sunset just before 6 p.m., so plan to fish hard first and last light.

    Offshore out of Key West and Islamorada, the winter bite is classic Keys. Recent reports from local charter captains have sailfish showering ballyhoo along the edge in 100–200 feet, with blackfin tuna stacked on the humps and a few wahoo and kings mixed in. Boats working live ballyhoo, pilchards, and cigar minnows have been putting multiple sails in the air and boxing good numbers of football‑size tuna, plus a handful of mahi on the cleaner water edges.

    On the reef, yellowtail and mutton snapper have been steady. Chum hard, drop back cut ballyhoo or squid on light leaders, and you’ll pick a limit of tails with a shot at a nice mutton or grouper on the bottom where it’s open. Shrimp and small jigs are knocking down porgies and lane snapper for those looking to bend the rod and fill the cooler.

    Inshore around the mangroves and backcountry, Islamorada reports snook and redfish chewing on the falling tide, with speckled trout and mangrove snapper in the potholes and channels. Live shrimp under a popping cork or freelined to the bushes is money. Artificial‑wise, a 3‑ to 4‑inch paddle‑tail in natural bait colors on a light jighead, or a small gold spoon, has been producing consistent redfish and snook. At night, bridge lights are holding schoolie snook and snapper; free‑lined shrimp or small white jigs will keep you busy.

    Bonefish and permit on the oceanside flats have been more of a late‑morning, early‑afternoon game once the sun gets up and warms that skinny water. Live shrimp or small crabs are top baits. For artificials, think small, tan shrimp patterns and light jighead shrimp imitations, worked slow and subtle.

    Best overall baits right now:
    - Live shrimp, pilchards, and ballyhoo offshore and reef.
    - Shrimp and small crabs inshore and on the flats.
    - For lures: 3‑inch paddle‑tails, bucktails, and white or pink jigs around bridges and channels; small topwaters or twitchbaits at first light on calm mornings in the backcountry.

    Couple of hot spots if you’re heading out:
    - The Islamorada Hump and surrounding edge for blackfin tuna and the occasional wahoo; work the live‑bait drift or vertical jigs when the current is right.
    - Bahia Honda Bridge area for snapper, jacks, and night‑time snook, plus tarpon starts to show early some years when the water stays warm.

    That’s the word from the Keys for now. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report.

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  • Morning Fishing Rundown from the Florida Keys with Capt. Artificial Lure

    Morning Fishing Rundown from the Florida Keys with Capt. Artificial Lure
    Jan 10 2026
    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in from the Florida Keys with your morning fishing rundown.

    We’re locked into a classic winter pattern this week. According to NOAA’s Key West tide predictions, we’ve got a moderate tidal swing with a low early this morning, a solid mid‑day high, then another falling tide toward evening. That moving water is your friend today, especially around the patch reefs and bridges. Tide-Forecast notes sunrise right around 7:10 a.m. and sunset just after 6 p.m., giving you a nice, tight winter feeding window.

    Weather-wise, the wind’s been running 12–20 out of the northeast to east the last couple days, and Florida Keys Fish Report and local captains are all talking about a breezy but fishable pattern. Cooler, stable air and clear blue water along the edge have pushed the sails and muttons into classic winter spots.

    Offshore, Capt. Mike Genoun’s latest cockpit report out of the Keys says the **mutton snapper** bite on the reefs and wrecks is “excellent,” with lots of fish in that eater class and a few big 18–20‑pounders in the mix. He’s also seeing **yellowtail and mangrove snapper** stacked on the patch reefs, plus **Spanish and cero mackerel** up top when the bait shows. A Key West charter report from January 7 on FishingBooker logged a legal mutton, several red grouper (released for closed season), and a solid late‑afternoon **blackfin tuna** bite offshore. Florida Keys Fish Report adds that **sailfish** have been very consistent along the edge in that 100–200‑foot line, with kites and flat lines both getting bit.

    Inshore and nearshore, Hawk Channel and the patch reefs are the play on these windy days. With that falling tide out of the backcountry, expect **mackerel, mangroves, yellow jacks, and a few cobia** around the channels and deeper edges.

    Best baits and lures right now:
    - For muttons and reef fish, Capt. Mike recommends fresh **ballyhoo chunks and butterflied ‘hoo**, plus live pinfish or ballyhoo on long leaders.
    - For yellowtail and mangroves, a light‑chum slick, small pieces of cut bait, and 1/0–2/0 hooks on light fluorocarbon do the trick.
    - Sailfish are chewing on **live gogs, pilchards, and cigar minnows** under kites or drifting.
    - Blackfin tuna and the odd wahoo are hitting **small trolling feathers, diving plugs, and jet heads** over the humps.

    A couple local hot spots for you:
    - **Hawk Channel and the nearby patch reefs off Islamorada and Marathon** for yellowtail, mangroves, muttons, and mackerel when the wind’s up.
    - **The edge off Key West and the Key West humps** for sails and blackfin, especially on that afternoon falling tide.

    Fish that early morning low into the rising tide on the patches, slide offshore mid‑day if the seas let you, and then work the edge or bridges on the evening fall. Keep your leaders light, your baits fresh, and don’t be afraid to move if you’re not getting bit in 20–30 minutes.

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  • Keys Fishing Report: Sails, Tuna, Snapper, Trout - Your Morning Rundown from the Florida Keys

    Keys Fishing Report: Sails, Tuna, Snapper, Trout - Your Morning Rundown from the Florida Keys
    Jan 9 2026
    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in from the Florida Keys with your morning fishing rundown.

    We’re sitting on a classic winter Keys pattern: **cooler mornings, light northeast to east breeze 10–15 knots, highs in the low 70s**, mostly sunny with a few passing clouds. Local TV weather out of Miami is calling for calm seas inside the reef and a light chop outside, perfect for small boats and reef trips. Sunrise in Key West is right around **7:10 a.m.**, with sunset close to **5:50 p.m.**, giving you a nice low-light bite on both ends.

    According to the Key West tide tables from Tides4Fishing and NOAA, we’ve got a **rising tide through the morning, topping out late morning to early afternoon**, then easing into a decent falling tide toward evening. That incoming water on the Atlantic side has been kicking off the best action on the edges of the flats and along the channels.

    FishingBooker’s January Keys reports out of Key Largo and Big Pine show **steady sailfish and blackfin tuna offshore, plus mahi mixed in when the water’s a little bluer**, with boats raising multiple sails on the better days and blackfins in the 5–20 pound class. On the reef and nearshore, captains are stacking **yellowtail and mangrove snapper, muttons in the mix, plus a good pick of cero and Spanish mackerel**. Inside the backcountry, guides are putting clients on **sea trout, mangrove snapper, jacks, ladyfish, and small sharks**, with redfish and snook showing a bit more to the north around Florida Bay according to recent coastal reports.

    Best **baits** right now:
    - Offshore: **live pilchards and ballyhoo** for tuna and sailfish; rigged ballyhoo on fluorocarbon leaders for the sails.
    - Reef: **chum bag and cut ballyhoo or squid** for yellowtail and mangroves; small live pinfish or ballyhoo chunks for muttons; shrimp on jigs for porgies and misc. reef pickers.
    - Inshore/backcountry: **live shrimp under a popping cork**, small pinfish, and soft plastics on light jigheads.

    Best **lures**:
    - For reef mackerel and jacks: **silver spoons, white bucktail jigs, and small diving plugs** burned through the chum slick.
    - For bridges and channels: **3–4 inch paddle-tail soft plastics in glow or new penny**, and small suspending twitchbaits.
    - On the flats: **bonefish-style shrimp jigs** and natural-colored soft plastics for reds and snook when you slide up toward the Everglades side.

    A couple of **hot spots** to point your bow toward:
    - **Seven Mile Bridge / Bahia Honda area**: Good winter run of mackerel, snapper around the pilings, and shots at tarpon starting to nose around on the warm afternoons.
    - **Patch reefs off Key Largo and Islamorada in 15–35 feet**: Heavy chum and light leaders are turning up flag yellowtail, mangrove snapper, and the odd mutton, with cero macks strafing the edges.

    Fish activity will be **best around the tide changes, especially late morning on the high and again toward sunset on the falling water**. If you can, plan your serious effort around those windows, start on the patches or bridges, and slide into the backcountry as that sun gets lower and the wind lays down.

    That’s your Keys fishing update from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report.

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  • Sunrise to Sunset: Keys Fishing Forecast Jan 7th

    Sunrise to Sunset: Keys Fishing Forecast Jan 7th
    Jan 7 2026
    Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your Keys fishing guru, comin' at ya from the crystal waters of the Florida Keys this fine January 7th mornin'. Sunrise hit at 6:58 AM, sunset's 5:38 PM, with high solunar activity today—fish gonna be feedin' fierce 'round dawn and dusk, per Tides4Fishing charts.

    Tides in Key West show low at 5:30 AM (-0.4 ft), high noonish at 12:11 PM (1.1 ft), then low 4:21 PM (0.5 ft) and evenin' high 11:17 PM (2.3 ft). Water's fallin' early, risin' later—perfect for chasin' edges. Weather's prime: WSW winds light, highs mid-70s, low rain, straight from Spacefish forecast. No fronts till Monday, so get out there!

    Fish are active in the shallows and patch reefs. Key Largo reports from FishingBooker got snook, tarpon, mangrove snapper, goliath grouper, redfish, blacktip sharks, bonnetheads, hammerheads, and nurse sharks hittin' hard—colorful catches stackin' up recent days. Winter means they're huggin' protected backwaters, soft bottoms, minimal current, like Spacefish notes for Central FL, but same vibe down here.

    Best baits? Live stuff rules—pilchards, shrimp, or pinfish from Cudjoe spots. Lures: Jerk shads, swimbait heads like Dirty Jigs Guppy or Berkley PowerBait MaxScent minnows on 1/4-3/8 oz for mid-depths, per Major League Fishing patterns. Yellowtail snapper rigs with candy larva-style knock 'em out too.

    Hot spots: Patch reefs off Key Largo for snapper and grouper action, and Channel Two east of Lower Matecumbe for flats fish like bonefish and permit.

    Rig light, 10-20 lb braid, stay patient in the chill. Limits on gray triggerfish in Gulf waters since Jan 1.

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  • Key West Fishing Report January 5th 2026: Snook, Reds, and Trout Fired Up for the Dawn Bite

    Key West Fishing Report January 5th 2026: Snook, Reds, and Trout Fired Up for the Dawn Bite
    Jan 5 2026
    Hey y'all, Artificial Lure here, your Keys fishing guru, bringin' ya the straight scoop on today's action down in the Florida Keys, January 5th, 2026. Mornin' started crisp at sunrise 'round 7:25 AM, sun dippin' at 7:12 PM—perfect for chasin' the dawn bite. NOAA Tides & Currents got Key West low at about 0.13 feet early, high hittin' 2 feet by 10:30 PM, with solunar periods very high today per Tides4Fishing, meanin' fish are fired up 'round dawn, dusk, and moon times.

    Weather's cool and calm, bit of a chill front lingerin' like them FishingBooker reports from Key Largo and Islamorada—cold snaps slowin' things but snook, redfish, and trout still pushin'. Recent catches? Bay boats in Key Largo boated limits of mangrove snapper, sheepshead, and jacks, while offshore Islamorada saw sailfish teasers and some hogfish limits. Plenty of variety: snook, reds, trout, grunts, and crevalle hammerin' nearshore per Captain Experiences logs.

    Fish activity peakin' on the incoming tide—target them flats and channels. Best live bait? Wild shiners or shrimp on a knocker rig for reds and snook. Lures killin' it: Strike King Red Eye Shad in shad patterns for twitchin' over grass, or jigheads with soft plastics like Z-Man Jerk ShadZ—coffee-scented ones floppin' wild. For bottom bouncers, football jigs with craw trailers.

    Hot spots? Hit the Seven Mile Bridge for bridge hoppers—legendary for snapper and jacks. Or drop lines at Islamorada's Channel Two East in Florida Bay for bay beasts on the move.

    Rig up tight, watch that tide shift, and stay safe out there, folks.

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  • Title: Florida Keys Fishing Report - January 3, 2026

    Title: Florida Keys Fishing Report - January 3, 2026
    Jan 3 2026
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  • Keys Fishing Update: Solunar, Tides, Lures, and Hotspots for Epic January Catches in the Florida Keys

    Keys Fishing Update: Solunar, Tides, Lures, and Hotspots for Epic January Catches in the Florida Keys
    Jan 2 2026
    Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your Keys fishing guru, comin' at ya from the salty air of the Florida Keys this fine January 2nd mornin'. Sunrise hit around 7:11 AM in Key West per Tides4Fishing, with sunset 'round 5:38 PM—plenty of daylight to chase 'em down. Tides today got low at 3:45 AM (-0.6 ft), high 10:37 AM (1.2 ft), low 2:43 PM (0.5 ft), and high 9:30 PM (2.5 ft)—fish the strong flows, skip the slacks for best bites.

    Weather's classic winter Keys: light winds, clear skies, water temps in the 60s warmin' up afternoons. Solunar's high activity, moon rose southeast early, settin' southwest—prime feedin' windows at dawn and dusk.

    Fish are active! Recent reports from Big Pine Key on FishingBooker show hot blackfin tuna, mutton snapper, kingfish, and sailfish bites offshore—live bait's killin' it. Capt. Rick Grassett's forecast nails inshore: reds, big trout, snook 'round docks and potholes on low tides; deep grass flats hold trout, bluefish, mackerel, pompano, flounder. Cudjoe Key charters report sails, tunas, kings, wahoos pushin' in with droppin' temps. Limits on reds and trout easy if you hit 'em right.

    Top lures? DOA Shrimp, CAL jigs with shad tails, soft plastics like DOA Deadly Combos—drift or cast ahead on flats. Live shrimp under poppin' corks for trout mixes. Crustacean flies or Sea Shad for spooky reds. Offshore, live bait rules for pelagics.

    Hot spots: Polo Flats for sailfish and kings—troll live bait. Big Pine shallows for reds and trout in potholes. Pole up quiet, sight-fish 'em.

    Get out there, tight lines!

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  • Keys Fishing Forecast: New Year's Eve Bounty - Sailfish, Tuna, Snapper & More!

    Keys Fishing Forecast: New Year's Eve Bounty - Sailfish, Tuna, Snapper & More!
    Dec 31 2025
    Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your Keys fishing guru, comin' at ya from the crystal waters down here on this fine New Year's Eve mornin'. Tides today in Key West got a low at 12:58am hittin' -0.4 feet, high at 8am around 0.9 feet, low again at 11:51am at 0.5 feet, and evenin' high at 6:40pm pushin' 2 feet—perfect for fishin' the flood tide, per Tide-Forecast and Tides4Fishing charts. Sunrise was 7:11am, sunset 5:49pm, givin' ya solid daylight to chase 'em.

    Weather's mild Keys-style: light winds, temps in the low 70s, water around 70°F—fish are active with that solunar high ratin' today. Recent reports from Captain Experiences in Marathon and Tavernier say it's heatin' up offshore: sailfish, tunas, kingfish, wahoos movin' in, plus limits of snapper, cero mackerel, yellow jack, lobster, and even hammerheads spotted. One crew bagged over 80 fish on a half-day, hittin' all targets—no catfish counted! Spearfishing's on fire too, with fridges full of fresh catch turned into sashimi and ceviche.

    For lures, paddle tails like the 6.5-inch Hogy Protail are killin' it—guides say they nabbed 80% of fish this fall. Soft plastics, jerk baits, and light jig heads for inshore snook and such. Best bait? Live stuff hands down, or go with shrimp and pinfish for snapper and grouper. Rig up with 30lb class leaders like RIO Tarpon Pro for the big boys.

    Hot spots: Hit the channels off Bahia Honda or Stock Island for hammer action—fish are stackin' up there. Marathon reefs for offshore pelagics.

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