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Islamorada, Florida Fishing Report Today

Islamorada, Florida Fishing Report Today

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  • Islamorada Fishing Report: Snappers, Wahoo, and Sailfish Bites Soar in the Keys [Quiet Please Podcast]

    Islamorada Fishing Report: Snappers, Wahoo, and Sailfish Bites Soar in the Keys [Quiet Please Podcast]
    Jan 12 2026
    Hey folks, Artificial Lure here with your Islamorada fishing report for Monday, January 12th, 2026. We're kickin' off the week with calm conditions in the Florida Keys—northeast winds 10-15 knots pickin' up to 20 after dark, seas 2-3 feet, per the National Weather Service marine forecast. Perfect for gettin' out there before small craft advisories hit overnight. Sunrise at 7:19 AM, sunset 6:58 PM, tides showin' low at 8:15 AM around 0.1 ft, high pushin' 1.0 ft by 3:02 PM at Channel Two East, Lower Matecumbe Key, straight from tides4fishing.com data.

    Fish are active post-New Year's—reports from FishingBooker note mutton snapper hittin' hard offshore, turned into piccata feasts, while Spreaker's Islamorada Fishing Report for January 7th calls out hot bites on snapper, wahoo, and sailfish across the board with ideal January tides. Limits comin' in steady: mangrove snapper in the bays, yellowtail on the reefs, and sails dancin' on the edge. Recent hauls from local charters tally dozens of keepers daily.

    Best lures? Rig up Billy Baits Mini Turbo Slammers with live pilchards—keys bait shops are stocked, per Kashifiqbal listings. Natural bait like pilchards or shrimp rules for bottom dwellers; troll 'em slow for wahoo. Artificials: vertical jigs or soft plastics in chartreuse for snapper.

    Hot spots today: Alligator Reef in Hawk Channel for sails and yellowtail—tide shift at 3 PM will fire 'em up. Closer in, hit the Florida Bay patches off Upper Matecumbe Key for mangrove snappers on the incoming.

    Get rigged and go—tight lines!

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  • Islamorada Fishing Report: Sailfish, Tuna, and Snook Abound in the Winter Keys

    Islamorada Fishing Report: Sailfish, Tuna, and Snook Abound in the Winter Keys
    Jan 11 2026
    This is Artificial Lure with your Islamorada fishing report.

    We woke up to classic winter Keys conditions: cool, dry northeast breeze around 10 knots, seas 1–2 feet offshore, and barely a riffle in the backcountry, about as good as it gets for January sailfish, reef action, and skinny‑water sight fishing, according to the local marine forecast for the South Florida/Keys region. Sunrise is right around 7:10 AM with sunset near 5:50 PM, giving you a nice long, low‑angle light window for spotting fish on the flats.

    NOAA tide predictions for the Islamorada/Upper Matecumbe area show a predawn high sliding into a late‑morning falling tide, then a modest afternoon flood. That dropping water mid‑morning is the money tide: it pulls bait off the flats and sets up current on the edges, bridges, and oceanside humps. Plan your best effort around the first half of that fall and the start of the afternoon push.

    Offshore, charter skippers out of Islamorada the last couple days have been reporting steady **sailfish** along the edge with **mahi**, **blackfin tuna**, and a few **wahoo** in the mix, typical for early January in South Florida. Most sails and tunas are coming on live ballyhoo and pilchards slow‑trolled or drifted on light wire or fluorocarbon leaders; mix in a couple small skirted ballyhoo or naked baits for wahoo and mahi. If you’re an artificial junkie like me, pack small blue‑and‑white or pink feather jigs, sea witches over ballyhoo, and diving plugs in purple/black for that first light troll.

    On the reefs and patch reefs, expect good numbers of **yellowtail snapper**, **muttons**, **mangroves**, plus a few **grouper** on the deeper edges. A light chum slick over 40–80 feet with small chunks of ballyhoo or cut squid will keep the tails stacked. Best baits: silversides, small cut baits, and live shrimp on 1/16–1/8 oz jigheads with 15–20 lb fluoro. For lures, go with 1–2 oz bucktails tipped with bait, and small metal jigs dropped to the bottom and jigged back through the column.

    Inshore and backcountry, local guides have been putting clients on **snook**, **redfish**, **sea trout**, and a few **juvenile tarpon** despite the cooler water. Shrimp is king right now: free‑lined, under a popping cork, or on a quarter‑ounce jig worked along mangrove edges and potholes. For artificials, think subtle and natural: 3–4 inch paddletails in pearl, new penny, or root beer, and suspending twitchbaits in gold/black or pilchard colors. Early and late, a walk‑the‑dog topwater can still pull snook and trout on the warmer flats.

    A couple of local hot spots to circle on your map:

    - **Alligator Reef & surrounding patches**: Great for yellowtail, muttons, and the occasional mahi sliding in tight on that falling tide. Anchor uptide, get the chum flowing, and downsize your leaders.
    - **Channel 2 and Channel 5 Bridges**: Classic winter spots for mackerel, snapper, and a shot at tarpon or snook. Fish the up‑current pilings with live shrimp or pilchards on jigheads; toss flashy spoons and small plugs for Spanish macks when the tide’s ripping.

    Water’s clear, bait’s around, and the bite’s been consistent. Keep your leaders light, your presentations natural, and work those tide changes and you’ll come back to the dock with sore arms and a happy cooler.

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  • Winter Fishing Report from Islamorada Keys: Sails, Tuna, Snook & More

    Winter Fishing Report from Islamorada Keys: Sails, Tuna, Snook & More
    Jan 10 2026
    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in from Islamorada with your Keys fishing report.

    We’re in a classic winter pattern down here: cooler, dry air, light northeasterlies early, then swinging east, with a gentle chop on the ocean side and slicked‑off pockets in the backcountry. Marine forecasts for the Straits from Ocean Reef to Craig Key are calling 10 to 15 knots most of the day, so it’s plenty fishable if you pick your angles out of the wind.

    According to Tide-Forecast for Islamorada on Upper Matecumbe, you’re working a predawn high, easing to a late‑morning low, then a modest afternoon rise. Sunrise is right around 7:15, sunset about 5:50, so that first falling water after sunup and the last couple hours of daylight on the incoming are your prime windows.

    The Florida Keys Fishing Report Today podcast earlier this week noted steady winter action: sails sliding in tight to the edge, blackfin tuna on the humps, and solid reef fishing for yellowtail and muttons out of Islamorada. Inshore, recent reports have bonefish and permit tailing on the oceanside flats on the warmer afternoons, with snook, reds, and juvenile tarpon chewing in the creeks up toward Flamingo when the water bumps a few degrees.

    No red tide issues for us: Florida’s statewide red tide status update says Karenia brevis has not been observed along the Florida east coast, and nothing problematic showing for the Keys, so water quality is good and no red‑tide‑related fish kills.

    Here’s what’s been biting:

    - Offshore: Sailfish in 90–160 feet off Alligator Reef Light and Tennessee Reef, plus schoolie to gaffer mahi still popping up on color changes. Blackfin tuna on the Islamorada Hump early and late. Best offerings are live ballyhoo and pilchards slow‑trolled or drifted; small skirted ballyhoo, pink/blue feathers, and dark‑colored vertical jigs for the tuna.
    - Reef & wrecks: Yellowtail snapper, mangroves, muttons, and a few grouper on the deeper pieces. Go with 1/16–1/8 oz jig heads tipped with shrimp or squid, long fluorocarbon, and plenty of chum. A live pinfish or grunt on a knocker rig is still the ticket for a big mutton.
    - Flats & bayside: Bonefish on oceanside flats around the falling and first of the incoming tide; shrimp or small crab under a light jig head, or a tan/olive shrimp fly. Permit cruising edges near deeper potholes—small live crabs or realistic crab patterns. Around the mangroves, snook and reds on soft‑plastic jerkbaits in pearl or new penny, plus live shrimp pitched tight to the cover.
    - Tarpon (resident fish): Around bridges and marina lights at night, toss downsized swimbaits, freelined shrimp, or small pinfish. They’re not in full migration mode, but there are enough around to bend a rod on the right tide.

    Hot spots I’d lean on today:

    - Alligator Reef Light: Work the edge from 80–150 feet for sails and mahi, then slide shallower for yellowtail once the sun’s up.
    - Bayside potholes behind Islamorada up toward Sandy Key and the banks outside Flamingo: great mix of trout, reds, snook, and the odd juvenile tarpon on soft plastics and shrimp.

    For gear, local shops like Abel’s Tackle Box over at Three Waters Resort are stocked with shrimp, pinfish, ballyhoo, and all your terminal tackle. I’d load the livewell with shrimp and pilchards if you can, then carry a spread of small bucktail jigs, 3–5 inch paddle‑tail swimbaits in greenback and pearl, plus a couple of medium diving plugs in natural baitfish patterns.

    That’s the word from Islamorada today. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report.

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