Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your go-to Islamorada fishing guru, bringin' you the straight scoop on today's action in the Keys, February 9th, 2026.
Sun's risin' at 7:25 AM and settin' at 6:48 PM, givin' us a solid 11 hours of daylight. Weather's prime—average 79°F air temp, water sittin' comfy at 77°F per Tideschart.com. Northeast to east winds around 15 knots offshore, seas 2-4 feet, so bundle up but expect flat calms inshore early.
Tides from FishingReminder.com: High at 3:33 AM (0.72 ft), low 12:50 PM (0.23 ft), high 6:16 PM (0.49 ft), low 11:20 PM (0.43 ft). Major bite windows hittin' 6:15-8:15 AM, 6:34-8:34 PM—first quarter moon keepin' 'em predictably hungry. Solunar peaks align perfect with dawn and dusk.
Fish are fired up! Recent reports from Islamorada Fishing Report Today and Florida Keys Fishing Report podcasts say sailfish, tuna, snook, mahi, wahoo, mangrove snapper, yellowtail, mutton snapper, and kingfish are chewin' steady. Offshore runs landed extra-large bonita, 20-21 inch mahi, little tunny; reefs gave up grunts, triggerfish, grouper. Inshore, reds, trout, flounder mixin' in per Captain Experiences guides. Limits on snappers, solid winter bite overall.
Hit 'em with live bait—pilchards, shrimp, pinfish—or artificials like soft plastics, jigheads, diving plugs for sail and kings. Trolling skirts and lures crush mahi and wahoo.
Hot spots: Florida Bay for bayside reds and trout on the drop-offs; harbor entrances like Islamorada Marina for snapper ambushes on incoming tides.
Get out there early, fish the majors, and fill the box!
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