Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in from Islamorada.

We woke up to a classic winter Keys morning: light chop and an east breeze. PredictWind shows an east wind running about 13 to 16 knots this afternoon, temps in the mid‑70s, and just a light two‑foot swell in Hawk Channel. Islamorada Florida Bay weather from US Harbors is calling water temps around 74 degrees, perfect for both reef and backcountry action. Sunrise is right around 7:00 a.m., sunset near 5:40 p.m., so you’ve got a tight, fishy winter light window.

Tides are modest but fishable. NOAA’s station for Islamorada in Florida Bay and the Islamorada tide tables show a typical winter Keys pattern: a pre‑dawn high, a mid‑morning fall, then another push mid‑afternoon. Plan to be set up on your spot an hour before that incoming starts; that’s when everything here really wakes up.

Offshore, the fleet running out of Whale Harbor and Bud N’ Mary’s has been into a mixed bag the last few days. Local reports and trip logs from charter sites like Captain Experiences and the Florida Keys Fishing Report Today podcast have boats boxing schoolie mahi, blackfin tuna on the humps, and a few sailfish pushing through in 120 to 200 feet. Slow‑trolled ballyhoo and live pilchards are the ticket on the edge; small naked ballyhoo and sea witches in blue‑and‑white or pink are money right now. For blackfin, think live chummies and small flutter jigs or Williamson‑style speed jigs dropped around the 409 and Islamorada Hump.

On the reefs, the bite’s been steady. Guides checking in to local magazines and booking sites are reporting good numbers of yellowtail snapper, a few muttons, and keeper mangroves on the patch reefs in 25 to 40 feet. Best bet: 1/16 to 1/8‑ounce jigheads tipped with shrimp or cut ballyhoo, long fluorocarbon leaders, and plenty of chum. Add a pilchard or silverside into the slick and those flags slide right up behind the boat.

Backcountry and Florida Bay are where it’s really feeling “Keys winter.” With 70‑mid water temps reported around Whale Harbor and Flamingo, snook and redfish are chewing along the edges of the mainland banks and the deeper channels. Live shrimp under a popping cork, or a simple jig‑and‑shrimp combo, is hard to beat. For artificials, go with 3‑ to 4‑inch paddle tails in pearl, new penny, or gold on 1/8‑ to 1/4‑ounce heads. A gold spoon slow‑rolled along the mangroves will still get mugged by reds, trout, and the odd snook.

Recent catches out of Islamorada marinas have also included good seatrout and Spanish mackerel in the Bay. Chumming with glass minnows and tossing small spoons or Got‑Cha style plugs into the slick is putting up double‑digit mack days. Wire leader is your friend.

Couple of local hot spots for today:

• **Alligator Reef Light** – Work the up‑current side with live ballyhoo, pilchards, or bucktails for yellowtail, muttons, and the occasional mackerel and sail on the outside edge.

• **Channel Two and Channel Five bridges** – Fish the shadow lines on th

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Islamorada, this is Artificial Lure with your Keys fishing report.

We woke up to a cool, crisp northeast breeze, upper 60s at daybreak and headed for the mid‑70s under mostly clear skies, as US Harbors’ Cowpens Anchorage station is showing 69° early with calm to light winds. Sunrise is right around 7:00 a.m., with sunset near 5:40 p.m., giving us a nice long winter light window.

NOAA’s tide station at Upper Matecumbe Key in Florida Bay shows a modest winter tide cycle today: a pre‑dawn high around one foot, a late‑morning low just above flat, and another smaller high late tonight. That means the best movement for inshore will be the last of the falling tide through mid‑morning, then again when it starts pushing this afternoon. Work your spots when you see that water really start to slide.

In the backcountry, local guides out of Islamorada Marina and Whale Harbor have been reporting good mixed‑bag action: plenty of schoolie redfish, rat snook, and decent seatrout on the edges of Snake Creek and up towards Flamingo on the Florida Bay flats. Shrimp under a popping cork or a 1/8‑ounce jighead has been the ticket, with Gulp! shrimp in new penny or white doing damage when the live stuff gets picked to pieces. When that water clears on the incoming, small pilchards and finger mullet fished on a light fluorocarbon leader are finding the better snook along the mangrove points.

On the oceanside patches out to the reef line, Islamorada party boats and six‑packs have been bringing in solid catches of yellowtail snapper, a few muttons, and keeper mangroves. Captains are talking about steady flags flying from Alligator Reef down toward Pickles. The yellowtail have been chewing best on a light chum slick with small pieces of cut ballyhoo or squid, fished on 12–15 lb leaders and tiny hooks. A little current and that mid‑tide window are key; if the water goes slack, the bite dies.

Offshore, winter patterns are settling in. According to recent Keys charter reports, sailfish have started showing along the edge in 120–180 feet when that north wind pushes bait down the reef. Slow‑trolled live ballyhoo and goggle‑eyes on wire stingers are your best bet. There are still some schoolie blackfin tuna hanging on the humps; butterfly jigs and small live baits dropped down around the marks are turning fish early and late.

Artificial‑wise, if you’re staying inside, keep a box of 3‑ to 4‑inch paddle tails in pearl or root beer, and small gold spoons for cruising reds and trout on the flats. Around the bridges, heavy bucktail jigs tipped with shrimp or mullet strips will get you grouper and snapper tight to the pilings when that tide really rips.

A couple hot spots to circle on your map today:

- **Channel Two and Channel Five bridges**: great moving‑water spots for snapper, grouper, and the odd tarpon; fish the shadow lines on the changing tide with live shrimp and jigs.

- **Twin Keys and the banks west of Lower Matecumbe in Florida Bay**: drifting potholes with shrimp o

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in from Islamorada with your morning fishing rundown.

We’re sitting on a mild winter pattern: light northeast breeze, mid‑70s air, and water temps around 78–79 degrees off Whale Harbor, as reported by US Harbors. That keeps both the reef and backcountry lively. Skies are mostly clear with a slight chance of a shower sliding through later, but seas are moderate and very fishable along the reef edge.

According to NOAA tide predictions for the Islamorada area, we’ve got a pre‑lunch low and a mid‑afternoon push. That late‑morning slack can be tough in the backcountry, but the afternoon incoming will fire up the edges of flats and channel mouths. Sunrise is just after 7:00 a.m. and sunset just before 6:00 p.m., so you’ve got classic Keys winter light: long, low sun, perfect for sight‑fishing.

Offshore, sailfish are the headline. Coastal Angler Magazine just covered the Islamorada Sailfish Tournament with 90 sails released and team Killbox topping the board, so the body of fish is here and happy. Live ballyhoo or goggle‑eyes under kites off the edge from Alligator Reef Light down to Tennessee Reef are your best bet. Mix in a few naked ballyhoo on the riggers and you’ll pick at dolphin and the odd wahoo riding the color change.

On the reef, yellowtail and mutton snapper have been steady. Anchor in 50–70 feet on the outside edge, chum hard, and fish 1/16–1/8 oz jigheads tipped with small pieces of ballyhoo or shrimp on light fluoro. For muttons, slide a live pinfish or ballyhoo chunk back on a longer leader. Grouper are still worth a drop on the deeper rubble and wrecks with big live pinfish or grunts and 60–80 lb leader.

In Florida Bay and the backcountry, redfish, snook, and speckled trout are schooling on the warmer mud flats and channel edges. With the clear winter water, think small and subtle: 3‑ to 4‑inch soft plastics in new penny or glow on 1/8 oz jigheads, gold spoons, and DOA shrimp. Live shrimp under a popping cork will keep the rod bent with trout and mangrove snapper along the banks and island points.

Recent inshore catches reported by local guides have included solid mixed bags: double‑digit redfish days on the flats west of Flamingo, plenty of keeper trout in the basins, and nice snook on the mangrove edges when the sun gets up and warms the water a degree or two. Around the bridges, night anglers are picking off tarpon and snook on live shrimp and small mullet, though the bigger migratory tarpon haven’t piled in yet.

Hot spots to circle on your chart today:

- **Alligator Reef Light**: sailfish, dolphin, and mixed reef fish along the drop when that afternoon tide starts pushing.

- **Channel Two and Channel Five bridges**: muttons on the bottom, plus snapper and the odd grouper on live shrimp or pilchards; work the up‑current pilings.

- **Lignumvitae Basin and the flats west toward Flamingo**: reds and trout on the incoming tide, especially around creek mouths and potholes.

Best lures:

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This is Artificial Lure coming to you from Islamorada, where the water’s got that winter clarity and the fish are acting like they know tournament season just wrapped.

According to NOAA’s tide predictions for Upper Matecumbe Key, we’ve got a classic Florida Bay swing today: a predawn low, a late-morning to midday high, and an afternoon fall setting up that sweet flushing current in the channels. Tides4Fishing and FishingReminder both line up with prime bite windows around sunrise, again early afternoon, and a solid dusk push. Sunrise is right around 7:20 a.m., with sunset about 5:40–5:45 p.m., giving us a tight, golden low-light bookend that’s been turning fish on.

Weather-wise, NOAA’s Florida Keys marine forecast and the Whale Harbor conditions have us sitting in the low 80s, humid, with a light west to northwest breeze 10–15 knots inshore. Seas are 2–3 feet in the Straits, but inside on the reef edge and in Florida Bay it’s plenty fishable, with just enough chop to break up that surface glare. Good visibility, scattered clouds, and stable barometer — textbook conditions for Islamorada winter action.

Offshore, boats running past Alligator Reef out toward the edge have been picking at sailfish the last few days, thanks in part to the Islamorada Sailfish Tournament traffic. InTheBite’s tournament calendar has the event wrapped, but that pressure found the fish: sails, a few gaffer mahi, plus decent blackfin tuna on the humps. Best offerings: live ballyhoo slow-trolled on 40–50 lb fluoro, small skirted trolling lures in blue/white or pink/white, and vertical jigs for the tunas when the marks stack mid-column.

On the reef, the snapper bite has stayed steady. Local chatter and recent reports mention yellowtails and mangroves on the edges in 40–70 feet, especially when the current’s pushing just right on the incoming. Chum hard, drift small pieces of cut ballyhoo or squid back on light leader. A 1/16–1/8 oz jighead tipped with shrimp has been money for flag mangroves and the occasional mutton on the deeper edge.

Backcountry and bay fishing have been the real star. According to FishingReminder’s solunar windows, that early morning push into the creeks has lit up snook, redfish, and sea trout. Live shrimp under a popping cork on the flats, or a DOA Shrimp and MirrOlure MirrOdine in natural glass or greenback patterns, have been producing. On the shorelines and mangrove edges, paddle-tail soft plastics in new penny or root beer on 1/8 oz jigheads are getting crushed by slot snook and reds.

For wintertime tarpon in the channels, the evening major bite around sunset has quietly produced a few fish for those soaking big live mullet and crabs. Not a full-on tarpon season bite, but enough silver to keep it interesting.

Best baits and lures right now:

- Live shrimp, small pilchards, and ballyhoo for reef and inshore.

- Mullet and crab for tarpon and big snook.

- Artificial all-stars: DOA Shrimp, Gulp! shrimp and jerk shads, MirrOdine, bucktail jigs, and

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This is Artificial Lure with your Islamorada fishing report.

We woke up to classic winter-Keys weather: temps hovering in the upper 70s with a light east to southeast breeze and mostly clear skies, according to US Harbors’ Islamorada marine forecast. Winds will bump up just a touch mid‑day but seas stay very manageable offshore. Sunrise was right around 7:30 a.m. and sunset will be about 5:40 p.m., so you’ve got a tight winter window and those crepuscular bites really matter.

NOAA’s Upper Matecumbe Key tide predictions show a modest morning high, falling through late morning, then a building afternoon push. That dropping tide after sun‑up is setting up nicely for the bridges and oceanside edges; the afternoon flood will light up the inside sandbars and mangrove points.

Offshore, the Islamorada Sailfish Tournament is in full swing out of Three Waters Resort, and the fleet’s been seeing steady sailfish in 120–180 feet off Alligator Reef and down toward Pickles Reef. Boats are also reporting decent blackfin tuna on the humps with a few nicer fish late in the day. With this light breeze, naked ballyhoo and kite‑baits are the ticket for sails; smaller live pilchards and sardines on 40‑ to 50‑pound fluoro are getting the blackfins. If you’re fun‑fishing, a pink or blue/white Sea Witch over a ballyhoo will still bend rods on dolphin and the occasional wahoo sliding through the color change.

On the reef edge, the winter pattern is tightening up. Local captains out of Bud N’ Mary’s have been putting together mixed bags of yellowtail, mutton snapper, and a few legal grouper on the 60‑ to 90‑foot patches. Chum hard with oats and blocks, fish small yellowtail jigs tipped with cut ballyhoo or shrimp, and keep one heavier rod down with a live pinfish for that mutton or grouper. Fluorocarbon leaders in the 20–30‑pound range are making a real difference in the clear water.

Backcountry side in Florida Bay, the tides4fishing tables for Channel Two and Flamingo are showing strong solunar activity this stretch, and it’s lining up with what we’re seeing. Snook and redfish have been chewing along the mainland shorelines and creek mouths, especially on the falling water. Live shrimp under a popping cork, or a 3‑inch soft plastic paddle‑tail in pearl or new penny, have been the workhorses. Around the local Islamorada flats, seatrout and ladyfish are thick, with a few surprise pompano when the current picks up.

Around the bridges – Channel 2, Channel 5, and Snake Creek – the falling morning tide is prime. Mutton snapper, mangroves, jacks, and the odd tarpon are hanging on the down‑current sides. A live pilchard or pinfish on a sliding sinker rig, tucked tight to the pilings, is tough to beat. At night, big plugs and swimbaits in natural mullet patterns are getting cracked by snook and resident tarpon.

Best lures and baits today:

- Offshore: live gogs and pilchards, rigged ballyhoo behind Sea Witches, and small vertical jigs on the humps.

- Reef/bridges: live shrim

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in from Islamorada with your morning fishing rundown.

We’ve got a classic early-winter Keys pattern setting up: light to moderate **east–southeast breeze**, seas 2–3 feet in the Straits, and Florida Bay staying pretty friendly according to the Marine Weather forecast out of Key West. Sunrise is right around **7:00 a.m.**, sunset about **5:40 p.m.**, giving us plenty of low-angle light for sight-fishing on the flats and edges.

Tides in the Islamorada/Florida Bay system today are running a modest range, with a **rising water early, peaking mid‑morning, and another push late in the afternoon**, based on the Islamorada Upper Matecumbe and Flamingo tide tables from Tide-Forecast and Tides4Fishing. That means your best windows will be the **last two hours of the incoming and the first of the outgoing**—perfect for working channel mouths, creek edges, and oceanside points.

On the **backcountry side**, guides running out of Islamorada and Flamingo the last couple days have been putting solid numbers of **redfish, snook, and sea trout** in the boat, with a mix of slot **mangrove snapper** and a few surprise **black drum**. Pilchards, live shrimp, and small pinfish under a cork or on a light jighead have been the ticket. Soft plastics on 1/8–1/4 oz jigs in **new penny, gold, or root beer** are getting crushed on the flats when the sun gets up and the water warms a notch.

On the **reef and patch reefs**, boats working the 20–40 ft stuff have been boxing good **yellowtail, mutton snapper, lane snapper, porgy, and keeper mackerel**. Fresh-cut ballyhoo, squid strips, and live shrimp on a long fluoro leader are hard to beat. Chum heavy, then drift back small baits naturally. The east breeze keeps the chum line straight and the yellowtails happy.

Out on the **edge and beyond**, the sailfish bite has started to perk up with this easterly flow. A few boats running kites off Alligator Reef and Crocker Wall have released multiple **sails**, along with **kingfish, cero mackerel, and a handful of blackfin tuna** on the color change and humps. Goggle-eyes, pilchards, and ballyhoo in the kite spread, plus a flatline with a fluorocarbon leader, are your best bet.

For **lures**, keep it simple and local:

- On the flats and in the mangroves: **gold spoons**, 3–4" **paddle tails** on light jigs, and small **topwaters** at first light for snook, reds, and baby tarpon.

- On the reef: **bucktail jigs** tipped with shrimp or cut bait, and small **metal jigs** for mackerel.

- Offshore: **pink and blue feather jigs**, small **skirted ballyhoo rigs**, and vertical jigs over the humps for blackfin.

A couple of **hot spots** to circle on your chart:

- **Channel Two and Channel Five bridges**: great right now for **mackerel, snapper, jacks, and the odd tarpon**, especially on the top of the tide with a good chum slick and live shrimp or small pilchards.

- **Alligator Reef light**: steady **yellowtail, muttons, and mackerel** on the patche

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Artificial Lure here with your Islamorada fishing report, straight from the heart of the Upper Keys.

The first cool pushes of winter have the water in that sweet spot: clear on the oceanside, a little milky in the backcountry, and just cool enough to make everything chew. Light north to northeast breeze, temps riding the upper 70s by midday, and the humidity finally knocked back a notch. Sunrise is right around seven, sunset just after five‑thirty, so the real magic is packed into those low‑light hours.

Tides today are running on a classic winter Keys rhythm: a good negative low in the morning, then a solid midday high before easing off again near dark. That falling water at first light has been the ticket for inshore—snook and reds sliding off the flats into the troughs and potholes, with trout and ladyfish mixed in. The higher afternoon water has been better oceanside, with bonefish creeping up on the warmer edges and permit showing here and there on the deeper flats.

In the backcountry, the bite’s been strong. Boats working west toward Flamingo and up around the Cape have been putting up solid numbers of snook—dozens on a good tide window—with reds and a few gator trout mixed in. Live shrimp under a popping cork around mangrove points and creek mouths is still the bread and butter, but soft plastic paddletails in pearl or new penny on a light jighead are getting crushed. Mullet are still around in good numbers, so a frisky finger mullet or pinfish free‑lined along a shoreline can draw out the bigger snook.

On the oceanside flats, bonefish are the headliners. Schools of medium fish with some true Keys bruisers mixed in have been tailing on the afternoon incoming. Cast small shrimp or quarter‑crab baits on light fluorocarbon, or go with tan and olive shrimp‑pattern jigs and flies. Permit shots are fewer but worth being ready for—have a small blue crab or a heavier crab jig rigged on a separate rod. Around the bridges—Channel 2, Channel 5, and the Islamorada hump line—mackerel, jacks, and the occasional tarpon are hanging where the current rips past the pilings.

Offshore, when the breeze lines up, boats running past the reef edge have seen scattered dolphin, blackfin tuna around the humps, and sailfish pushing bait showers in 120–200 feet. Trolling small ballyhoo or bonita strips on light skirts, plus a couple of flatlines with live pilchards or gogs, has been putting flags on the riggers. On the reef, yellowtail and mutton action stays steady: chum hard in 60–90 feet, fish small pieces of cut bait or shrimp on light leaders for tails, and a bigger live bait on the bottom for that one good mutton.

Best lures and baits right now:

- Backcountry: Live shrimp, finger mullet, and pinfish; 3–4 inch paddletails in pearl, glow, and new penny; gold spoons for covering water.

- Flats: Live shrimp and small crabs; tan, olive, and root‑beer shrimp jigs; light fluorocarbon leaders.

- Reef/offshore: Fresh ballyhoo strips, squid, pilchards and goggle‑eyes

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# Islamorada Fishing Report - Thursday, December 4th, 2025

Hey everyone, it's Artificial Lure here with your Thursday morning fishing report for Islamorada.

**Conditions & Tides**

We've got excellent conditions today with mostly sunny skies and variable winds at 5 knots or less. Seas are running just 1 foot or less, so it's going to be glassy out there. High tide hits at 12:23 PM with a height of 0.72 feet, followed by low tide at 6:41 PM at 0.66 feet. Sunrise was at 7:26 AM, so you've got plenty of daylight with sunset coming at 6:46 PM.

**What's Biting**

The action's been solid across the board. Blackfin tuna are running steady out at the Islamorada Hump—anglers are scoring consistent catches on trolled feathers and small jet heads, especially during midmorning and early afternoon. Mutton snapper up to 12 pounds have been especially strong on the deeper reef edges and are crushing live pinfish and fresh cut bait around high slack and the start of outgoing tides.

Yellowtail snapper are thick on the nearshore reefs around Alligator Reef with shrimp-tipped jigs and small live pilchards producing well. Mangrove snapper remain a staple on nearshore structure—they're hitting shrimp and small pilchards best during outgoing tides. A notable 37-inch snook was caught offshore this week, and backcountry snook action is picking up nicely with DOA TerrorEyz and flashy swimbaits working great. Spanish mackerel are active just outside the passes on flashy spoons and gotcha plugs.

**Lures & Bait**

For artificial work, bucktail jigs tipped with Gulp are money for snapper and grouper. Rapala X-Rap and Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnows are producing on mackerel and jacks. Live bait remains your best bet—live pinfish and cut bait for grouper, live mullet for tarpon around Channel Two and the bridges on big outgoing tides, and finger mullet and shrimp for redfish in the backcountry. The fall bait run is in full swing with mullet and pilchards abundant.

**Hot Spots**

Target the Islamorada Hump for offshore tuna action, and don't sleep on Alligator Reef for yellowtail snapper. The deeper reef edges are holding keeper grouper and mutton snapper right now.

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Hey folks, Artificial Lure here with your Wednesday morning report from Islamorada. Winter's firing up and the fishing's been absolutely stellar.

**Tides and Conditions**

We're looking at a First Quarter Moon today, and the tide's cooperating nicely. This morning we've got a high tide at 5:12 AM at 5.48 feet, followed by a low at 11:56 AM at negative 0.23 feet. Another high tide rolls in around 5:41 PM. Your major bite windows should kick off between 6:15 to 8:15 AM and again from 6:34 PM to 8:34 PM, with minor action around 1:15 to 3:15 PM.

**Weather and Light**

Sunrise is hitting around 7:07 AM this morning, with sunset not until 5:32 PM, so you've got a solid day ahead. Expect mostly sunny skies with variable winds of five knots or less this afternoon. Water temperature's sitting at a pleasant 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Seas are running one foot or less – absolutely glassy out there.

**Fish Activity**

Winter's arrived and the sailfish are moving through like clockwork. We're seeing them hunt ballyhoo over the shallows along the reef line where deep-blue water meets those emerald flats. Blackfin tuna are active too, and recent reports show good action on permit, bonefish, tarpon, and redfish in our backcountry. Snook have been hanging around the harbors and creek mouths as well.

**Lures and Bait**

Fresh ballyhoo is your ace in the hole right now – those silvery baits are absolutely irresistible to the sails and pelagics moving through. Live ballyhoo work best, but don't sleep on trolling them either. For artificial work, go with live-bait patterns and keep your presentations in the shallows where the sailfish are hunting.

**Hot Spots**

Hit up Snake Creek or Little Snake Creek – those shallow-water corridors have been producing consistently. Whale Harbor's another solid choice where you'll find structure and good current flow.

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# Islamorada Fishing Report - Tuesday, December 2nd

Hey folks, Artificial Lure here with your Tuesday morning report from Islamorada.

**Tides and Conditions**

We're looking at a First Quarter Moon today, and the tide's been pretty cooperative. This morning we've got a high tide at 3:33 AM at 0.72 feet, followed by a low at 12:50 PM at just 0.23 feet. Another high tide rolls in around 6:16 PM. The major bite windows should fire up between 6:15 to 8:15 AM and again from 6:34 PM to 8:34 PM, with minor action around 1:15 to 3:15 PM.

**Weather and Light**

Sunrise is hitting around 7:07 AM this morning, with sunset not until 5:32 PM, so you've got a solid day ahead. Expect mostly sunny skies with variable winds of five knots or less this afternoon. Seas are running one foot or less – absolutely glassy out there.

**Fish Activity and Recent Catches**

Winter's arrived and the sailfish are moving through like clockwork. We're seeing them hunt ballyhoo over the shallows along the reef line where deep-blue water meets those emerald flats. Blackfin tuna are active too, and the recent reports show good action on permit, bonefish, tarpon, and redfish in our backcountry. Snook have been around the harbors and creek mouths as well.

**Lures and Bait**

Fresh ballyhoo is your ace in the hole right now – those silvery baits are absolutely irresistible to the sails and pelagics moving through. Live ballyhoo work best, but don't sleep on trolling them either. For artificial work, go with live-bait patterns and keep your presentations in the shallows where the sailfish are hunting.

**Hot Spots to Check**

Hit up Snake Creek or Little Snake Creek – those shallow-water corridors have been producing consistently. Whale Harbor's another solid choice where you'll find structure and good current flow.

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