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Islamorada Fishing Report Dec 2: Sails, Tuna, and Flats Action as Winter Arrives in the Keys
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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.
Thanks for tuning in today, folks. Make sure you subscribe for daily reports straight from the Keys.
This has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out quietplease.ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.
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.
Thanks for tuning in today, folks. Make sure you subscribe for daily reports straight from the Keys.
This has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out quietplease.ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.