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Islamorada Saturday Report: Northeast Winds, Hot Tarpon Action, and Prime Tides
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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your local Islamorada fishing guru, comin' at ya with the fresh report for Saturday, March 21st. Winds are kickin' up from the northeast at 10-15 knots, makin' the backcountry choppy like yesterday's Makaira Fish Company trip out of Islamorada—cold front remnants, but water's holdin' steady at 72°F per US Harbors. Expect mostly sunny skies, highs pushin' 80°F from MarineWeather.net forecasts.
Sunrise hits at 7:26 AM, sunset 7:34 PM, givin' ya near 12 hours of light. Tides in Channel Two East are prime: low at 4:47 AM (0.1 ft), high 11:03 AM (1.6 ft), then low 5:46 PM (-0.3 ft)—tidal coefficient at 105, very high, per Tides4Fishing, so currents'll rip. Solunar peaks major from about 1-4 PM, minors early mornin' 7:54-8:54 AM.
Fish are active despite the blow. Yesterday, FishingBooker reports cero mackerel and Goliath grouper lit up under bridges on shrimp or crab from Midnight Fly Charters. Snapper for dinner on windy backcountry runs via Makaira. Tarpon season's heatin'—silver kings migratin' Florida Bay channels and flats, bones on risin' tides in shallows, permits eatin' heavy pre-spawn, accordin' to Keys Weekly. Pompano schools in surf flats too, per Captain Experiences.
Best baits: live shrimp, crabs for bridges; mole crabs, clams, shrimp for pompano. Lures? Bright jigs, plugs, flies—twitch 'em bottom for sand puffs. Fly guys, double-haul into the wind for big tarpon on 12-wt rods.
Hot spots: Alligator Reef in Hawk Channel for pelagics on the tide shift; Channel Five bridges for cero and goliaths; Florida Bay flats at dawn for bones and 'poons.
Tight lines, stay safe out there!
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Sunrise hits at 7:26 AM, sunset 7:34 PM, givin' ya near 12 hours of light. Tides in Channel Two East are prime: low at 4:47 AM (0.1 ft), high 11:03 AM (1.6 ft), then low 5:46 PM (-0.3 ft)—tidal coefficient at 105, very high, per Tides4Fishing, so currents'll rip. Solunar peaks major from about 1-4 PM, minors early mornin' 7:54-8:54 AM.
Fish are active despite the blow. Yesterday, FishingBooker reports cero mackerel and Goliath grouper lit up under bridges on shrimp or crab from Midnight Fly Charters. Snapper for dinner on windy backcountry runs via Makaira. Tarpon season's heatin'—silver kings migratin' Florida Bay channels and flats, bones on risin' tides in shallows, permits eatin' heavy pre-spawn, accordin' to Keys Weekly. Pompano schools in surf flats too, per Captain Experiences.
Best baits: live shrimp, crabs for bridges; mole crabs, clams, shrimp for pompano. Lures? Bright jigs, plugs, flies—twitch 'em bottom for sand puffs. Fly guys, double-haul into the wind for big tarpon on 12-wt rods.
Hot spots: Alligator Reef in Hawk Channel for pelagics on the tide shift; Channel Five bridges for cero and goliaths; Florida Bay flats at dawn for bones and 'poons.
Tight lines, stay safe out there!
Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for more! 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