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Florida Keys Fishing Report: Live Bait, Flats Fishing, and Tarpon

WPLG Local 10November 5, 20251 min905 views
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Live Bait Fishing Dominates

  • 🎣 Live bait has been the key strategy this week in the Florida Keys, pushing down the backcountry and ocean edge.
  • 💡 Anglers are filling their live wells using cast nets or hoop nets to target various fishing spots.

Offshore and Flats Success

  • 🐟 Offshore, Captain Alex Adler reported blackfin tuna skyrocketing, with excellent catches.
  • 🦈 Mutton snapper have also been caught, and Captain Donnie and Ted Bembo had phenomenal flats fishing.
  • 🎯 Sight casting for bonefish, permit, and tarpon on the flats is particularly good this time of year.

Backcountry and Bridge Fishing

  • 🎣 Captain Greg Poland has been fishing the bushes and bridges, finding good success with tarpon.
  • ⚓ A popular technique involves using pilchards on a cork with fluorocarbon leader and blind casting rubber lures.
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