Florida Keys Fishing Report: Sailfish Surfin', Muttons Grindin', Snook Lovin' - Quiet Please Podcast

Hey folks, Artificial Lure here with your Florida Keys fishing report for this crisp January morning. North winds are kickin' at 15-20 knots out of the Keys Weekly report, makin' for sporty seas but prime tailin' sailfish action on the reef edge in 120-150 feet. Sunrise hit at 7:11 AM, sunset around 6:08 PM per Tide-Forecast.com for Key West. Tides today in Long Key Bight show high at about 1.2 feet early mornin', droppin' to near zero by 7 AM, then risin' again mid-afternoon—perfect fallin' tide for snook along mangroves, like Capt. Craig Korczynski notes up in Palm Beach, but it's the same pattern here. Key West tides mirror that with low around 7 AM and highs pushin' 1.4 feet later. Fish are fired up despite the chill: sails are surfin' swells with purple tails flashin', hookin' double digits on kites with goggle eyes, threadfin herring, or ballyhoo, straight from Keys Weekly's Kit Mobley. Mutton snappers grindin' deep wrecks in 150-200 feet—use 30-40 foot fluoro leaders with butterflied ballyhoo or live pinfish pinned bottom. Swordfish hittin' the ledge 25 miles out in 1200-1800 feet on deep drops. Inshore, snook lovin' DOA 3-inch shrimp or live bait on mangroves and docks, per CyberAngler reports. Islamorada logs from Spreaker say sails, tuna, snook, wahoo, and snappers are abundin' this winter. Best lures? For sails and pelagics, stick to live-like threadfins or ballyhoo rigs. Artificials shinin' with jerk shads or minnow imits on jigheads for reefs, but livies rule the day. Hot spots: Islamorada's Humongous Bank for sails, and the Wrecks off Key Largo for muttons—launch early and bundle up. Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for daily updates! 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.