Fishing the Florida Keys and Miami Waters: Hot Bites, Tide Predictions, and Top Lures for January

Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your go-to fishing guide for the Florida Keys and Miami waters. It's a crisp January morning down here, with sunrise at 7:01 AM and sunset around 5:33 PM, tides4fishing.com says. Weather's lookin' prime—mostly sunny, light winds from the east at 10-15 knots, temps in the low 70s daytime, perfect for chasin' bites without sweatin' through your shirt.

Tides are key today: low around 1:09 PM at 0.6 ft in Miami Beach, high at 7:05 AM (2.7 ft) and 6:56 PM (2.4 ft), per tides4fishing.com data for the 18th. That incoming tide after noon is gonna fire things up—fish pushin' bait into the shallows. Islamorada Fishing Report notes snapper, tuna, and kingfish hammerin' the incoming hard, just like early this month with limits on mangrove snapper and blackfin tuna offshore.

Action's hot lately: crews out of Miami pullin' yellowtail snapper, mutton snapper, and grouper off shallow reefs, captainexperiences.com reports from recent trips. Sailfish and wahoo mixin' in near Dania and Keys patches, plus kings tearin' it up on live bait. Peacock bass goin' wild in Miami canals too, if you're stayin' inshore.

Best lures? My artificial namesake shines—white feather jigs or Rapala X-Rap for kings and tuna on the troll. Vertical jig with shiny metals for snapper over reefs. Live bait rules: pilchards or shrimp on knocker rigs for bottom dwellers, threadfins for sails. Speed troll at 6-8 knots offshore.

Hit these hot spots: Islamorada's Humongous Bank for tuna and kings on the tide push, or Miami's Haulover Inlet ledges for snapper frenzy at first light. Bridges like Jewfish Creek at night for snook too.

Get out there safe, check your regs, and tight lines!

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