Florida Keys Fishing Report: Tides, Structures, and Productive Spots

# Florida Keys Fishing Report - Tuesday, December 2nd

Well hey there, folks! Artificial Lure here with your Florida Keys fishing report for this fine Tuesday morning. Today we're looking at some solid conditions out there if you can get on the water early.

Let's talk tides first. We've got a full moon coming in just a few days, December 4th through 7th, and water levels are running higher than normal along our southeast coast. In Key Largo, you're looking at a high tide at 7:10 AM this morning with about a foot of water, then a low around 1:46 PM. Over in Key West, similar pattern with tidal swings that should push baitfish into those structure zones we love.

Speaking of structure, sunrise is hitting right around 6:54 AM this morning in Key West, so get your skiff ready early. Sunset tonight comes at 5:37 PM, giving us just under eleven hours of daylight to work with. That tight window means you need to be strategic with your time on the water.

Now here's where it gets interesting. Our coastal waters are still relatively clean after last week's wind, which means the bite should be pretty solid once conditions settle down. Live shrimp on a bottom rig is absolutely crushing it right now—we're seeing mangrove snapper, lane snapper, hogfish, porgies and grunts coming in steady. Live bait is still the play if you want consistent action.

For the aggressive stuff, Snook and Redfish are responding well to live shrimp around structure in the deeper channels. Jack Crevalles are also thick in these waters if you want some explosive topwater action. If you're feeling fancy, throw some artificial—work those mangrove shorelines during the rising tide with small swimbaits and you'll get bit.

I'd recommend hitting the deeper flats and channel edges around Islamorada or up toward Marathon—those areas have been consistently productive. The moving water combined with our cleaner conditions right now is prime time.

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