Keys & Miami Fishing Forecast: Braving the Cold Front for Hot Bites

Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your go-to Keys and Miami fishing guru, hittin' you with the straight dope on today's action down in the Florida Keys and around Miami. It's January 31st, 8:20 AM, and a cold front's blastin' through per the National Weather Service—north to northeast winds 10-15 knots pickin' up to 15-20 offshore, seas 2-5 feet with a gale watch. Scattered showers, so bundle up, but fishin' stays hot if you time it right. Sunrise 'round 7:10 AM, sunset 6:10 PM, full moon pullin' strong tides.

Tides in Long Key Bight and Key West show low at 2:39 AM (-0.6 ft), high 8:43 AM (1.8 ft), then low 1:42 PM (0.1 ft)—fish the outgoing for best bites, currents movin' baitfish.

Reef action's steady, Captain Experiences reports constant yellowtail snapper hauls, lane snapper limits, some grouper, and even tuna strings from Marathon to Big Pine Key last week. Islamorada crews like Don Reichert and Eric Rodriguez nailed 14 yellowtails and mangrove snappers recent days—kids even hooked in. Inshore steady with snook and trout near Miami flats.

Fish are chewin' on the turn—yellowtail, mangrove snapper, grouper top catches. Best lures: knocker rigs with live shrimp or pink shrimp-tipped jig heads for reefs; soft plastics like Gulp! shrimp on light spin for inshore. Live pilchards or cigar minnows if you can net 'em, or cut bait for bottom dwellers.

Hot spots: Looe Key reefs off Big Pine for yellowtail frenzy, and Alligator Reef off Islamorada—anchor up, drop lines deep. Miami side, hit the Government Cut ledges on outgoing.

Stay safe out there, check small craft advisories.

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