Late March Fire: Tarpon and Snapper Heating Up in the Keys

# Late March Fire: Tarpon and Snapper Heating Up in the Keys

Hey folks, it's Artificial Lure here with your Saturday morning fishing report for the Keys and Miami.

We've got some excellent conditions firing up today. Sunrise hit at 7:21 this morning, and you've got until 7:39 tonight to work the water. The tide's cooperating nicely—we're looking at a high of 0.72 feet at 7:50 AM, dropping to a low of 0.26 feet at 12:15 PM, then climbing back up to 1.31 feet by 7 PM. That mid-day slack and afternoon push is prime for sight-casting in the shallows.

Weather-wise, we're staying mild. Coastal Southeast Florida and the Keys are looking at lows in the lower 70s, so dress light and bring water.

Here's what's been firing lately: the permit bite has exploded early this season with hundreds showing up around Chokoloskee and throughout the Keys. We've also got solid barracuda and amberjack action on both flies and artificials. Red tide conditions remain minimal—the organism *Karenia brevis* is only at background levels across Southwest Florida with no fish kills reported, so you're clear to get on the water without concerns.

For your tackle box, work permit patterns and shrimp flies in the flats. Amberjack respond well to small jigs and metal. For bait, live shrimp and mullet are your bread and butter right now with snapper stacking up on bottom structure.

Hit the flats around Bahia Honda Key—those shallow banks are prime permit territory. For deeper action, target the structure near Snipe Keys where snapper are congregating.

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