OFFSHORE-  Dolphin fishing remains decent for those willing to put the time (and fuel!) into finding them.  Best depths continue to be deeper, with 700-1100' of water seeming to hold a good number of fish.  Trolling the usual assortment of smaller baits will work, as will setting up on good looking areas and chunking for them.  Wahoo fishing remains good on the backside of the moon.  A little tough trolling with the large amounts of scattered weed, but the fish have been around.  150-300' of water will be the best depth for the wahoo, with sunrise and sunset being ideal times to look for them.  Bonita continue to take over the 120' ledge.  Snapper fishing seems to have improved a bit this week.  A handful of good mutton and yellowtail reports coming in from 90-100' of water.  

INSHORE-  Snook fishing remains good inshore.  The snook are in and around the inlets for sure.  At night the bridges closer to inlets will be top choice for sure.  Flair hawks and bigger swimbaits have been working well for the snook, especially on outgoing tide.  Some tarpon remain mixed in with the snook, along with a few scattered jacks.  Inshore snapper reports remain decent.  The snapper have been biting better at night the past week with the big moon.  Small live pilchards and shrimp have been the baits of choice.  

SURF/PIER-  Catch and release snook fishing remains very good along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier.  Early morning and late afternoon will be the best time for the snook.  The Bonita have not been moving through the pier quite as well this week, but still a handful pushing through.  Other action seems to be a bit hit or miss this week both at the pier and along the beach.  Hopefully a little east wind will get the ocean moving just a little this weekend and stir things up a bit.    

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. 

SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.
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SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Brian (IG @brian_allen_561) and his son out taking advantage of South Florida summertime freshwater things...

OFFSHORE-  Dolphin reports remain a bit hit or miss; with most of the fish coming out of at least 600' of water or deeper.  Most of the dolphin have been a bit on the smaller side (Not anything unusual for this time of year), but when you come across them they do tend to be in larger schools.  As is always the case this time of year; avoid blind trolling in open water: Instead wait to put the baits out around floating debris, well formed weed-lines, or anything else fishy looking.  Inside of 300' of water the bonita have really taken over, making the blackfin tuna a little tougher to catch these days.  Still a few blackens for those really working at it; but that often means pulling on eight or nine bonita at least before catching one.  A scattered bite on the kingfish along the 120' ledge.  The most anticipated thing this weekend though will no doubt be the wahoo bite.  A good number of wahoo around over the past week, full moon next week, ideal conditions this weekend...should be a bunch of wahoos caught!  150-300' of water will be the ideal depth for the wahoo.  Trolling Nomad DTX Minnows is one of the easiest ways to target the wahoo.  A seawitch and bonita stip pulled behind a planer will be another great way to go.  Best bite on the wahoo will be early morning, late afternoon, and on the tide changes.  Generally the wahoo will slide up a little shallower to feed during lowlight periods, and then slide back off the edge as the sun gets higher in the sky.  Snapper reports remain pretty good this week after some colder water on the bottom last week.  For July it has been good fishing overall.  

INSHORE-  While summer inshore fishing doesn't really change much, this week the fishing did seem to be a little better.  Catch and release snook fishing remains the best bet .  The Loxahatchee River continues to produce some big snook.  It won't be huge numbers of snook like you find in the inlets this time of year; but they can be monsters and at the right times willing to crush a topwater plug.  Of course other times it's mullet or nothing.  A pretty good number of tarpon roaming the river as well right now.  At night the snook, and a fair number of smaller tarpon as well, have been patrolling the docklights.  A Thumper Jerk shad or DOA Shrimp have been working very well on the dock light fish.  Expect a few jacks and moonfish to be mixed in on the docks as well.  Mangrove snapper reports remain fair around the bridges.  Expect the snapper to bite better at night this weekend with the big moon.  Live shrimp (which are extremely tough to come by right now, and small when you do get them) and small live pilchards are the baits of choice for the mangrove snapper.   

SURF/PIER-  Surf fishing overall remains relatively quiet, which is very common for this time of year.  Catch and release snook fishing will be the main game in town along the beach right now.  The snook will be in cruising the trough and can be sight fished with an assortment of small lures, or targeted with live croaker and sand perch as well.  Some jacks, possibly a tarpon or two, and a few permit could come cruising down the beach, but overall it is on the slower side.  The Juno Beach Pier on the other hand remains relatively active.  Catch and release snook fishing (including some BIG snook) has been pretty good at the Pier.  Live Baits (Pilchards, sardines, croakers, sand perch) will be the best bet for the snook on the pier.  The Bonita have been coming through the end of the pier in good numbers.  A good distance casting lure (GT Ice Cream, Yo-Zuri Monster Shot, or Nomad Ridgeback) is going to be the best bet for the bonita.  Fresh bonita chunks have been a good bait choice for some snook and tarpon bites.  No mangrove snapper reports yet from the pier, but it is about time for them to start showing up.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Tim and Adam with a really nice one earlier this week!  Expecting a fair number of these striped beauties to be around over the weekend...

OFFSHORE:  Dolphin fishing picked back up this week, with some good reports coming in from 700-1000' of water.  Trolling bonita strips, squid, and small ballyhoo remains the best bet for the dolphin.  Most of the dolphin have been a bit on the smaller side so a smaller bait is the best bet for them.  A small trolling feather or little jet-head trolling lure will also be a great way to go for the dolphin; especially ones that can troll a little faster and cover more water.  Still a fair number of blackfin tuna in 200-300' of water; with the best bite on them coming early in the morning and then again late in the afternoon.  Kingfish remain scattered along the 120' ledge in decent numbers; though getting to them through the bonita is a bit tricky right now.  The bonita can be a pain; but man do they help bring in a lot of life to the edge!  A few more wahoo reports this week; expect the next few weeks to really start popping off for the wahoo as the moon gets bigger.  Snapper fishing was good again this week.  Best bite on the snapper has been in 90-100' of water.  Sardines remain the top bait choice for the snapper.      

INSHORE:  Catch and release snook fishing remains the best bet inshore.  A fair number of snook in the Loxahatchee River right now.  During the day the snook have been along seawalls and tucked under boat docks with good current flow.  Live mullet will be a top bait choice during the day.  A few jacks and occasional tarpon mixed in with snook in the river.  At night the snook have been moving to the bridges and docklights.  Flairhawks and swimbaits remain a top bait choice around the bridges.  Docklight snook will be keyed in on live shrimp and glass minnows, so keep lure choices smaller for best results.  The docklights have also been holding a good number of tarpon.  The tarpon will also be keyed in on shrimp.  Mangrove snapper fishing remains fair inshore.  Small live pilchards and live shrimp are the top bait choices for the inshore snapper.  

SURF/PIER:  The Juno Beach Pier has been good this week.  Catch and release snook fishing remains the most consistent action on the pier.  When the snook are up on the surface and floating; a freelined live pilchard or sardine is gong to be a great way to go for the snook.  When the snook are down on the bottom a sand perch or croaker is top bait choice.  The bonita have been cruising through the pier in good numbers.  A GT Ice Cream or swimming plug (Rapala X-Rap or Yo-Zur Mag Speed) will be a solid choice for the bonita.  The tarpon have been cruising through the pier in good numbers as well.  Croaker and sand perch bite has been a bit tough.  A little hit or miss on catching any real numbers of croakers or perch.  

NOAA MARINE FORECAST:
FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers and tstms likely.

SAT...S winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely. A chance of tstms in the morning, then tstms likely in the afternoon.

SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Another happy Countyline Charters customer with some solid mangrove snapper this week ! (IG@countyline_charters)(Website www.countylinecharters.com) 

OFFSHORE-  Scattered dolphin around this week, though reports did seem to fall off a bit.  No rhyme or reason on the dolphin this week, instead it's more of getting lucky and running across them.  As we move later into the summer it's very common for the dolphin to spread out across a much wider area.  If it's dolphin your after be prepared to run and burn some fuel.  While blind trolling could produce some dolphin; it's much better to focus the search on floating debris, well formed weed lines, current rips, color changes, etc.  In 200-300' of water still seeing a few blackfin tuna around; though numbers of tuna continue to fall off as well.  Best action on the tuna will be early morning and late afternoon.  Wahoo reports ticked up slightly in numbers over the past week.  As the moon gets bigger (July 10th is next Full Moon) look for the wahoo bite to continue to improve.  Kingfish remain scattered along the 120' ledge indecent numbers; you just have to get past the bonita to catch them!  Strong snapper fishing this week in 90-120' of water.  A nice mix of yellowtail and muttons making up most of the catch, with a few mangrove snapper thrown in as well.  

INSHORE-  Catch and release snook fishing remains the best bet inshore right now.  A fair number of snook in the Loxahatchee right now, but a bulk of the snook have pushed towards the inlets to spawn.  Bridges closer to the inlets have been holding a decent number of snook at night.  Fish outgoing tide with flair hawk jigs and bigger swimbaits for a good chance at a bigger bite from a full grown snook.  The snook have also been hanging around docklights.  The dock light fish tend to be a bit smaller size wise; but make up for it with better numbers a lot of times.  Shrimp lures (DOA, Vudu, Savage) tend to be a great choice for the snook around docklights.  A decent number of jacks and the occasional tarpon will be mixed in with the snook in the lights as well.  A few mangrove snapper hanging around the bridges as well, with the best bite on them coming at night.  Live shrimp and small live pilchards are great bait choices for the mangrove snapper.  

SURF/PIER-  The surf fishing remains a bit quite overall, not uncommon for this time of year.  Catch and release snook fishing has picked up a bit, and should only improve as we move into the heart of summer.  The snook fishing remains good on the Juno Beach Pier.  Best bite on the pier snook will be early in the morning and then again at closing time.  If the snook are fired up and floating in the bait schools then a flatlined live bait is the way to go.  If the snook aren't as active; try fishing the bait on the bottom under the pier.  A handful of jacks still cruising the beach, along with some schools of tarpon.  A handful of croaker and sand perch biting in the first trough.  Small pieces of fresh shrimp is the top bait choice for them.    

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. .

SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Some fresh new hats in this week.  Available in-store now, be up on the website soon!

OFFSHORE-  Still getting some fairly decent dolphin reports this week.  500-800' of water seemed to be the most consistent range for the dolphin; with some reports coming in shallower and deeper a s well.  The usual assortment of trolling baits (ballyhoo, bonita strip, squid) will continue to work on the dolphin.  Blackfin tuna bite slowed agin this week, with some still some being caught in 200-300' of water.  Wahoo bite never really seemed to get going on the full moon; hopefully a few more start to show up ahead of the July moon.  Kingfish bite remains fair along the 120' ledge.  Snapper fishing seemed to be a little better this week, with a good mixed bag of yellowtail and mutton snapper around.    

INSHORE-  Definitely moving into the summer inshore doldrums at a rapid pace.   Catch and release snook fishing remains the best bet; but even that is getting a bit tough.  Best bet is to target the snook at night around bridges and dock lights, especially on an outgoing tide.  Bridges closer to the inlets will likely have more fish than ones further inshore.  A few scattered mangrove snapper and sand perch reports, but overall a pretty tough pick.  

SURF/PIER- The surf has been a bit quiet this week; with slightly chopped up conditions and a fair amount of seaweed and slime making fishing a bit tough.  The Juno Beach Pier though has been producing a few fish this week.  Catch and release snook fishing has been fairly good on the pier, especially on days that the bait pushes in good.  Best bait for the snook has been sand perch and sardines, with the bite seeming to be a little better late in the afternoon.  A fair number of jacks (mostly smaller) still swimming by.  Some good schools of tarpon around as well.  No mangrove snapper reports yet on the pier; but it is about time for them to start showing up a bit.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.

SAT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and tstms.

SUN...E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Still a decent pick on the dolphin this week; and SE winds throughout the weekend should keep them biting pretty good.  Best depth on the dolphin has bounced around this week, with reports coming in from 200-1000' of water.  Trolling small ballyhoo, squid, and bonita strips remains a solid choice for the dolphin.  Look for the dolphin to be relating best to defined weed lines, floating debris, or defined rips or current edges.  Blackfin tuna bite has slowed quite a bit, but still a few being picked away at in 200-300' of water.  Live baits suspended 50-100' below the surface will be the best bet for the tuna.  Was fully expecting some good wahoo reports this week; but overall the wahoo fishing ended up very slow.  Hopefully the wahoo bite fires up headed into he weekend.  Kingfish bite along the 120' ledge has been a it hit or miss; with cold water still being an issue, and the kings moving around a decent amount.  Snapper fishing has been good this week.  Pretty solid pick on the yellowtail snapper in 80-90' of water, and a decent number of muttons mixed in as well.   

INSHORE-  Catch and release snook fishing has been fair this week inshore.  The snook have largely started to push towards the inlets.  Best bite on the snook has been at night around docklights and bridges closer to the inlets.  Look for outgoing tide to produce the most action on the snook.  Other inshore action has been a bit slow.  A few scattered jacks cruising seawalls with a few tarpon mixed in as well.  Mangrove snapper continue to show up a bit better inshore.  Live shrimp and small pilchards will be the best bait choice for the snapper.  

SURF/PIER-  A little slower this week along the beach and at the pier.  Cooler water on the beach has the catch and release snook fishing slowed down just a bit.  The snook are still biting, just takes a little more work to get the bites.  Along the beach small pilchard imitating lures (Small swimming plugs, twitch baits, and small jigs) fished in the first trough parallel to the beach will be a great way to target the snook, especially during lowlight periods of the day.  Live croakers and sand perch are top bait choices for the snook.  The snook have been biting at the Juno Bech Pier best first thing in the morning and then again late in the afternoon.  The Juno Beach Pier has also been producing a few bonita and the occasional kingfish.  Croaker and whiting bite has been very slow this week in the first trough.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers.

SAT THROUGH MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A chance of showers through the day.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Sorry for the lack of fishing report last week; I was in Louisiana trying to find some tournament winning redfish.  Managed to pick out a few good ones, just couldn't find the right right ones. 

OFFSHORE-  Dolphin fishing remained good this week.  Dolphin have been caught in 200-1200', with most of the better reports coming on the deeper side of things.  West wind in the forecast will likely push the dolphin out deeper as well this weekend.  Trolling bonita strips and squid remains a great way to go for the dolphin.  Blackfin tuna action slowed down a bit this week, but still a good number of fish around.  200-300' of water remains a good depth for the tuna.  A live sardine suspended 50' below the surface is a killer way to go for the tuna.  In along the edge conditions returned to normal.  The kingfish bite improved with better conditions.  Snapper fishing also picked back up this week with more normal water temps.  

INSHORE-  Snook fishing remains the best bet inshore.  The snook are definitely in a pre-spawn pattern and have largely started moving towards the inlets.  The nice thing about the snook this time of year is...when they want to eat, they WANT to eat.  Some of the most aggressive snook bites of the year will go down now.  Large baits and jigs are a great way to go for the snook right now.  Look for the snook to feed best on the last of the incoming and first of the outgoing tide.  During the day live mullet fished along seawalls and under bait docks is a great way to go for the snook.  At night the snook will be easiest to target around bridges and docklights.  Moving water (Incoming or outgoing) will be key to getting the snook biting best.  A few big jacks continue to roam around inshore, along with scattered tarpon.  Mangrove snapper seem to be biting a bit better inshore these days.  Live shrimp and small pilchards are the top bait choices for the snapper.     

SURF/PIER-  Snook fishing continues to improve along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier.  A return to more normal water temps, a good amount of bait, and a pre-spawn appetite has the snook biting well.  Along the beach the best bite will be early in the morning and then again late in the afternoon.   Small bucktail jigs, swimming plugs, and twitch baits are a great way to go along the beach.  Small live pilchards are also a top bait choice.  Look for sections of beach without heavy traffic and a deeper trough for best luck on the snook.  At the Juno Beach Pier the snook have been eating live sardines.  Lowlight periods will be best for the snook, but they will also feed on  tide changes and ahead of approaching storms.  Surprisingly, still a few good schools of big jacks cruising down the beach.  A Rapala X-Rap is a great lure to cast at the cruising jacks.  Tarpon reports have improved this week.  Sounds like a good number of tarpon are starting to move down the beach.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Tstms likely in the morning. Showers likely. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Our friend Chris Lowe(IG @chris_lowe2424) with some cool snook fishing bycatch... 

OFFSHORE-  Good fishing continued offshore this week.  Dolphin fishing has been very good, with a lot of fish around.  Best depth seems to be 800-1000' of water for the dolphin.  Look for well formed weed lines, current rips, and floating debris to have the most fish on them.  Trolling a spread of small ballyhoo, bonita strips, squid, and a mid sized diving plug is a great way to go for the dolphin.  Blackfin tuna bite remains very good in 200-300' of water.  Early and late in the day trolling small feathers is a great way to go for the tuna.  The bigger tuna will come on live baits (pilchards and sardines are top choice).  In low light periods the tuna will come closer to the surface to feed, as the sun gets higher in the sky be sure to suspend the baits for best luck.  Kingfish bite has been great along the 120' ledge.  Live sardines are the top bait choice for the kings; though a dead sardine on a knocker rig will pick away at the kings as well.  Snapper fishing was bit tough this week with cold water on the bottom; but conditions do seem to be improving headed into the weekend.  It's the right time of year to catch some big muttons!  Great looking forecast for the holiday weekend...definitely worth a run offshore if you have a chance! 

INSHORE-  Snook fishing remains the best bet inshore right now.  The Loxahatchee River has been holding some good size snook during the day.  Look for them to be laid up along seawalls with current flow and under boat docks.  A live mullet is always a great choice for the bigger snook.  A few bruiser jacks will be cruising the same areas the snook are hanging out in.  At night the snook have been hanging under the bridges, especially the ones located closer to the inlets.  A flair hawk jig or larger swimbait is a great lure choice for the snook around the bridges.  A decent number of snook hanging under dock lights as well; with a DOA Shrimp or similar lure being an excellent choice.  A few mangrove snapper showing up in the ICW this week.   

SURF/PIER-  The surf has been fairly active this week.  Snook fishing has started to improve along the beach and at there Juno Beach Pier.  Best bite on the snook will be early morning and late afternoon.  The sardines and cigar minnows have been holding around the Juno Beach Pier  in decent numbers; and the snook won't be far behind them.  The Juno Beach Pier has also had a decent number of blue runners and bonita hanging around, along with the occasional late season jack.  Tarpon reports have improved a bit; but still no word on any big pushes of fish headed north just yet.  A decent pick of croaker and whiting in the first trough.  Small live shrimp or pieces of fresh shrimp will be the best way to go for the croakers.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.

SAT THROUGH MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd
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OFFSHORE-  Beautiful weather forecast into the weekend will no doubt have the ocean very busy!  Dolphin fishing has been good, with mahi reports coming in from all kinds of scattered depths.  One day the dolphin will bite in 200' of water, and the next it's a 1000'.  Best bet on the dolphin is to look for current rips, color change, hard edges, or well formed weed lines to start the search.  A trolling spread of small ballyhoo, bonita strips, squid, and a mid size lipped trolling plug will be a great way to go for the dolphin.  Keep a spinning rod ready to toss a jig or chunk of squid at the followers...the schools do seem to be getting a little bigger.  Blackfin tuna action remains very good in 200-300' of water.  The tuna will bite best early in the morning and late in the afternoon.  When the sun gets higher in the sky be sure to get the baits or jigs down deeper for best luck on the tuna.  The kingfish continue to bite very well along the 120' ledge.  Like the tuna, the best bite on the kings will be early morning and then again late in the afternoon.  Live sardines will be the top bait choice for the kings.  Snapper fishing has been good in 90-100' of water from the Juno Beach Pier to Jupiter Inlet.  Sardines, squid, and bonita chunks will be the top bait choices on the bottom.  

INSHORE-  Snook fishing remains the best bet inshore right now.  The snook are not in the inlet spawning yet, but they are definitely heading that way.  The Loxahatchee River is holding a fair number of snook still, as is the ICW.  During the day the snook will be laid up along seawalls and under boat docks.  At night the snook will move to the bridges and docklights.  Warmer water and pre-spawn activity has the snook feeding well, don't be afraid to break out the bigger baits and lures!  The top of the outgoing tide will be the best bet in most cases, but as long as the water is moving you have a chance.  A few jacks still cruising the seawalls inshore, though those numbers seem to have fallen off this week.  Taron action in Palm Beach Inlet has been fairly good.  Mangrove snapper action seems to be improving a bit inshore as well.  

SURF/PIER- Late spring/early summer conditions are really starting to set in along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier.  Pompano reports have nearly dried up; short of a few random stragglers popping up at the Juno Beach Pier and Jupiter Inlet.  Smaller lighter jigs have been the best bet on the pomps when they do show up.  Snook fishing has really started to improve this week along the beach and at the Pier as well.  The bait schools have been holding pretty good at the pier and the snook are lurking close behind.  Best bite on the snook will be early morning, late afternoon, and also on the tide changes.  The jacks are still cruising the beach in some big schools, though not quite like the last few weeks.  All the bait around the Juno Beach Pier has been attracting a decent number of bonita and a few kingfish as well.  Some scattered tarpon schools cruising the beach, though it doesn't sound quite like the biggest schools have started to push through just yet.  Pretty decent number of croaker and whiting around these days.  Fresh pieces of shrimp is the bait of choice for them.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.

SAT THROUGH MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Dolphin reports lowed a bit this week; but still a fair number of them scattered around.  No hot depth on the dolphin, instead it seemed to be a bit of a daily jump around with reports coming in from 300' of water to twenty miles offshore depending on wind and weather conditions.  Southeast winds should help to push the dolphin in a bit closer this weekend.  Blackfin tuna action remains pretty strong in 200-300' of water.  The tuna bite has been strung out pretty good, with reports coming from the Lake Worth Pier to Palm Beach Inlet in good numbers and then north of Jupiter Inlet all the way up to St Luice Inlet (Push Button Hill).  The blackfin bite will generally be best first thing in the morning and then again late in the afternoon.  Lots of different ways to target the blackfin.  Trolling small feathesr and daisy chains (And maybe a small to mid size lipped swimming plug) is a good way to go early in the morning and late in the afternoon.  Live baits fished under a kite and a few baits suspended fifty to a hundred feet below the surface tends to be the better way to get the bigger fish to bite.  Chunking a few handfuls of sardines while the baits are out never hurts either.  Kingfish bite has been good along the 120' ledge this week.  The kings have moved a decent amount north and south from day to day; but quantity and quality has been fairly strong this week.  Live sardines are the top bait choice for the kings.  Best bite will be early morning and late afternoon.  The sunset bite for the kings can be wild; and the cool thing is you never know what else will be in the mix.  Feeding activity draws a crowd; so in addition to the kingfish a blackfin, wahoo, or mutton snapper could slide in to grab a bait as well.  Speaking of mutton snapper, the bottom fishing has been pretty solid this week with a decent mix of reports coming in.  Sardines, squid, and bonita chunks are the top bottom bait choices these days.     

INSHORE-  The snook fishing remains good inshore; and should only improve as the month goes on and the snook start to think about heading to the inlets to spawn .  Plenty of bait inshore right now, with a good mix of smaller baits and springtime mullet around and the snook are feeding heavily on them.  No high changes in where to find the snook right now.  During the day the snook will be along seawalls, under boat docks, and laying up under mangrove points looking for easy meals to come floating past with the tide.  At night look for the snook to use bridge shadow lines and boat dock lights as ideal feeding locations.  Warmer water (for the most part) has the snook's metabolism up and they are fairly willing to eat bigger baits right now.  Of course a well presented smaller bait or even live shrimp is rarely going to be refused by a snook anytime.  A few bruiser jacks cruising seawalls in the Loxahatchee River this week looking for those springtime mullet, along with a tarpon two further back up the river.  The mangrove snapper are starting to show up in Little Lake Worth and around Munyan Island.  Live shrimp and small live pilchards are top baits for the mangrove snapper.       

SURF/PIER-  The surf has gone pretty quiet on the pompano this week, with only a few scattered reports and no big numbers.  Seems like the biggest body of pompano has pushed north of us, leaving only the tailed of the run and resident fish around.  Southeast winds this weekend will keep those fish pushing up to the north, so don't be afraid to take a ride up the coast if you're looking for pomps.  Even just gong up to Hobe Sound or Stuart should increase the pompano odds.  The Juno Beach Pier was a bit hit or miss this week.  But on the right day (of course which day that is, is anyone's guess!) the pier has had some decent activity.  This week a few pomps came over the rail early in the morning, a few jacks schools slid by, a kingfish or two made a showing early in the morning and then again late in the day, and the snook started to get a little more active as well.  The live bait has been holding around the pier decently, and that will no doubt keep some fish around.  Tarpon have also started to move along the beach a bit; with it being mostly lone fish or small pods.  No word yet on bigger schools of tarpon starting to push north yet...though it is getting to be that time you would expect to see them.      

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.

SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.

SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Our friend Sean (great IG follow @bangincans by the way) and his family were in town a couple weeks ago and re-upped on all their Juno Bait and Catch365 Gear... and promptly put it all to good use back up north!