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OFFSHORE-  Less than ideal weather offshore has kept reports a bit slim again this week.  A handful of wahoo reports did come in with the full moon before the weather blew up.  Sailfish action has started to improve, and should only continue to get better with each passing cold front.  Kite fishing with goggle eyes and blue runners will remain the tactic of choice from the Loran Tower south.  Look for the sails to be in 100-200' of water for the most part.  Dolphin, including some good size gaffers, should be mixed in with the sails as well.  A few cobia also being reported in the mix.  Bottom fishing remains strong for this time of year.  Good snapper reports, a handful of grouper, and a stray cobia or two are keeping things interesting on the bottom.  Sardines remain the bait of choice on the bottom. 

INSHORE-  Snook fishing continues to remain strong around the bridges and in the Loxahatchee River.  The snook are eating shrimp at night around the bridges and docklights; while a live mullet remains the bait of choicefor the snook during the day.  Mixed in with the snook have been some bruiser jacks as well.  Look for the jacks to be along seawalls that have a few feet of water up against them.  A live mullet fished tight to the wall won't go unoticed for long if they are around.  The resident Lox River Tarpon have been biting pretty good over the past few weeks.  Hobe Sound Flats continue to produce a nice mixed bag of species.  Ladyfish, jacks, pompano, bluefish, snapper, snook, and a few trout are all being caught from Mile Marker 40 to Mile Marker 44.  Live shrimp is a solid bait choice for fishing the flats up that way.  

SURF/PIER-  Pompano action has remained very strong along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier this week.  Doc's Goofy Jigs are a solid lure choice at the Pier; while sandfleas, clams, and FishBItes are the baits of choice along the beach.  Look for the pomps to bite best during lowlight periods of the day, especially if it lines up with a high tide.  Bluefish remain a bit sporadic, but are coming through in decent numbers.  Silver spoons, diamond jigs, noisy popping plugs, and cut mullet are all good choices for the blues.  Blacktip sharks are along the beach in good numbers, and a lot of fun on light tackle.  Spanish Mackerel should start to show in better numbers at pretty much anytime as well.

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas to 8 feet. Period 9 seconds. North northeast swell 3 feet in the morning. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Along the coast, seas 2 to 3 feet. In the Gulf Stream, seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet building to 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas to 8 feet in the afternoon. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers in the morning, then slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots along the coast to north 15 to 20 knots in the Gulf Stream. Along the coast, seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas to 9 feet building to 8 to 10 feet with occasional seas to 13 feet in the afternoon. In the Gulf Stream, seas 10 to 12 feet with occasional seas to 15 feet. North northeast swell 3 to 7 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of showers.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE- Sailfish action has been improving, and should be very good this weekend with passing cold front.  The “Dust em’ Off” Sailfish tournament kicks the season off for us, and should only improve from here on out.  Best action on the sails has been down south of Palm Beach Inlet in 150-200’ of water.  As usual live goggle eyes and small blue runners will be the way to go for bait.  Not much on the dolphin this week, but don’t be surprised to hear of a few big ones being mixed in with the sailfish this weekend.  Bottom fishing was good again this week with some nice snapper catches coming in.  Ninety feet of water from the Juno Beach Pier up to Jupiter Inlet has been a very safe bet on good bottom fishing action. 
 
INSHORE- Some pretty good reports this week on the inshore side of things.  The Munyon Island flats have been holding snook, jacks, ladyfish, and a few others.  A small swimming plug (like a Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow) is a solid lure choice right now.  The snook are stacking up on docklights in good number, and are keying in on shrimp.  Fish moving water (incoming or outgoing tide) with live shrimp, shrimp imitating lures, or small swimming plugs for fast action on the snook.  The Hobe Sound flats are coming to life with cooling water temps.  Snook, jacks, pompano, ladyfish, bluefish, and others are all hanging out in fair numbers up that way. 
 
SURF/PIER- Pompano action remains steady along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier.  Along the beach the bait fishermen are doing best using sandfleas, clams, and FishBites.  Anglers on the pier are finding the best action throwing Doc’s Goofy Jigs in bright colors.  Early morning and late afternoon have been producing the best action on the pompano.  Bluefish action has been steadily improving as well, and should continue to improve as we see some more cold fronts push through.  Spanish Mackerel are increasing in numbers at the Juno Beach Pier.  Small clark spoons, gotcha lures, and crappie jigs are the best lure choices for the Mackerel.  A handful of kingfish are hanging around at the Juno Beach Pier.  Good numbers of blacktip sharks around as well.  Lots of fun to catch them from the beach on light tackle.  Fresh chunks of bait at night is the way to go for the sharks.  
 
NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...North northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of light showers in the morning, then chance of light showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SATURDAY...North northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Along the coast, seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet building to 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas to 10 feet in the afternoon. In the Gulf Stream, seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas to 10 feet building to 9 to 11 feet with occasional seas to 14 feet in the afternoon. Period 7 seconds. North swell 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. Showers likely . Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SUNDAY...East northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas to 10 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas to 8 feet in the afternoon. North northeast swell 3 feet in the morning. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of light showers in the morning.

Thanks FOr Reading,
Todd
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​OFFSHORE- Reports were slim again this week; and the weather doesn’t look especially exciting for the upcoming weekend.  A few scattered dolphin reports coming in from 400-600’ of water, but no consistency to speak of on the dolphin.  Trolling the usual dolphin baits and lures (ballyhoo, squid, bonita strips, and small jetheads)  is the best way to go for the dolphin.  Sailfish reports were slim this week, with the prevailing southeast wind not helping.  A little northeast wind in the upcoming forecast could/should help fire the sails up.  Wahoo fishing remains very good to the south of us, and in the Bahamas as well; but is a slow pick for the most part in our local area.  Scattering of kingfish along the 120’ ledge.  Bottom fishing reports have been pretty good this week.  Some nice mutton snappers (Including reports of muttons over 10lbs!) and a few cobia around.  Sardines remain the bait of choice along the bottom.
 
INSHORE- The inshore fishing was a bit of a toss up this week. The big news was some good action heating up around Munyon Island.  A nice push of finger mullet around Munyon Island and in McArthur State Park had the snook, jacks, and bluefish fired up.  Throwing topwaters early and late in the day is a good bet.  Don’t overlook fishing at night as a good option as well in the same area.  Snook fishing around the bridges slacked off a bit this week, but still a decent number of fish around.  Sheepshead and Black Drum are beginning to pop up in the wintertime hangouts.  Live shrimp will be the bait of choice for them.  Reports along the Hobe Sound Flats are improving, with a mixture of wintertime species beginning to take up their seasonal homes.
 
SURF/PIER- Southeast winds have really slowed the reports down for the week.  Pompano reports have not been very good this week.  A handful of pomps around, but tough fishing for the most part.  The bluefish action slowed down this week, but that could change with an upcoming change in the wind.  The bluefish that are around have been biting best late in the afternoon or at night.  Best action on the bluefish has been north of Jupiter Inlet.  The Juno Beach Pier has had some Spanish Mackerel and a few Kingfish around as well.  Best action of the mackerel will be with crappie jigs and the “bobber rig”.   A Rapala X-Rap or Yo-Zuri Longcast Hydro Minnow is a good way to go for the kings.  Best action on the kings will be first thing in the morning.  Blacktip and Spinner Sharks are around in pretty good numbers.  Best action on the sharks will come very late in the afternoon or at night.  The Juno Beach Pier also saw a handful of redfish and surprisingly a few flounder this week. 
 
NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas to 5 feet. Period 4 seconds. North northeast
swell 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers.
Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
 
SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with
occasional seas to 6 feet. North northeast swell 3 feet.
Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers through the
day. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
 
SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with
occasional seas to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
 
Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Slower report offshore this week for the most part.  Partially due to weather, and partially due to time of year.  It's that tough transition time when summer patterns are fading out; but the sailfish haven't shown up in numbers just yet.  Best sailfish bite continue to be up to the north, with the trolling guys catching some fish up to the north of Ft. Pierce Inlet.  A handful of sailfish around locally for the live bait guys, but not seeing big numbers just yet.  A few decent cold fronts should get them pointing their noses south.  Scattered dolphin reports this week in 400-600', but defined pattern to speak of.  Dolphin fishing is honestly a bit of...luck of the draw at the moment.  Kingfish remain scattered along the 120' ledge.  Wahoo reports slowed down this week with the moon falling off in size.  Snapper fishing reports remained fairly steady along the bottom.  

INSHORE-  Lots of mullet around over the past week....mullet run isn't over just yet!  Snook remain the main species around inshore, but a few more jacks (Including some big ones) are pushing in as well.  Look for the mullet to move around the most during lowlight periods of the day and at night.  Fishing will obviously be best in the same kind of time frame.   If your into throwing lures go with hardbaits (Yo-Zuri Pencil and Darter, SP Minnow, X-Rap) over soft plastics as just enough bluefish are mixed in to make throwing soft plastics very annoying.  Other inshore action is beginning to pick up as well.  Our wintertime drum and sheepshead are starting to filter in.  Not in huge numbers just yet, but they are coming back in.  A live shrimp on a jighead is a great lure choice for them.

SURF/PIER-  Bluefish are beginning to show up in fair numbers.  Best action on them remains north of Jupiter Inlet, with a few making it down to the south as well.  Noisy topwater lures are a great choice during lowlight periods of the day, while spoons an cutbait work well when the sun is up a bit.  Spanish mackerel are scattered up and down the beach in good numbers.  Pompano action wasn't as good this week, but some are still being caught.  The sharks are around in pretty solid numbers right now.   Pretty good mixed bag action along the beach for the most part. 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet. Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. Chance of light showers through the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Light showers likely. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of light showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Reports were better this week, thanks largely in part to some nicer weather.  Dolphin fishing popped off the early part of the week, with some nice size fish being caught.  300-400' of water seemed to be the ticket for most of the dolphin, though fish were caught both shallower and deeper.  A handful of wahoo were caught on the full moon here, but the best reports o the wahoo are starting to come out of the Bahamas.  Fishing right out front of West End has been very good for the wahoo over the past few days.  Scattered kingfish reports along the edge, but no big numbers.  Sailfish reports are a bit on the slim side, but a few are coming through.  Snapper reports remain strong along the bottom.  Some nice yellowtail and mutton snapper coming up, along with a handful of scattered grouper.  Sardines remain the bait of choice on the bottom.

INSHORE-  Snook fishing continues to pop off pretty good on the inshore side of things.  Fishing live mullet around seawalls and boat docks during the day, and working shadow lines around bridges at night seems to be producing the best.  The snook are still keyed in on the mullet, so take advantage of that now.  It's a good time to throw the bigger plugs, swimbaits, and jigs to get good quality bites from the snook right now.  Before long it goes to the shrimp bite...and honestly that's just not as easy as fishing the big stuff.  Still some big jacks, and the occasional tarpon or two, cruising around the ICW as well currently.  Hobe Sound Flats are starting to come to life as well with slight drops in water temps.  Not red hot up that way yet, but it is improving.  

SURF/PIER-  Pompano fishing remains very good along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier.  Sandfleas, clams, and FishBites are the bait of choice, while Doc's Goofy Jigs are the lure of choice.  The jig bite at the pier is as good as it has been for years.  No hot colors on the jigs, so keep a few different colors on hand.  The kingfish have also been biting at the Pier over the past few days.  Early morning and later afternoon is the ticket to get those king bites.  A sardine on a trolley rig or casting a Rapala X-Rap is the way to go.  Scattering of Spanish Mackerel around, but not in huge numbers.  Been some bluefish around as well.  A loud noisy topwater or silver spoon has been working well on the blues.  Sharks are staring to show in some pretty good numbers as well.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Period 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.

SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Chance of light showers.

SUNDAY...South southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of light showers.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Fishing report coming at you a day early this week.  Headed out of town this weekend; hopefully with a little NE Surf fishing story to follow close behind.  Stay tuned for that...

OFFSHORE-  Not a whole lot to write about for offshore reports again this week.  Between the less than ideal ocean conditions and the definite changing of the seasons its pretty slow offshore right now. Gonna be another tough weekend for small boaters to get offshore.   Look for the sailfish to start snapping very soon.  It's a few weeks early for the true start of sailfish season, but each time the wind blows out of the north expect more and more to sails to start pointing their noses south.  The trolling bite from Stuart to Fort Pierce is historically the first to fire off for the sailfish.  However, a lot of years a nice little push of early season sails bypasses the trollers; and the livebaiters put up some numbers off of Jupiter.  This could be the weekend for double digit releases on the sailfish.   No dolphin reports to speak of this week, but should no doubt be some floating around this weekend.  East winds should help blow them inshore a bit.  The moon is right for the wahoo to make a showing.  Snapper reports remain very good along the bottom.  Sardines remain the bait of choice on the bottom.  

INSHORE-  Snook reports remain very good inshore right now.  The snook are taking advantage of the last pods of mullet pouring through.  Bridges, seawalls, and boat docks are all great spots to start looking for the snook right now.  For the most part they want to be in a nice ambush spot and not wandering around in open water.  Best bet is to locate good ambush spots, and try to fish the tides to your advantage.  Use incoming or outgoing tide to present baits to fish naturally for best results.  Should still be some tarpon and big jacks mixed in with the snook.  Also, still a scattered redfish or two being caught inshore.  No great reports yet from the Hobe Sound Flats, but cooling water should really start to get some fish moving in that way as well.  

SURF/PIER-   Pompano reports remain very good along the beach and at the Juno Beach Fishing Pier.  Sandfleas, clams, and FishBites will be the best bait choices, while Doc's Goofy Jig reigns supreme as far as lures go.  No hot color yet to speak of on the jigs, so be sure to have a few different options to offer.  Bluefish are starting to show up along the beach as well in decent numbers.  Loud noisy topwaters (ask us for a custom "Pelican"), diamond jigs, and cut bait are all good choices for the bluefish.  A few scattered Spanish Mackerel reports, but no big numbers yet to speak of.  The spinner sharks are starting to show, and are already starting to show some interest in the topwater lures as well.  The Pier may provide the most fishing chances this weekend, as the report currently has it looking a bit rough!  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms.

FRIDAY...East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots along the coast to east northeast 10 to 20 knots in the Gulf Stream. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas to 9 feet. North northeast swell 4 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. Chance of showers.

SATURDAY...East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas to 9 feet. Northeast swell 4 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of showers in the morning. .

SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas to 8 feet. Northeast swell 4 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE:  Less than ideal conditions for much of the week have once again kept reports to a minimum.  Dolphin fishing remains good, with fish being caught in 200-900' of water in good numbers.  Trolling the usual dolphin baits (Strips, squid, ballyhoo, small jetheads, etc) is a good way to find the dolphin.  The dolphin are not locked on structure, so be prepared to cover some water to find them.  Sailfish are starting to show up in better numbers, and that will only improve as the north winds start to blow a little more.  Don't be surprised to hear about some boats stacking up some releases in the not too distant future.  KIngfish, and a wahoo or two, remain scattered up and down the 120' ledge from Palm Beach to Jupiter Inlet.  Snapper reports remain pretty good along the bottom,  Look for the snapper to bite best in around 90' of water, with sardines being the baits of choice.  A few cobia remain mixed in with the snapper.  

INSHORE:  The mullet remain around in good numbers, and the snook and tarpon are taking full advantage of the plentiful food source.  Look for the most action to go down early in the morning, late in the afternoon, and at night.  The snook in particular are going to feed best at night.  Look for the snook to be in ambush points waiting for the tide to move mullet to them.  Bridge fenders, shadow lines, seawalls, etc that help line up the snook are great starting spots.  Present the baits up current and let the them flow back naturally with the tide.  In addition to the snook and tarpon; jacks, ladyfish, a few redfish, and others are mixed in the inshore action as well currently.   

SURF/PIER:   Fall surf fishing is slowly setting in along the beach.  Bluefish, pompano, and sharks are all showing up in pretty good numbers.  The pompano are being caught in good numbers on the Juno Beach Pier on Doc's Goofy Jigs.  Along the beach sandfleas, clams, and Fishbites are the baits of choice for the pomps.  Bluefish are biting topwater lures, silver spoons, diamond jigs, and cut bait.  Spinner/Blacktip sharks are starting to show in good numbers as well.  Still some schools of mullet coming down with tarpon in them.  Should be a pretty good weekend along the beach, get after it! 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...East northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Next few days look pretty nice for a run offshore, and the fishing justify's it big time right now!  Good dolphin fishing this week in 200-600' of water from south of Palm Beach Inlet to the Loran Tower.  Trolling the usual assortment of dolphin baits (Squid, strips, ballyhoo, etc) should produce well.  Mixed in with the dolphin have been a fair number of early season sailfish.  Kingfish action is good along the 120' ledge.  Snapper reports sound pretty solid as well in 80-95' of water.  Sardines (which at the time of writing we have back in-stock!) are the bait of choice on the bottom.  Don't be surprised if a cobia or two joins the mix. 

INSHORE-  Snook fishing remains very good inshore right now.  The mullet continue to flow through and the snook are taking full advantage.  Look for the snook to be stacked up around the bridges at night.  Fish a moving tide for best results, and even though the fish are around and biting well; be prepared to put some time in to catch them.  Tarpon are also mixed in with the snook in decent numbers.  

SURF/PIER-  The Juno Beach Pier has had some pretty good fishing this week.  Slight change in the weather has some of our fall species starting to show.  Bluefish and pompano are biting at the pier in pretty good numbers, as are a fair number of redfish ad a few nice tripletail.  A Doc's goofy jig is a solid lure choice for all around action on the pier right now, as is a live shrimp on a jighead.  The tarpon are around mullet schools, but it does seem to be slowing down just a bit on them.  Snook action remains fair along the beach, but will begin to slow as more bluefish begin to show. 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...East northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

SATURDAY...East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of showers.

SUNDAY...East northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas to 9 feet. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas. Slight chance of showers.

Thanks For Reading,
​Todd

OFFSHORE-  No offshore reports to speak of from the past week, and based on the weather it doesn't look like we will be getting any reports to speak of this weekend either.  Looks like a good weekend to work on some tackle, get the line freshened up on the reels, tighten up any of those boat projects you've been putting off, dust off the sailfish tackle, and maybe swing by your local tackle shop (wink wink) for any tackle restocking you've been putting off.  This weather can't last forever...be ready for when it breaks! 

INSHORE-  Despite dirty water conditions throughout much of the local area, the mullet continue to push through and the fish are around.  Look for the mullet to be the most active and moving around during lowlight periods of the day and at night.  Snook will be the main predators around, mixed in will be a good number of tarpon and jacks as well.  Look for the snook to be hanging around bridges, boat docks seawalls, and other areas that they can use the tide to funnel the mullet to them.  The tarpon and jacks are not as specific and will more commonly be just following the schools of mullet.  No surprise here...Look for the predators to feed best on moving water.  Incoming or outgoing tide will push the mullet, and the predators will line up to take advantage of easy meals.   Try throwing Rapala X-Raps, Yo-Zuri Mag Darters, Flair Hawk style jigs, and bigger swimbaits around the mullet schools.  Fish around the edges of the mullet schools for best results.  If your fishing live mullet; also fish them around the edges or under the schools for best luck.  

SURF/PIER-  Rough conditions again for surf guys this week.  Water conditions are brutal, and conditions are not conducive to fishing.  Look for Jupiter and Palm Beach Inlet to be good alternatives to surf and pier fishing this week.  The mullet are around and plenty of stuff is around feeding on them.  Snook and tarpon are in the inlet, along with some bruiser jacks.  In between the brutal surf and dirty water conditions a few pompano reports are trickling in.  Hoping for some better weather soon...we need it! 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER-
Substantial swell combined with very breezy northeast to east winds will produce rough seas across the Atlantic waters, especially over the Gulf Stream where wave heights may exceed 10 feet through this weekend. Strengthening northeast to east winds are also expected to create hazardous marine conditions over the Gulf waters and Lake Okeechobee through the remainder of this week into this weekend. Small Craft Advisories are in effect for all of the South Florida waters. There is some potential for occasional gusts to reach near gale-force over the South Florida Atlantic waters for Friday into Saturday. Also, small craft should exercise extreme caution especially around jetties and inlets.

Friday...East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet with occasional seas to 14 feet. Period 6 seconds. Northeast swell 3 to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SATURDAY...East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet with occasional seas to 13 feet. Period 6 seconds. Northeast swell 5 feet. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

SUNDAY...East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas to 10 feet. Northeast swell 4 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Report In Progress...

OFFSHORE-  Reports remained a bit slim with less than ideal weather conditions and sub par water quality.  Those venturing farther offshore late last weekend/early in the week found a decent number of dolphin in 100-1200' of water.  Key was finding good blue water.  Conditions don't look great for a run way offshore this weekend; but with any luck the east/northeast winds could help blow some cleaner water in a little closer to shore.  It's a bit early in the season but the conditions this weekend could trigger a little early season sailfish bite for those looking to break out the kites and get some baits flying again.  In along the edge the kingfish are still biting in the blue/green water.  Most of the fish are on the smaller side, with a few bigger ones mixed in.  Snapper fishing reports remain pretty slow for the most part.  The bottom fish did bite south of Lake Worth Inlet for a day or two, but overall it is pretty tough on the bottom fishing.  Mixed in with the dirty water on top has been some cold water on the bottom...not your most ideal combo.

INSHORE-  The mullet run continues to take center stage on the inshore side of things.  Snook, tarpon, jacks, and even a few redfish are being caught inshore around the mullet schools.  For the most part the mullet are moving primarily at night, very early morning, and late afternoon.  A wide variety of lures will work around the mullet schools; including Zara Spooks, Rapala X-Raps, Yo-Zuri Mag Darters and Pencils, SpoolTek Swimbaits, and many more.  Of course fishing live mullet is also a good option.  Wether fishing lures or live mullet, best action typically comes while fishing the outside edges of the school or also fishing below the school.  Baits that become separated from the school are just easy pickings for lazy predators.  Fishing the bridges at night remains a good snook option as well.  With current water conditions(DIRTY!), both tides are working pretty equally.  The usual bridge jigs and swimbaits are all working well.  

SURF/PIER- The water remains very dirty along the beach, but still some decent reports coming in.  Despite the gross chocolate milk looking water the snook are biting, mainly around mullet schools.   Bigger mullet schools are holding the tarpon, though the past week has been tough to get on any real consistent numbers.  It's that time of year when we see a few redfish being caught.  The reds are in the inlets, along the beach, and even been a few at the pier.  Also at the pier in the dirty water has been a handful of triple tail.  Pompano bit for a day or two last week, but no reports of any numbers over the past few days to speak of.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas to 8 feet. Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms.

SATURDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms.

​SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd