OFFSHORE-  Looks like a fairly large swell builds in as we head into Memorial Day Weekend.  At the time of writing the weather forecast doesn’t show a lot of wind on it; so hopefully it is just a rolling swell and remains fishable.  Fishing overall this week remained pretty good.  A few scattered dolphin around, with most of them coming from out a little deeper (600-800’ seemed to be fairly productive).  Sailfish action was strong this week, with quite a few boats seeing a good number of fish.  Summertime sailfish action is typically best in 200-300’, with a lot of the bites coming on a bait down a little deeper (This is due to cooler oxygen rich water lower in the water column, especially on flat calm days).  Live goggle eyes will work for the sailfish; but don’t overlook pilchards and sardines as very good bait options as well.  Blackfin Tuna action also remains very good in 200-300’ of water.  Live sardines and pilchards fished mid water column remain the best bet for the blackfin.  Vertical jigs continue to catch a few blackfin as well, but the live baits did produce a little better this week.  Kingfish action remains very strong along the 120’ ledge.  The kings have been on both a pretty good sunrise and sunset bite.  Mid day is going to be a little tougher to get the kings biting good; as they tend to school up and slide out a little deeper.  Lowlight periods is when they will fire up the best.  Snapper fishing was good again this week.  Mostly a pretty good mixture of mutton and yellowtail snapper.  No surprise here…but sardines and squid will be the best bait choices on the bottom.  


INSHORE-  This is the last weekend of snook season; so if you need one for dinner you better go! Snook fishing has been good again this week as the snook are only a few weeks away from full spawn mode now.  The snook are starting to fill into the inlets, and they are hungry and willing to eat right now.  If your looking for snook during the day around the inlets; live baits fished on the bottom will be the best bet.  At night Flair Hawks and Swimbaits are a great way to go for the snook.  Bridges that are somewhat close to inlets are a great starting spot.  Moving water is critical (with outgoing tide typically being the preferred choice) to get the snook biting.  It’s a small window in the tide that snook feed in, so make sure to keep track of when you are getting bites…That pattern will almost always repeat itself!  Mangrove snapper reports remain good inshore.  Live shrimp fished on a jighead is a good bet for the mangrove snapper; as is small live pilchard on a knocker rig.  


SURF/PIER- I know I keep writing that pompano season is over…but they continue to pick away at a few fish each week.  The weather forecast actually looks good for a few more pomps to be around this weekend.  Depending on how the swell builds in over the weekend, jigging for them from the pier maybe the best bet.  Spanish Mackerel action slowed at the pier this week, with only a small scattering around.  Free-lining small pilchards or a white crappie jig are the best bet for the Macs.  The snook bite remains good at the Juno Beach Pier.  A building swell this week may change things up a bit on that; though sometimes the swell and dirty water will get the snook extra fired up.    Kingfish have still been making a showing at the end of the pier a lot of afternoons.  A Rapala X-Rap or similar swimming plug is the best bet to entice a bite out of the kings.  


NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...W SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 7 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of tstms in the morning.
Showers. Tstms likely in the afternoon.

SAT...W NW winds around 10 kt becoming N in the evening. Seas
6 to 9 ft, occasionally to 11 ft. N NE swell 3 to 7 ft.
Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of tstms in the morning.
A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in
the afternoon.

SUN…N NE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E NE in the evening. Seas
2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in
the afternoon.

MON...N NW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E NE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Snook approves of the new Juno Bait Towels...perfect for the Beach or Boat she says! 

OFFSHORE-  Fishing remains very good offshore right now.  Dolphin reports are a bit spotty, but those putting in the time do continue to find some decent numbers.  Best depth on the dolphin has been about 400-600'; but that has bounced around daily depending on conditions.  Trolling bonita strips and squid remains a solid choice for the dolphin.  The blackfin tuna bite remains absolutely on fire in 200-300' of water.  Live baits weighted to fish 20-40' below the surface or a vertical jig dropped down deep and ripped back up are no doubt the best way to go for the tuna; especially the bigger ones!  Kingfish action is also really good along the 120' ledge.  Early morning and late afternoon will be the best bet for the kings.  A throat hooked sardine is the way to go for the kings.  Bottom fishing remains solid, with some really good mutton snapper around.  Sardines or bonita chunks are the way to go for bottom baits.   

INSHORE-  Snook fishing remains strong inshore.  The snook are not in the inlets in big numbers yet; but they are not far from it.  As they push towards the inlet they are ready to eat for sure.  The night snook bite around the bridges has really popped off over the past few weeks as well.  Flair Hawk jigs and NLBN Swimbaits are the way to go for the snook.  A few more mangrove snapper around this week.  Small pilchards and live shrimp will be the top bait choices for the snapper.  

SURF/PIER-  Another pretty good week along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier.  Pompano action has pretty much dried up, with just a few late season stragglers still hanging around.  A little east southeast wind in the weekend forecast is ideal to help get the last of the pomps biting.  The Juno Beach Pier has been producing pretty decent action this week, with a decent assortment of species around.  Spanish Mackerel action remains strong.  Snook fishing continues to improve on a weekly basis.  Best bite on the snook has been early morning and late afternoon.  Still a few kingfish cruising through the pier late in the afternoon, along with some passing schools of jacks and tarpon.  A Rapala X-Rap remains a solid lure choice for all of them.    

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 4 seconds increasing to 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SAT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the morning.

SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Happy customers after another productive day with Captain Jeff on TenX Charters! (www.gofishjupiter.com)

OFFSHORE-  Another nice week of mixed bag action offshore this week.  Dolphin reports were a little better this week, with some nice gaffers being caught.  Strong east winds should help push some dolphin in a little closer this weekend as well.  Trolling ballyhoo, bonita strips, and squid is a good bet for the dolphin.  Try to find productive areas (weedlines, debris, current rips, etc) to concentrate on in place of simply trolling around.  Blackfin Tuna action remains very good in 200-300' of water up and down the line, including a nice number of twenty plus pound fish.  Trolling small feathers and small daisy chains will work well on the smaller tuna; but try and get down deeper for the bigger fish.  A vertical jig dropped 100-150' down and ripped back up is a great way to entice a bite out of bigger fish.  If vertical jigging isn't in your bag of tricks; try putting a live bait 30-60' below the surface for the bigger tuna.  Kingfish action remains very good along the 120' ledge.  Early morning and late afternoon will be the times to go for the kingfish.  A free-lined throat hooked sardine is a killer way to go for the kingfish.  Some nice snapper reports again this week.  Those big mutton snapper love to hangout under the kingfish (who are quite sloppy eaters) school and wait for the scraps to fall down to them.  

INSHORE-  Snook fishing remains the best bet inshore right now.  The snook are hungry and ready to eat as they start to move towards the inlets.  Look for the snook to be most active at night, especially on outgoing tide.  Cleaner ocean water on the incoming tide makes them harder to trick; but a little color to it on outgoing tide is often all it takes.  Only a few more weeks to inviter a slot home for dinner...time to get after them while you can! A flair hawk jig or NLBN Swimbait remain solid lure choices, especially when your trying to get a bigger bite.  Mangrove snapper reports remain pretty good inshore, and should only improve with warming weather.  Small live pilchards or live shrimp are the best bet for the mangrove snapper.  

SURF/PIER- Fishing slowed down just a bit this week along the beach and on the pier; but overall remains pretty good.  Pompano season has almost come to an end; but still a few fish around for those putting the time in.  The best pompano bite has been very early morning and the last half hour or so of daylight: Calm clear conditions will limit the bite to those short couple of windows.  Stronger east winds in the forecast for the weekend could fire up a little late season flurry on the pomps.  The Juno Beach Pier has had a good Spanish Mackerel bite this week.  White crappie jigs remain the go to lure of choice for the macs.  With sloppier conditions in play for the weekend; a small diamond jig or Gotcha may play a little better.  Still a few kingfish around the pier late in the afternoon.  A Rapala X-Rap, Yo-Zuri LC Minnow, or similar style swimming plug is the way to go for the kingfish.  Still a little day to day on the snook, but they do continue to hold in better numbers at the pier.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.

SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt along the coast to E 15 to 20 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers.

SUN...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd
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Another GREAT catch this week from Captain Eric aboard County Line Charters (www.countylinecharters.com)...his customers have had some great trips this week! 

OFFSHORE-  Good mixed bag action continued offshore this week.  Sailfish are still around in pretty good numbers, with multiple chances still being pretty common for those putting the time in.  Look for the sailfish to push a little north and out a little deeper over the next few weeks; but overall remain around in pretty good numbers.  Blackfin Tuna action remains very good in 250-350' of water.  The bigger tuna continue to be caught by fishing livebaits 30-50' down or on a vertical jig.  Scattered dolphin bite this week, and east winds in the forecast will hopefully help push some in a little shallower over the weekend.  The blackfins will come up closer to the surface to feed early and late in the day; but the higher the sun gets the deeper you want to fish.  Moon is full on Friday..should be some early season wahoo around.  Trolling a DTX minnow or bonita strip behind a planer remains a top tactic for the wahoo.  Look for 150-300' of water to be the ideal wahoo range right now.  The kingfish are here in solid numbers along the 120' ledge right now.  Livebaits fished down deep or a dead sardine on a triple hooked knocker rig are a pretty safe bet for the kings.  Again...sorry to sound like a broken record throughout the report...go early and late for the best luck with the kings.  Snapper fishing has been decent over the past week.  Sardines remain the bait of choice on the bottom.  

INSHORE-  Snook fishing remains the best bet inshore right now.  The snook are starting to move towards the inlets and they are ready to eat along the way.  During the day it's going to be livebaits under boat docks and along seawalls with some current.  Lowlight conditions will trigger the snook to bite a topwater fished in the same areas.  At night the bridge bite has started to get going.  Bigger baits (Flairhawks and bigger swimbaits) are the way to go right now.  Look for the top of outgoing tide to produce the most action in most spots..of course keep in mind that certain spots will/can work better on different parts of the tide.  Having some moving water though is key; slack tide rarely provides any action.  Mangrove snapper reports continue to improve on a weekly basis.  

SURF/PIER-  Still getting a pretty fair amount of pompano reports coming in.  With calmer conditions and cleaner water for the most part over the past week; the bite has moved to very early and very late in the day.  High sun and clear water is not the ideal combo for a hot pomp bite.  Get out before the sun comes up or the last hour or two before it goes down for best results.  A little change in the wind will likely help the pompano fishing as we move into the weekend.  The fishing on the Juno Beach Pier remains strong.  A pretty wide assortment of species around over the past week.  An early run of baitfish (primarily pilchards with a few threadfins in the mix) has brought on a nice number of Spanish Mackerel and decent number of snook.  The snook will no doubt increase in numbers as we click further into May.  Out on the end of the pier still a good number of big jacks cruising through, along with quite a few kingfish.  The kingfish will be the most active early in the morning and then again late in the afternoon.  A swimming plug (Rapala X-Rap or Yo-Zuri LC minnow) is a good choice for both the kingfish and jacks.  Also seeing an early push of bonita come through the pier as well.  It's a little early but a handful of mangrove snapper showing up at the pier as well.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...Winds E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SAT...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

SUN...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Bill had a great day fishing with Captain Eric of Countyline Charters (www.countylinecharters.com) earlier this week catching this nice dolphin and some solid kingfish as well! 

OFFSHORE- Solid springtime mixed bag action offshore again this week (in between the weather and storms). This is a great time of year to be offshore; with sailfish, dolphin, Blackfin Tuna, kingfish, wahoo, and more all being possible.  In fact; a lot of first hand reports sound kind of like that right now...  Not uncommon to hear, "Yeah it was a good day out there.  We jumped a sail, had a couple dolphin, missed a couple kings, and stuck a nice Blackfin at the end of the day".  Sailfish action has bounced around, but 175-250' remains pretty solid bet.  Dolphin remain (quite literally) scattered across the ocean, pretty much anybody's guess on where you may find them.  Typically this time of year the dolphin aren't in giant schools, but the average size of the fish tends to be a little larger.  Trolling small ballyhoo, squid, and bonita strips is a good way to go for the dolphin.  In along the 120' ledge kingfish action remains very good.  Drifting dead sardines on a knocker rig or throat hooking live baits is the best bet for the kings.  Snapper fishing was pretty good this week as well.  A few nice muttons around, along with some very strong yellowtail numbers.  

INSHORE-  Snook fishing continues to improve inshore these days.  A good amount of rain has had the spillways flowing and the snook are never one to miss out on that.  Bridge action has also continued to improve as well.  The snook are getting more aggressive by the day, and the bigger lures continue to work better and better.  Flair Hawks and big swimbaits are getting more and more bites daily.  Not as many big jacks inshore right now, but still a few bruisers around.  A few local resident tarpon around as well.  Mangrove snapper action has started to improve as well.  Small live pilchards and live shrimp are the way to go for the mangroves.  

SURF/PIER-  Been a pretty good week of fishing along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier again this week.  While pompano action has started to slow down; a decent number of fish are still swimming through.  Early early morning and late afternoon have been the best bet for the pomps.  Sandfleas, clams, and FishBites remain the top bait choices for the pompano.  Pompano action on the pier has slowed way down; but they are still picking away at some decent numbers on bright colored Doc's Goofy Jigs.  Been a lot of big jacks cruising through the end of the Pier.  A Rapala X-Rap, GT Ice Cream, or diamond jig is a top lure choice for the big bruisers.  Bring your heavy tackle and hold on when the jack come cruising through.  A good number of kingfish around the pier as well this week.  A size 12 or 14 Rapala X-Rap is the way to go for the kingfish; with the best action coming late in the afternoon.  Snook action also continues to improve on a weekly basis.  A good amount of bait around the pier already...looks like it should be a good summer! 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...Winds S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 25 kt along the coast to S 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

SUN...S SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

 OFFSHORE-  Weather again this week has kept reports a bit slow.  Those that did push out this week found a fair mixed bag of action.  Sailfish are still around in fair numbers, with pretty much everybody at least getting a chance or two that has been looking for them.  Dolphin fishing has been decent.  Not big numbers of fish, but those putting in the time have been finding a few.  Trolling bonita strips and squid (which can typically be pulled a bit faster than ballyhoo) has been the best bet for the dolphin.  Best depth on the dolphin has bounced between 300-500' for the most part depending on conditions.  Blackfin Tuna action was a bit slower this week, but still a handful around.  A vertical jig in 200-300' of water is the best bet for the Blackfin; especially the bigger ones.  In along the 120' ledge the kingfish (and yes you guessed it...the Bonita) are filling in pretty nicely.  The kings will typically bite best early in the morning and then again late in the afternoon.  If the kingfish are really fired up drifting a dead sardine on a knocker rig will do the trick.  When they get picky throat hooked live bait (preferably live sardines) is the ticket.  Bottom fishing reports were a bit slower this week; largely due to the weather.  A few solid snapper catches for those that did make it out.  

INSHORE- Not a huge amount to write about inshore this week.  Snook fishing was pretty good this week.  Lowlight periods and tide changes at night are the way to go for the snook.  While warming temps and a general pre-spawn inclination to start eating more will have them more active: They are still lazy fish that exert as little energy as possible to eat.  Keep that in mind when presenting lures and live baits to them.  Use the current and wind to present baits to easy ambush points.  When snook are going to eat (with very very few exceptions) they will be pointed into the current waiting for food to come to them.  Been a few pretty good schools of tarpon around both Palm Beach and Jupiter Inlet this week; though by most accounts they have not been interested in eating.  Mangrove snapper action picked up a bit inshore as well.  

SURF/PIER-  Pompano fishing remained very good both along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier this week.  From the surf it was the usual baits (Sandfleas,clams, and Fishbites) doing most of the damage.  Seemed to be a little more of a morning bite going on than the past few weeks; with fish also still being caught in the afternoon as well.  From the pier bait it seems to be about a 50/50 split between bait and Doc's Goofy JIgs catching the pomps.  Bright colored Goofy Jigs (Pink, Green, and Orange especially) remain the best color choice.  The Juno Beach Pier has also had a solid number of jacks (Including some full grown ones!) cruising through.  A GT Ice Cream or old school diamond jig remain top choices for the jacks.  A few snook around the pier; and that should only improve as we move into May and more summertime patters.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.

SAT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

SUN...N NW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming N NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Now that is a full grown one!  Really nice mutton last week from Capt. Jeff and customers on TenX Charters (www.gofishjupiter.com)

Full Disclaimer...this is not the most exciting report you will ever read! 
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OFFSHORE- If for some reason you didn't walk outside at all this week, or look out the window, or somehow did not hear the wind whipping since Sunday; you maybe expecting some good reports!  Of course here in the real world...nobody has fished this week.  Rough nasty conditions have kept everybody at the dock.  The weather though for the weekend (FOR A CHANGE!!!) looks really nice.  Hard to say what the fishing will do; but just about everything is in play.  Sailfish have still been around and will likely bite well.  Conditions do look good to see some dolphin push through.  Blackfin Tuna bite remains good in 200-300' of water.  Kingfish continue to fill in along the 120' ledge as well.  

INSHORE- Nasty conditions kept reports down to a minimum this week.  A handful of snook around (it's no fun to fish in, but the snook like the wind) for those pushing through the weather.  It wasn't a great bite on the snook; more of a grind it out for a few bites.  Dirty water and a lot of seaweed pushing in from offshore made it tough.  As the water begins to clear up expect the snook fishing to continue.  

SURF/PIER-  No reports this week from the beach.  Weather conditions do look good for the weekend.  If the water clears up a bit (clarity and seaweed both) the pompano fishing should be good.  Before it kicked up this week the pompano fishing remained good.  The snook have started to show up a little bit at the Juno Beach Pier, hopefully the rough stuff didn't mess with them too much. 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

SAT...NW winds around 5 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

SUN...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

SHOP NOTE- CLOSED EASTER SUNDAY

OFFSHORE-  Nice mixed bag of action continued offshore this week.  Sailfish action remains good, with just about everybody putting the kites up getting at least a few chances up and down the line.  Good dolphin action (mostly slightly smaller fish) in 400-700' of water trolling bonita strips and squid.  Most of the dolphin have been found around better formed weedlines.  Blackfin tuna action has been good in 200-300' of water.  Live baits fished down 15-30' below the surface or a vertical jig remain the best way to go foe the blackfin; especially the bigger ones.  Kingfish showed up in pretty solid numbers along the 120' ledge this week, along with some early season bonita as well.  The rudderfish are still around in good numbers as well.  Bottom fishing was a bit slower this week (Largely in part to the full moon), but still some good snapper catches coming in. 

INSHORE-  Snook fishing continues to improve with warming weather.  The night bite has been good with the moon and will likely continue through the weekend.  Warmer water temps have the snook ready to hammer a flair hawk or bigger swimbait, especially on outgoing tide.  During the day snook remain keyed in on mullet along seawalls and under boat docks.  A few stray sheepshead left around inshore, but they have really thinned out overall.  Warm weather has the mangrove snapper filling in a little more as well.   

SURF/PIER-  Pompano fishing remains very strong.  Seems like the afternoon bite has been a little better for the pompano; with the best location bouncing around from beach to beach.  Fishbites and Sandfleas remain the top bait choices for the pompano, with clams also producing a few bites this week.  The Juno Beach Pier didn't have quite as many pomps this week, but still a pretty decent amount caught on Doc's Goofy Jigs.  The Pier did see a fair amount of bait show up this week, with a good number of Spanish Mackerel around as well.  Some big jacks and the occasional king or two cruising through the pier as well.  Blacktip shark action remains very good for those looking for something a little bigger to pull on.   

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SAT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.

SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt becoming N NE with gusts to around 20 kt in the evening. Seas 1 to 2 ft building to 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

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Mark Tamim with a bruiser of an AJ caught out of Stuart earlier this week.  My guess is he was hoping to see some different stripes when this guy smashed his seawitch/bonita strip combo.  Impressive solo camera work as well!  

OFFSHORE-  Nice mixed bag early springtime action offshore this week.  The sailfish bite remains good up and down the line.  Not huge numbers on the sailfish; but very consistent action day in day out on them.  Dolphin fishing remains good, with some nice 15-20lb fish around.  A lot of the best action has been in 200-300' of water for the dolphin; but that has bounced around widely depending on the conditions.  Blackfin tuna reports are also very good in the same 200-300' depth range.  Vertical jigs and live sardines (which have started to show up!) fished twenty to thirty feet below the surface are the way to go for the blackfins (especially the bigger blackfin!).  Scattered cobia along the 120' ledge from the Juno Beach Pier up to Jupiter Inlet; with some good snapper action mixed in as well.  Sardines remain the bait of choice for the cobia and snapper.   

INSHORE-  A little slower on the inshore reports this week.  Snook fishing remains good, and should only continuer to improve as the water warms up.  It's kind of hard to believe; but we aren't that far away from the snook starting to head towards the inlets in good numbers.  Before they do that though they tend to go on a feeding frenzy.  Look for the snook to start biting the bigger baits (Flairhawks, NLBN's, Hogy Swimbaits, Etc) better than shrimp jigs and smaller wintertime lures.  Day or night the key to snook fishing is using the tide to your advantage.  Snook are lazy and want to lay nose into the current and wait for baits to come to them.  Present baits and lures that way and snook fishing gets a whole lot easier! Some big springtime jacks cruising seawalls inshore right now, along with an occasional tarpon or two as well.  

SURF/PIER-  Pompano fishing remains very good right now!  Although action slowed a bit on Tuesday and Wednesday on the pomps; overall it remains very strong both along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier.  The usual assortment of sandfleas, clams, shrimp, and Fishbites continue to be the top bait choices; while Doc's Goofy Jigs remain the top lure choice.  The bite seems to be best first thing in the morning and then again later afternoon (Like 4-6, not as much at sunset); and then off and on throughout the day depending on tides.  The sharks (mainly blacktips) are also a fan of the pompano and hanging out close by...In other words REEL FASTER!!!  The Juno Beach Pier has also had some nice schools of big jacks cruising through; with a GT Ice Cream or diamond jig being a top lure choice.  No cobia reports to speak of from the pier this week; but they could come cruising by just about anytime.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...E SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Period 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

SAT...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Some good dolphin reports coming in towards the end of the week.  Calming seas and southeast winds will likely set the dolphin fishing on fire this weekend.  Look for the fish to be in 200-400' of water, especially around structure.  Trolling ballyhoo, bonita strips, or squid will be a good bet for the dolphin.  Live baits under the kite will no doubt also draw in some dolphin.  Sailfish action remained good this week in 120-200' of water.  Bottom fishing has been good this week with some solid snapper action, along with a few big cobia as well.  Sardines and squid remain great bait options on the bottom.  

INSHORE-  Snook fishing was good this week inshore.  A fair number of mullet moving around inshore; and the snook aren't too far behind along with a few jacks and maybe a tarpon or two.  The night bridge bite started to improve this week as well.  Sheepshead action seemed to slack off a bit, but still a few around.  Palm Beach Inlet has had some bruiser jacks cruising through.  A few early season mangrove snapper starting to show up inshore.  

SURF/PIER-  Really, and I mean REALLY, good pompano fishing this week both along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier.  On the beach the usual assortment of baits (sandfleas, clams, shrimp, and Fishbites) are getting the job donr on the pomps.  Best bite has been first thing in the morning, and then again late afternoon.  On the Juno Beach Pier the pomps are biting Doc's Goofy Jigs in bright colors the best.  Pink and green jigs have been the most productive.  A handful of ladyfish and bluefish mixed in with the pomps.  Some big jacks cruising through the pier as well over the past few days.

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SAT...Winds S SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SUN...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd