OFFSHORE-  Dolphin fishing remained good this week.  Most of the better dolphin reports are coming outside of 500' of water; and the real good reports coming deeper than a 1000'.  Look for the usual dolphin clues (birds, weeds, debris, and bait) and the fish won't be too far behind.  Trolling squid, bonita strips, and small jet head style lures remains a good bet for the dolphin.  Blackfin tuna are still biting in 200-300' of water.  Small trolling feathers and small daisy chains are a good choice for the tuna.  Kingfish action remains very good along the 120' ledge.  The kings are biting best during low light periods of the day.  Early morning and/or late afternoon with some live sardines is a great combo for the kings right now!  Snapper fishing has been good this week.  Better reports on the bottom coming out of Jupiter Inlet these days.  Should be a nice weekend...go get em! 
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INSHORE-  Catch and release snook fishing remains the main game in town right now.  The bridges are holding a good number of fish, as are the spillways.  Look for the bridges to produce best on an outgoing tide, and the spillways to be good when the gates are open.  Some nice jacks cruising the seawalls early in the morning.  Mangrove snapper are hanging around the bridges; with the most action on them coming at night.

SURF/PIER-  Catch and release snook fishing is absolutely on fire right now at the Juno Beach Pier.  Lots of big snook showing up, and they are eating.  Look for large live sandperch and croakers to get the biggest fish to eat.  A lot of the time it's been harder to get a sand perch to bite than it has to get the snook to.  The snook are also in Jupiter and Palm Beach Inlets in good numbers as well.  Live baits will be the ticket during the day; while flair hawk jigs and big swimbaits are a good choice at night.  Snook fishing has also been good along the beach, especially on high tide.  Look for the snook to be in the first trough picking out easy meals.  The tarpon are still moving along the beach to the north of Jupiter Inlet, with most being out of shore casting range (In other words you need a boat to get a shot at them).  Scattered mangrove snapper around the Jupiter Inlet jetty.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 knots. Seas less than 2 feet. Intracoastal waters smooth.

SUNDAY...South southwest winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 feet. Intracoastal waters smooth. Slight chance of showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Thanks For Reading:
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Great looking forecast for a run offshore this weekend.  Dolphin fishing remains a bit spotty overall, with fish scattered over a pretty large area.  No hot depths to speak of on the dolphin, but 700-1100' of water seems to be somewhat consistent for the mahi.  All the usual baits and trolling lures will work for the dolphin, with trolling squid and small daisy chains being especially effective as of late.  Setting up a drift around floating debris or productive looking areas and heavily chumming for the dolphin has also been productive.   Blackfin Tuna action remains fair to good depending on time of day in and around 150-220' of water.  The better size blackfin tuna will be caught on live sardines and pilchards very early in the morning and late in the afternoon.  Smaller blackfin can be caught trolling small feathers and daisy chains.  SO...the June Full moon is on Monday, we have a calm ocean, and seaweed has been almost bearable as of late.  Can you say WAHOO?  Should be a great weekend to give the high speed troll or split-tail mullet down deep for a striped one a try.  The Nomad DTX minnow has also been a great lure option for those trying to keep it a little simpler and still have a good chance at a wahoo.  Look for the wahoo to be in and around the 120' ledge early and late in the day and hanging in 200-300' during higher sunlight parts of the day.  Kingfish action remains great along the 120' ledge from the Juno Beach Pier up to Jupiter Inlet.  Best bet on the kings has been late afternoon with live baits, but you can pick at them throughout the day.  Snapper fishing was tough this week with some cold water reported on the bottom.  

INSHORE-  Pretty much total summertime fishing inshore right now.  Catch and release snook fishing will no doubt be the best bet inshore.  The snook are all in and around the inlets for the most part, so start the search there.  Docklights in the ICW and Loxahatchee have been very productive for large numbers of snook, with the average size being 18-22" for the most part.  The snook should really fire up after this full moon.  Mixed in with the snook should be a fair number of jacks, and in certain places a stray tarpon or two.  Mangrove snapper action should also be good with the full moon.  As usual, best time for the snapper will be at night.  Small pilchards and live shrimp are top bait choices for the mangrove snapper.  

SURF/PIER-  Two slightly different surf reports this week.  Those fishing from the beach should find a good number of snook around for catch and release action.  Best time will be lowlight periods of the day or at night with the upcoming full moon.  The snook have been feeding better over the past few days, and that should continue into the weekend.  The JUno Beach Pier has also been good for catch and release snook action.  Just outside of shore casting distance (Or report part two for those in a boat...) the big jacks have been cruising the beach as well as a good number of tarpon.  Conditions don't get much better for the tarpon along the beach right now.  Look for the tarpon to be moving north along the beach, and best numbers seem to be north of Jupiter Inlet for the most part.  Live baits (Pilchards, sardines, threadfins, etc) presented well ahead of the tarpon school is a fairly safe bet to get a bite.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas less than 2 feet. Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

SATURDAY...East southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers in the morning. Chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the afternoon.

SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Summertime fishing patterns are definitely fully setting in offshore.  Dolphin reports are fair; but for the most part very scattered.  No hot depth on the dolphin.  More of a "catch me if you can" deal; with the fish scattered from 300' to over 1000' of water.  Look for the dolphin to be around well formed weedlines, defined current rips, or areas with lots of bait around.  Trolling bonita strips and squid is a solid choice for the dolphin right now.  Smaller schoolie size fish can eat a squid or strip a little easier than a ballyhoo, and a big dolphin will rarely turn down the bite size snack.  Just inside of the dolphin have been a fair number of Blackfin Tuna.  A small trolling feather or daisy chain is a great choice for the Blackfin, especially early and late in the day.   More consistent, almost guaranteed, action is stacking up along the 120' ledge.  Kingfish are here in great numbers from Palm Beach to Jupiter Inlet along the 120' ledge.  The best bite on the kings is typically early morning and then again as the sun goes down.  Live baits fished on a mono leader with double or triple hooks is the absolute best bet for the kings.  Mixed in with the kings have been a solid number of bonita, a few wahoo, stray cobia or two, and plenty of sharks.  The bottom fishing has been a bit off this week with some mixed up current and cold water on the bottom.  

INSHORE-  The water inshore is HOT right now, and the fish are lazy to say the least.  Catch and release snook fishing is pretty good right now, but it for the most part is happening at night or extreme lowlight periods of the day.  The mangrove snapper are getting a little more aggressive inshore, but they too will be best at night.  Live shrimp small live pilchards, or sardine chunks are all good bait choices for the snapper.  Other inshore reports are slow at best.
 
SURF/PIER-  Summer surf fishing patterns kinda kicked in this week.  A fair number of tarpon are making their way north along the beach right now.  Tough to get a chance at the tarpon from shore; but those on the pier or in a boat are definitely seeing a good number of fish (Getting a bite is another story).  Big schools of jacks are also pushing around along the beach.  Again it will be primarily the pier and boat guys getting a chance at the big jacks.  Catch and release snook fishing is good along the beach and in the inlets right now.  Fair number of croaker and whiting along the beach in the first trough right now.  Small pieces of shrimp will be best for them.

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers . Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms.

SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas less than 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-   Summertime offshore fishing is really taking shape for us in northern Palm Beach County.   Dolphin fishing has not been spectacular, but a few fish are being caught.  For the dolphin it's a matter of going out and finding them.  No hot depth, with dolphin reports coming from 300-1500' of water.  Trolling ballyhoo, bonita strips, and squid remains a solid choice for the dolphin.  Best action has been in 120-250' of water for a variety of species including kingfish, blackfin tuna, bonita, a few wahoo, and others.  Drifting sardines (which are in extremely short supply right now)  is your best bet along the edge right now.  Kingfish action remains very very good overall up and down the line.  Snapper fishing has been fair in 60-90' of water over the past week.  Sardines, threadfins, and squid will all be good bait choices along the bottom.  With the looks of the forecast and the West Palm Beach Fishing Club KDW  tournament going on this weekend it's gonna be a busy weekend offshore...good luck out there! 

INSHORE-  Tough fishing for the most part inshore right now.  Snook fishing will be the best bet right now on the inshore side of things.  Remember snook season closes June 1st, so just catch and release fishing coming up here for a few months.  Look for the snook to be most active at night around bridges and docklights.  Mangrove snapper action has began to improve on the inshore side of things.  Small live pilchards and live shrimp will be the best bet for the mangrove snapper.

SURF/PIER-  The summer doldrums have not fully set in along the beach just yet.  A fair number of very late season pompano are still hanging around.  The Juno Beach Pier has been producing a fair number of smaller pompano, along with a few keepers, most mornings.  Doc's Goofy Jig remains the best lure choice for the pompano.  Along the beach the best surf action for pompano has been up towards Hobe Sound Beach.   Sandfleas and clams will be the bait of choice for the pomps up that way.  Snook fishing, while not on fire, has been heating up along the beach.  Early morning and again late in the afternoon will be best for the snook.  If your trying to sight fish for the snook, aim for a high tide in the afternoon for best results. The snook are also filling into Jupiter and Palm Beach Inlets in fair numbers ahead of the upcoming spawning season.  Live croakers,  when you can find them, will be best bait in the inlet for the snook.  Still a good number of sharks hanging around u to the north of Hobe Sound as well along the beach.  

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

SATURDAY...South southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  The weather report (though not great) is beginning to look a little better for the upcoming holiday weekend.  With strong east winds in the forecast dolphin fishing could really fire up.  Hard to say what the magic depth will be, but the deep side of the 120' ledge should be a good starting point.  Trolling ballyhoo, squid, and bonita strips will be a good bet for the dolphin (if the seaweed isn't too thick...it's been BRUTAL as of late).  If the seaweed doesn't allow for easy trolling; drifting and setting up a good chum slick is also a good bet for the dolphin.  Kingfish action slowed a bit over the last day; with most reports of better numbers coming from down south towards Boynton.   Should still be a fair numbers of kings scattered up and down the 120' ledge, with a few blackfin tuna in the mix as well.  The Bonita are beginning to show up; but are not here in big summer numbers yet.  Wahoo reports were a bit slow on the past moon, but we are sill a bit early for them.  Snapper reports were mixed this week, with a few good mutton snapper around.   

INSHORE- Last weekend to invite a slot size snook home for dinner...get on it!   SNook fishing has been a bit off this week, with no solid reports to speak of.  A few snook are being caught around the bridges and some are being picked away at in Jupiter and Palm Beach Inlets.  Live sardines, pilchards, croakers,  small grunts, and pinfish are all good bait choices for the snook in the inlets.  Other inshore reports (not uncommonly for this time of year) remain very slow.  Get out and fish early or late in the day for best luck inshore.  

SURF/PIER-  Snook are beginning to show up along the beach, but not in huge numbers yet.  Large amounts of seaweed along the beach has made fishing for them tough.  The Juno Beach Pier has been producing a fair number of snook, but they are biting inconsistently at best.  A few good pompano reports coming in from Hobe Sound Beach.  A lot of short pompano around, with a handful of keepers in the mix to make it worth trying.  Croaker and whiting are biting fresh shrimp in the first trough.  A few jacks and tarpon along the beach.  East winds could make fishing a bit tough this weekend.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
​FRIDAY...East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots along the coast to east northeast 15 to 20 knots in the Gulf Stream. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

FRIDAY NIGHT...East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots along the coast to east northeast 10 to 20 knots in the Gulf Stream. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

SATURDAY...East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE:  Kingfish action remains very good from Palm Beach to Jupiter Inlets right now in 100-200' of water.  Live sardines(If you can find any) are top bait choice, but the kings will also bite a dead sardine on a knocker rig as well.  Mixed in with the kings in that 100-200' range have been some blackfin tuna, cobia, and a handful of wahoo .  Also, beginning to show up are a lot of bonita.  Yes, the bonita can be annoying; but they do help attract a lot of other fish.  It's just a tiny bit early, but the full moon this weekend could have the wahoo snapping.  Wouldn't be the worst weekend to give the wahoo troll a try.  A bonita strip or rigged split tail mullet on a planer or behind a inline trolling sinker is a great choice for the wahoo.  Dolphin fishing was a bit slower this week, but east winds in the forecast could help push some of those fish inshore.  Bottom fishing reports were good this week with some solid yellowtail snapper, mutton snapper, and even a handful of grouper being caught.  Sardines remain the bait of choice for bottom fishing.  

INSHORE:  Snook fishing remains the best bet inshore, and with just a few weeks left in the season now is the time to get after them.  Fishing the bridges at night with a Flair Hawk Jig or bigger Swimbait is a solid choice, especially if your looking to catch a slot size snook.  Those looking to find numbers of snook should target docklights with small jigs and live shrimp.  Good reports of some big jacks cruising ICW and Loxahatchee River seawalls early in the morning.  A loud topwater lure or big live mullet is the way to go for the jacks.  Scattered reports of tarpon in Palm Beach Inlet right now.  A few more reports coming in on the Mangrove snapper in inshore spots as well.  

SURF/PIER:  The Juno Beach Pier (Despite the "T" being closed) has been producing a pretty fair amount of fish this week.  Some solid Spanish Mackerel along with a few scattered Kingfish coming over the rails.  The "Bobber Rig" has been producing a fair amount of bites, as has the crappie jig on calmer days.  The Snook bite slowed a bit at the pier, but a few are still being caught on dead sardines and live baits.  It's not uncommon for the snook to bite very on and off like this early in the season at the pier.  Jupiter Inlet is also beginning to hold a fair number of snook as well.  Live croakers are the best bet for the snook in and around Jupiter Inlet.  Pompano reports didn't completely dry up, but they were much slower this week.  Best reports on the pompano continue to come from north of Jupiter Inlet, with Hobe Sound being a good starting spot.  Some decent schools of tarpon being spotted moving north along the beaches over the past week or so, especially early in the morning.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.

SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Summer tournament season really kicks off this weekend with the Grand SLam KDW, and the forecast as of now looks pretty fishy for it!  Kingfish bite has been good this week, with some solid size fish being caught between Palm Beach and Jupiter Inlets.  The kings seem to be holding best in about 120-150' of water.  NO super hot spot to speak of as the fish seem to be bouncing north and south on a pretty regular basis.  Drifting with live sardines, threadfins, and pilchards is top bet for the kings right now; while trolling deep baits is also a good choice for them.  Mixed in with the kingfish have been a fair number of blackfin tuna, a few early season wahoo, and few late season cobia as well.  Dolphin reports remain scattered all over the place, but they are being caught if you can get out and find em.  Swordfish reports seem to be pretty good over the past few weeks for the daytime guys.  Snapper reports seemed a bit mixed this week, depending on the day and who you talked to...

INSHORE-  Snook fishing seems to be heating up pretty good inshore, and should only improve now as we move towards 
spawning season for them.  Bridge fishing at night, especially on an outgoing tide, is the way to go for the snook.  Flair Hawk Jigs, big swimbaits, and shrimp Jigs have all been good choices for the snook right now.  Some jacks pushing around inshore right now along with a handful of tarpon.  Starting to hear of a few more mangrove snapper taking up their summertime homes inshore.
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SURF/PIER-  Nice little push of late season pompano this week along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier.  Snook fishing continues to improve along the beach and at  the pier as well.  Dead sardines are still working well at the pier, and the snook are also starting to bite the live baits as well.  Fat Spanish Mackerel have been being caught at the Juno Beach Pier as well.  Croaker and whiting are biting fresh shrimp in the first trough.  Some big jacks cruising along the beach right now if your looking for something bigger to pull on.

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...East southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers.

SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers.

SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

​OFFSHORE:  Less than ideal weather for a better part of the week has kept reports to a minimum offshore.  Before the weather turned fishing remained very good.  Dolphin fishing remains fair to good; with the main challenge figuring out where they are on a day to day basis.  In and around the 120’ ledge springtime fishing remains very good.  Sailfish, blackfin tuna, kingfish, cobia, and others are all hanging out in 100-250’ of water now in good numbers.  Livebaiting along the edge is hard to beat right now, as is simply drifting/chunking with dead sardines.  If you can find them live sardines, pilchards, and threadfins will be awesome bait choices; with goggle eyes and small blue runners also remaining solid bait choices.  The kingfish are scattered up and down the line, with drifting sardines or trolling baits down deep (via planer or trolling sinker) being solid tactics for targeting the kings.  Cobia are hanging near the bottom and biting sardines the best.  Snapper fishing has remained good in 80-100’ of water.  Sardines will be the best bait choice for the bottom fish, with squid being a close second. 
 
INSHORE: Snook fishing has been good and should remain the best bet inshore for the near future.  Look for the bridges to produce well at night, especially those close to an inlet.  Flair hawk jigs and bigger swimbaits remain a very good lure choice.  Outgoing tide seems to be producing the best action on the snook.  Look for the snook to be laid up under boat docks and around seawalls during the day.  Mangrove snapper are beginning to show up in their summertime inshore spots, but not in huge numbers yet.  A few jacks and tarpon cruising around inshore, but not in big numbers.
 
SURF/PIER:  Kind of a transition period along the beach right now.  The winter species (bluefish, mackerel, etc) have largely moved on minus a few stragglers, and the snook and other summer species aren’t here fully just yet.  Pompano are still around in fair numbers, especially to the north of Jupiter Inlet.  The Juno Beach Pier has been producing a few jacks and some Spanish Mackerel (Note…The “T” of the Juno Beach Pier remains closed at the moment for construction.).  Snook fishing has been improving at the pier, with dead sardines still remaining a solid bait choice at the pier.  Jupiter Inlet has also began to produce some snook. 
 
NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Period
5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers.
Chance of thunderstorms.
 
FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms late in the evening, then slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
 
SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms.
 
SATURDAY NIGHT...South southwest winds 5 to 10 knots along the
coast to south southwest 10 to 15 knots in the Gulf Stream. Seas
around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
 
Thanks For Reading,
Todd
 

OFFSHORE:  Mild cold front pushing through Friday/Saturday kinda throws things up in the air a bit.  This week saw pretty good springtime fishing patterns prevailing.  Dolphin fishing remains pretty good, it's just anybodies guess on where they will be on a day to day basis.  Dolphin reports have come from just off the deep side of the ledge in 150' of water to over thirty miles out and everywhere in between.  Kingfish action remains very good up and down the 120' ledge.  The fish seem to be loosely schooled up and down the line, and have not locked into tyhe big late spring/early summer school off of Jupiter Inlet just yet.  Mixed in with the kingfish have been a fair number of blackfin tuna as well.  The blackfin have ranged in size from small footballs to fat twenty pound fish, and all sizes in between. Snapper fishing remains very good along the bottom, with a few cobia in the mix still as well.  Sardines will remain the baits of choice for the snapper and cobia.  Banded Rudderfish have shown up in good numbers as well this week in with the snapper and cobia.  

INSHORE:  Snook fishing has been very good this week, especially at night.  The snook are definitly beginning to move towards the inlets and they are eating along the way.  Big swimbaits and flair hawk jigs are working well around the bridges at night, while big live mullet are a great choice during the day around boat docks and seawalls.  Mixed in with the snook have been a few bruiser jacks.  Tarpon are hanging around Palm Beach Inlet in fair numbers.  Other inshore action is a bit spotty at present.  

SURF/PIER:  Pompano fishing remains good this week; but not as good as the past few weeks.  Sandfleas, clams, and FIshBites remain the baits of choice for the pompano.  The Juno Beach Pier has had a good number of Spanish Mackerel around, along with a handful of KIngfish as well.  A few big jacks and tarpon have been seen at the pier as well.  Best action will be early in the morning and late in the afternoon for the most part.  Rapala X-Raps and Yo-Zuri Longcast Minnows are a great choice for all around action.  Snook continue to increase in numbers around the pier and along the beach.  The Juno Beach Pier snook bite has been best on dead sardines over the past week.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots along the coast to south southwest 15 to 20 knots in the Gulf Stream. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SATURDAY...East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet along the coast and 2 to 4 feet with occasional to 5 feet in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of showers.

​SUNDAY...East southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet along the coast and 2 to 4 feet with occasional to 5 feet in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

Thanks For Reading (Or Watching...),
Todd

Easter Sunday HOURS- 6AM-12PM

OFFSHORE-  The offshore fishing was a bit off this week.  A late season sailfish bite from the Juno Beach Pier to north of Jupiter Inlet was the main thing going on.  Mixed in with the sailfish were a handful of bigger dolphin, but not the numbers that the previous few weeks had produced.  Also, in with the sailfish have been a few very nice size blackfin tuna up to twenty pounds.  Live goggle eyes, small blue runners, and pilchards are the baits of choice.  Kingfish remain scattered up and down the 120' ledge from south of Palm Beach Inlet to north of Jupiter Inlet.  The kings have schooled up on a few days, but for the most part remain scattered up and down the line.  Dolphin reports over all remain better out deeper, but with the weekend forecast a long run offshore may the be the most desirable situation.  Trolling ballyhoo, bonita strips, and squid has been the ticket for the dolphin.  Snapper reports remain pretty good overall, with some really nice yellowtail snapper being caught along with a handful of mutton snapper.  Sardines remain the bait of choice on the bottom.  

INSHORE- Snook fishing has been getting better and better, and should continue as we move on through the month.  Little late season front may slow them down a bit, but hopefully not too much.  The snook are moving off of their wintertime shrimp diet and beginning to look for larger baits in front of the upcoming spawning season.  During the day large live mullet around boat docks and seawalls is a good bet for the snook.  While throwing flair hawk jigs and big swimbaits is a good choice at night.  The bridges are starting to hold a fair number of snook at night, especially on an outgoing tide.  Mixed in with the snook should be a handful of bruiser jacks.  The upper stretches of the Loxahatchee River has had a fair number of smaller tarpon around.  Smaller panfish (Sandperch, a few croakers, maybe a sheepshead or two) have been biting pieces of fresh shrimp in the ICW.  

SURF/PIER-  Hard to forecast the weekend with the upcoming late season front in the mix.  The Juno Beach Pier saw fair action this week, with a nice mixture of springtime species around.  Some big jacks, a handful of kingfish, and fair number of bigger Spanish Mackerel all made a showing this week at the pier.  Early morning and late afternoon proved the most effective, especially for those throwing lures.  A Rapala X-Rap, Yo-Zuri Hyrdo Longcast, or Daiwa SP minnow have all been good choices for the jacks and kings.  The Spanish Macs have been biting small X-Raps and white crappie jigs the best.  A handful of snook are showing at the pier, and should begin to increase in numbers almost by the day.  Pompano fishing slowed a bit this week, but a few are still being caught.  Doc's Goofy jigs are still pulling a few from the pier; while clams, sand fleas, and fishbites are the best choice from the surf.  The spinner and blacktip sharks have largely left the beach, but they have been replaced by a smaller number of much larger ones (Including a 12' hammerhead that has been around the pier on quite a few occasions...)

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with a dominant period 6 seconds. Rough on the intracoastal waters. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.

SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Choppy on the intracoastal waters.

SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

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Todd