OFFSHORE- Dolphin fishing picked up a bit this week, with a handful of decent reports coming in from 500-800' of water. The dolphin for the most part seemed to be in smaller packs along scattered weed and floating debris, and not in big schools. Small ballyhoo, bonita strips, and trolling squid have all been good choices for the dolphin. Wahoo fishing has been pretty good this week on the backside of the full moon, and no doubt should be some hanging around through the weekend. Lure wise, trolling a Nomad DTX Minnow or Nomad Madscad 190AT is a great choice for the wahoo. Bait wise, it's hard to beat a split tail mullet or bonita strip w/ a seawitch behind a trolling sinker or planer. Along the 120' ledge the kingfish bite has been fair. No huge numbers of kings, but a steady pick especially early and late in the day. The bonita are around in big numbers. Yes they are kind a pain in the butt sometimes; but they do bring. a lot of life to the edge. Snapper fishing has been decent this week, with some good mangrove snapper reports coming in on the backside of the full moon.
INSHORE- Overall inshore action remains fairly slow. Catch and release snook fishing remains fair to good depending on the day and conditions. A bulk of the snook are in and around the inlets, but no doubt a decent number will also be scattered in the ICW and Loxahatchee River. Coming off the full moon, the snook will break out of the inlet and do a little more traveling. Early morning and late afternoon generally will provide the best bet at the snook: With dock-light fishing also popping off (generally those fish will be a little smaller, but the numbers can be pretty darn good). No great mangrove snapper reports inshore; but a few scattered ones will no doubt be around. Generally the mangroves will bite a little better at night. Sandperch action in the ICW has been pretty good, with small pieces of shrimp being the bait of choice. SURF/PIER- A little wind late in the week has the beach stirred up a bit. While the chop and slightly off colored water can make sight fishing snook (One of the most common things to go on this time of year) along the beach tough, overall it generally doesn't slow the fishing down much. The snook have continued to bite pretty good. When the wind blows a bit and the water gets stirred up; it's time to go to a touch bigger lure or something that makes a bit of noise. It doesn't look like the wind really lasts long, and it should be back to normal conditions before long. The Juno Beach Pier snook bite is still good. Live baits will generally get the most bites when the sun is up higher, but don't overlook a swimbait early and late in the day. The croakers and sandperch have been biting good at the pier late in the afternoon, with small pieces of fresh shrimp and FishBites being the baits of choice. A handful of kingfish showing off the end of the pier late in the afternoon, along with a few bonita throughout the day. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: E SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. 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. SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms. Thanks For Reading, Todd Captain Jeff (www.gofishjupiter.com) with a solid one last week! OFFSHORE- Dolphin reports picked back up a bit this week. Fort the most part: The best dolphin reports came in 1000-1500' of water, with the fish mainly being in small packs around birds and floating debris. No well defined weedlines, instead it's a luck of the draw (or a well trained eye on the radar). Trolling small ballyhoo, squid, and bonita strips should get the bites. The fish will be in small to medium sized schools for the most part, so have some pitch rods ready when you hook one. Summertime sailfish action off Stuart continues to be pretty good, with a lot of boats getting four or five chances, and double digits not out of the question. The big question this weekend is...ARE THE WAHOO GOING TO BITE? Full moon is on Monday, so we are in the absolute prime window to see some striped critters in good numbers. Has been a handful of wahoo around the past few weeks, including some good sized ones; but the next few days is when we should really see them pop off. Look for the best wahoo depth to be in 100-300' of water. Generally speaking the wahoo will slide in a little shallower to feed early in the morning and late afternoon, and then slide back off the edge as the sun gets up higher in the sky. Lure wise the Nomad DTX Minnow and Madscad 190 have been super solid choices for the wahoo. Bait wise it is hard to beat a bonita strip or split tail mullet fished behind a trolling sinker or planer. Drifting live baits in 200-300' of water is also a good way to target the wahoo. (Getting outside of 200' will help cut down on the bonita bites, and also gets you a solid chance at a blackfin tuna). Along the 120' ledge a handful of kingfish are mixed in with the bonita. Snapper fishing remains good on the bottom. Some nice mangrove snapper reports in 60-90' of water. Sardines and squid are the top bait choice on the bottom.
INSHORE- Overall fishing is a bit slow inshore (as is normally the case in the middle of summer). Catch and release snook fishing remains the best bet now on the inshore side of things. Best snook action will be early morning and late afternoon, with approaching storms and key tide changes also firing the snook up. A bulk of the snook will be in and around the inlets right now. Look for the snook to bite in the inlets best on the last of the incoming tide and first of the outgoing tide. Live baits will be best during the day. Lowlight periods and at night the snook will bite jigs and swimbaits. The snook have also been biting around the bridges at night. Top of the outgoing tide will be the best bet for the snook. A handful of mangrove snapper inshore right now. Best bet on the snapper is to fish the tide changes at night. Sandperch have been biting pieces of shrimp in the ICW. SURF/PIER- Catch and release snook fishing along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier has been good this week. The snook seem to be getting out and cruising the trough in better numbers this week. Early morning and late afternoon is a great time to target the snook along the beach. Small swimbaits and bucktail jigs in natural colors (whiter and baitfish patterns) are great choices for the snook, especially in calmer conditions. When the wind is blowing a bit and the water has some color to it a small swimming plug or twitch bait is a great way to go for the snook. When the sun is up and slight fishing opportunities present themselves a small light swimbait or jig (or fly if that's your thing) is the best way to go. At night a bigger swimbait of flair hawk will come into play for the snook. The Juno Beach Pier has had a few bonita cruising through, and possibly a kingfish at sunrise or sunset. A few scattered tarpon or jacks cruising through, but not in any real numbers to speak of. A fair number of sand perch and croakers around in the first trough. Small pieces of shrimp are the bait of choice for the croaker and sand perch. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E SE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SUN...E SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers and tstms likely. Thanks For Reading, Todd Our buddy Joe (IG @zwada1610) has been finding some nice ones along the beach this week! OFFSHORE- Pretty standard summertime pattern offshore these days. Dolphin fishing remains hit or miss at best; with fish randomly popping up at varying depths (Meaning...a couple boats will go out to 1500' seriously hunting for dolphin and not see anything, and then somebody drifting in 90' has a school of ten mahi pop up by the boat). No big weedlines or great depth numbers on the dolphin; instead be ready to burn some fuel to hopefully find some or cross your fingers and hope ya get lucky. Summertime sailfish action up to the north (St. Lucie Inlet north for the most part) remains good. Best depth on the summer sails up that way will be 150-300' depending on conditions. Normal sail fishing tactics will work, but just remember the calmer it is the more important it is to get a bait down deeper. Blackfin Tuna action remains fair in 200-300' of water. Best tuna action will also be up to the north (Push Button Hill area), but still some fish around locally as well. In closer to the 120' ledge we have a fair scattering of kingfish; but the bulk of the action will be everybody's favorite bonita...no shortage of them! The bonita can be annoying but they do bring a tremendous amount of life to the ledge. Big wahoo, sharks, and even blue marlin show up when the bonita are here (Of course catching anything other than a bonita seems impossible sometimes!). Bottom fishing remains pretty good. An assortment of mutton, scattered mangrove, and big yellowtail snapper will make up a bulk of the bottom catch, with the usual assortment of grunts, triggers, and other misc bottom dwellers in the mix.
INSHORE- No changes to speak of on the inshore side of things. Catch and release snook fishing remains the main game in town. A majority of the snook will be holding in and around the inlets; but that doesn't mean you won't find them in the ICW or Loxahathee River as well. The snook will be most active early in the morning, late afternoon, around approaching storms, and key parts of the tide changes. At night the snook have been on the bridges and around docklights. In any of those places though you need some current to get the snook biting. Slack tide is not going to produce much action generally speaking. A few mangrove snapper around inshore; but not in the numbers you would expect. Lowlight periods and night will be the best bet on the grovers. Just like the snook, some moving water will also help get the snapper biting. SURF/PIER- The Juno Beach Pier was a touch off this week. The bait list just not holding super consistently; and without consistent bait the fishing is hit or miss for the most part. A handful of kingfish early in the morning and a decent number of bonita pushing through the end of the pier. A Rapala X-Rap, Yo-Zuri Mag Speed, or old school diamond jig are all good lure choices for the Bonitas and kings. Catch and release snook fishing remains good at the pier. How good seems to depend on the bait situation for the day. A fair number of tarpon hanging around the pier as well. Along the beach the snook fishing has been good as well. Early morning tends to produce the best results on the snook (especially for blind casting; for sight fishing opportunities mid to later morning tends to be best). A small swimbait, light bucktail jig, or small swimming plug will be the best bet for the snook cruising the trough. In the first trough the croakers and sand perch have been biting small pieces of shrimp. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SAT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: E SE 1 foot at 4 seconds and N NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the afternoon. SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Thanks For Reading, Todd Full assortment of Juno Bait Hats in stock these days. New updated Juno Bait Online Store ("Sigma" Edition as the kids say these days!) coming soon... SHOP NOTE: July 4th Hours 7am-12pm
OFFSHORE- Nice looking forecast headed into the long holiday weekend. Dolphin reports were a bit sow this week, with just a few scattered reports coming in. No hot depth to speak of on the dolphin, instead just kind of a luck of the draw with fish coming in from a variety of depths. Up to the north (north of Loran Tower) the sailfish bite has been good in 200-300' of water. The best action locally will be in 150-300' of water. A decent pick on the Blackfin Tuna this week, with both some good numbers and good size ones around. Bonita (love them or hate em) will no doubt make up a bulk of the action these days in 100-200' of water. Kingfish action slowed a bit this week, but still a few around. Bottom fishing reports remain fair. Some solid yellowtail snapper reports continuing to come in. We are no doubt settling into full on summertime patterns now. Great time to take advantage of the calm ocean and get after it! INSHORE- Catch and release snook fishing has been good inshore. A bulk of the snook will be in and around the inlets; but still a decent number further inshore as well. Best action on the snook in the inlets will be based on the tides. For the fish further inshore the tide is super important, but also try to fish lowlight periods whenever possible. The snook will also bite well at night around the bridges. A handful of mangrove snapper reports inshore, but not huge numbers. For best luck on the snapper try fishing at night. Small live pilchards or shrimp will be the baits of choice for the snapper. SURF/PIER- Catch and release snook fishing fired off a bit this week, with the surf starting to come to life. While the Juno Beach Pier has been producing good numbers of snook, it's nice to see the surf numbers pick up as well. Best bet for the snook on the beach will be early morning and late afternoon. A small twitchbait, swimming plug, or light bucktail will all be good lure choices for the snook cruising the beach. Any type of small live baits (sardines, pilchards, etc) should all get lots of bites. A bigger sand perch or croaker will be the way to go for getting bigger bites. The Juno Beach Pier has been producing a few bonita and kingfish bites as well. A few tarpon cruising the beach, though the numbers have fallen off pretty good on them. Croaker are biting decent in the first trough. Small pieces of shrimp will be the way to go for bait. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. FRI...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: E SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SAT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of tstms . Showers likely. SUN...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers likely . Tstms likely. Thanks For Reading, Todd Bill, fishing with Captain Eric of Countyline Charters, was lucky enough to find the elusive Palm Beach County dolphin (and also a bunch of other critters)! OFFSHORE- Great looking forecast headed into the weekend. Despite really nice weather this week, reports have been a touch slim (My guess is A LOT of people are getting ready for a run to the other side headed into the 4th next week). A few scattered dolphin reports out deep. Blackfin Tuna, including some good sized ones, seemed to pop back up in little better numbers this week. That 250-300' depth seemed to be the best for the tuna. Wahoo reports remain good in 180-300' of water. The Nomad DTX remains a reliable choice for the wahoo. as does a bonita strip or split tail mullet behind the planer. Kingfish bite remains pretty good along the 120' ledge, with a lot of bonita in the mix as well.. Some good mutton and yellowtail reports in 90-100' of water.
INSHORE- Catch and release snook fishing remains the best bet inshore. The hot weather doesn't bother the snook...the hotter the better! By and large the biggest concentration of snook will be in and/or near the inlets; with both Jupiter and Palm Beach Inlets holding good numbers. If the inlets fishery isn't your scene, the ICW and Loxahatchee River will be holding snook as well. During the day the snook will be laid up under boat docks and along seawalls. At nigh the snook have been holding around bridges and docklights. Day or night be sure to fish the last of the incoming and first of the outgoing for best luck. Having some moving water is key. Other inshore action is on the slow side. A few scattered snapper reports, along with a few decent sand perch catches. SURF/PIER- Catch and release snook fishing has been very good along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier this week. Early morning and late afternoon as usual will be the best bet for the snook. Along the beach small paddle tails, small bucktails, and smaller twitch baits will all be good lure choices. Live baits will also be a good choice. The Juno Beach Pier snook bite continues to improve. Lots of fish around, and when the bait gets right they start chewing. Just be careful with those big spawning females...they have the future in their bellies. he Juno Beach Pier has also had a decent number of bonita, and a few scattered kingfish around. Early and late is best bet for the kings, while the bonita will often bite throughout the day. A mixture of blue runners, sandperch, and croakers have been hanging around the first trough, and are generally willing to chomp down some small pieces of fresh shrimp. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...W SW winds around 5 kt becoming E SE in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: E SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. SUN...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. A chance of tstms. Showers likely. Thanks For Reading, Todd OFFSHORE- A funky weather/windy week has kept reports down again. Dolphin fishing should be good headed into the weekend; with southeast weekends hopefully helping to push the dolphin in a little closer. No depth reports to speak of this week on the dolphin, but look for the better catches to likely come outside of 500' of water. The usual assortment of trolling baits (ballyhoo, squid, and bonita strips) will be a good way to go for the dolphin. It's a great weekend to target a wahoo. Full moon on Friday, so the next few days will be ideal. Trolling a split tail mullet or big bonita strip behind a planer or trolling sinker is a great way to go. A Nomad DTX minnow will also be a great choice for the wahoo. Best depth range will be in the 150-300' range. Early morning and late afternoon is the best time to get a wahoo bite. Blackfin bite slowed this week, but still a few around. Kingfish reports remain decent along the 120' ledge. Bottom fishing reports were a bit slow this week.
INSHORE- Catch and release snook fishing remains the best bet inshore. Best action on the snook will be in and around the inlets (both Palm Beach and Jupiter). At night the bridges close to the inlets will be holding snook. The top of the outgoing tide will likely be the best bet for the snook. With a full moon Friday night, the snook will no doubt have spawning on their minds. It's a great time of year to catch a monster snook. Just a reminder take care of those big girls; they are carrying around our future snook population. A few more mangrove snapper reports coming in. Hopefully a little weather this week helped push a few more mangroves inshore. SURF/PIER- The Juno Beach Pier has been fairly productive this week. Catch and release snook fishing continues to improve on a near daily basis. The best snook bite has been late in the afternoon. Depending on the day the snook have been eating either sand perch and croakers, or they have been floating in the pilchard schools. With a fair amount of small pilchards around the pier is also holding a few jacks, occasional tarpon, blue runners, and bonita. A live pilchard on flatline could produce bites from any of the above. It's about time for a few more mangrove snapper to start showing up at the pier as well. Croaker bite has been decent again this week. Small pieces of fresh shrimp is the best bet for the croakers. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and N NW 3 ft at 7 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...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and N NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: E SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and N NW 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Thanks For Reading, Todd Great catch by Grant Reichel out of Jupiter last week! This wahoo smoked a live sardine (on mono leader!) in 200' of water: Solid angling, and an obviously lucky hat, put him in the boat! OFFSHORE- No reports to speak of this week with the weather. It does look like we will start drying out headed into the weekend and the ocean forecast is looking pretty good. Before the weather went south dolphin fishing remained good in 800-1000' of water (With scattered dolphin reports in shallower as well). Trolling smaller baits (strips, squid, small jet heads) is a good way to go for the dolphin. Blackfin tuna bite remains good in 200-300' of water. Kings are scattered along the 120' ledge in solid numbers. The kings are biting best early in the morning and then again later in the afternoon. Snapper reports have been a bit hit or miss. As the reports start to come in over the weekend I'll try to update the report (since we are really only working off week plus old info).
INSHORE- Inshore reports have been rather slow this week. A few scattered spillway reports coming in with the rain, with the spillways up north being a bit better. It's going to be primarily snook at the spillways, with a handful of tarpon in the mix as well. Other inshore action has been a bit of a washout this week. As we dry out and some reports come in: I'll work on updating the report a bit. SURF/PIER- Reports were slower this week, for obvious wet rainy reasons. The surf overall has been on the slower side. The Juno Beach Pier has been the much better bet overall. The bait schools have started to come to the pier in better numbers, with a host of fish in tow. Catch and release snook fishing continues to improve. The blue runners have been biting very well, along with a decent number of Spanish Macs. A few bonita coming through the pier as well. It's a bit earlier, but a handful of snapper showing up as well. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. SAT...W SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E in the evening. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: W SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers. Tstms likely. SUN...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms. Thanks For Reading, Todd Aaron Austin with a nice one from the beach last week! The classic silver spoon is still a killer!!! OFFSHORE- Dolphin fishing has really picked back up this week; with both some decent numbers and decent size fish as well around. Reports have been a bit all over the place again as well; with good reports coming in from 250-300' and outside of 1000' as well (Check the pics below of Steve with some good dolphin caught in 850' this week). Small ballyhoo, squid, and bonita strips have all been good bait choices for the dolphin. Look for the dolphin to be on weedlines, around floating debris, and on current rips. Blackfin tuna action remains very good in 200-300' of water. Trolling early morning has been good for the tuna. Later in the day getting a bait down deep or sending a vertical jig a hundred feet down is the way to go for the tuna. Kingfish action has been very good along the 120' ledge. Early and late bite have been best for the kings. Snapper fishing was good on the bottom this week. Some nice yellowtail and mutton snapper coming in over the past week.
INSHORE- Catch and release snook fishing remains good inshore. The snook are getting into spawning mode; which has them headed towards the inlet and beach. The snook will stop off at bridges and seawalls along the way. Look for the snook to feed best on the top of the outgoing tide. During the day the snook will be laid up under boat docks and along seawalls with some current. A live mullet is a top bait choice for the snook during the day. At night the snook are biting flair hawks and swimbaits well. The tarpon have been hanging around Palm Beach Inlet in fair numbers. A live shrimp is a top bait choice for the tarpon. Other inshore action is a bit spotty. The warmer weather should help get the mangrove snapper biting, though reports have been a bit slow on them this week. A few scattered sand perch biting in the ICW. SURF/PIER- A little slow overall on the beach and pier this week. Catch and release snook fishing remains fair to good. The Juno Beach Pier has been holding a bit more bait and that will get the snook more and more fired up. Look for the snook to bite best early in the morning and late in the afternoon. The tarpon have been pushing up the beach in good numbers. Typically it's easiest to find the tarpon early in the morning in calm conditions. A live pilchard or sardine is top bait choice for the tarpon. If they are in the feeding mood a well presented fly or swimming plug will also get some bites. A few scattered kingfish bites late in the afternoon at the Juno Beach Pier this week. A good number of blue runners around this week. Decent croaker fishing later in the afternoons as well this week. Pieces of fresh shrimp is top bait choice for the croaker. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SAT...Along the coast, W SW winds around 5 kt becoming S SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. In the Gulf Stream, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. SUN...Along the coast, S SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SE 10 to 15 kt. In the Gulf Stream, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of tstms. Showers likely. Thanks For Reading, Todd Left ands Middle: Steve on "Into the Mystic" had some great dolphin fishing this week! Right: Had to share this cool pic of Peyton rocking some Juno Bait Gear in Alaska...Juno to Juneau OFFSHORE- Following a bit of a slower Memorial Day weekend offshore, fishing has started to improve again. Dolphin reports have come in from a wide variety of depth ranges this week; with fish being caught everywhere from 70-1000' of water. Sounds like the more consistent fishing on the dolphin was out a little deeper. Steve on "Into The Mystic" sent us a nice report that he had 5 decent dolphin all caught in the 1000' range on scattered weeds. Stronger east winds in the forecast for the weekend should help get the dolphin pushed back in a little closer (Though the overall forecast isn't looking too good for a trip offshore Saturday or Sunday). Blackfin Tuna reports remain very strong in 200-300' of water; with both good numbers and quality fish around. Best bite on the tuna will be early morning and late in the afternoon. Trolling small feathers (check out the Ballyhood "Tuna Taco" next time your in the shore...its perfect for that) will get the tuna bites early and late. For the bigger Blackfin Tuna try a vertical jig fished down deeper, or shoot a live bait 30-50' below the surface. With the Blackfin Tuna keep the hooks small and the leader light; that big tuna eye can see it all! Along the 120' ledge the bonita are starting to show up in good numbers. Kingfish are also scattered along the edge in very good numbers. Bottom fishing reports were a touch slow this week; though did hear of a few good muttons coming up.
INSHORE- Quick Reminder, Snook season wraps up on Friday (Closes June 1st at midnight). Snook fishing remains the best bet inshore right now, with a decent variety of methods all being viable options for the snook. Still a good number of snook holding on seawalls and under boat docks during the day, and for the most part are ready to jump on a live mullet. Bridges continue to hold a good number of snook at night. Top of the outgoing tide is the best bet for snook on the bridge. Jupiter and Lake Worth Inlets are starting to hold a decent number of snook as well. Lots of options to try and catch one right now. Mixed in with the snook have been a few jacks, and an occasional tarpon. A few mangrove snapper have been hanging around the bridges as well. Live shrimp and small pilchards are a great bait option for the mangroves. SURF/PIER- Snook fishing improved at the Juno Beach Pier this week. It's not red hot yet, but they are starting to pod up. Early morning and late afternoon are the best bet for the snook. Randomly, live shrimp has been one of the top producing baits for the snook. Other action at the pier and on the beach has been a bit slow. A fair number of croakers and sand perch around. Small pieces of fresh shrimp is the bait of choice. Tarpon have been cruising north along the beach in some good pods. Some wind and rough surf headed into the weekend will likely shake things up on the beach a good bit this weekend. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt along the coast to NE 15 to 20 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. SAT THROUGH SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and N NW 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Thanks For Reading, Todd When you're in need of some fresh fish tacos...a Ballyhood "Tuna Tacos" should help do the job! OFFSHORE- Another good week of fishing offshore; and if you can believe it a really nice looking forecast headed into the holiday weekend! This is a great time of year to fish offshore in Jupiter...just about everything from Blue Marlin to monster mutton snapper become at least somewhat of a realistic possibility. On the deeper side of things (Say 500' plus) the dolphin fishing remains good. It's not catch all you want in ten minutes good, but putting some time in and covering some water out deeper should put at least a few dolphin in the box. In a little closer (200-350' of water) the summertime sails and Blackfin Tuna are biting great! Smaller live baits (specifically sardines and pilchards) are the best for both species right now. Getting the baits down a little deeper is going to lead to more (and bigger) tuna bites. If it's calm and clear, the deep baits will get the sail bites as well! We are on the backside of the full moon; it's time for the wahoo to start showing up. No reports to write about yet, but I fully expect a fair number to be caught headed into the weekend. Kingfish action remains very good along the 120' ledge. The kings, especially with the full moon, will bite best very early in the morning and then again late in the afternoon. A touch slower on the bottom fishing reports this week, but still overall very good. Muttons, including some rather large ones, continue to make up a better part of the bottom bite.
INSHORE- A little tough on the inshore fishing side of things. With a few exceptions the warm weather of summer just has that effect on inshore species. The exception of course is the snook...the hotter it gets the better they bite! One more week of snook season; so if you're looking to invite one home for dinner get after them now. During the day the best bet for snook is going to be live baits fished along seawalls and under boat docks. A little current will help get them biting even better. At night the snook are holding around bridges and docelights in best numbers. In deeper high current areas a flair hawk or bigger swimbait is a solid choice. Around docklights it's hard to beat a good shrimp imitating lure (DOA Shrimp, Vudu Shrimp, Savage, or Thumper Shrimp all work well!). Present those baits and lures up current and let them sweep back with the tide for best results. A few resident tarpon around, along with some schools of smaller jacks. Mangrove snapper, mostly smaller this week, have been biting around the bridges as well. SURF/PIER- A bit slower on the beach this week as we struggle to break out of that spring/summer transition period. Pompano have pretty much completely left us now. A few of the hardcore guys grinding it out every morning on the beach are finding a few late season pomps, but it is pretty much done at this point. Still a week left of snook season and with warm stable weather in the forecast they should bite very good. No hot spot on the beach as the snook are scattered up and down the line, and not holding in any one location in big schools. The Juno Beach Pier is holding more and more snook. With a little more bait showing up on a daily basis, the pier is one of the better daytime choices to try and catch a snook. Live shrimp, dead sardines, and live mullet have been the best bait choices for the snook on the pier. Still a few schools of jacks cruising the beach, but not in big numbers. Tarpon schools have their noses pointed north and have been pushing up the beach. Generally speaking it's easiest to find the tarpon up on the surface in the morning. Though on west wind days you can sometimes get lucky and pick them out throughout the day. Decent number of croaker and some sand perch biting pieces of fresh shrimp in the first trough. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: E SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and N NW 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. SAT...Along the coast, S SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. In the Gulf Stream, SW winds around 5 kt becoming SE in the evening. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. SUN...Along the coast, S SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt in the afternoon. In the Gulf Stream, SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. MON...Along the coast, S winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. In the Gulf Stream, S SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. Thanks For Reading, Todd Remy (IG @remdog_11) with a solid Blackfin...I'm guessing it must have been the lucky hat. The poor tuna never saw it coming! |
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