Almost through another work week, time to start making those weekend fishing plans!

OFFSHORE- A few days of decent cool weather seem to have the sailfish fired up from Jupiter to Palm Beach Inlets. Most sails are being caught in 120-200' of water.  Live baits, like goggle eyes or small blue runners, will get the most attention from the sails.  Now is the time of year to get those kites up and baits splashing on the surface.  Mixed in with the sailfish will be some nice kingfish, dolphin, cobia, and a stray wahoo as well.   Bridle the baits with circle hooks for the best hookup ratio.  And, don't be afraid to fish a small trace of wire leader on your baits if  the toothy critters are around.  Sailfish and dolphin will still bite a bait with a little wire on it.  Trolling bite has been a little slow over the last week.  Snapper fishing has been holding steady, with some nice yellowtail and vermillion catches being reported.  Cobia have been caught in 15-20' of water over the past week as well.  Rough weather and cool temps kept a lot of people at the dock, so it looks like this weekend may be a very promising fishing weekend!

INSHORE- Fishing around Munyon Island improved greatly over the past few weeks.  Spotted Seatrout, Snook, and even a small handful of redfish have filled into their wintertime hangouts on the grassflats.  Live shrimp, DOA shrimp, and Gambler Little EZ swimbaits are all good choices right now.  The Hobe Sound flats are also holding a good number of fish right now, with reports of ladyfish, jacks, snook, trout and other species all coming in.  Nighttime snook fishing around the bridges is good, especially on an outgoing tide.  

SURF/PIER- The Bluefish invaded local beaches again this week with the cooler weather. Silver spoons, large popping plugs, and cut mullet or sardines will all get the blues attention.  Spanish Mackerel are holding at Peck's Lake in good numbers.  Pompano action remains spotty.  Spinner sharks are scattered around as well.

Offshore- Sailfish action remained good up towards Fort Pierce this week.  Tournament sailfish teams made the run way up the line to get multiple shots at the sailfish.  Trolling small naked ballyhoo behind dredges had many teams seeing ten or more fish a day.  Sailfish action from Jupiter inlet south remained spotty.  A few fish have been caught by those spending the time working the usual spots hard with livebaits.  Dolphin action has remained good, especially on the days when the wind blows and the ocean is rough!  A few kingfish have pushed in south of Palm Beach inlet.  Snapper fishing on the bottom has remained good (especially by typical January standards)

Inshore- Not a lot to write about this week.  Snook action slowed way down with the cooler weather.  The Hobe Sound flats are still holding a mixed bag of jacks, ladyfish, and a stray pompano or two.  Munyon Island has a few spotted seatrout hanging around.

OFFSHORE
Fishing remains tough offshore for Northern Palm Beach County.  Typical "winter" patterns have not fully set in, and fishing remains very spotty.  Teams fishing the SIlver Sailfish Derby this week have faced tough nasty weather conditions; and a tougher fishing.  The biggest body of Sailfish seem to be well north of Palm Beach County.  The dead-bait trollers up towards Fort Pierce seem to be the ones catching the most sails.  Those fishing from Jupiter Inlet to Palm Beach Inlet are seeing a few sails, and after a good blow the dolphin bite has been good.  The dolphin are readily biting live baits or trolled ballyhoo.  Bottom fishing for snapper remains good in 60-95' of water, and sardines remain the bait of choice.

INSHORE
Above average temperatures have inshore fishing in a confused state.  Snook don't know if its summer, fall, or winter; and getting the pattern on them remains tough.  Around the local bridges a few sheepshead, black drum, and snapper have been biting.  The Hobe Sound Flats are holding fair numbers of jacks, ladyfish, and a stray pompano or two.  Reports have trickled in that Burnt Bridge and Munyon Island may have a few spotted  seatrout hanging around.

Surf/Pier
This weeks one day cold front did help push some fish down towards the Juno Pier.  Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, Jacks, Ladyfish, and a few sharks were reported this week.  Throwing heavy spoons and diamond jigs are producing the best results.  Pompano action remains scattered at best.

Good Luck Everyone; Catch Em Up,
Todd