OFFSHORE-  Sailfish bite remains fair offshore, with conditions looking really good for them coming into the weekend.  It was this weekend last year (But with a stronger front) that the first big body of fish showed up...will history repeat itself???  Sailfish bite has kind of jumped up and down the line; so keep an eye out for good conditions and one ear on the radio.  Should be some big dolphin mixed in with the sailfish, along with the occasional cobia.  A fair scattering of kingfish in along the 120' ledge, including some really big ones.  Bottom fishing was pretty good early in the week, with some nice mutton reports coming in.  

INSHORE-  Snook season opens back up next week...good weekend to do a little scouting for them.  Overall sbook fishing has been a bit slow, but those putting in the time have been finding a few in the usual wintertime hangouts.  The shrimp jig bite is still on at night.  Look for slightly cloudy water and fair tide movement (generally outgoing) for best luck on the snook.  A handfukl of inshore pompano reports coming in from Hobe Sound and Lake Worth.  A bright colored Doc's Goofy Jig is the best bet for the pomps.  Small jacks, blue runners, and ladyfish will also jump all over a Doc's Goofy Jig.  Sheepshead reports slowed a bit this week, but still a decent number around.  Shrimp and sandfleas remain the best bet for the sheepshead.  

SURF/PIER-  Somewhat slow fishing this week both on the beach and at the pier.  A slow pick of pompano being caught, but no numbers to speak of.  From the beach its been Fishbites, sandfleas, and clams.  From the Juno Beach Pier the same baits will work well, as will the Doc's Goofy Jig. Some good schools of jacks cruising the beach along Singer Island and Palm Beach Inlet.  Look for the jacks to be most active early morning and late afternoon.  The tarpon have also been hanging around Palm Beach Inlet in fair numbers.  No bluefish or Mackerel action to speak of this week; hopefully the front this weekend helps get some pointed in our direction.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...N NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft along the coast and 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft in the Gulf Stream. Period 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SAT...E NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Sailfish action remains fair, with some decent numbers coming in if you land on the right little pack of fish.  Sails remain scattered up and down the line; with the trollers catching them up to the north, and the live baiters picking away at them from the Juno Beach Pier down to the Lake Worth Pier.  Best depth has been fairly steady in the 120-200' range for the most part.  A handful of good dolphin reports coming in this week.  Best depth on the dolphin has been in the 300-500' range.  Not big numbers of dolphin around; but good size overall on those that are.  Expect a few wahoo to be around on the new moon this weekend.  Wahoo bite will likely be better down to the south, but a few should be scattered along the drop in Juno/Jupiter as well.  Bottom fishing remains pretty good; with a mix bag of snapper in the mix, along with a cobia or two as well.  Sardines and squid will be the best bait choice for the bottom.  Out deep the swordfish bite remains solid, with some good size fish in the mix! 

INSHORE- Sheepshead reports remain pretty good inshore right now.  Live shrimp is a reliable bait choice for the sheepshead.  Palm Beach Inlet has been holding a decent number, as have area bridges and boat docks as well.  Dock and bridge pilings with lots of growth (Barnacles in particular) on them are a great spot to start looking for the sheepshead.  The Munyan Island flats are holding a fair number of jacks, along with a stray pompano or two.  Catch and release snook fishing began to improve later in the week with warming weather.  Snook season is just around the corner...time to start looking around for them! 

SURF/PIER-  Good pompano fishing early in the week when the swell was up.  The Juno Beach Pier had a pretty good number of pomps caught; with most coming on bright colored Doc's Goofy Jigs and a few on bait.  A fair number of bluefish and jacks around early in the week as well with the swell.  Calmer conditions and south winds later in the week did slow things back down.  Conditions do look good for the fish to bite along the beach and at the pier on Saturday (At least in theory!).  Spanish Mackerel action slowed way down at Peck's Lake with dirty cold water pushing in.  Shark action along the beach improved a bit this week.  Fresh chunks of bait at night are the way to go for the sharks.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...S SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

SAT...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Colton just out doing Colton things again this week witha solid Swordfish! 
(Give him a follow on IG @coltoncz7)

OFFSHORE- Sailfish action remains fair; and conditions look ideal for them going into the weekend.  The best bite on the sailfish has been from just south of Palm Beach Inlet to the end of the (Singer Island) condos.  Bite remains pretty good in 130-200' of water depending on conditions, with sardines (if you can find them) being the absolute ticket for the sails right now.  They will bite gogs and runners under the kite good; but a nice live sardine makes them go stupid.  Pretty good wahoo bite locally on the backside of the full moon.  Bottom fishing reports remain fair to good:  One day the snapper bite great and the next day its a grind.  With the way the forecast looks for the weekend...guessing won't be a whole lot of bottom fishing going on.  

INSHORE-  Kind of tough fishing inshore this week.  Snook fishing was slow, and will likely not improve with a hard front on the way.  Sheepshead action has been fair, but not red hot.  A few black drum mixed in with the sheepshead.  Live shrimp will be a good bait choice for the sheepshead and the black drum.  The cold front could help push some fish onto the flats around Munyan Island.  Palm Beach Inlet continues to hold some good schools of jacks.  

SURF/PIER-  This week saw fairly slow fishing both along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier as well; with most of the better reports continuing to come from  Hobe Sound and north.  A hard front pushing through this weekend will likely (at least in theory SHOULD) push some fish our way.  Those grinding it out on the beach did find a few bluefish this week, with most of them coming at night on cut bait.  A few pompano around, but no numbers to speak of.  Spanish Mackerel remain very thick in Peck's Lake; with some scattered schools along the beach in Hobe Sound as well.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...W SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.

SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt along the coast to NW 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around 30 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft along the coast and 6 to 9 ft, occasionally to 11 ft in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Jeff picked off a nice one this week...

OFFSHORE-  Sailfish bite seems to be picking up a bit.  As I write the report, I've been keeping an eye on the West Palm Beach Fishing Club's "Silver Sailfish Derby"  (Live Scoring Link: westpalmbeachfishingclub.org/silver-sailfish-derby-standings/).  It's not record setting numbers; but the fifty boat field is averaging better than a fish per boat.  Top boat (again at time of writing) has four releases, and with better conditions expected tomorrow I would guess it will take ten plus releases to win this year.  Waiting to hear where the bite is best at on the sails.  Will add in an update to report or throw it up in Instagram story when I find out.  Scattering of dolphin and a few big blackfin tuna have been mixed in with the sailfish.  A handful of wahoo caught the past few days.  With a full moon a few days away expect a few more to slide into the mix.  (Other side note...Bahamas wahoo action remains very good on the tide changes!) Bottom fishing was fair this week, with some nice yellowtail and mutton snapper being caught.  Sardines remain the bait of choice on the bottom.  

INSHORE-  Sheepshead action has been good inshore; and a passing cold front should help keep them fired up.  A pretty decent number of sheepshead in Palm Beach Inlet; with live shrimp being a great way to go bait wise for them.  Also a fair number of sheepshead inshore around local bridges and boat docks.  Jacks have also been cruising Palm Beach Inlet in decent numbers.  A passing cold front this weekend should help fire the jacks up along the north jetty.  Catch and release snook fishing slowed a bit this week, but still a handful of fish biting.  Live shrimp or a shrimp jig fished through shadow lines with good current should find a few snook.  Smaller baits are thew way to go for the snook right now.  Cooler water slows down their digestion, and they just don't want to work as hard to chase down a meal.  

SURF/PIER-  Fishing was a bit slow this week along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier; not overly surprising as conditions became very calm and clear early in the week.  The calm clear water makes for a nice beach day, but does little to help fishing in the wintertime.  A few Spanish Mackerel were biting white crappie jigs at the Pier early in the week.  Scattered bluefish were caught along the beach from the pier to Jupiter Inlet, but not in any large numbers.  Pompano reports were slim as well this week.  It does sound like fishing was a little better up to the north.  Hobe Sound seemed to be holding a few more fish; especially early in the morning and late in the afternoon.  The Spanish Mackerel, including a fair amount of jumbos, have filled into Peck's Lake in big numbers (For new readers, and/or those who just don't know what "Peck's Lake" is; it is an area south of St. Luice Inlet in roughly 20-30' of water that holds a large population of winter/spring Spanish Mackerel.  While schools of Mackerel may push into casting range from the beach; most are caught from the boat.)

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft along the coast and 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft in the Gulf Stream. Period 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft along the coast and 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd 

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