OFFSHORE-  A little bit of everything weather wise offshore this week, with everything from flat calm to very rough seas...and some more rough stuff on tap for the weekend.  A mixed bag of action again offshore this week as well.  Still a good sailfish bite, with multiple releases being the norm.  A little of the sailfish interest has begun to taper off, but those putting the kites up are still getting the bites.  Should be rough enough to fire up a good sailfish bite again this weekend.  A scattered pick on dolphin again in 300-400' of water.  It has been another week of scattered fish, with a handful of bigger fish in the mix.   Trolling small ballyhoo, bonita strips, and squid remains a good choice for the dolphin.  Blackfin action slowed a bit this week; but still some good numbers for those really targeting them.  Kingfish bite is good along the 120' ledge.  Best bite is early morning and late afternoon for the kings.  Drifting sardines on a knocker rig is a solid way to go for the kings.  Bottom fishing reports remain good, with some good mutton reports.  Sardines are the top bait choice on the bottom.    

INSHORE-  Snook fishing improved a bit more this week.  A nice push of springtime mullet seems to be flowing through, with the snook responding nicely.  Spring mullet run is not quite like the fall mullet run.  It's more big mullet, and not in as large of schools.  Most of the time the schools are moving quick; making feeding areas more important to focus on than the mullet schools themselves.  Fishing seawalls, boat docks, and bridges with moderate current flow will be the best starting spots.  Concentrate on fishing key ambush points, especially areas that have spots out of current for snook to lay in.  A topwater early in the morning will get some killer blowups from the snook.  A live mullet is the best bet when the sun starts to get up a bit.  A handful of tarpon and big jacks mixed in with the snook.  Mangrove snapper action improved a touch this week.  It's not super consistent on the snapper yet, but it's a start.  Pilchards and shrimp are top bait choices for the snapper.  Decent bite on bigger sand perch in the ICW right now, with small pieces of fresh shrimp being the best bait choice.  

SURF/PIER-  Another week of wild weather swings, but overall pretty good fishing again this week.  The pompano bite has slowed down, but still a pretty solid pick at them.  Seems like the Juno/Jupiter area has been producing a few more fish on the afternoon bite.  From the beach it's the usual baits (Sandfleas, clams, fresh shrimp, and FishBites) producing the most bites.  On the Juno Beach Pier the same baits will catch the pomps; with Doc's Goofy Jigs and Crappie jigs tipped with shrimp also catching a good numbers.  The big jacks continue to move down the beach in good numbers.  A Rapala X-Rap, GT Ice Cream, or Yo-Zuri Mag Speed are all good options to try and get in front of the big jacks.  Spanish Mackerel have been around the pier in decent numbers.  A small Rapala X-Rap or white crappie jig is a good choice for the Macs.  Snook fishing improved a little more this week as well.  We aren't talking big numbers yet, but those patiently putting in the time have been getting a few bites.  Have also heard of a few schools of tarpon sliding up the beach as well.  Looks like it maybe a bit of a blowout this weekend, but hopefully conditions don't get messed up too much.   

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...E NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

SAT THROUGH SUN...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to around 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Fish (IG @fisher_mitchell_21) with a full grown jack caught on the Juno Beach Pier and Charlie (IG @gocharlesgo) with a solid Spanish Mackerel. The Rapala X-Rap tricked em both!

OFFSHORE-  Good springtime mixed bag action offshore this week...and for a change a nice looking weather forecast headed into the weekend.  This is a great time of year offshore; with a wide variety of species possible.  Sailfish action remains good, with multiple chances still the norm for those putting the kites up.  Dolphin reports have been up good this week in 200-300' of water.  Most of the dolphin have been a bit on the smaller side, but a few decent ones in the mix to keep it interesting.  Trolling small ballyhoo and bonita strips is a good way to go for the dolphin.  Drifting sardines in the same depth range and doing some chumming will also get the dolphins attention.  Good blackfin action this week in the same 200-300' range.  Best bite on the tuna will be first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon.  Trolling small feathers or a small daisy chain should produce some numbers on the tuna.  The bigger blackfin will be caught on live baits fished a little deeper or a vertical jig down deep.  Kingfish, and the occasional wahoo, are scattered along the 120' ledge in good numbers.  Early morning and late afternoon has been producing the best bite on the kings.  Good snapper fishing in on the reef, with some solid mutton catches.  A few teen plus pound muttons around, with numerous keepers in the mix as well.  Overall just good fishing, it's worth a shot this weekend if you can go!     

INSHORE-  Warming weather has the snook biting much better this week.  It's the usual deal for the snook.  During the day the snook will be laid up under boat docks and along seawalls with some current.  A live mullet fished in those areas is not going to go unnoticed for long.  Early morning and late afternoon will also likely produce some good topwater action on the snook.  Look for moving water around points and other ambush spots as good areas to target for the snook.  Should be a handful of jacks and occasional tarpon mixed in with the snook as well.  At night the snook have been biting well around the bridges.  Flair Hawks and bigger swimbaits are top choices for the snook now.  Look for bridges closer to the inlets to improve as the snook begins to head in that direction.  Top of there outgoing tide tends to produce best results for the snook.  

SURF/PIER- Nice mixed bag action along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier this week.  Pompano action slowed way down, but still a fair number of them around.  Sounds like the pompano bite has moved north a bit; with some good reports coming from Hobe Sound beaches.  Still a few pomps coming up at the Juno Beach Pier early in the morning, but the bite has slowed down to a slow pick at best.  Surprisingly still a good scattering of bluefish around this week.  Spanish Mackerel have been biting pretty good at the Juno Beach Pier this week.  Crappie Jigs, small Rapala X-Raps, and small Yo-Zuri Monster shots are all good choices for the Macs.  A few kingfish and big jacks making a showing at the pier throughout the week as well.  With warming weather and a little more bait starting to show up, snook reports have started to improve as well.  

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

SAT...S SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Great pic from our friend Chris (IG @olafsurf).  Chris and Brett (in picture) trolled up some dolphin, blackfin tuna, and more this week.  Great fishing offshore right now.  

OFFSHORE-  Mixed weather over the week and a questionable forecast headed into the weekend has kept offshore traffic down.  A few sailfish guys have made it out and produced some pretty solid release numbers.  With north winds and a mild front pushing through this weekend; a live bait under the kite will not go unnoticed long by a hungry sail ( if not a king, dolphin, or wahoo...).  Look for 150-250' to be a pretty good starting spot.  A well formed rip, color change, or large area of bait will help dial in the search.  A handful of scattered dolphin around in 200-300' of water.  Trolling small ballyhoo, bonita strips, and squid has been a good way to go for the dolphin.  Blackfin tuna action remains good in 200-300' of water as well.  A solid number of rudder fish around, with a few cobia in the mix as well.  Kingfish remain scattered along the 120' ledge in solid numbers.  Bottom fishing reports remain good.  Some solid mutton snapper around, along with a mixture of yellowtail and mangrove snapper.  

INSHORE-  A little quiet inshore this week.  Snook fishing remains fair, and should continue to improve over the next few weeks.  The night snook bite remains fair around the bridges.  A little more bait around (mixture of pilchards and a few mullet) this week helped the bite as well.  Top of the outgoing tide tends to be the best bet for the snook, but don't overlook late incoming if the water is a little dirty.  The Loxahatchee River has been producing some snook during the day.  Boat docks and seawalls with some current flow and proximity to a little deeper water are great starting spots.  Mangrove snapper bite continues to improve around the bridges as well.  It's still early, but more and more little choppers making their way inshore.  Live shrimp and pilchards are the top bait choices for the mangroves.  Sounds like the tarpon bite in Palm Breach Inlet picked up a bit this week.  

SURF/PIER-  Another good week of pompano action along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier again this week.  For the beach the usual assortment of baits (sand fleas, clams, fresh shrimp, and FishBites) have all been working well on the pompano.  On the Juno Beach Pier the same baits work well; with the jig bite (Doc's Goofy Jigs and jYG Pro Mycro's) also firing off too.  Depending on conditions the pomps will bite throughout the day; but early morning and late afternoon do tend to produce the best results.  Another good push of late season bluefish again this week.  Every time I think the blues are just about gone, a good push of them makes another showing.  GT Ice Creams, diamond jigs, and swimming plugs will all work well on the blues.  Spanish Mackerel action was a bit slower this week, but still a fair number around.  White crappie jigs and smaller size 8 and 10 X-Raps are a good way to go for the Macs.  With all the pomps (and other species as well) finally seeing a few more blacktop sharks along the beach.  A pretty good number of croakers and sand perch around in the first trough this week.  Small pieces of fresh shrimp will be the bait of choice for them.    

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Period 5 seconds.

SAT...N NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.

SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Coop (IG @_coop_561_) with a killer combo last Sunday! 

OFFSHORE-  The weather for the most part overall was not on our side this week, and it showed with few reports coming in.  Conditions do look good headed into the weekend for the sailfish to bite.  Live baits under the kite will be top bait choice for the sailfish.  150-250' of water (depending on water quality and current) is the best depth to target the sailfish.  Mixed in with the sailfish should be some nice sized dolphin.  Likely won't be large schools of dolphin, but instead smaller packs of bigger fish.  If kite fishing isn't your deal, trolling small ballyhoo and bonita strips will be a good way to go.   Blackfin Tuna action remains fair to good in 200-300' of water.  Smaller live baits (pilchards or sardines) fished down deep or a vertical jig are a good way to go for the tuna.  Along the 120' ledge the kingfish bite remains good.  The banded rudder fish (aka amberines) have been around in solid numbers in the same area.  A few cobia around as well.  Bottom fishing reports remain a little slow, with a few scattered snapper ports coming in.  

INSHORE-  A little slim on inshore reports this week.  Snook fishing was a little off, but a few around for those really putting in the work.  Fair snook fishing around the bridges at night, with outgoing tide producing the best results.  Flair Hawks and bigger swimbaits are starting to produce better and better for the snook.  During the day best bet for the snook is mullet along the seawalls.  A few snook biting topwaters in the river early in the morning.  A few more mangrove snapper showing up in shore.  Live shrimp and small pilchards are the top bait choice for the mangroves.    

SURF/PIER-  The spring run of pompano is in full effect right now!  Really good numbers of pompano coming in this week both at the Juno Beach Pier and along the beach.  On the beach it is more of a bait bite; with sand fleas and FishBites catching the best.  Shrimp and clams are also good baits to have (Pompano are funny fish, and will bite one bait better than another from day to day).  On the Fishbites chartreuse and electric chicken colors have been the hottest, with flavor not mattering as much.  On the Juno Beach Pier the pomp bite is split evenly between bait and jigs.  For bait sand fleas, fresh shrimp, and Fishbites (like the beach) will be top bait choices.  No super hot jig color, but chartreuse and pink seem to have the slight edge. Doc's Goofy Jig and JYG Pro Mycro have both been working well.  Good number of Spanish Mackerel around the Juno Beach Pier as well.  Depending on conditions a white crappie jig or size 10 Rapala X-Rap will be solid lure choices for the Macs.  Still a little scattering of bluefish around.  Are cool front will likely keep a few more around through the weekend.  A diamond jig or GT Ice cream is a good lure choice for the blues.    

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...Along the coast, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. In the Gulf Stream, NW winds 15 to 20 kt becoming W NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft along the coast and 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft in the Gulf Stream. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SAT...N NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt becoming N in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft along the coast and 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters light chop.

SUN...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. 

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Time tested...Doc's Goofy Jig still crushing the pompano. Now is the time!