OFFSHORE-  Decent mixed bag spring action continued offshore this week.  Dolphin fishing remains good, with fish scattered across a wide range of water depths.  East winds in the forecast should help push the dolphin in a little shallower for the weekend.  The usual assortment of bonita strips, squid, and small ballyhoo will be a good way to go for the dolphin.  Blackfin Tuna continue to bite well in 200-300' of water.  Trolling a smaller Rapala X-Rap Mag or DT Minnow late in the afternoon has been working very well for the Blackfin.  A vertical jig (something pink in color) is also a great way to target the tuna.  Along the ledge the rudder fish are still around in big numbers.  The occasional cobia and wahoo have been mixed in with the rudderfish; along with the ever present sharks.  Snapper fishing has been decent this week, with some solid mutton snappers being caught along with some good yellowtails.  Sardines, squid, and bonita chunks will be the top bait choices for the bottom.  

INSHORE-  So-so week inshore this week.  Snook fishing has been fair.  The Loxahatchee and ICW are producing a few snook, just not a red hot bite.  Live mullet remains the top bait choice for the snook during the day.  At night the flair hawk bite is trying to get going around the bridges.  Outgoing tide will likely produce a few more snook bites.  A few jacks and occasional tarpon mixed in with the snook.  Other inshore action remains a bit slow; with a few mangrove snapper and sand perch being caught.  

SURF/PIER- Not a red hot week on the beach; but those putting in the time have been finding a few fish.  Pompano are still being caught, but still not in huge numbers.  It feels like we should still have a good push of pompano coming; though we are starting to get a little late in the season.  The usual bait assortment (sand fleas, clams, Fishbites) will do the trick on the pompano.  A few pomps coming over the rail at the Juno Beach Pier on Doc's Goofy Jigs early in the week as well.  Bright colored jigs (orange and pink) seemed to be the best color.  Still some scattered bluefish around; though it has to be near the end of them soon.  A few good schools of jacks cruised by the Juno Beach Pier this week.  A well presented Rapala X-Rap or Yo-Zuri Mag Speed is the top lure choice for the jacks.  A few scattered kingfish at the Juno Beach Pier as well.  The same swimming plugs that work for the jacks will work well for the kings.  Croaker and whiting have been biting good in the first trough.  Small pieces of fresh shrimp is the way to go for the croaker and whiting.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SUN THROUGH MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Helped Jeff out with some tackle and bait in the shop on Tuesday.  He and his brother went out Wednesday and turned the bait into a nice fish dinner!

​SHOP NOTE: Closed on Easter Sunday...Publix told us it was OK

OFFSHORE: Fishing remains very good offshore this week, with a wide variety of action available.  Dolphin action has been good, though scattered with reports coming in one day from 100-15o' of water and 15 miles offshore the next day.  Fairly strong east/southeast winds in the forecast for the weekend should help push the dolphin in a little closer to shore.  Trolling the usual assortment of smaller baits (bonita strips, squid, ballyhoo) will be a great way to go for the dolphin.  Setting up a drift and chumming heavily along a well formed weed line or current rip can also work well this time of year.  Sailfish action remains consistent (Not double digit numbers, but generally speaking at least a few chances) from the Juno Beach Pier to north of Jupiter Inlet in 150-250' of water.  Blackfin tuna have been caught good agin this week in 200-300' of water up and down the line, though the more consistent tuna action remains a little north.  Trolling small feathers and/or daisy chains up top and a mid sized swimming plug or two down deep is a great way to target the tuna; especially early in the morning and late in the afternoon.  Middle of the day a vertical jig or suspended live bait is the way to go for the tuna.  The 120' ledge is alive these days with a wide variety of species!  Masses of banded rudderfish, the occasional cobia, scattered kingfish, and others are making quick work of any live sardine or cigar minnow that goes out (IN other news...the sardines and cigar minnows are showing back up on the bait rocks).  Bottom fishing was a bit slower this week due to the full moon; but expect that to change over the next few days into the coming weeks.  Some of the best snapper fishing (Both size and numbers) of the year should go down over the next month.  Springtime is such a fun time to be offshore: It'll be a bit bumpy this week from the looks of the forecast, but the fish should be around if you can make it out! 

INSHORE:  Snook fishing remains decent inshore.  Pretty standard report on the snook (and occasional tarpon or passing jack), with the ICW and Loxahatchee river producing some fish along seawalls and under boat docks.  During the day live mullet is the top bait choice. Early morning and late afternoon with favorable tide conditions you maybe able to trick a snook or two into smashing a topwater.  At night the snook will switch to bridges and docklights, with the outgoing tide tending to produce the best results.  Water hasn't warmed enough to really fire the snook up, but it's getting close for sure.  Won't be too long before they really start snapping.  Other inshore action remains a bit spotty.  A few late late season sheepshead hanging around inshore mixed in with a few early arriving mangrove snapper.  Sailfish flats in Stuart continue to see a few pompano, but those numbers continue to fall as well.  

SURF/PIER:  Surf and pier action has been pretty good this week.  Pompano numbers seem to have improved a bit, with some decent catches coming along the beach, and a handful of pomps being picked off the Juno Beach Pier as well.  Sandfleas, clams, and Fishbites (with pomps it pays to have an assortment) remain the baits of choice on the beach.  The same baits and also Doc's Goofy Jigs are getting them on the Juno Beach Pier. Still a few late season bluefish cruising around, though that has to be close to winding down.  The Juno Beach Pier has been producing a few Spanish Mackerel, with a white or white/silver JYG Pro crappie jig the top lure choice for the Macs.  A handful of snook showing up at the Juno Beach Pier as well.  It's not huge numbers yet, and the snook are not overly aggressive but they are showing up.  Best bet for the snook is fresh dead bait chunks fished very patiently on the bottom with a very light lead.  Jack schools have been passing by the pier, though they have not been overly interested in eating as of late.  Conditions have looked right for some kingfish to come cruising by the pier as well, but no reports yet to speak of on them.  Keep those Rapala X-Raps and Yo-Zuri Magspeeds ready to go...it's gonna happen anytime!
(NOTE: I don't have the exact times, but the Juno Beach Pier will close on Saturday afternoon to allow for Easter Service set-up. It will reopen for fishing following Easter Service sometime around noon).  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

SAT THROUGH SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

On a different note...Bahamas fishing has been absolutely insane over the pat few weeks! Had to grab this screenshot from a sick IG reel that @pura_pesca and @Dustinjuhasz shared with us. Check the reel out on Steve's page (@pura_pesca)...it'll make you jealous or plan your next Bahamas trip! 

OFFSHORE-  Pretty good mixed bag action offshore again this week.  Dolphin reports remain good, with decent numbers being caught in 150-500' of water depending on the conditions.  Trolling small ballyhoo, squid, and bonita strips remains a solid choice for the dolphin.  Sailfish action seemed to tick back up this week, and north winds in the forecast for the weekend should get some tailers up and active.  Best depth on the sailfish will be 120-200' of water, with the stretch from the Juno Beach Pier to just north of Jupiter Inlet being a good area to look.  Along the 120' ledge the kingfish are starting to show back up.  The rudder fish are still hanging along the edge in good numbers, and have the sharks and a few cobia following along as well.  The moon is getting pretty big again...hopefully be some wahoo being this weekend; no reports yet on them.  Snapper fishing remains pretty good on the reef.  Some solid yellowtail reports coming in, along with a scattering of mutton snapper mixed in as well.  Sardines, bonita chunks, and squid will be the top bait choices on the bottom.  

INSHORE-  The snook bite remains decent inshore, especially for those with a lot of time to dedicate to it.  During the day the snook will remain locked under boat docks and cruising seawalls in the Loxahatchee River and ICW.  A live mullet will be the top bait choice for the bigger snook during the day.  Rumor has it a few smaller baits (primarily pilchards) are showing up inshore.  The pilchards will also get a lot of bites; with a lot of the fish being on the smaller side.  At night docklights and bridges will be the best bet for the snook.  Around dockligts look for live shrimp, shrimp style lures, and smaller jigs and swimming plugs being a good choice.  Docklight fish are primarily eating small shrimp and glass minnows so keep the lures on the smaller side for the most bites.  Around the bridges the snook are biting jigs and swimbaits pretty good.  A handful of jacks around inshore, along with occasional tarpon as well.  

SURF/PIER-  Pompano reports remain fair to good depending on the day and spot: But, it sounds like the pomps are still stacked up pretty good down south, so the biggest push of fish is still to come.  North winds this weekend will likely hold them up a little longer, but don't be surprised to see a decent amount of fish around.  Early morning and late afternoon have been producing best on the beach, with the usual assortment of baits (FishBtes, sand fleas, clams, and fresh shrimp) all accounting for some catches.  The same baits have been producing a few pomps on the Juno Beach pier, but the bite does seem to be a bit better from the beach.  A handful of pomps coming over the rail on Doc's Goofy Jigs as well.  Still a few late season bluefish around, but they are starting to push back north pretty quick now.  A little early season bait (sardines and cigar minnows primarily) showing up around the pier will keep those bluefish around a bit longer.  A few smaller snook starting to show up around the Juno Beach Pier, though the cooler water does not have them biting fast and furious yet.  It's a slow bite on the snook, so be prepared to fish slow and patient.  With a little bait showing up around the Juno Beach Pier, it's about time to see a few kingfish come cruising through.  A long casting swimming plug (Rapala X-Rap, Yo-Zurl Mag Speed, or Yo-Zuri LC Minnow) is the best way to target the kingfish.     

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
​FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.

SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.

SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Fisher and I with a nice  Jacksonville redfish he caught last weekend.  We found a few redfish, trout, and flounder while pre fishing for the Power Pole National Redfish Tour "Go-Live" event (Middle of the road tournament performance; with my buddy Steven and I finishing 29th out of 67 teams...woulda could shoulda.  Our camera guy did one heck of a job in the tournament that's for sure!).  Had a great time running all over Jax, St Johns, Fernandina, and Nassau sound, with the East Cape VHP doing an awesome job dealing with the lovely 15-25mph south wind blowing all weekend. Fished the New Shore-Pro (JYG Pro) "Foundation" and Revolution" series rods  almost exclusively, and was very impressed with both of them.  

Hello! Todd is fishing up north in a Redfish Tournament so we have taken over this week's fishing report. So let's get started!

OFFSHORE-  Fishing has been pretty decent offshore this week, as April kicks in. The ocean does seem to be a bit rough through Saturday, hopefully will calm down Sunday. We hoped that with the south east wind this week there would be a decent dolphin bite but it has been a let down.  Blackfin tuna action fired off nicely in 200-300' of water last week and is still going strong. Trolling small lures and daisy chains early and late in the day has been producing the tuna bites; with jigs and suspended live baits being a good choice when the sun gets a little higher in the sky.  Sailfish action slowed down but there are still a few being caught around 150-250' of water.  The 120' Ledge is bringing our spring time favorites- kings, banded rudder fish, cobia, snapper, and the sharks have continued to enjoy that spot.  Last week, Todd reported good bottom fishing with some really nice mutton snapper and Yellowtail. Those reports continue. 

INSHORE-  Snook are around and continue to be the best bet for inshore fishing this weekend.  The seawall and bridges at night seem to be the most popular.  During the day a live mullet is top bait choice for a cruising snook or jack.   Flair Hawk Jigs and bigger swimbaits around the bridges remain your best bet for the Snook bite.  As we approach the second week in April the Snapper are replacing the Sheepshead.

SURF/PIER-  More and more pompano are showing up along the beach and pier. The croaker and whiting remain strong. Sandfleas, clams, and FishBites remain the baits of choice along the beach for the pomps.  Cut Bait and Docs Goofy Jigs are still the most popular tackle for them.  Bluefish continue to show at the pier, however; a long cast is needed.   Your best bet will be a Diamond jig, GT Ice Cream, or other long casting lure. Jacks have been showing up more and more as well.  The same lures bluefish like will generally get the jacks attention as well.  No real reports of Snook this week, however it's not impossible to see a few. 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
Friday- There is currently a small craft advisory until Saturday at 8am.
E wind 8 to 11 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
Friday night- E wind around 8 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Dominant period 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

Saturday- SE wind 8 to 11 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Saturday night- SE wind around 8 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

Sunday- SSE wind 7 to 11 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. S wind 5 to 8 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less. Intracoastal waters smooth.

Thanks for reading,

Morgan- Todd's Wife ;)
Nicki- Todd's Sister