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!  

OFFSHORE-  Overall another very good week of fishing offshore.  Good dolphin fishing in the 500' range.  Trolling small ballyhoo, bonita strips, and squid has been a reliable choice for the dolphin.  Look for weedlines, current rips, and color changes...the dolphin won't be far behind!  Blackfin Tuna action remains very good in 250-350' of water.  A live bait suspended 30-50' below the surface is a sure fire bet for the tuna.  A vertical jig dropped 50-100' down and ripped back up will also drive the blackfin wild.  Best bite will be early and late in the day.  When the sun gets up higher, get the baits down deeper for best luck. Kingfish are stacked along the 120' ledge in good numbers.  A live sardine is top bait choice for the kings.  A dead sardine on a knocker rig will also work well for the kings.  Trolling lipped plugs or a bonita strip behind a planer is also a solid choice.  Snapper fishing has been very good over the past week.  Some really nice muttons over ten pounds came in this week (see the monster Denis caught below!).  Sardines and ballyhoo have been the top bait choice for the muttons.  Good fishing and a good forecast for the weekend...get after it if you can!    

INSHORE-  Snook fishing continues to improve inshore.  Stable warm weather will only make the snook fishing better and better.  Lowlight periods and nighttime will be the best for the snook.  For best luck work on fishing the tide (can be incoming or outgoing, it just needs to be moving).  Snook have been on the bridges at night, and laid up under boat docks and seawalls during the day.  A live mullet is top bait choice during the day.  At night the snook are biting Flair Hawk Jigs and bigger swimbaits well.  Beyond the snook, inshore fishing has been a bit on the slower side.  A few mangroves around the bridges, but not in huge numbers yet.  Small live pilchards and live shrimp are the bait of choice for the snapper.     

SURF/PIER-  A bit slower along the beach this week; with the last of the pompano action all but coming to a screeching halt.  South winds will just keep pushing the last of the pomps north.  If you're trying to get the last of the late late season pomps it will be best to head north.  The continuing warm stable weather has the snook biting better and better.  The snook aren't stacked on the beach yet; but numbers are improving.  The Juno Beach Pier snook bite continues to improve; both in numbers and size.  The pier snook have been varying their diet these days: One day it's shrimp, the next it's mullet, and the following day they only want mullet.  It's snook fishing...Be prepared to be frustrated!  Best bite (for the most part) on the snook will be early morning and late afternoon.  A few jacks (including some big boys) cruising the beach still.  Tarpon continue to push north along the beach in decent numbers.  For the most part it's easiest to find the tarpon moving first thing in the morning.  Blue runners have invaded the pier in decent numbers.  No big numbers, but a few kings still cruising around the pier in the afternoon.  Croaker bite has been decent in the first trough.  Small pieces of fresh shrimp are the bait of choice. 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...Along the coast, S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. In the Gulf Stream, SW winds 5 kt becoming S SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers through the day. A slight chance of tstms.

SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms.

SUN...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Couple good catches from the past week.  Jay Donly with a couple nice kings caught off Jupiter trolling ballyhoo, and Denis with a full grown mutton! 

OFFSHORE- The good mix of springtime action continued this week offshore. Still a handful of dolphin reports coming in, with a bulk of the dolphin coming in 350-600’ of water. Trolling squid, bonita strips, and small ballyhoo remains a solid choice for the dolphin. Look for the dolphin to be on current rips, color changes, floating debris, or areas with a lot of bait around. Blackfin Tuna action remains very good in 250-350’ of water. Early in the morning trolling small feathers and daisy chains will get the tuna bites. Bigger Blackfin’s will be caught with live baits or vertical jigs fished 50-75’ below the surface, especially as the sun gets up higher in the sky. Still a decent number of sailfish around for those putting the time in on the. Generally speaking the sailfish will be caught out a bit deeper (250-300ish) this time of year. Kingfish action remains very good along the 120’ ledge. Smaller live baits (sardines, threads, pilchards, etc) will be the best bet for the kingfish. A dead sardine fished on a knocker rig should also get a few kingfish bites. Some hungry (and rather large!) mutton snapper hanging out under the kingfish schools in 90-120’ of water. A sardine slid under the kingfish schools will often draw the attention of a big mutton! Some of the biggest mutton snapper of the year are caught like this…don’t miss out on it. 

INSHORE- Snook fishing remains the best bet inshore right now. Warming weather has them pointed towards the inlets. It’s not spawning time yet; but it’s not far off and the snook will start feeding heavily. Warm weather has the snook’s metabolism creeping up; so bigger baits and lures definitely are coming into play. During the day look for the snook to be laid up along seawalls and under boat docks. Early morning a topwater will play for the snook; while a live mullet is top choice once the sun starts to get up. At night the snook have been biting well around the bridges. A flair hawk jig is a solid choice for the snook right now. A bigger swimbait is also going to be a good choice. Docklights will also be holding a good number of snook (though most of the fish on dock lights tend to be a bit smaller). 

SURF/PIER- Pompano action slowed way down this week; but still a handful of fish hanging on! Sounds like the pompano fishing remains better up to the north of us. A lot of shorts to pick through as well before getting a keeper or two. Snook fishing has improved along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier this week. Warm conditions, nice looking water, and some bait showing up has the snook popping off halfway decent. A Rapala X-Rap or similar small swimming plug is a good choice for the snook right now along the beach. Still a few good schools of jacks cruising the beach. Blue runners are showing up at the Juno Beach Pier in good numbers (summer is here!). Also starting to get more and more reports of tarpon cruising north along the beach. 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...S SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and N NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. SUN...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd 

Fish with some fun snook fishing by-catch…

OFFSHORE-  Another interesting week of weather; with a fairly decent forecast for the upcoming weekend.  Dolphin fishing has been very good for those making it out, with 300-500' of water producing best on the dolphin.  East wind could/should help push the dolphin a little closer in this weekend as well.  Trolling small ballyhoo, bonita strips, and squid remains a solid choice for the dolphin.  It for the most part remains smaller packs of fish (with decent average size), and not big number schools.  Blackfin action remains good in 250-300' of water.  Trolling small feather and small daisy chains early in the morning is a good way to produce some tuna bites, though most of the fish will be on the smaller side.  For the bigger blackfin tuna try fishing live baits 20-50' down, or drop a vertical jig down to them.  Sailfish numbers continue to remain good, with multiple releases being pretty standard.  Shouldn't be a problem to get the kites up this weekend, and a mixed bag of dolphin, blackfin, kings, and sails are all likely to grab a live bait splashing on the surface.  No wahoo reports to speak of on the moon, though that was likely due to rough weather on the best days.  Bottom fishing remains good.  Some solid mutton catches continuing to come in, along with a cobia or two still.  Sardines remain the bait of choice on the bottom.  Overall good mixed springtime action continues, it's a great time to get offshore when conditions allow! 

INSHORE-  Snook fishing continues to improve as the weather warms up.  When it comes to snook fishing (for the most part) the hotter it gets, the better it is.  Warming temps have the snook's metabolism bumped up, and they are jumping on bigger baits better now.  At night a flair hawk or bigger swimbait will be top lure choices for the snook.  Early morning a noisy topwater (like a Yo-Zuri Hydro Pencil) is  good choice worked along seawalls and around docks; especially in spots with some current on them producing ambush points for the lazy snook.  It's important in any situation to remember snook (and tarpon) are generally very lazy and want to exert as little energy as possible to track down a meal.  In other words use the wind and current to your advantage to easily present baits naturally to a laid up snook.  A little early for the snook to get in the inlets, but they are beginning to head slowly in that direction.  A handful of resident tarpon mixed in with the snook inshore, along with a few jacks as well.  Mangrove snapper action inshore remains fair.  They like the snook, should improve in numbers with warming weather.  Look for the snapper to bite best at night around bridges or boat docks; with the best bite happening on moving water.  Generally speaking the best bite will be on the top of the outgoing tide, but overall moving water is the real key.  

SURF/PIER-  Pompano bite remained pretty good this week; though numbers are beginning to tail off a bit.  Those putting the time in on the beach continue to produce at least a handful of pomps, but limits are becoming a little tougher to come by.  East winds in the forecast this weekend though should help push some of the pompano that maybe moving a little more offshore in closer to the beach.  The usual baits on the beach (Snaffles, clams, FishBites) remain the best choice.  The Juno Beach Pier continues to produce a handful of pomps on the Docs Goofy Jig as well.  Surprisingly enough, still a few late season bluefish around.  The big jacks have thinned out a bit, but still a few schools pushing through.  A GT Ice Cream, diamond jig, or Rapala X-Rap all remain good lure choices.  A few kingfish have showed up at the Pier late in the afternoon.  A Rapala X-Rap or Yo-Zuri Mag Speed is the top lure choice for a shot at a kingfish.  Snook continue to improve in numbers along the beach and at the pier.  A handful of keeper snook have been caught over the past week, with a few comings on live baits and a few on dead sardines.  Sandperch and crackers are biting good in the first trough on small pieces of fresh shrimp.    

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.

SUN...E SE 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. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd