OFFSHORE-  Dolphin fishing remained good this week.  Dolphin have been caught in 200-1200', with most of the better reports coming on the deeper side of things.  West wind in the forecast will likely push the dolphin out deeper as well this weekend.  Trolling bonita strips and squid remains a great way to go for the dolphin.  Blackfin tuna action slowed down a bit this week, but still a good number of fish around.  200-300' of water remains a good depth for the tuna.  A live sardine suspended 50' below the surface is a killer way to go for the tuna.  In along the edge conditions returned to normal.  The kingfish bite improved with better conditions.  Snapper fishing also picked back up this week with more normal water temps.  

INSHORE-  Snook fishing remains the best bet inshore.  The snook are definitely in a pre-spawn pattern and have largely started moving towards the inlets.  The nice thing about the snook this time of year is...when they want to eat, they WANT to eat.  Some of the most aggressive snook bites of the year will go down now.  Large baits and jigs are a great way to go for the snook right now.  Look for the snook to feed best on the last of the incoming and first of the outgoing tide.  During the day live mullet fished along seawalls and under bait docks is a great way to go for the snook.  At night the snook will be easiest to target around bridges and docklights.  Moving water (Incoming or outgoing) will be key to getting the snook biting best.  A few big jacks continue to roam around inshore, along with scattered tarpon.  Mangrove snapper seem to be biting a bit better inshore these days.  Live shrimp and small pilchards are the top bait choices for the snapper.     

SURF/PIER-  Snook fishing continues to improve along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier.  A return to more normal water temps, a good amount of bait, and a pre-spawn appetite has the snook biting well.  Along the beach the best bite will be early in the morning and then again late in the afternoon.   Small bucktail jigs, swimming plugs, and twitch baits are a great way to go along the beach.  Small live pilchards are also a top bait choice.  Look for sections of beach without heavy traffic and a deeper trough for best luck on the snook.  At the Juno Beach Pier the snook have been eating live sardines.  Lowlight periods will be best for the snook, but they will also feed on  tide changes and ahead of approaching storms.  Surprisingly, still a few good schools of big jacks cruising down the beach.  A Rapala X-Rap is a great lure to cast at the cruising jacks.  Tarpon reports have improved this week.  Sounds like a good number of tarpon are starting to move down the beach.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Tstms likely in the morning. Showers likely. A chance of tstms in the afternoon.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Our friend Chris Lowe(IG @chris_lowe2424) with some cool snook fishing bycatch... 

OFFSHORE-  Good fishing continued offshore this week.  Dolphin fishing has been very good, with a lot of fish around.  Best depth seems to be 800-1000' of water for the dolphin.  Look for well formed weed lines, current rips, and floating debris to have the most fish on them.  Trolling a spread of small ballyhoo, bonita strips, squid, and a mid sized diving plug is a great way to go for the dolphin.  Blackfin tuna bite remains very good in 200-300' of water.  Early and late in the day trolling small feathers is a great way to go for the tuna.  The bigger tuna will come on live baits (pilchards and sardines are top choice).  In low light periods the tuna will come closer to the surface to feed, as the sun gets higher in the sky be sure to suspend the baits for best luck.  Kingfish bite has been great along the 120' ledge.  Live sardines are the top bait choice for the kings; though a dead sardine on a knocker rig will pick away at the kings as well.  Snapper fishing was bit tough this week with cold water on the bottom; but conditions do seem to be improving headed into the weekend.  It's the right time of year to catch some big muttons!  Great looking forecast for the holiday weekend...definitely worth a run offshore if you have a chance! 

INSHORE-  Snook fishing remains the best bet inshore right now.  The Loxahatchee River has been holding some good size snook during the day.  Look for them to be laid up along seawalls with current flow and under boat docks.  A live mullet is always a great choice for the bigger snook.  A few bruiser jacks will be cruising the same areas the snook are hanging out in.  At night the snook have been hanging under the bridges, especially the ones located closer to the inlets.  A flair hawk jig or larger swimbait is a great lure choice for the snook around the bridges.  A decent number of snook hanging under dock lights as well; with a DOA Shrimp or similar lure being an excellent choice.  A few mangrove snapper showing up in the ICW this week.   

SURF/PIER-  The surf has been fairly active this week.  Snook fishing has started to improve along the beach and at there Juno Beach Pier.  Best bite on the snook will be early morning and late afternoon.  The sardines and cigar minnows have been holding around the Juno Beach Pier  in decent numbers; and the snook won't be far behind them.  The Juno Beach Pier has also had a decent number of blue runners and bonita hanging around, along with the occasional late season jack.  Tarpon reports have improved a bit; but still no word on any big pushes of fish headed north just yet.  A decent pick of croaker and whiting in the first trough.  Small live shrimp or pieces of fresh shrimp will be the best way to go for the croakers.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...S winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.

SAT THROUGH MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd
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OFFSHORE-  Beautiful weather forecast into the weekend will no doubt have the ocean very busy!  Dolphin fishing has been good, with mahi reports coming in from all kinds of scattered depths.  One day the dolphin will bite in 200' of water, and the next it's a 1000'.  Best bet on the dolphin is to look for current rips, color change, hard edges, or well formed weed lines to start the search.  A trolling spread of small ballyhoo, bonita strips, squid, and a mid size lipped trolling plug will be a great way to go for the dolphin.  Keep a spinning rod ready to toss a jig or chunk of squid at the followers...the schools do seem to be getting a little bigger.  Blackfin tuna action remains very good in 200-300' of water.  The tuna will bite best early in the morning and late in the afternoon.  When the sun gets higher in the sky be sure to get the baits or jigs down deeper for best luck on the tuna.  The kingfish continue to bite very well along the 120' ledge.  Like the tuna, the best bite on the kings will be early morning and then again late in the afternoon.  Live sardines will be the top bait choice for the kings.  Snapper fishing has been good in 90-100' of water from the Juno Beach Pier to Jupiter Inlet.  Sardines, squid, and bonita chunks will be the top bait choices on the bottom.  

INSHORE-  Snook fishing remains the best bet inshore right now.  The snook are not in the inlet spawning yet, but they are definitely heading that way.  The Loxahatchee River is holding a fair number of snook still, as is the ICW.  During the day the snook will be laid up along seawalls and under boat docks.  At night the snook will move to the bridges and docklights.  Warmer water and pre-spawn activity has the snook feeding well, don't be afraid to break out the bigger baits and lures!  The top of the outgoing tide will be the best bet in most cases, but as long as the water is moving you have a chance.  A few jacks still cruising the seawalls inshore, though those numbers seem to have fallen off this week.  Taron action in Palm Beach Inlet has been fairly good.  Mangrove snapper action seems to be improving a bit inshore as well.  

SURF/PIER- Late spring/early summer conditions are really starting to set in along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier.  Pompano reports have nearly dried up; short of a few random stragglers popping up at the Juno Beach Pier and Jupiter Inlet.  Smaller lighter jigs have been the best bet on the pomps when they do show up.  Snook fishing has really started to improve this week along the beach and at the Pier as well.  The bait schools have been holding pretty good at the pier and the snook are lurking close behind.  Best bite on the snook will be early morning, late afternoon, and also on the tide changes.  The jacks are still cruising the beach in some big schools, though not quite like the last few weeks.  All the bait around the Juno Beach Pier has been attracting a decent number of bonita and a few kingfish as well.  Some scattered tarpon schools cruising the beach, though it doesn't sound quite like the biggest schools have started to push through just yet.  Pretty decent number of croaker and whiting around these days.  Fresh pieces of shrimp is the bait of choice for them.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.

SAT THROUGH MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Dolphin reports lowed a bit this week; but still a fair number of them scattered around.  No hot depth on the dolphin, instead it seemed to be a bit of a daily jump around with reports coming in from 300' of water to twenty miles offshore depending on wind and weather conditions.  Southeast winds should help to push the dolphin in a bit closer this weekend.  Blackfin tuna action remains pretty strong in 200-300' of water.  The tuna bite has been strung out pretty good, with reports coming from the Lake Worth Pier to Palm Beach Inlet in good numbers and then north of Jupiter Inlet all the way up to St Luice Inlet (Push Button Hill).  The blackfin bite will generally be best first thing in the morning and then again late in the afternoon.  Lots of different ways to target the blackfin.  Trolling small feathesr and daisy chains (And maybe a small to mid size lipped swimming plug) is a good way to go early in the morning and late in the afternoon.  Live baits fished under a kite and a few baits suspended fifty to a hundred feet below the surface tends to be the better way to get the bigger fish to bite.  Chunking a few handfuls of sardines while the baits are out never hurts either.  Kingfish bite has been good along the 120' ledge this week.  The kings have moved a decent amount north and south from day to day; but quantity and quality has been fairly strong this week.  Live sardines are the top bait choice for the kings.  Best bite will be early morning and late afternoon.  The sunset bite for the kings can be wild; and the cool thing is you never know what else will be in the mix.  Feeding activity draws a crowd; so in addition to the kingfish a blackfin, wahoo, or mutton snapper could slide in to grab a bait as well.  Speaking of mutton snapper, the bottom fishing has been pretty solid this week with a decent mix of reports coming in.  Sardines, squid, and bonita chunks are the top bottom bait choices these days.     

INSHORE-  The snook fishing remains good inshore; and should only improve as the month goes on and the snook start to think about heading to the inlets to spawn .  Plenty of bait inshore right now, with a good mix of smaller baits and springtime mullet around and the snook are feeding heavily on them.  No high changes in where to find the snook right now.  During the day the snook will be along seawalls, under boat docks, and laying up under mangrove points looking for easy meals to come floating past with the tide.  At night look for the snook to use bridge shadow lines and boat dock lights as ideal feeding locations.  Warmer water (for the most part) has the snook's metabolism up and they are fairly willing to eat bigger baits right now.  Of course a well presented smaller bait or even live shrimp is rarely going to be refused by a snook anytime.  A few bruiser jacks cruising seawalls in the Loxahatchee River this week looking for those springtime mullet, along with a tarpon two further back up the river.  The mangrove snapper are starting to show up in Little Lake Worth and around Munyan Island.  Live shrimp and small live pilchards are top baits for the mangrove snapper.       

SURF/PIER-  The surf has gone pretty quiet on the pompano this week, with only a few scattered reports and no big numbers.  Seems like the biggest body of pompano has pushed north of us, leaving only the tailed of the run and resident fish around.  Southeast winds this weekend will keep those fish pushing up to the north, so don't be afraid to take a ride up the coast if you're looking for pomps.  Even just gong up to Hobe Sound or Stuart should increase the pompano odds.  The Juno Beach Pier was a bit hit or miss this week.  But on the right day (of course which day that is, is anyone's guess!) the pier has had some decent activity.  This week a few pomps came over the rail early in the morning, a few jacks schools slid by, a kingfish or two made a showing early in the morning and then again late in the day, and the snook started to get a little more active as well.  The live bait has been holding around the pier decently, and that will no doubt keep some fish around.  Tarpon have also started to move along the beach a bit; with it being mostly lone fish or small pods.  No word yet on bigger schools of tarpon starting to push north yet...though it is getting to be that time you would expect to see them.      

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.

SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop.

SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Our friend Sean (great IG follow @bangincans by the way) and his family were in town a couple weeks ago and re-upped on all their Juno Bait and Catch365 Gear... and promptly put it all to good use back up north!

OFFSHORE-  Fishing remained good offshore this week, with a nice variety of species around.  Dolphin have been scattered from 200-1000' of water depending on wind and ocean conditions.  It hasn't been big schools of dolphin; but instead smaller packs of fish.  Trolling small ballyhoo, bonita strips, and squid remains a great way to go for the dolphin.  Blackfin tuna continue to bite well in 200-300' of water.  Trolling small feathers, small daisy chains, and small to mid sized swimming plugs (Rapala X-Rap or Nomad DTX) early in the morning and late in the afternoon is a great way to go for the blackfin.  A vertical jig or live bait suspended 50-100' below the surface is the best bet for the tuna when the sun is up a little higher in the sky.  Kingfish have been biting early in the morning and late in the afternoon  along the 120' ledge.  Drifting live sardines is always a good way to go for the kings.  Trolling a drone spoon or swimming plug will also get some kingfish bites.  The rudder fish are still hanging out in good numbers; though it does look like they are starting to thin out a bit.  Bottom fishing remains good with a nice mixture of snapper around.  Sardines are the top bait choice on the bottom.      

INSHORE-  Decent push of springtime mullet showed up inshore this week; bringing with them a nice number of snook and jacks, along with an occasional tarpon or two.  Live mullet fished along seawalls will be the best bet during the day.  Look for seawalls with a little tidal flow and some water depth to produce the most fish.  At night the snook have been holding around bridges and docklights.  Flairhawks and bigger swimbaits are a great lure choice around the bridges.  Docklight snook tend to be keyed in on smaller baits and shrimp, so keep the lure choices smaller.  Top of the outgoing tide seems to be the best part of the tide.  A handful of mangrove snapper starting to show up inshore.  Live shrimp and small pilchards are the best bait choice for the early season snapper.  

SURF/PIER-  Fishing was  good along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier this week.  Seems like the pompano season is winding down; but still a decent number of fish being caught.  Sandfleas, clams, and FishBites remain the top choice for the pompano along the beach.  A handful of pompano biting Doc's Goofy Jigs on the Juno Beach Pier as well.  Still some good schools of jacks cruising the beach and pier this week.  A good casting plug (Rapala X-Rap. Yo-Zuri LC Minnow, Etc) is the top lure choice for the jacks. A fe kingfish early and late at the Juno Beach Pier as well this week.  The same plugs that jacks like will get the kingfish's attention as well.  Snook are starting to fill in a little better at the Juno Beach Pier.  The next few weeks we should see a nice push of snook showing up; especially if the weather stays constant like it has been.   

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
Friday...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers.

TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers after midnight.

SAT...SE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers in the morning.

SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers.

SUN...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Just in this week...the new Blue Water Candy "Destroyer" is one great looking trolling lure!