THURSDAY NOTE: The Fishing Report Author/Boss has been out of the loop this week...actually I was on vacation on the west coast of Florida doing a little product testing and fun fishing; cool fishing story and pics coming soon.  Fishing report will be updated tomorrow once I get a little updated info! Thanks for understanding.

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...South southeast winds 5 to 10 knots along the coast to south 10 to 15 knots in the Gulf Stream. Seas around 2 feet. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers . A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SATURDAY...South southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Period 9 seconds becoming 4 seconds in the afternoon. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

SUNDAY...East southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.

Thanks,
​Todd

OFFSHORE:  Dolphin reports remain a bit inconsistent, but the better reports (size and quantity) seem to be coming in from a little deeper water (outside of 500').  Trolling small ballyhoo, bonita strips, and squid remains a good choice for the dolphin.  Blackfin tuna are biting in 200-300' of water during lowlight periods of the day.  Try trolling small daisy chains and trolling feathers for the best tuna action.  Wahoo action should start to improve with the growing moon.  Look for the wahoo to be in 150-300' of water.  High speed trolling with heavy lures is a good way to try and target wahoo specifically, while a split tail mullet pulled at regular speeds down deep is also a good method.  Kingfish bite has been great along the 120' ledge, especially late in the afternoon.  Best bait bait is live sardines.  Bottom fishing remains strong, with a nice assortment of snapper an a above average number of grouper being caught. 

INSHORE:  Catch and release snook fishing remains the main game in town on the inshore side of things. Look for the snook to be in the inlets and around the bridges at night.  Flair hawks are a great lure choice right now; as are big swimbaits (Like a SpoolTek) around the bridges at night.  Live baits will be the best bet during the day, especially in the inlet.   Summertime temps have other inshore fishing on the slow side.  Some scattered mangrove snapper reports coming in around the bridges, and fair sandperch reports in the ICW.

SURF/PIER:  Snook fishing has really started to improve along the beach, including the appearance of some larger fish.  Live croakers and sandperch are a solid live bait choice right now for the big female snook, while smaller pilchards and threadfins are a good bait choice for getting a larger number of bites.  During lowlight periods of the day Rapala X-Raps and Yo-Zuri Longcast minnows are a great lure choice for the snook.  In brighter sunlight a small jig or soft plastic paddletail will be a better choice; with white always being a good color choice. The Juno Beach Pier has had a fair number of Spanish Mackerel around, as well as a few kingfish still.  Look for the early morning and late afternoon bite to be the best at the pier.  Croakers and sandperch are biting good in the first trough on small pieces of shrimp.   Scattered jacks and tarpon pushing along the beach as well right now.

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...Along the coast, southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. In the Gulf Stream, west southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south southwest. Seas less than 2 feet. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms.

SATURDAY...Along the coast, west winds 5 knots becoming southeast in the afternoon. In the Gulf Stream, west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Seas less than 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms.

SUNDAY...East southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas less than 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Thanks For Reading,
​Todd

OFFSHORE:  Dolphin fishing was fair this week, but finding the right depth has proved tricky.  Scattered reports of dolphin anywhere from 200-1300' of water.  Trolling ballyhoo, bonita strips, and squid have all been good choices for the dolphin.  Fair blackfin tuna action in 200-300' of water first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon.  Small daisy chains are a great bait choice for the blackfin.  Inside the 120' ledge kingfish action has been very good.  Live sardines remain the bait of choice for the kingfish.  Snapper action has been very good along the bottom, with sardines being the bait of choice.  Some good size yellowtail and mutton snapper around.

INSHORE:  Catch and release snook fishing remains the main game in town right now.  Look for the snook to be most active at night around area bridges.  With current water conditions (dark and fresh) tide has not mattered quite as much as usual.  Flair Hawk jigs and swimbaits are a solid choice for the snook right now.  Some big jacks in the ICW.  Mangrove snapper action has been fair around area bridges.

SURF/PIER:  The Juno Beach Pier continues to produce a few kingfish early in the morning and late in the afternoon. Large swimming plugs (X-Raps and Yo-Zuri Longcast) and live baits on a trolley rig are the best bet for the kings.  Spanish Mackerel action has also been good at the pier.  The snook are starting to bite a little better at the pier; but the big females are still not fully set in.  Croakers and whiting are biting in the first trough.  Still a very few straggler pompano hanging around, especially north of Jupiter Inlet.  Good number of tarpon moving along the beach right now; getting bites out of them has been a little tough.

NOAA Marine Weather:
FRIDAY...South southwest winds around 5 knots becoming southeast. Seas around 2 feet. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms.

SATURDAY...West northwest winds around 5 knots becoming east. Seas less than 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely.

Thanks,
Todd

OFFSHORE:  Dolphin reports were very scattered this week.  Hard to say where to go look for them as reports of scattered dolphin came in from 250-1500' of water.   Blind trolling produced some dolphin, as did running and gunning in search of floating debris.  Small ballyhoo, bonita strips, and trolling squid are all good bait choices for the dolphin right now.  Blackfin tuna are being caught in 200-300' of water on small trolling feathers and small daisy chains.  Kingfish bite has been pretty good in 100-200' of water from the Juno Beach Pier to Jupiter Inlet.  Live sardines are the top bait choice for the kings, with dead sardines also producing a fair number of bites as well.  Snapper fishing has been a bit day to day.  One day the mutton and yellowtail reports are very good, the next day it seems tough to buy a bite.  Sardines remain the bait of choice on the bottom.  

INSHORE:  Catch and release snook fishing will remain the main game in town right now.  Best snook bite will be at night, but a few can be caught during the day as well.  Look for the biggest fish to be staged up somewhere close to or in an inlet right now.  Big swimbaits and flair hawk jigs remain a solid lure choice right now, especially if your looking to catcha big snook.  The ICW has been holding a few big jacks along seawalls early in the morning.  A large noisy topwater or big live mullet is the best choice for the big jacks right now.  Look for the jacks to be most active early in the morning and late in the afternoon.  Mangrove snapper action is picking up around area bridges.  Some good reports of some big sandperch in the ICW on small pieces of cut shrimp.

SURF/PIER:  The Juno Beach Pier has been pretty hot this week.  A fair number of kingfish have been around first thing in the morning and then again late in the afternoon.  A live bait on a trolley rig or Rapala X-Rap is the best choice for the kingfish.  Lowlight periods of the day (morning, late afternoon, or heavy clouds/stormy) are the biggest key for getting a kingfish bite.  MIxed in with the kingfish have been a few bonita, some big jacks, and a few tarpon.  The snook bite continues to improve on a daily basis .  Live baits(threadfins, pilchards, sardines, croakers) have been good for the snook, as have dead sardines and bonita chunks.  The Spanish Mackerel have been around the pier in fair numbers as well.  White crappie jigs, small Rapala X-Raps, and free-lined small live baits are the best choice for the Spanish Mackerel.  Croakers and sandperch are in the first trough and biting small pieces of shrimp.  It's pretty late for the pompano, but a few are still being caught as well.  Sandfleas and clams remain the bait of choice for the last straggler pomps hanging around.  Snook should also start to move along the beach in pretty fair numbers now on the backside of the moon.  Swimming plugs will be a good choice for snook along the beach during lowlight periods of the day, while a small white bucktail jig or small paddletail will be a better choice once the sun gets up a bit.

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 knots becoming 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

SATURDAY...Winds southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers through the day. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SUNDAY...South southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas less than 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd