OFFSHORE- Great looking forecast headed into the weekend. Despite really nice weather this week, reports have been a touch slim (My guess is A LOT of people are getting ready for a run to the other side headed into the 4th next week). A few scattered dolphin reports out deep. Blackfin Tuna, including some good sized ones, seemed to pop back up in little better numbers this week. That 250-300' depth seemed to be the best for the tuna. Wahoo reports remain good in 180-300' of water. The Nomad DTX remains a reliable choice for the wahoo. as does a bonita strip or split tail mullet behind the planer. Kingfish bite remains pretty good along the 120' ledge, with a lot of bonita in the mix as well.. Some good mutton and yellowtail reports in 90-100' of water.
INSHORE- Catch and release snook fishing remains the best bet inshore. The hot weather doesn't bother the snook...the hotter the better! By and large the biggest concentration of snook will be in and/or near the inlets; with both Jupiter and Palm Beach Inlets holding good numbers. If the inlets fishery isn't your scene, the ICW and Loxahatchee River will be holding snook as well. During the day the snook will be laid up under boat docks and along seawalls. At nigh the snook have been holding around bridges and docklights. Day or night be sure to fish the last of the incoming and first of the outgoing for best luck. Having some moving water is key. Other inshore action is on the slow side. A few scattered snapper reports, along with a few decent sand perch catches. SURF/PIER- Catch and release snook fishing has been very good along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier this week. Early morning and late afternoon as usual will be the best bet for the snook. Along the beach small paddle tails, small bucktails, and smaller twitch baits will all be good lure choices. Live baits will also be a good choice. The Juno Beach Pier snook bite continues to improve. Lots of fish around, and when the bait gets right they start chewing. Just be careful with those big spawning females...they have the future in their bellies. he Juno Beach Pier has also had a decent number of bonita, and a few scattered kingfish around. Early and late is best bet for the kings, while the bonita will often bite throughout the day. A mixture of blue runners, sandperch, and croakers have been hanging around the first trough, and are generally willing to chomp down some small pieces of fresh shrimp. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...W SW winds around 5 kt becoming E SE in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: E SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. SUN...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. A chance of tstms. Showers likely. Thanks For Reading, Todd OFFSHORE- A funky weather/windy week has kept reports down again. Dolphin fishing should be good headed into the weekend; with southeast weekends hopefully helping to push the dolphin in a little closer. No depth reports to speak of this week on the dolphin, but look for the better catches to likely come outside of 500' of water. The usual assortment of trolling baits (ballyhoo, squid, and bonita strips) will be a good way to go for the dolphin. It's a great weekend to target a wahoo. Full moon on Friday, so the next few days will be ideal. Trolling a split tail mullet or big bonita strip behind a planer or trolling sinker is a great way to go. A Nomad DTX minnow will also be a great choice for the wahoo. Best depth range will be in the 150-300' range. Early morning and late afternoon is the best time to get a wahoo bite. Blackfin bite slowed this week, but still a few around. Kingfish reports remain decent along the 120' ledge. Bottom fishing reports were a bit slow this week.
INSHORE- Catch and release snook fishing remains the best bet inshore. Best action on the snook will be in and around the inlets (both Palm Beach and Jupiter). At night the bridges close to the inlets will be holding snook. The top of the outgoing tide will likely be the best bet for the snook. With a full moon Friday night, the snook will no doubt have spawning on their minds. It's a great time of year to catch a monster snook. Just a reminder take care of those big girls; they are carrying around our future snook population. A few more mangrove snapper reports coming in. Hopefully a little weather this week helped push a few more mangroves inshore. SURF/PIER- The Juno Beach Pier has been fairly productive this week. Catch and release snook fishing continues to improve on a near daily basis. The best snook bite has been late in the afternoon. Depending on the day the snook have been eating either sand perch and croakers, or they have been floating in the pilchard schools. With a fair amount of small pilchards around the pier is also holding a few jacks, occasional tarpon, blue runners, and bonita. A live pilchard on flatline could produce bites from any of the above. It's about time for a few more mangrove snapper to start showing up at the pier as well. Croaker bite has been decent again this week. Small pieces of fresh shrimp is the best bet for the croakers. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and N NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. SAT...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and N NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: E SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and N NW 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Thanks For Reading, Todd Great catch by Grant Reichel out of Jupiter last week! This wahoo smoked a live sardine (on mono leader!) in 200' of water: Solid angling, and an obviously lucky hat, put him in the boat! OFFSHORE- No reports to speak of this week with the weather. It does look like we will start drying out headed into the weekend and the ocean forecast is looking pretty good. Before the weather went south dolphin fishing remained good in 800-1000' of water (With scattered dolphin reports in shallower as well). Trolling smaller baits (strips, squid, small jet heads) is a good way to go for the dolphin. Blackfin tuna bite remains good in 200-300' of water. Kings are scattered along the 120' ledge in solid numbers. The kings are biting best early in the morning and then again later in the afternoon. Snapper reports have been a bit hit or miss. As the reports start to come in over the weekend I'll try to update the report (since we are really only working off week plus old info).
INSHORE- Inshore reports have been rather slow this week. A few scattered spillway reports coming in with the rain, with the spillways up north being a bit better. It's going to be primarily snook at the spillways, with a handful of tarpon in the mix as well. Other inshore action has been a bit of a washout this week. As we dry out and some reports come in: I'll work on updating the report a bit. SURF/PIER- Reports were slower this week, for obvious wet rainy reasons. The surf overall has been on the slower side. The Juno Beach Pier has been the much better bet overall. The bait schools have started to come to the pier in better numbers, with a host of fish in tow. Catch and release snook fishing continues to improve. The blue runners have been biting very well, along with a decent number of Spanish Macs. A few bonita coming through the pier as well. It's a bit earlier, but a handful of snapper showing up as well. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. SAT...W SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E in the evening. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: W SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers. Tstms likely. SUN...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms. Thanks For Reading, Todd Aaron Austin with a nice one from the beach last week! The classic silver spoon is still a killer!!! OFFSHORE- Dolphin fishing has really picked back up this week; with both some decent numbers and decent size fish as well around. Reports have been a bit all over the place again as well; with good reports coming in from 250-300' and outside of 1000' as well (Check the pics below of Steve with some good dolphin caught in 850' this week). Small ballyhoo, squid, and bonita strips have all been good bait choices for the dolphin. Look for the dolphin to be on weedlines, around floating debris, and on current rips. Blackfin tuna action remains very good in 200-300' of water. Trolling early morning has been good for the tuna. Later in the day getting a bait down deep or sending a vertical jig a hundred feet down is the way to go for the tuna. Kingfish action has been very good along the 120' ledge. Early and late bite have been best for the kings. Snapper fishing was good on the bottom this week. Some nice yellowtail and mutton snapper coming in over the past week.
INSHORE- Catch and release snook fishing remains good inshore. The snook are getting into spawning mode; which has them headed towards the inlet and beach. The snook will stop off at bridges and seawalls along the way. Look for the snook to feed best on the top of the outgoing tide. During the day the snook will be laid up under boat docks and along seawalls with some current. A live mullet is a top bait choice for the snook during the day. At night the snook are biting flair hawks and swimbaits well. The tarpon have been hanging around Palm Beach Inlet in fair numbers. A live shrimp is a top bait choice for the tarpon. Other inshore action is a bit spotty. The warmer weather should help get the mangrove snapper biting, though reports have been a bit slow on them this week. A few scattered sand perch biting in the ICW. SURF/PIER- A little slow overall on the beach and pier this week. Catch and release snook fishing remains fair to good. The Juno Beach Pier has been holding a bit more bait and that will get the snook more and more fired up. Look for the snook to bite best early in the morning and late in the afternoon. The tarpon have been pushing up the beach in good numbers. Typically it's easiest to find the tarpon early in the morning in calm conditions. A live pilchard or sardine is top bait choice for the tarpon. If they are in the feeding mood a well presented fly or swimming plug will also get some bites. A few scattered kingfish bites late in the afternoon at the Juno Beach Pier this week. A good number of blue runners around this week. Decent croaker fishing later in the afternoons as well this week. Pieces of fresh shrimp is top bait choice for the croaker. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SAT...Along the coast, W SW winds around 5 kt becoming S SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. In the Gulf Stream, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: S SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. SUN...Along the coast, S SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S SE 10 to 15 kt. In the Gulf Stream, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of tstms. Showers likely. Thanks For Reading, Todd Left ands Middle: Steve on "Into the Mystic" had some great dolphin fishing this week! Right: Had to share this cool pic of Peyton rocking some Juno Bait Gear in Alaska...Juno to Juneau |
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