OFFSHORE-  Dolphin fishing remains good offshore these days.  The best depth for the dolphin seems to be in about 900-100' of water.  The depth has bounced around a bit depending on conditions (all the usual factors like current rips, weedlines, etc), but 1000' overall seems to be a fairly safe starting point.  Overall a lot of the fish are on the smaller side, so keep the baits a bit smaller.  Bonita strips and skirted trolling squid have been great choices for the dolphin.  Most of the fish seem to be in smaller packs; and not so much big schools.  Keep a casting rod ready to throw at followers; but don't be surprised to catch a double or triple on the troll and not see anymore around.  The key has been to cover water and keep looking!  Still a good summertime sailfish bite going on in 300-500' of water a lot of days; but conditions don't look quite right to really see numbers of them around this weekend.  The wahoo bite never really turned on with the full moon last weekend; but still should be some around.  Definitely worth pulling some big strips or a DTX minnow down deep to try and nab one.  In along the 120' ledge the ocean is alive with action.  It will be primarily bonito, sharks, and big blue runners around: But all that life draws other life; so kings, dolphin, wahoo, and others could all be in the same areas.  Snapper fishing was a bit slower this week (not uncommon around lobster mini season); but conditions look good to give them a try this weekend.  Sardines will be the bait of choice on the bottom.  Don't be surprised to see a Cobia or two around...handful of them were caught this week! 

INSHORE-  Summertime heat has inshore fishing pretty slow currently, and conditions don't look to change much for the weekend.  Snook fishing will be the best bet inshore.  Look fort the snook to be most active early in the morning, late in the afternoon, and at night.  Live mullet along a seawall is your best bet for the snook during the day.  At night a flair hawk around the bridges is a good choice, especially on an outgoing tide.  Mangrove snapper action remains fair inshore; especially at night.  

SURF/PIER-  Catch and release snook fishing remains the main game in town right now.  The Juno Beach Pier snook bite has been very good; especially early in the morning and late in the afternoon.  Live sand perch and croaker are your best bait choices for there big snook; but they can also be caught on pilchards and sardines as well.  If you're into throwing lures try small white jigs and soft plastic paddle tails or small swimming plugs for best luck with the snook.  Look for the snook to be in super close for the most part.  At night a flair hawk or SpoolTek will be a solid choice; but those baits are lust a little large for calm water daylight conditions.  The Juno Beach Pier has been holding a few summertime Spanish Mackerel; but not in huge numbers.  Lots of blue runners around the pier to keep the rods bent.  Still a few permit being spotted cruising the end of the pier.   Good mangrove snapper action early in the morning at the pier.  Live shrimp and small live pilchards are great bait choices for the snapper.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas less than 2 feet. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Seas less than 2 feet. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas less than 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SATURDAY NIGHT...South southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas less than 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the night.

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

Thanks For Reading,
Todd
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OFFSHORE:  Dolphin fishing slowed a bit this week, but still a pretty fair number of them around a little farther offshore.  800-1000' of water seems to be the best depth to have pretty consistent chance at the dolphin.  While a majority of the dolphin have been on the smaller side; a few good gaffers remain in the mix.  Trolling bonita strips and squid is a safe bet for the dolphin.  Small jethead trolling lures are also a good bet for the dolphin: especially some with a little weight that can be trolled quick and really let you cover some water.   With the full moon this week the main emphasis no doubt will be on wahoo.  Weather conditions look great for the wahoo; hopefully the seaweed won't be too bad and allows for some good trolling presentations.  High speed trolling has fallen off somewhat in popularity for the wahoo, but is still a productive way to go.  The new favorite has become trolling Nomad DTX Minnows for it's simple appeal; and awesome results!  Also very effective for catching wahoo will be pulling a big bonita strip (We have some beautiful ones in stock!) or split tail mullet behind a planer.  Best depth for the wahoo will be 120-250' early in the morning and late in the afternoon.  When the sun is up high, lok for the wahoo to slide out a little deeper.  Kingfish action was not great this week; but a few are no doubt hanging along the 120' ledge.  Snapper fishing was good this week.  Some nice mutton and yellowtails around; along with a cobia or two.  Sardines, as usual, remain the top bait choice.

INSHORE:  Catch and release snook fishing remains good inshore right now.  Some solid snook reports coming out of the Loxahatchee River over the past week.  Best bet during the day is fishing mullet along seawalls and under boat docks.  Use the current to your advantage; and let it sweep the baits to hungry (but very lazy!) snook. The snook bite around the bridges has remained good as well; with some solid fishing coming in on a flair hawk or big swimbait.  A few good jacks around, as well as the occasional tarpon.  A few good mangrove snapper reports this week; with some good size ones around.  Small live pilchards and live shrimp are top bait choices for the snapper.  

SURF/PIER:  Seaweed continues to be a bit of a problem along the beach; so it's important to try and find a clearer area if you can for best luck.  Catch and release snook fishing has been good along the beach, especially early in the morning and late in the afternoon.  Small white paddle tails and swimming plugs (the new Yo-Zuri 3D Fingerling!) have been top producers for the snook.  If your into super light tackle it's hard to beat a 1/8oz white crappie jig for the snook.  The Juno Beach Pier and Jupiter Inlet both also continue to produce a super solid catch and release snook bite.  The Juno Beach Pier has been seeing a good number of permit around.  Definitely enough permit around to warrant slinging a crab out!  The bonita have been showing at the pier in good number as well.  Scattered Spanish Mackerel around.  Both the pier and Jupiter Inlet have had some mangrove snapper around.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. In the Gulf Stream, gusts up to 20 knots in the evening. Seas less than 2 feet. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.

SATURDAY...South southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas less than 2 feet. Period 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers and chance of thunderstorms.

SUNDAY...South southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers and chance of thunderstorms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE:  Good dolphin fishing again this week.  Didn't see quite the numbers of the past few weeks; but the overall size did seem to improve.  No monster dolphin around; but a good number of 8-12lbers in the mix.  Trolling bonita strips and squid has been a solid bet for the dolphin.  Best depth has bounced around all over the place; but 500-600' depending on the conditions seems to be producing pretty consistent results.  Lots of live in around the 120' ledge.  It's primarily bonita; but they do bring a lot of others around including kings, wahoos, sharks, and more.  A few wahoo around, and look for that to improve as we get closer to the next moon.  Snapper fishing remains good along the bottom.  A good mix of mutton, mangrove, and yellowtail snapper around.  Sardines, as usual, will be the best bet on the bottom.  

​INSHORE:  Snook fishing remains very good inshore right now.  While a good majority of the snook are in/around Palm Beach and Jupiter Inlet;  the ICW and Loxahatchee River are also holding a good number of fish.  The snook inshore can't turn down a mullet fished along a seawall or splashing under a boat dock.  Closer to the inlet the snook will be keyed in on sand perch and croakers.  Still a pretty good jig and swimbait bite around the bridges at night.  Outgoing tide (in a majority of spots) will be the best bet.  Mangrove snapper are also biting around the bridges at night.  

SURF/PIER:  Catch and release snook fishing remains very strong along the beach.  The snook fishing would be even better if the seaweed would give us a little break; but with east winds in the forecast that does not seem too likely.  Look for lures that are weedless or semi weedless to produce the best.  A Texas rigged soft plastic jerk bait is killer along the beach in these conditions.  For best luck go with light natural colors and as light of fluorocarbon leader as you dare!  Live croakers and sandperch will be the baits of choice to try and get those big snook in the surf.  The Juno Beach Pier has had a few permit around this week, along with a few passing tarpon.  The Jupiter Inlet has been producing a decent little snapper bite; with a few mangrove and cubera snapper being caught.      

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

SATURDAY...East southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely in the morning. Chance of thunderstorms through the day. Chance of showers in the afternoon.

​SUNDAY...East southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Dolphin fishing remained good offshore this week, with the biggest challenge being guessing the right depth to find them.  Heard of dolphin being caught as shallow as 120' this week all the way to 1200'.  Best bet has been to find well defined weediness, floating debris, temperature changes, and large areas of flying fish...the dolphin won't be far behind.  Trolling bonita strips and squid has been a very safe bet for the dolphin.  A handful of kingfish showed up this week along the 120' ledge.  Blackfin Tuna continue to bite in 200-300' of water; along with a wahoo or two as well.  Lots of bonita, big blue runners, and sharks around the 120' ledge.  Snapper fishing improved this week, with some nice muttons being caught this week.  

INSHORE-  Snook fishing remains very good inshore and in the inlets right now.  Full on summertime spawn mode right now; so take care of those big female fish.  Look for the snook to be most active around the bridges at night.  A flair hawk is a great choice for the snook right now.  Outgoing tide tends to be best for the snook, but don't discount incoming tide in certain situations.  Mangrove snapper reports remain pretty good for those putting the time in.  

SURF/PIER-  Fairly typical summertime pattern setting in on the beach and at the pier these days.  Catch and release snook fishing will be the most consistent game in town, with the numbers really starting to improve over the past week or two.  Look for the snook to be the most active early in the morning, late in the afternoon, and at night.  Swimbaits and swimming plugs are a good choice for the snook for lures.  For live bait it's hard to top a sand perch or croaker; especially for the bigger fish.  The Juno Beach Pier has had a fair number of blue runners and Spanish Mackerel around, along with a kingfish or two. A white crappie jig is the top lure choice for the mackerel; while a small freelanced pilchard is the way to go baitwise.   Some decent schools of jacks and tarpon cruising the beach as well.  Actually heard of a summer pompano or two caught this week 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas less than 2 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

SATURDAY...East southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas less than 2 feet. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms.

​SUNDAY...East southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely in the morning. Chance of thunderstorms. Chance of showers in the afternoon.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Offshore reports were a bit slim this week, largely due to less than ideal weather conditions.  A cold water upwelling on the bottom had also thrown a wrench into the works over the past week.  Thankfully the weather is looking good for the weekend, and the water seems to be returning to normal over the past few days.  Still a good number of dolphin around ...just have to go looking for them.  A few wahoo around, but not in any great numbers.  Kingfish action remains hit or miss at best.  Bottom fishing has been tough due to cold water on the bottom as mentioned earlier, but has started to get back to normal.  Some good mutton snapper reports if you land on the right spot.  

INSHORE-  Snook fishing remains the best bet inshore right now.  The snook are in full spawning mode right now, so look for areas near the inlet to be your best bet.  If fishing in the inlet itself is not your thing; look for bridges, boat docks, and seawalls near inlets to also be holding a good number of fish.  Snapper fishing has been pretty good inshore, with a fair number of mangroves moving into their summertime hangouts.  Live shrimp and small pilchards are great bait choices for the snapper.  A handful of jacks and tarpon around inshore, but not in huge numbers.  

SURF/PIER-  Surf reports were a bit slim this week; largely due to less than ideal weather conditions and lots of seaweed.   Catch and release snook fishing will be the best bet this weekend.  If your fishing for the snook at night try a Flair Hawk jig or bigger swimbait (like a SpoolTek or Hogy Paddletail).  During the day stick with the live baits for best chance at the snook.  A big croaker or sand perch will be the best bet for the big snook, while pilchards and sardines are a good choice for catching numbers.  The Juno Beach Pier snook bite seems to be getting better by the day.  Tarpon have still been spotted cruising along the beach, along with some big jacks.  The Jupiter Inlet has started to produce a few mangrove snapper on the jetty, along with good numbers of snook.  Croaker and perch are biting fair in the first trough on small pieces of live shrimp.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas less than 2 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms.

SATURDAY...South southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas less than 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SUNDAY...South southwest winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd