OFFSHORE-  First part of the week was fairly slow offshore; but reports have improved later in the week.  Not much to speak of dolphin wise.  A few scattered reports with mostly smaller fish out deep.  Wahoo reports have really started to pop off the last few days, and should remain very very good through the weekend (Full moon is next Monday).  Trolling swimming plugs (Nomad DTX Minnow or Rapala X-Rap) is a clean easy way to target the wahoo.  A planer or trolling sinker fished down deep with a bonita strip, split tail mullet, or horse ballyhoo is also a solid way to go for the wahoo.  Best depth for the wahoo will be 120-300ish.  Generally speaking the wahoo will feed a little shallower early and late in the day and then slide back out a little deeper as the sun gets up higher in the sky.  Kingfish are scattered along the 120' ledge, and should begin to school up with the moon coming.  Snapper fishing was slow this week with some funky water conditions and mixed up tide.  As water gets back to normal look for the snapper bite to fire off pretty good.  

INSHORE-  As expected for this time of year...catch and release snook fishing will be the best bet inshore.  A fair number of fish in the Loxahatchee right now, but a bulk of the fish will be around the inlets.  Live baits during the day remain the way to go for the snook.  At night bridges close to the inlets have been producing good numbers of snook.  A small swimbait (like the 3" NLBN) on a fairly heavy jighead has been producing very well; especially on outgoing tide.  Mangrove snapper fishing remains strong inshore.  Best bite on the mangroves, especially the bigger ones, will be at night.  Small live pilchards and live shrimp are the way to go for the snapper.  

SURF/PIER-  Cold water along the beach early in the week made fishing a little tough.  A little wind the last couple days seems to be helping straighten things out.  Catch and release snook fishing has improved the last few days with warming water.  Along the beach small soft plastic paddle tails, small swimbaits, and suspending jerkbaits have been good lure choices for the snook.  The snook bite at the pier was slow, but has improved late into the week. The Juno Beach Pier has also had a pretty solid amount of blue runners around.  The "Bobber Rig" with a small Clark Spoon is a good way to go for the Blue Runners.  Crappie jigs and free-lining small live baits is also a good way to go for the runners.  A handful of mangrove snapper reports coming from the pier as well, with the best bite very early in the morning. 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the morning.

SAT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt along the coast to SE 5 to 10 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd


Capt. Jeff (www.gofishjupiter.com) with a surprise wahoo caught on light leader and a small circle hook!  Also pictured are some Wahoo Trolling necessities...Time to go get one on this moon

OFFSHORE-  Fishing really improved this week, with a pretty good mix across the board.  A good number of dolphin around, with depths jumping around all over the place from 200-800' depending on the day.  The dolphin have overall been on the small side, with a decent fish or two in the mix.  Trolling will pick off a few dolphin, but the best bet has been to stop on productive looking areas and throw some chunks out.  Any dolphin around will generally show up pretty quick.  Chunks of ballyhoo, threadfin, or squid are all good bait choices for the dolphin.  If the small dolphin are around in good numbers up top: a wahoo could be lurking below.  A jig or live bait put down deep will often entice a strike out of them.  In closer to the 120' ledge expect a good mix bag of kingfish, bonita, and monster blue runners.  A few wahoo in the mix as well along the ledge with all the bonita around.  Snapper fishing was fair this week.  Strong current made it a little tough, but in the right areas a fair number of mutton and yellowtail snapper did come up.   Sardines are not readily available at the moment; so threadfins, ballyhoo, and squid have been the bait of choice on the bottom as of late. 

INSHORE-  Catch and release snook fishing remains the best bet inshore right now.  The Loxahatchee River has been holding a fair number of snook; but most are closer to the inlet right now.  Best action on the snook will be early morning, late afternoon, or at night.  Key points in the tide changes (especially around storms) during the day can also fire them up as well.  Mangrove snapper action remains good inshore as well.  The snapper tend to bite best at night, but can also be caught with moving water during the day.  Live shrimp and small live pilchards are great choices for the mangroves.  Most of the mangroves will be on the smaller side, so be prepared to pick through a few to find the keepers.  

SURF/PIER-  Water conditions have bounced around a bit this week, which has kind of thrown the fishing all over the place.  Cold green water along the beach slowed the snook fishing down, but still some to be caught for sure.  The inlets are holding plenty of snook, they have just not been super active this week.  The Juno Beach Pier has continued to produce a decent number of blue runners, scattered Spanish Mackerel, Bonita, and a few kingfish early in the morning.  A few mangrove snapper at the Pier first thing in the morning as well.  A few croaker and whiting biting in the first trough. Small pieces of fresh shrimp are the best bet for them.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

SUN...W SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S in the evening. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Captain Eric (countylinecharters.com) on that hot Juno Beach Bonefish bite...

I don't do this often (I think it's like once every three years or so on average)...but I'm taking this week off from the fishing report.  I was out of the loop for the first part of the week, and I have heard very little to write about over the last day or two.  Regular programming coming back at ya next week!!!

Thanks,
Todd

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
REST OF TODAY...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the morning.

SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

​SUN...Along the coast, 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 1 foot. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

OFFSHORE-  Reports slowed a bit after July 4th, but still pretty good fishing overall.  Wahoo reports slowed after the moon but still a few around, including a handful of monsters!  Dolphin reports were slow, but a few fish around for those hunting them down.  Best bet on the dolphin remains to get out deep and try and find some floating debris that hasn't been picked over yet.   Lots of life along the 120' ledge.  The Bonita are here in full force, along with a pretty good scattering of kingfish.  The full moon slowed the daytime snapper bite down; but look for it to get better as the moon starts to shrink.  Sardines remain the bait of choice along the bottom.     

INSHORE-  Catch and release snook fishing remains good inshore.  Most of the fish have pushed closer to the inlet, but still a fair number in the river as well.  Bridge snook bite has been very solid at night on outgoing tide.  Small swimbaits have been putting a hurting on the snook as of late at night.  Mangrove snapper have been biting good at night around the bridges. 

SURF/PIER-  The Juno Beach Pier continues to produce a fair amount of action.  Most of the catching will be first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon.  The middle of the day is going to be a pretty tough pick.  A few kingfish early each morning on swimming plugs (Rapala X-Raps and Yo-Zuri LC minnow are great choices), followed by bonita as the sun gets up.  Catch and release snook fishing remains very good as well.  Live sandperch and croakers are top bait choices for the snook; though as of late small swimbaits have also been putting up some good numbers as well.  The small pilchards have been back around the pier in pretty good numbers, with a lot of blue runners chasing them around along with a scattering of Spanish and Cero Mackerel.  Mangrove snapper have been biting in very small windows.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SAT...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon.

SUN...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. 

Thanks For Reading,
Todd