OFFSHORE-  Dolphin fishing picked up a bit this week, with a handful of decent reports  coming in from 500-800' of water.  The dolphin for the most part seemed to be in smaller packs along scattered weed and floating debris, and not in big schools.  Small ballyhoo, bonita strips, and trolling squid have all been good choices for the dolphin.  Wahoo fishing  has been pretty good this week on the backside of the full moon, and no doubt should be some hanging around through the weekend.  Lure wise, trolling a Nomad DTX Minnow or  Nomad Madscad 190AT is a great choice for the wahoo.  Bait wise, it's hard to beat a split tail mullet or bonita strip w/ a seawitch behind a trolling sinker or planer.  Along the 120' ledge the kingfish bite has been fair.  No huge numbers of kings, but a steady pick especially early and late in the day.  The bonita are around in big numbers.  Yes they are kind a pain in the butt sometimes; but they do bring. a lot of life to the edge.  Snapper fishing has been decent this week, with some good mangrove snapper reports coming in on the backside of the full moon.  

INSHORE-  Overall inshore action remains fairly slow.  Catch and release snook fishing remains fair to good depending on the day and conditions.  A bulk of the snook are in and around the inlets, but no doubt a decent number will also be scattered in the ICW and Loxahatchee River.  Coming off the full moon, the snook will break out of the inlet and do a little more traveling.  Early morning and late afternoon generally will provide the best bet at the snook: With dock-light fishing also popping off (generally those fish will be a little smaller, but the numbers can be pretty darn good).  No great mangrove snapper reports inshore; but a few scattered ones will no doubt be around.  Generally the mangroves will bite a little better at night.  Sandperch action in the ICW has been pretty good, with small pieces of shrimp being the bait of choice.   

SURF/PIER-  A little wind late in the week has the beach stirred up a bit.  While the chop and slightly off colored water can make sight fishing snook (One of the most common things to go on this time of year) along the beach tough, overall it generally doesn't slow the fishing down much.  The snook have continued to bite pretty good.  When the wind blows a bit and the water gets stirred up; it's time to go to a touch bigger lure or something that makes a bit of noise.  It doesn't look like the wind really lasts long, and it should be back to normal conditions before long.  The Juno Beach Pier snook bite is still good.  Live baits will generally get the most bites when the sun is up higher, but don't overlook a swimbait early and late in the day.  The croakers and sandperch have been biting good at the pier late in the afternoon, with small pieces of fresh shrimp and FishBites being the baits of choice.  A handful of kingfish showing off the end of the pier late in the afternoon, along with a few bonita throughout the day.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: E SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Captain Jeff (www.gofishjupiter.com) with a solid one last week! 
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OFFSHORE-  Dolphin reports picked back up a bit this week.  Fort the most part: The best dolphin reports came in 1000-1500' of water, with the fish mainly being in small packs around birds and floating debris.  No well defined weedlines, instead it's a luck of the draw (or a well trained eye on the radar).  Trolling small ballyhoo, squid, and bonita strips should get the bites.  The fish will be in small to medium sized schools for the most part, so have some pitch rods ready when you hook one.  Summertime sailfish action off Stuart continues to be pretty good, with a lot of boats getting four or five chances, and double digits not out of the question.  The big question this weekend is...ARE THE WAHOO GOING TO BITE?  Full moon is on Monday, so we are in the absolute prime window to see some striped critters in good numbers.  Has been a handful of wahoo around the past few weeks, including some good sized ones; but the next few days is when we should really see them pop off.  Look for the best wahoo depth to be in 100-300' of water.  Generally speaking the wahoo will slide in a little shallower to feed early in the morning and late afternoon, and then slide back off the edge as the sun gets up higher in the sky.  Lure wise the Nomad DTX Minnow and Madscad 190 have been super solid choices for the wahoo.  Bait wise it is hard to beat a bonita strip or split tail mullet fished behind a trolling sinker or planer. Drifting live baits in 200-300' of water is also a good way to target the wahoo.  (Getting outside of 200' will help cut down on the bonita bites, and also gets you a solid chance at a blackfin tuna).   Along the 120' ledge a handful of kingfish are mixed in with the bonita.  Snapper fishing remains good on the bottom.  Some nice mangrove snapper reports in 60-90' of water.  Sardines and squid are the top bait choice on the bottom.  

INSHORE-  Overall fishing is a bit slow inshore (as is normally the case in the middle of summer).  Catch and release snook fishing remains the best bet now on the inshore side of things.  Best snook action will be early morning and late afternoon, with approaching storms and key tide changes also firing the snook up.  A bulk of the snook will be in and around the inlets right now.  Look for the snook to bite in the inlets best on the last of the incoming tide and first of the outgoing tide.  Live baits will be best during the day.  Lowlight periods and at night the snook will bite jigs and swimbaits.  The snook have also been biting around the bridges at night.  Top of the outgoing tide will be the best bet for the snook.  A handful of mangrove snapper inshore right now.  Best bet on the snapper is to fish the tide changes at night.  Sandperch have been biting pieces of shrimp in the ICW.      

SURF/PIER-  Catch and release snook fishing along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier has been good this week.  The snook seem to be getting out and cruising the trough in better numbers this week.  Early morning and late afternoon is a great time to target the snook along the beach.  Small swimbaits and bucktail jigs in natural colors (whiter and baitfish patterns) are great choices for the snook, especially in calmer conditions.  When the wind is blowing a bit and the water has some color to it a small swimming plug or twitch bait is a great way to go for the snook.  When the sun is up and slight fishing opportunities present themselves a small light swimbait or jig (or fly if that's your thing) is the best way to go.  At night a bigger swimbait of flair hawk will come into play for the snook.  The Juno Beach Pier has had a few bonita cruising through, and possibly a kingfish at sunrise or sunset.  A few scattered tarpon or jacks cruising through, but not in any real numbers to speak of.  A fair number of sand perch and croakers around in the first trough.  Small pieces of shrimp are the bait of choice for the croaker and sand perch.        

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E SE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SUN...E SE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers and tstms likely.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd
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Our buddy Joe (IG @zwada1610) has been finding some nice ones along the beach this week! 

OFFSHORE-  Pretty standard summertime pattern offshore these days.  Dolphin fishing remains hit or miss at best; with fish randomly popping up at varying depths (Meaning...a couple boats will go out to 1500' seriously hunting for dolphin and not see anything, and then somebody drifting in 90' has a school of ten mahi pop up by the boat).  No big weedlines or great depth numbers on the dolphin; instead be ready to burn some fuel to hopefully find some or cross your fingers and hope ya get lucky.  Summertime sailfish action up to the north (St. Lucie Inlet north for the most part) remains good.  Best depth on the summer sails up that way will be 150-300' depending on conditions.  Normal sail fishing tactics will work, but just remember the calmer it is the more important it is to get a bait down deeper.  Blackfin Tuna action remains fair in 200-300' of water.   Best tuna action will also be up to the north (Push Button Hill area), but still some fish around locally  as well.  In closer to the 120' ledge we have a fair scattering of kingfish; but the bulk of the action will be everybody's favorite bonita...no shortage of them!  The bonita can be annoying but they do bring a tremendous amount of life to the ledge.  Big wahoo, sharks, and even blue marlin show up when the bonita are here (Of course catching anything other than a bonita seems impossible sometimes!). Bottom fishing remains pretty good.  An assortment of mutton, scattered mangrove, and big yellowtail snapper will make up a bulk of the bottom catch, with the usual assortment of grunts, triggers, and other misc bottom dwellers in the mix.  

INSHORE-  No changes to speak of on the inshore side of things. Catch and release snook fishing remains the main game in town.  A majority of the snook will be holding in and around the inlets; but that doesn't mean you won't find them in the ICW or Loxahathee River as well.  The snook will be most active early in the morning, late afternoon, around approaching storms, and key parts of the tide changes.  At night the snook have been on the bridges and around docklights.  In any of those places though you need some current to get the snook biting.  Slack tide is not going to produce much action generally speaking.  A few mangrove snapper around inshore; but not in the numbers you would expect.  Lowlight periods and night will be the best bet on the grovers.  Just like the snook, some moving water will also help get the snapper biting.      

SURF/PIER-  The Juno Beach Pier was a touch off this week.  The bait list just not holding super consistently; and without consistent bait the fishing is hit or miss for the most part.  A handful of kingfish early in the morning and a decent number of bonita pushing through the end of the pier.  A Rapala X-Rap, Yo-Zuri Mag Speed, or old school diamond jig are all good lure choices for the Bonitas and kings.  Catch and release snook fishing remains good at the pier.  How good seems to depend on the bait situation for the day.  A fair number of tarpon hanging around the pier as well.  Along the beach the snook fishing has been good as well.  Early morning tends to produce the best results on the snook (especially for blind casting; for sight fishing opportunities mid to later morning tends to be best).  A small swimbait, light bucktail jig, or small swimming plug will be the best bet for the snook cruising the trough.  In the first trough the croakers and sand perch have been biting small pieces of shrimp.     

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SAT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: E SE 1 foot at 4 seconds and N NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

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​OFFSHORE-  Nice looking forecast headed into the long holiday weekend.  Dolphin reports were a bit sow this week, with just a few scattered reports coming in.  No hot depth to speak of on the dolphin, instead just kind of a luck of the draw with fish coming in from a variety of depths.  Up to the north (north of Loran Tower) the sailfish bite has been good in 200-300' of water.  The best action locally will be in 150-300' of water.  A decent pick on the Blackfin Tuna this week, with both some good numbers and good size ones around.  Bonita (love them or hate em) will no doubt make up a bulk of the action these days in 100-200' of water.  Kingfish action slowed a bit this week, but still a few around.  Bottom fishing reports remain fair.  Some solid yellowtail snapper reports continuing to come in.  We are no doubt settling into full on summertime patterns now.  Great time to take advantage of the calm ocean and get after it!     

INSHORE-  Catch and release snook fishing has been good inshore.  A bulk of the snook will be in and around the inlets; but still a decent number further inshore as well.  Best action on the snook in the inlets will be based on the tides.  For the fish further inshore the tide is super important, but also try to fish lowlight periods whenever possible.  The snook will also bite well at night around the bridges.  A handful of mangrove snapper reports inshore, but not huge numbers.  For best luck on the snapper try fishing at night.  Small live pilchards or shrimp will be the baits of choice for the snapper.  

SURF/PIER- Catch and release snook fishing fired off a bit this week, with the surf starting to come to life.  While the Juno Beach Pier has been producing good numbers of snook, it's nice to see the surf numbers pick up as well.  Best bet for the snook on the beach will be early morning and late afternoon.  A small twitchbait, swimming plug, or light bucktail will all be good lure choices for the snook cruising the beach.  Any type of small live baits (sardines, pilchards, etc) should all get lots of bites.  A bigger sand perch or croaker will be the way to go for getting bigger bites.  The Juno Beach Pier has been producing a few bonita and kingfish bites as well.  A few tarpon cruising the beach, though the numbers have fallen off pretty good on them.  Croaker are biting decent in the first trough.  Small pieces of shrimp will be the way to go for bait.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms.

FRI...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: E SE 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SAT...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of tstms . Showers likely.

SUN...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers likely . Tstms likely.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Bill, fishing with Captain Eric of Countyline Charters, was lucky enough to find the elusive Palm Beach County dolphin (and also a bunch of other critters)!