WELL...Forecast below pretty much sums it all up!  Be careful and be ready!  We will update the report if we see a change in the forecast...otherwise probably best to take this weekend off! 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Period 9 seconds becoming 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Thunderstorms likely in the morning. Showers likely. Chance of thunderstorms.

FRIDAY NIGHT...East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers late in the evening. Chance of thunderstorms through the night. Showers likely after midnight.

SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Showers likely in the morning. Chance of thunderstorms. Chance of showers.

SATURDAY NIGHT... Hurricane conditions possible. Along the coast, seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet building to 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas to 8 feet after midnight. In the Gulf Stream, seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet building to 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas to 10 feet after midnight. Northeast swell 3 to 5 feet. Chance of showers late in the evening. Chance of thunderstorms through the night. Showers likely after midnight.

SUNDAY... Hurricane conditions possible. Showers and chance of thunderstorms.

SUNDAY NIGHT... Hurricane conditions possible. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms.

MONDAY... Hurricane conditions possible. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms.

 

OFFSHORE- Offshore reports slowed drastically this week.  Dolphin reports all but dried up, with only a small handful of fish being reported.  Best depths for the dolphin seem to be in 700-900’ of water; but no consistency to it at all this week.  This time of year it becomes a luck of the draw with the dolphin, be prepared to burn some gas to go find them.  The usual spread of ballyhoo, bonita strips, and squid all remain very good bait choices.  Wahoo reports dried up this week as the moon continues to shrink.  The August moon did produce a decent bite for the wahoo…September moon could fire off again for them.  The kingfish bite remains very scattered, the school of fish that normally fills in around August hasn’t materialized into much.  Snapper fishing remains fairly consistent.  Spanish sardines (if you can find them these days) remain the bait of choice with threadfin and bonita strips also being good bait choices. 
 
INSHORE- Just another week till snook season opens…it’s getting close now.  The snook remain the best bet inshore right now.  The snook spawn is winding down and the fish are starting to move out of the inlets.  The arrivial of schools of mullet will get that move happening even a little quicker.  Look for the snook to be in the ICW and Loxahatchee River around boat docks and points with good current flow.  It’s almost hunting season in the woods, and it’s most definitely hunting season for snook in the water season.  Look for ambush points and feeding stations…the snook won’t be far behind.  Natural looking swimbaits are a good lure choice during the day, while a flair hawk is a solid choice at night.  Of course live mullet are also a great bait choice as well.  Beyond the snook, other inshore fishing remains painfully slow.
 
SURF/PIER- Action along the beach and a.  t the pier dropped off significantly in our area this week.  Catch and release snook fishing remains strong, but other action has not been as good.  The pompano continue to bite north of Jupiter Inlet first thing in the morning.  It’s a lot of smaller fish, with a few keepers in the mix.  The big news on the beach has been the glass minnow run up to the north.  Hard to pinpoint the best spot, but from Stuart to Sebastian has been the best bet to find the minnows.  The tarpon are around the glass minnow schools when you get in the right area.  Surf fishing should pop off almost anytime…the mullet run is coming!
 
NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Showers likely in the morning. Chance of thunderstorms through the day. Chance of showers.

SATURDAY...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. 

​SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
 
 
Thanks For Reading,
Todd
 

OFFSHORE-  Dolphin fishing slowed a bit this week, but those putting the time I are still finding a few.  800' of water remains a solid starting point for the dolphin.  Trolling small bright colored jetted lures, bonita strips, and trolling squid have all been a good bet for the dolphin.  Just make sure to find some fishy looking water before you put them out.  The bigger dolphin are being caught mainly by setting up a chum slick in good areas and fishing with larger live baits.  The big news this week has been the very good wahoo boîte out of Jupiter.  The August full moon has so far been a good one and that should continue through the weekend.  100-300' of water is a solid depth choice for the wahoo.  High speed trolling with the lures has been a good choice, as has pulling split tail mullet down deep on a inline trolling sinker or planer.  Early morning and late afternoon will be best for the wahoo.  Kingfish action is fair, not what many were hoping for with the full moon.  Snapper reports remain pretty steady in 90-100' of water from the Juno Beach Pier to Jupiter Inlet.

INSHORE-  More and more reports of the first mullet showing up are trickling in.  Shouldn't be long till things really start rolling inshore.  Looks like the mullet run may time up very nicely with the opening of snook season this year.  Snook fishing remains the best bet inshore right now.  The snook are starting to slowly break up the spawning party, and should be heading back inshore in better numbers very soon.  The Loxahatchee River has had some very good snook fishing over the past week.  Mangrove snapper action remains fair inshore.  Some decent jacks, and maybe a tarpon or two, pushing around in the ICW these days.  

SURF/PIER-  The Juno Beach Pier continues to produce nice mixed bag action on a variety of species early each morning and again late in the afternoon.  The bait has been around the Pier in good numbers attracting a few kingfish, mackerel, blue runners, jacks, tarpon, and of course the snook.  Flatlining live baits is a good choice for everything listed above; as is throwing a Rapala X-Rap early and late. The bait has been a bit of a pain in the but sometimes, so make sure you have a few #3 Red Hayabusa Sabiki's when they get tough.  For those not into the pier, the snook have been biting along the beach very well.  Again, not to sound like a broken record, early and late will be best for the snook.  The summertime pompano bite is still fairly good north of Jupiter Inlet.  Those looking to take a ride further up the line will find the glass minnow schools up towards Fort Pierce and north filled up with tarpon, sharks, snook, and other predators.  Definitely a cool deal to se up that way.  Just takes a little driving and patience to find them!  

Good Luck Everybody!

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers. Chance of thunderstorms.

SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Thanks For Reading,
​Todd

Hard to believe it's the last week of Summer Vacation for Palm Beach County Schools...get those kiddos after it this weekend before you ship em off to school on Monday! 

OFFSHORE-  Mixed dolphin reports this week.  Still some good reports coming in from out deep (Outside of 1000'), but also fair reports coming in from 500-800' of water as well.  Biggest factor in finding the dolphin has been locating larger well defined weedlines, current rips, debris, or other fish attracting stuff (Bait, color changes, etc...).  Blind trolling may catch a few dolphin; but for the most part you want to be in/around fishy looking water before putting the baits out.  Later summertime dolphin are almost always on/around something...finding them in open blue water is tough.  In closer the wahoo bite should get going this weekend.  The moon is getting bigger, and we have good tides for the next few days...it should be good.  High speed trolling is still a good way to target the wahoo; however, pulling split tail mullet and bonita strips down deep maybe the even better bet these days.  Early in the morning and late afternoon lok for the wahoo to be in 100-200' of water.  When the sun is up a little higher try sliding out to 200-300' of water for best luck with the wahoo.  Kingfish school should also be filling in on this full moon along the 120' ledge.  Snapper fishing has been very good this week in 90-120' of water.  We fished with Captain Howard on the Red Beard yesterday and had a nice steady pick of mutton (up to maybe6 or 7 pounds) and yellowtail snapper.  The bonita schools seem to be thinning out just a bit.  Still plenty of bonita around: But, the first little hints (and I do mean slight hints) of late summer fishing patterns are just barely starting to set in.

INSHORE-  Catch and release snook fishing remains the best bet inshore right now.  Only about three weeks till snook season opens and we are starting to see slight signs of the snook beginning to break out of the summertime spawning pattern.  When they do some snook will end up out along the beach, others will pull back inshore.  A handful of mullet are beginning to trickle through, and barring any random storms or strange weather we should be only a few weeks from the real start of the mullet run.  The snook now are stilll somewhat relating to the inlet and bridges close by, but you can also start to find a few more making there way farther up the ICW and Loxahatchee River.  Mangrove snapper fishing remains pretty good inshore right now.  Live shrimp, small pilchards, and chunks of sardine are all good bait choices for the snapper right now.  

SURF/PIER-  The Juno Beach Pier has had some really good fishing this week!  Nice mixed bag action from small to large on the pier.  Spanish Mackerel have been around in good numbers this week.  While they will bite some lures; the best bet has been freelancing small live baits on a long shank hook.  A unexpected push of pompano showed up at the Pier this week and they were biting Doc's Goofy Jigs very well.  How long those fish will stick around is anybodies guess...but it is nice to see a few around.  Catch and release snook fishing remains very good, along with a solid number of tarot hanging around as well.  A handful of kingfish are biting at the pier first thing in the morning and then again right around closing time.  The mangrove snapper bite has slowed down considerably from a few weeks ago, but a few are still around.  Catch and release snook fishing along the beach remains strong.  Still some pompano being caught north of Jupiter Inlet first thing in the morning.  Overall, it's above average surf/pier fishing for August standards...get after it! 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of light showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Slight chance of light showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

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

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

Thanks For Reading,
​Todd

OFFSHORE-  Dolphin bite was good this week out deep, with 1200-1500' of water holding a decent number of fish.  For the most part it was smaller school size dolphin, with a few good ones thrown in the mix.  Usual summertime dolphin patterns (Well formed weed line, debris, rips, etc), and be prepared to cover some water to find them.  Scattered kingfish bite along the 120' ledge.  A handful of wahoo around, a decent sign for the next full moon!  Snapper fishing has been very good in 60-90' of water.  Been a fair mixed bag of yellowtail and mutton snapper, with a few decent mangrove snapper mixed in.   

INSHORE-  Snook fishing has been very good around the inlets.  Live croaker and sand perch will be the best bait for the snook during the day.  At night look for the snook to be biting around the bridges on flair hawk jigs and big swimbaits.  Mangrove snapper have also been biting around the bridges.  Live shrimp and small pilchards will be great bait choices for the mangroves.  

SURF/PIER-   The Juno Beach Pier has been good this week with a nice mixed bag of action.  Decent number of tarpon cruising by the pier, along with a few kingfish.  Rapala X-Raps will be a great lure choice for both.  Snook fishing has also been very good at the Juno Beach Pier.  Live croakers and sand perch are a great choice for the snook.  A few pompano are being caught north of Jupiter Inlet early in the morning.  It's early, but a few mullet are trickling down the beach.  Another month or so and it should be on! 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Thunderstorms likely in the morning. Showers likely through the day. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers and chance of thunderstorms.

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

Thanks For Reading,
Todd