​OFFSHORE- Reports were slim again this week; and the weather doesn’t look especially exciting for the upcoming weekend.  A few scattered dolphin reports coming in from 400-600’ of water, but no consistency to speak of on the dolphin.  Trolling the usual dolphin baits and lures (ballyhoo, squid, bonita strips, and small jetheads)  is the best way to go for the dolphin.  Sailfish reports were slim this week, with the prevailing southeast wind not helping.  A little northeast wind in the upcoming forecast could/should help fire the sails up.  Wahoo fishing remains very good to the south of us, and in the Bahamas as well; but is a slow pick for the most part in our local area.  Scattering of kingfish along the 120’ ledge.  Bottom fishing reports have been pretty good this week.  Some nice mutton snappers (Including reports of muttons over 10lbs!) and a few cobia around.  Sardines remain the bait of choice along the bottom.
 
INSHORE- The inshore fishing was a bit of a toss up this week. The big news was some good action heating up around Munyon Island.  A nice push of finger mullet around Munyon Island and in McArthur State Park had the snook, jacks, and bluefish fired up.  Throwing topwaters early and late in the day is a good bet.  Don’t overlook fishing at night as a good option as well in the same area.  Snook fishing around the bridges slacked off a bit this week, but still a decent number of fish around.  Sheepshead and Black Drum are beginning to pop up in the wintertime hangouts.  Live shrimp will be the bait of choice for them.  Reports along the Hobe Sound Flats are improving, with a mixture of wintertime species beginning to take up their seasonal homes.
 
SURF/PIER- Southeast winds have really slowed the reports down for the week.  Pompano reports have not been very good this week.  A handful of pomps around, but tough fishing for the most part.  The bluefish action slowed down this week, but that could change with an upcoming change in the wind.  The bluefish that are around have been biting best late in the afternoon or at night.  Best action on the bluefish has been north of Jupiter Inlet.  The Juno Beach Pier has had some Spanish Mackerel and a few Kingfish around as well.  Best action of the mackerel will be with crappie jigs and the “bobber rig”.   A Rapala X-Rap or Yo-Zuri Longcast Hydro Minnow is a good way to go for the kings.  Best action on the kings will be first thing in the morning.  Blacktip and Spinner Sharks are around in pretty good numbers.  Best action on the sharks will come very late in the afternoon or at night.  The Juno Beach Pier also saw a handful of redfish and surprisingly a few flounder this week. 
 
NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas to 5 feet. Period 4 seconds. North northeast
swell 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers.
Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
 
SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with
occasional seas to 6 feet. North northeast swell 3 feet.
Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers through the
day. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
 
SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with
occasional seas to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
 
Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Slower report offshore this week for the most part.  Partially due to weather, and partially due to time of year.  It's that tough transition time when summer patterns are fading out; but the sailfish haven't shown up in numbers just yet.  Best sailfish bite continue to be up to the north, with the trolling guys catching some fish up to the north of Ft. Pierce Inlet.  A handful of sailfish around locally for the live bait guys, but not seeing big numbers just yet.  A few decent cold fronts should get them pointing their noses south.  Scattered dolphin reports this week in 400-600', but defined pattern to speak of.  Dolphin fishing is honestly a bit of...luck of the draw at the moment.  Kingfish remain scattered along the 120' ledge.  Wahoo reports slowed down this week with the moon falling off in size.  Snapper fishing reports remained fairly steady along the bottom.  

INSHORE-  Lots of mullet around over the past week....mullet run isn't over just yet!  Snook remain the main species around inshore, but a few more jacks (Including some big ones) are pushing in as well.  Look for the mullet to move around the most during lowlight periods of the day and at night.  Fishing will obviously be best in the same kind of time frame.   If your into throwing lures go with hardbaits (Yo-Zuri Pencil and Darter, SP Minnow, X-Rap) over soft plastics as just enough bluefish are mixed in to make throwing soft plastics very annoying.  Other inshore action is beginning to pick up as well.  Our wintertime drum and sheepshead are starting to filter in.  Not in huge numbers just yet, but they are coming back in.  A live shrimp on a jighead is a great lure choice for them.

SURF/PIER-  Bluefish are beginning to show up in fair numbers.  Best action on them remains north of Jupiter Inlet, with a few making it down to the south as well.  Noisy topwater lures are a great choice during lowlight periods of the day, while spoons an cutbait work well when the sun is up a bit.  Spanish mackerel are scattered up and down the beach in good numbers.  Pompano action wasn't as good this week, but some are still being caught.  The sharks are around in pretty solid numbers right now.   Pretty good mixed bag action along the beach for the most part. 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet. Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. Chance of light showers through the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Light showers likely. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of light showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Reports were better this week, thanks largely in part to some nicer weather.  Dolphin fishing popped off the early part of the week, with some nice size fish being caught.  300-400' of water seemed to be the ticket for most of the dolphin, though fish were caught both shallower and deeper.  A handful of wahoo were caught on the full moon here, but the best reports o the wahoo are starting to come out of the Bahamas.  Fishing right out front of West End has been very good for the wahoo over the past few days.  Scattered kingfish reports along the edge, but no big numbers.  Sailfish reports are a bit on the slim side, but a few are coming through.  Snapper reports remain strong along the bottom.  Some nice yellowtail and mutton snapper coming up, along with a handful of scattered grouper.  Sardines remain the bait of choice on the bottom.

INSHORE-  Snook fishing continues to pop off pretty good on the inshore side of things.  Fishing live mullet around seawalls and boat docks during the day, and working shadow lines around bridges at night seems to be producing the best.  The snook are still keyed in on the mullet, so take advantage of that now.  It's a good time to throw the bigger plugs, swimbaits, and jigs to get good quality bites from the snook right now.  Before long it goes to the shrimp bite...and honestly that's just not as easy as fishing the big stuff.  Still some big jacks, and the occasional tarpon or two, cruising around the ICW as well currently.  Hobe Sound Flats are starting to come to life as well with slight drops in water temps.  Not red hot up that way yet, but it is improving.  

SURF/PIER-  Pompano fishing remains very good along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier.  Sandfleas, clams, and FishBites are the bait of choice, while Doc's Goofy Jigs are the lure of choice.  The jig bite at the pier is as good as it has been for years.  No hot colors on the jigs, so keep a few different colors on hand.  The kingfish have also been biting at the Pier over the past few days.  Early morning and later afternoon is the ticket to get those king bites.  A sardine on a trolley rig or casting a Rapala X-Rap is the way to go.  Scattering of Spanish Mackerel around, but not in huge numbers.  Been some bluefish around as well.  A loud noisy topwater or silver spoon has been working well on the blues.  Sharks are staring to show in some pretty good numbers as well.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Period 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.

SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Chance of light showers.

SUNDAY...South southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of light showers.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Fishing report coming at you a day early this week.  Headed out of town this weekend; hopefully with a little NE Surf fishing story to follow close behind.  Stay tuned for that...

OFFSHORE-  Not a whole lot to write about for offshore reports again this week.  Between the less than ideal ocean conditions and the definite changing of the seasons its pretty slow offshore right now. Gonna be another tough weekend for small boaters to get offshore.   Look for the sailfish to start snapping very soon.  It's a few weeks early for the true start of sailfish season, but each time the wind blows out of the north expect more and more to sails to start pointing their noses south.  The trolling bite from Stuart to Fort Pierce is historically the first to fire off for the sailfish.  However, a lot of years a nice little push of early season sails bypasses the trollers; and the livebaiters put up some numbers off of Jupiter.  This could be the weekend for double digit releases on the sailfish.   No dolphin reports to speak of this week, but should no doubt be some floating around this weekend.  East winds should help blow them inshore a bit.  The moon is right for the wahoo to make a showing.  Snapper reports remain very good along the bottom.  Sardines remain the bait of choice on the bottom.  

INSHORE-  Snook reports remain very good inshore right now.  The snook are taking advantage of the last pods of mullet pouring through.  Bridges, seawalls, and boat docks are all great spots to start looking for the snook right now.  For the most part they want to be in a nice ambush spot and not wandering around in open water.  Best bet is to locate good ambush spots, and try to fish the tides to your advantage.  Use incoming or outgoing tide to present baits to fish naturally for best results.  Should still be some tarpon and big jacks mixed in with the snook.  Also, still a scattered redfish or two being caught inshore.  No great reports yet from the Hobe Sound Flats, but cooling water should really start to get some fish moving in that way as well.  

SURF/PIER-   Pompano reports remain very good along the beach and at the Juno Beach Fishing Pier.  Sandfleas, clams, and FishBites will be the best bait choices, while Doc's Goofy Jig reigns supreme as far as lures go.  No hot color yet to speak of on the jigs, so be sure to have a few different options to offer.  Bluefish are starting to show up along the beach as well in decent numbers.  Loud noisy topwaters (ask us for a custom "Pelican"), diamond jigs, and cut bait are all good choices for the bluefish.  A few scattered Spanish Mackerel reports, but no big numbers yet to speak of.  The spinner sharks are starting to show, and are already starting to show some interest in the topwater lures as well.  The Pier may provide the most fishing chances this weekend, as the report currently has it looking a bit rough!  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms.

FRIDAY...East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots along the coast to east northeast 10 to 20 knots in the Gulf Stream. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas to 9 feet. North northeast swell 4 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. Chance of showers.

SATURDAY...East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas to 9 feet. Northeast swell 4 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of showers in the morning. .

SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas to 8 feet. Northeast swell 4 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE:  Less than ideal conditions for much of the week have once again kept reports to a minimum.  Dolphin fishing remains good, with fish being caught in 200-900' of water in good numbers.  Trolling the usual dolphin baits (Strips, squid, ballyhoo, small jetheads, etc) is a good way to find the dolphin.  The dolphin are not locked on structure, so be prepared to cover some water to find them.  Sailfish are starting to show up in better numbers, and that will only improve as the north winds start to blow a little more.  Don't be surprised to hear about some boats stacking up some releases in the not too distant future.  KIngfish, and a wahoo or two, remain scattered up and down the 120' ledge from Palm Beach to Jupiter Inlet.  Snapper reports remain pretty good along the bottom,  Look for the snapper to bite best in around 90' of water, with sardines being the baits of choice.  A few cobia remain mixed in with the snapper.  

INSHORE:  The mullet remain around in good numbers, and the snook and tarpon are taking full advantage of the plentiful food source.  Look for the most action to go down early in the morning, late in the afternoon, and at night.  The snook in particular are going to feed best at night.  Look for the snook to be in ambush points waiting for the tide to move mullet to them.  Bridge fenders, shadow lines, seawalls, etc that help line up the snook are great starting spots.  Present the baits up current and let the them flow back naturally with the tide.  In addition to the snook and tarpon; jacks, ladyfish, a few redfish, and others are mixed in the inshore action as well currently.   

SURF/PIER:   Fall surf fishing is slowly setting in along the beach.  Bluefish, pompano, and sharks are all showing up in pretty good numbers.  The pompano are being caught in good numbers on the Juno Beach Pier on Doc's Goofy Jigs.  Along the beach sandfleas, clams, and Fishbites are the baits of choice for the pomps.  Bluefish are biting topwater lures, silver spoons, diamond jigs, and cut bait.  Spinner/Blacktip sharks are starting to show in good numbers as well.  Still some schools of mullet coming down with tarpon in them.  Should be a pretty good weekend along the beach, get after it! 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...East northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd