OFFSHORE-  It's fitting to be writing the fishing report this week on Halloween...because the fishing (or complete lack of) and weather offshore right now are downright scary!!!  Weather has kept everyone at the dock this week; and though the weather forecast for the weekend has improved a bit, it doesn't look like anybody will be in a mad rush to get offshore!  When the weather breaks a bit and the wind slows down the fishing will likely be on fire; just hard to say when that's going to happen.  

INSHORE-  It's windy inshore and fishing in a 20mph wind is hard, but the snook are biting.  The mullet schools have really started to thin out, but the snook are taking advantage of the ones hanging around.  Early morning and late afternoon look for snook to be laying along seawalls and under boat docks waiting for mullet to be swept to them with the tide.  Loud noisy topwater lures are a great choice in this situation.  Try to present the lure as a disoriented or injured mullet coming down the seawall with the tide.   Remember also a 20mph wind can create it's on current on top, so use the wind to your advantage when possible.   At night the snook have been stalking bridge shadow lines.  A flair hawk jig or bigger body swimbait is a great way to go in this situation.  The snook have also started to eat the shrimp jig, but hare still jumping on the bigger baits as well.  

SURF/PIER- The surf report is like the Halloween offshore report...fishing and weather so bad it's downright SCARY!!!  Not much to write about as fishing has been very tough.  A few days the weather wasn't as bad produced a fair whiting/croaker bite on the pier, along with a few ribbonfish.  Overall fishing remains very tough.  But when the weather breaks watch out...the fishing is going to be on fire!!!

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. .

SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

​Jasper taking a boat ride, and  wondering if the wind is ever going to stop blowing?!?!?!

OFFSHORE- Not a lot to write about offshore from the past week; and not a whole lot to predict for the upcoming weekend (see forecast below).   As the ocean calmed down following Hurricane Milton late last weekend, into the early part of the week the dolphin fishing was pretty good.  A handful of boats slipped out; with most reporting good catches in 200-500' of water.  Trolling small ballyhoo, squid, and bonita strips around floating debris proved the most effective.  The window though was short lived, and wind picked back up briskly Wednesday afternoon keeping everyone at the dock for the most part.  Good weekend to start getting the sailfish gear ready...they should be snapping soon!  

INSHORE-  Good push of finger mullet inshore this week, with the ICW and Loxahatchee River really popping off.  Snook and jacks took the most advantage of the fingers showing up, but a good number of tarpon and even a few redfish showed up as well.  Typically the best acton around mullet schools comes early in the morning and late afternoon.  Good north winds this weekend could help keep activity a little better through out the day though.  Fishing in the wind can make things a little tougher; but it no doubt can fire the bite up.  Focus on ambush points, docks, and seawalls with current (or wind forced current) for best luck.  A topwater (Yo-Zuri Pencil, TopKnock, Skitterwalk) is a great choice when fish are actively feeding on top.  A slight subsurface soft plastic jerk bait (NLBN Mini or Lil Mullet are great choices) can be a good choice when the fish aren't feeding quite as actively on top.  As water temps gradually begin to drop other inshore action will begin to improve as well. 

SURF/PIER-  The Juno Beach Pier has been very productive over the past week.  The fall transition is definitely underway.  Bluefish, mostly smaller, have started to make a good showing.  Pompano have been around in good numbers, biting both bait and jigs pretty good.  No hot jig color yet, but brighter colors (pink, orange, char) seem to be getting a few more bites.  The Pier has had some big Spanish Mackerel around this week.  A midsize Rapala X-Rap or Yo-Zuri 3DS Minnow have been producing some really nice Macs.  A few redfish have been caught on the pier; with a bigger love shrimp being a prime bait choice for them.  This week also saw a big push of ribbonfish at the pier.  Surf fishing will be tough this weekend with the way the forecast looks.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas.

SAT THROUGH SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, occasionally to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NE 9 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 12 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd
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Brian (IG @Brian_Allen_561) and his son rocking some lucky new hats! 

OFFSHORE-  Hard to write much here this week.  It's a lot of would/could/should for the most part.  If the forecast holds and the ocean calms down as expected we could see the first early season sailfish bite pop off.  A big early season north swell could have the sails tailing early.  Dolphin fishing could also be very good.  Will be a little bit of a wait and see what happens with the weather/ocean this weekend. 

INSHORE-  Snook fishing was very good ahead of the storm.  The snook have been feeding on mullet during the day.  Seawalls, boat docks, and other prime ambush points will be the best places to target the snook.  At night the snook have been hanging around the bridges in good numbers.  Flair Hawk Jigs and bigger body swimbaits are the best bet lure wise for the snook.  Both incoming and outgoing tide should produce bites (It's unlikely that we will have a crystal clear incoming tide this week).  This is the time of year you expect to see a few redfish mixed in with the snook as well.  It's by no means a huge number of reds, but if you're going to catch one in Palm Beach County it is likely to be in the middle two weeks of October.  

SURF/PIER-  The Juno Beach Pier will remain closed through at least Friday with very heavy surf forecasted (See below).  If the forecast holds and the surf falls over the next few days, we could see the Juno Beach Pier really fire off.  The hope will be that the snapper push back in with the swell.  Early in the week the pompano made the first good showing of the season at the pier.  Most of the pomps were short; but a few keepers did come over the rail.  The pompano were biting Doc's Goofy Jigs, JYG Pro Micro Jigs, and Fishbites well.  Expect a nice push of pompano after this north swell.  Bluefish have started to show up as well.  Spanish Mackerel action has been a bit spotty, but still some around.  The bluefin showing up has not chased all the snook off the beach; but it won't take ling for that to happen.  The beach did have a lot of mullet (mostly scattered and not in big pods) as Hurricane Milton pushed offshore, with some big tarpon around.  As the swell comes down we should see some more mullet pushing down the beach.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft, occasionally to 19 ft, subsiding to 9 to 13 ft, occasionally to 17 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 13 ft at 12 seconds and N 11 ft at 11 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers.

SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, occasionally to 11 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and N 5 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Dolphin fishing has remained good this week, with both decent numbers and some decent size fish being caught.  The dolphin have been scattered depth wise; with a reports coming from 150' one day and over a 1000' the next.  Trolling small ballyhoo, bonita strips, and squid remains a solid way to go for the dolphin.  Current rips, color changes, weedlines, and floating debris remain the key to finding the dolphin.  East winds in the forecast for the weekend should help keep the dolphin pushed in a little shallower.  Blackfin tuna have been mixed in as well; with 200-400' being the best depth on the tuna.  Small trolling feathers fished way back are a great way to go for the blackfin.  Should be some wahoo around on the new moon.  The new moon doesn't fire them up quite like the full moon, but it does help for sure!  Early season sails have been around for those putting the kites up.  It's not double digit releases, but at least a few chances a trip has been pretty common on the sails.  Snapper fishing has been pretty good this week, with a lot of muttons around (just a lot of short ones to pick through).   

INSHORE-  Snook fishing remains good inshore.  The mullet seem to have thinned out a bit, but the snook continue to bite.  Best action on the snook will be early morning, late afternoon, at night, and on key tide changes.  The snook are still keyed in on mullet; a key point to remember when picking out lures.  Topwaters, like a Yo-Zuri Hydro Pencil, are a great choice in lowlight conditions for explosive strikes.  At night flair hawk jigs and bigger swimbaits are a great way to go.  Still a handful of tarpon and jacks mixed in the action as well.  It is also the time of year that we do start to see a redfish or two as well.  

SURF/PIER-  The surf (and Juno Beach Pier) as a whole have been a little hit or miss this week.  A few mullet pods cruising by, but overall it has slowed way down on the mullet.  The pods that are left do have some tarpon hanging around, as well as early season bluefish showing up.  The Juno Beach Pier has had some snook this week, but the bite is slow.  Live shrimp has been a solid choice for the snook.  Still a decent number of small mutton snapper hanging around the pier, but no keepers this week.  Spanish Mackerel bite has been fair.  A decent number of blue runners mixed in with the Spanish Macs.  Pompano have been around, but not on a daily basis.  The pomps will bite pretty good one day, and then be a no show for two or three days in a row. 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 11 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Our friend Drew sent us this pic from last weekend.  Nice scattered Mahi bite for them off Jupiter from 500-1000' of water.  Bonita strips and ballyhoo did the trick!