OFFSHORE-  No offshore reports to speak of early in the week, though conditions do look a little more favorable headed into the weekend.  Dolphin fishing over the past few weeks has remained decent in 200-400' of water.  Trolling small ballyhoo, bonita strips and squid is always a safe way to go for the dolphin.  A little NE Wind and some cooler weather could have the sailfish biting this weekend.  Putting the kites up with some live baits will likely get a look or two from a sailfish and likely some hungry dolphin.  Bottom fishing has picked back up with little better water conditions offshore.  Sardine and squid remain the bait of choice on the bottom.  

INSHORE-  Snook fishing remains the best bet inshore, especially at night.  The bridges continue to hold decent numbers off snook, with the best action typically going down on outgoing tide.  The snook are still biting bigger lures well; but seeing a definite shift towards the shrimp jig for sure.  Cooler weather will no doubt start to slow them down a bit.  Other inshore action remains a bit hit or miss.  

SURF/PIER-  The water got a little better mid week and pompano made a decent little showing before the water muddied up again late in the week.  From the beach FishBites, sand fleas, and clams all picked away at the pompano.  The Juno Beach Pier produced some pompano on the same baits, along with a few pomps on Doc's Goofy Jigs.  The better water conditions also had the whiting biting good mid week on small pieces of fresh shrimp.  Dirty water slid back in late in the week and fired the catfish bite back up! 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
SAT...NE winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth.

SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Dolphin fishing was good again this week, with a good number of fish coming in from 300-500' of water.  Trolling small ballyhoo, bonita strips, and squid remains a great way to go for the dolphin.  Strong E/NE winds this week will make it a challenge to get offshore; but it should help push another round of dolphin in closer.  Look for the passing front to help fire up an early season sailfish bite.  Water conditions finally improved in along the edge this week.  With better conditions came a better snapper bite; with a mix of yellowtail and mutton snapper coming in.  

INSHORE-  Snook fishing remains good inshore.  Best snook action has been around the bridges at night and first thing in the morning.  A topwater or shallow running plug has been good when the fish are fired up on top.  When the snook aren't u high in the water column a flair hawk or straight tail soft plastic (JYG Y-Tail or NLBN Straight Tail) have been a great way to go.  Solid reports of mullet moving down the ICW continue to come in.  For the most part a lot of the schools haven't been holding a lot of fish. Takes some luck to find a school being harassed by a hungry jack, snook, or tarpon.    

SURF/PIER-  A combination of calmer surf and better water early in the week let better fishing along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier (Though unfortunately those conditions don't look to hold out headed into the weekend).  Action seemed to be best on the Juno Beach Pier this week; though those putting the time in on the sand have been catching a few fish as well.  The Pier had a handful of Spanish Mackerel and small jacks around.  The big news this week though was a nice little push of pompano; including some good size fish.  A few pompano were caught on Doc's Goofy Jig; but seemed to be a better number caught on bait for the most part.  Sounds like a few bluefish started to show up; with popular opinion being that a good push of blues will come behind the passing cool front this weekend.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas.

SAT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, occasionally to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NE 9 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters very rough in exposed areas.

SUN...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, occasionally to 11 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd
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OFFSHORE-  The first part of the week saw some really really good dolphin fishing in 500-800' of water.  It seems to have tapered off as the week has went on; but still some dolphin down to the south being reported.  The water has not looked great offshore, but the dolphin didn't seem to mind.  Trolling squid, bonita strips, and small ballyhoo remains the best bet for the dolphin.  Most of the dolphin seemed to be in the 2-5lb range, with a handful of bigger ones around that needed a gaff.  East winds this weekend could help push another rounds of dolphin in this weekend; though conditions do look a bit sporty.  Other offshore action remains on the slow side.  Dirty water inside of 200' has kept early season sailfish action slow, and nobody has spent much time bottom fishing.  

INSHORE- Despite terrible looking water inshore, the snook fishing remains fairly good.  The snook have been feeding best at night around the bridges.  The top of the outgoing tide seems to be producing the most action on the snook.  However, with the dirty/cloudy water conditions the snook have been biting on incoming tide as well.  A  bright colored flair hawk  or larger swimbait have been the best bet for the snook.  The finger mullet have been around in decent numbers so a medium to larger size profile bait is perfect right now.  Expect a handful of jacks and possible tarpon or two to be mixed in as well with the snook.  During the day the fishing remains a little tougher.  For best luck during the day try to find ambush points, docks, seawalls, etc that are holding mullet schools.  A loud noisy topwater or mullet splashing on the surface will be the way to go.  It hasn't happened yet (At least not that I have heard about), but this is  the time of year that if you were ever going to see a redfish inshore it would be now.  

SURF/PIER-  Dirty water and rough surf conditions continues to make the surf and pier fishing tough.  Despite the less than ideal conditions the Juno Beach Pier has produced a handful of snook over the past week.  A fair number of smaller bluefish also showed up a the pier for a day or two this week.  A chunk of mullet or sardine on the bottom was the best way to go for the bluefish.  Only problem with the cut bait is you are going to deal with a fair number of catfish in the process.  No pompano reports this week; still strong believe that when we get some good looking water and calmer conditions we will see a good early season push of fish.  Fair bite on croaker and whiting this week despite the dirty water; fresh pieces of shrimp are the best way to go bait wise.      

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and E 3 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

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OFFSHORE-  Nothing to report from offshore this week.  Conditions do look to improve a bit over the next few days and a few boats maybe able to get out.  Expect the dolphin fishing to fire off as conditions improve.  The day or two after a prolonged stretch of bad weather is always great for the dolphin.  The wind turns north this weekend with a cool front pushing through; which could trigger a good early season sailfish bite.  Depending on the water conditions look for the selfish to be in 200-300' of water.  Putting the kites up will be the way to go for the sails, just be ready to deal with the dolphin as well.  They will likely be all over the same kite baits as the sails!  No bottom reports again; hopefully that starts to change over the next week.  

INSHORE-  Inshore conditions have been tough this week again.  The Loxahatchee River and ICW have had a lot of freshwater and the bite has been slow.  A few snook biting at night around the bridges.  Bright colored flair hawks have been the best bet for the snook with the dirty water conditions.  Mullet activity has been slim due to the less than ideal water conditions.  As water and salinity get back to normal we should still see a decent push of fish coming through.  Palm Beach Inlet has had a few jacks and tarpon cruising through, but overall conditions remain less than ideal.  Conditions do look to be somewhat improving towards the end of the weekend. 

SURF/PIER-  Tough weather conditions and very dirty water have kept reports to a bare minimum over the past few weeks....unless you're into catching catfish.  The catfish bite remains very hot!  Sounds like a fair amount of finger mullet have been coming down the beach over the past week.  A few scattered small snook, ribbonfish, and small tarpon have been following behind the schools of finger mullet.  A handful of scattered pompano around.  Not big numbers; but as the weather calms down and water conditions start to improve the pompano fishing should fire off.  No bluefish reports yet, but conditions are lingering up for them to arrive in the near future.      

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and N 2 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.

SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers.

SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

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NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, occasionally to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 11 seconds and E 5 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas. Showers. A chance of tstms in the morning, then tstms likely in the afternoon.

SAT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, occasionally to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 11 seconds and E 4 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas. Showers with a chance of tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon.  

SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 11 seconds and E 4 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. Showers and tstms likely.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd