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

OFFSHORE-  Summertime dolphin fishing remains fair to good depending on the day.  As has been the case, the depth of the dolphin continues to bounce around all over the place; with reports coming from 300-1500' of water.  Locating productive areas (defined weedlines, current rips, color changes, floating debris, etc...) will be huge in helping quicken the search.  Wahoo fishing was good on the backside of the full moon, and should still be a fair number of fish around this weekend.  KIngfish remain scattered up and down the 120' ledge.  Snapper fishing remains very good on the bottom, with a good mixture of mutton and yellowtail being caught in 60-90' of water.  Bonita remain around super thick, along with the sharks and massive blue runners.  

INSHORE-  Catch and release snook fishing remains the main stay on the inshore scene.  The snook are largely in the inlets and surrounding areas.  Of course there are always a few backcountry snook that don't leave if your looking to avoid the crowds.  Hot weather doesn't really slow down the mangrove snapper bite inshore.  Look for the bigger mangroves to be most active at night, especially around deeper bridges with a fair amount of current.  Live shrimp and small live pilchards are top bait choices for the mangrove snapper.  

Surf/Pier-  Seaweed continues to be a day to day problem along the beach, but the cleaner days are providing pretty good action for summertime standards.  A scattering of pompano are being caught extremely early each morning north of Jupiter Inlet.  Sandfleas, Clams, and FIshBItes have been the ticket for the predawn pomps.  Mixed in with the pompano have been some croaker and big sandperch.  They will bite a little longer into the morning as well.  Catch and release snook fishing remains very good along the beach, at the Juno Beach Pier, and in Jupiter and Palm Beach Inlets.  FLair Hawk Jigs and big swimbaits are the ticket in the dark, while live croakers and sandperch are your best bet during the daylight hours.  Rumor has it a few schools of mullet are being spotted north of Sebastin Inlet...another month or so and should be on here! 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...South southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas less than 2 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers in the afternoon.

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

SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Dolphin fishing was a bit off this week, with no defined pattern for them.  Reports of dolphin, mostly smaller fish, have been coming from 100' to 1200' of water.  Try to find good defined weedlines and/or large floating debris for best luck on the dolphin.  This SHOULD be a great weekend for wahoo fishing.  The full moon is on Tuesday and the wahoo should be around.  If the seaweed isn't too bad high speed trolling or trolling a split tail mullet on a planer will be a great choice; especially early and late in the day.  Look for the wahoo to be in 100-200' of water during low light periods of the day, and out deeper when the sun is up a little higher.  250-350' is a good depth to look for wahoo when the sun is up a bit higher.  Kingfish action has been good this week along the 120' ledge.  Snapper fishing was good again this week.  Lots of bonita and sharks (along with other species mixed in) along the 120' ledge from the Juno Beach Pier up to Jupiter Inlet.   

SURF/PIER/INSHORE- (Combined report this week for a bit different look...)  Catch and release snook fishing has been very good over the past week, especially on the days that the seaweed is not too bad along the beach.  The snook have been cruising the beaches, are hanging at the Juno Beach Pier in good numbers, and are also stacked up in both Jupiter and Palm Beach Inlets in good numbers.  Each area has a slightly different tactic/bait for the snook so be sure to swing by the shop and we can get you dialed in on any of them.  The resident backwater snook have also been biting well.  The Jupiter Spillway opened briefly this week and the snook were snapping while it was open.  Scattered mangrove snapper reports coming in, but no great numbers to speak of.   A nice summertime swell would be really nice to help push the snapper inshore for us.  A few resident summertime pompano have been caught this week north of Jupiter Inlet.  

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

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

SUNDAY...East southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. 

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Happy July 4th Everyone!  Open till 3pm on 7/4

OFFSHORE-  Fair dolphin fishing again this week, with scattered reports coming in from 120-1500' of water.  Finding good floating debris, well formed weedlines, large areas of flying fish, or hard current rips has been the key to finding the dolphin.  Trolling ballyhoo, bonita strips, and squid has been productive; just try and locate some fishy looking signs before you put them out.  A wahoo report or two has trickled in, and the moon is going to start getting bigger...it's about time!  Definitely not a bad idea to keep a bait down deep while dolphin trolling these days.   Lots of live in and around the 120' ledge right now.  A bulk of it will be bonita and sharks, but they draw a lot of life to the party as well.  Kingfish, dolphin, blackfin tuna, wahoo, and a whole host of others will be mixed in with the bonita from 100-160' of water.    Bottom fishing remains very good with some solid mutton and yellowtail snapper reports coming in.  Sardines remain the top bait choice.  

INSHORE- A decent number of jacks around in the ICW and Loxahatchee River right now.  Live mullet along a seawall or boat dock is a solid choice for them, and an backcountry resident snook as well.  Catch and release snook fishing remains good inshore, but a bulk of the fish are in the inlets and along the beach currently.  Mangrove snapper reports are decent at night, with live shrimp and small pilchards being top bait choices.  

SURF/PIER-  Snook fishing (the catch and release style...) is the main game in town right now.  The Juno Beach Pier has had a great snook bite, as has Jupiter Inlet.  In both places a live croaker is going to be the top bait.  At night the snook are biting flair hawk jigs and swimbaits well.  Decent number of croakers and big sandperch are biting small pieces of shrimp in the the first trough.  Still some schools of tarpon roaming the beaches as well.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely in the morning. Chance of thunderstorms. Chance of showers.

SATURDAY...South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

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

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

 OFFSHORE-  Dolphin fishing was good again this week for those putting the time in to find them.  Most of the dolphin are being caught in 1000-1300' of water, with a few stragglers in the 500-700' range as well.  East winds in the forecast for the weekend though could really help push the dolphin in a bit closer.  A majority of the dolphin seem to be in the 5-10lb range, with a few gaffers thrown in the mix to keep things exciting.  Trolling small ballyhoo, squid, bonita strips, and small daisy chains should work for the dolphin around well formed weedlines, rips, or larger floating debris.  Setting up a drift with some chum in the same areas should also bring the dolphin to the boat.  Last week saw a lot of sailfish in the 300-600' range from the Juno Beach Pier north.  The summertime sailfish don't gain the attention that wintertime ones do: but they are here, and they are biting!  Gogs and runners will work well, but summertime sailfish (Like most other species) love to eat live sardines right now.  In closer to the ledge a few blackfins are biting in 200-300' of water.  The 120' ledge is full of fish right now.   Of course a lot of the fish are bonita, but they do help attract a lot of life to the area.  In addition to the bonita; kingfish (in good numbers), a few wahoo, assorted jacks, sharks, and others are all hanging out along the 120' ledge right now .  Drifting with live sardines is a absolutely guaranteed way to keep the rods bent right now along the ledge.  Snapper fishing was good this week as well.  Some nice muttons being reported in 90-120' of water.   Sardines remain the bait of choice.

INSHORE-  Super hot weather has the inshore fishing just about shut down these days.  Lowlight periods of the day and night will produce some mangrove snapper on small live pilchards and shrimp.  Sandperch will be mixed in with the snapper and are biting shrimp.  The mangroves and perch are less bothered by the warmer temps than some species, but even they will bite best during lowlight.  Catch and release snook fishing has been fair to good inshore.  While a lot of the snook are pushed out towards the inlets, a few big resident fish remain inshore around seawalls and boat docks.  Docklights will also hold a good number of snook in the 18-24" range.  Water has been very clear this week so try fishing outgoing tide for best luck.  Not much else to report on the inshore side of things.

SURF/PIER-  Catch and release snook fishing was very good this week along the beach, on the Juno Beach Pier, and in Jupiter Inlet.  The snook are super dialed in on live croakers right now; especially the larger fish.  Smaller baits pilchards, greenies, and sardines will also work for the snook; but don't seem to draw the same absolutely devastating blows that croakers do.  Early morning along the beach has been good for snook and jacks around glass minnow pods.  A crappie jig, small paddletail, or Yo-Zuri Pin's minnow will be a good choice when fishing around the minnow pods.  Best action will be the first hour or so as the sun comes up.  Tarpon reports slowed a bit along the beach this week, but reports of some big cruising jacks continued to come in.  Croaker and some big sandperch are biting shrimp (especially small live or pieces of fresh ones) well in the first trough.  A few mangrove snapper are being caught at the Pier and Jupiter Inlet early in the morning.

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

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

SUNDAY...Winds south southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Dolphin fishing remained good this week.  Most of the better dolphin reports are coming outside of 500' of water; and the real good reports coming deeper than a 1000'.  Look for the usual dolphin clues (birds, weeds, debris, and bait) and the fish won't be too far behind.  Trolling squid, bonita strips, and small jet head style lures remains a good bet for the dolphin.  Blackfin tuna are still biting in 200-300' of water.  Small trolling feathers and small daisy chains are a good choice for the tuna.  Kingfish action remains very good along the 120' ledge.  The kings are biting best during low light periods of the day.  Early morning and/or late afternoon with some live sardines is a great combo for the kings right now!  Snapper fishing has been good this week.  Better reports on the bottom coming out of Jupiter Inlet these days.  Should be a nice weekend...go get em! 
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INSHORE-  Catch and release snook fishing remains the main game in town right now.  The bridges are holding a good number of fish, as are the spillways.  Look for the bridges to produce best on an outgoing tide, and the spillways to be good when the gates are open.  Some nice jacks cruising the seawalls early in the morning.  Mangrove snapper are hanging around the bridges; with the most action on them coming at night.

SURF/PIER-  Catch and release snook fishing is absolutely on fire right now at the Juno Beach Pier.  Lots of big snook showing up, and they are eating.  Look for large live sandperch and croakers to get the biggest fish to eat.  A lot of the time it's been harder to get a sand perch to bite than it has to get the snook to.  The snook are also in Jupiter and Palm Beach Inlets in good numbers as well.  Live baits will be the ticket during the day; while flair hawk jigs and big swimbaits are a good choice at night.  Snook fishing has also been good along the beach, especially on high tide.  Look for the snook to be in the first trough picking out easy meals.  The tarpon are still moving along the beach to the north of Jupiter Inlet, with most being out of shore casting range (In other words you need a boat to get a shot at them).  Scattered mangrove snapper around the Jupiter Inlet jetty.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 knots. Seas less than 2 feet. Intracoastal waters smooth.

SUNDAY...South southwest winds around 5 knots becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 feet. Intracoastal waters smooth. Slight chance of showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Thanks For Reading:
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Great looking forecast for a run offshore this weekend.  Dolphin fishing remains a bit spotty overall, with fish scattered over a pretty large area.  No hot depths to speak of on the dolphin, but 700-1100' of water seems to be somewhat consistent for the mahi.  All the usual baits and trolling lures will work for the dolphin, with trolling squid and small daisy chains being especially effective as of late.  Setting up a drift around floating debris or productive looking areas and heavily chumming for the dolphin has also been productive.   Blackfin Tuna action remains fair to good depending on time of day in and around 150-220' of water.  The better size blackfin tuna will be caught on live sardines and pilchards very early in the morning and late in the afternoon.  Smaller blackfin can be caught trolling small feathers and daisy chains.  SO...the June Full moon is on Monday, we have a calm ocean, and seaweed has been almost bearable as of late.  Can you say WAHOO?  Should be a great weekend to give the high speed troll or split-tail mullet down deep for a striped one a try.  The Nomad DTX minnow has also been a great lure option for those trying to keep it a little simpler and still have a good chance at a wahoo.  Look for the wahoo to be in and around the 120' ledge early and late in the day and hanging in 200-300' during higher sunlight parts of the day.  Kingfish action remains great along the 120' ledge from the Juno Beach Pier up to Jupiter Inlet.  Best bet on the kings has been late afternoon with live baits, but you can pick at them throughout the day.  Snapper fishing was tough this week with some cold water reported on the bottom.  

INSHORE-  Pretty much total summertime fishing inshore right now.  Catch and release snook fishing will no doubt be the best bet inshore.  The snook are all in and around the inlets for the most part, so start the search there.  Docklights in the ICW and Loxahatchee have been very productive for large numbers of snook, with the average size being 18-22" for the most part.  The snook should really fire up after this full moon.  Mixed in with the snook should be a fair number of jacks, and in certain places a stray tarpon or two.  Mangrove snapper action should also be good with the full moon.  As usual, best time for the snapper will be at night.  Small pilchards and live shrimp are top bait choices for the mangrove snapper.  

SURF/PIER-  Two slightly different surf reports this week.  Those fishing from the beach should find a good number of snook around for catch and release action.  Best time will be lowlight periods of the day or at night with the upcoming full moon.  The snook have been feeding better over the past few days, and that should continue into the weekend.  The JUno Beach Pier has also been good for catch and release snook action.  Just outside of shore casting distance (Or report part two for those in a boat...) the big jacks have been cruising the beach as well as a good number of tarpon.  Conditions don't get much better for the tarpon along the beach right now.  Look for the tarpon to be moving north along the beach, and best numbers seem to be north of Jupiter Inlet for the most part.  Live baits (Pilchards, sardines, threadfins, etc) presented well ahead of the tarpon school is a fairly safe bet to get a bite.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas less than 2 feet. Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

SATURDAY...East southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers in the morning. Chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the afternoon.

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

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

OFFSHORE-  Summertime fishing patterns are definitely fully setting in offshore.  Dolphin reports are fair; but for the most part very scattered.  No hot depth on the dolphin.  More of a "catch me if you can" deal; with the fish scattered from 300' to over 1000' of water.  Look for the dolphin to be around well formed weedlines, defined current rips, or areas with lots of bait around.  Trolling bonita strips and squid is a solid choice for the dolphin right now.  Smaller schoolie size fish can eat a squid or strip a little easier than a ballyhoo, and a big dolphin will rarely turn down the bite size snack.  Just inside of the dolphin have been a fair number of Blackfin Tuna.  A small trolling feather or daisy chain is a great choice for the Blackfin, especially early and late in the day.   More consistent, almost guaranteed, action is stacking up along the 120' ledge.  Kingfish are here in great numbers from Palm Beach to Jupiter Inlet along the 120' ledge.  The best bite on the kings is typically early morning and then again as the sun goes down.  Live baits fished on a mono leader with double or triple hooks is the absolute best bet for the kings.  Mixed in with the kings have been a solid number of bonita, a few wahoo, stray cobia or two, and plenty of sharks.  The bottom fishing has been a bit off this week with some mixed up current and cold water on the bottom.  

INSHORE-  The water inshore is HOT right now, and the fish are lazy to say the least.  Catch and release snook fishing is pretty good right now, but it for the most part is happening at night or extreme lowlight periods of the day.  The mangrove snapper are getting a little more aggressive inshore, but they too will be best at night.  Live shrimp small live pilchards, or sardine chunks are all good bait choices for the snapper.  Other inshore reports are slow at best.
 
SURF/PIER-  Summer surf fishing patterns kinda kicked in this week.  A fair number of tarpon are making their way north along the beach right now.  Tough to get a chance at the tarpon from shore; but those on the pier or in a boat are definitely seeing a good number of fish (Getting a bite is another story).  Big schools of jacks are also pushing around along the beach.  Again it will be primarily the pier and boat guys getting a chance at the big jacks.  Catch and release snook fishing is good along the beach and in the inlets right now.  Fair number of croaker and whiting along the beach in the first trough right now.  Small pieces of shrimp will be best for them.

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers . Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

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

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

Thanks For Reading,
Todd