OFFSHORE- Looks like conditions go away from us heading into the holiday weekend. Will more than likely get the fish fired up...it just won't be fun to fish in. Great looking conditions for an early season sailfish bite to pop off. Been a fair number of sailfish around, so this north wind could just get them chewing their faces off! Dolphin will also likely be on fire. Look for 200-400' of water to be a productive depth to look for a mixed bag bite on the sails and dolphin. Wahoo reports were a bit slower than expected this week (No doubt due to less than ideal conditions offshore). Those that make it out this weekend should expect some wahoo to be around on the backside of the moon. Bottom fishing reports were slow this week.
INSHORE- Good looking conditions going into opening weekend of snook season. Fishing in the wind may not be the funnest thing in the world, but man it helps to get the fish biting! Plus, this time of year the north wind is a driving force for getting the mullet moving. Look for early morning, late afternoon, and night to be best for the snook. With a rough ocean forecasted for the holiday weekend, one would expect a lot of boat traffic inshore during the day. Outgoing tide tends to be the most productive for the snook; but don't overlook incoming tide, especially when the water has some color to it. The key is just to have the tide moving. Slack tide is just hard to get much going on. Mangrove snapper action remains good inshore. Live shrimp (hopefully they start to become available again headed into the weekend) are a great bait choice for the snapper. SURF/PIER- Snook season opens back up September 1st, and that will no doubt draw most of the fishing attention this holiday weekend. Snook reports this week have been a bit on the slow side, but conditions look right going into the weekend for them to bite good. It may get a little rough on the beach, but the Juno Beach Pier provides a good option in rougher conditions. A few days of north wind should get the first of the mullet (most likely finger mullet first) to show up and the snook will be close behind. Flair Hawks, swimbaits, and good swimming plugs are all good lure options in rougher surf. A few early early season pompano have started to show up. It's not big numbers, but a changing weather pattern this week could help bump the numbers up a bit. The Juno Beach Pier did have a handful of kingfish around this week. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...Winds NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt along the coast to N NE 15 to 20 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. N NE swell 3 ft in the morning. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms late in the evening. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms. MON...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. Thanks For Reading, Todd OFFSHORE- Relatively quiet offshore this week...largely due to less than ideal conditions for a better part of the week. A few boats did manage to slide out; and for the most part found a decent number of dolphin. The dolphin for the most part were on the smaller side; with a handful of bigger fish in the mix. A little rougher weather had the sailfish snapping for a few days, with a handful of boats getting 5-10 chances. Moon is getting bigger, which should start to get the wahoo fired up. Conditions look good on Sunday for the wahoo for sure. Kingfish remain scattered along the 120' ledge. Snapper reports were a bit hit or miss this week, largely due to the weather. As conditions get a little better, expect the bottom fishing to get better.
INSHORE- Catch and release snook fishing remains the main game in town...one more week till they can come home for dinner. Looks like the wind should blow into the weekend and keep them biting good in the river. A few small pods of finger mullet have trickled through, it won't be long now before it's full on mullet run. Still a pretty good pick on the mangrove snapper inshore. Best action has been at night, especially on good moving water. Live shrimp and pilchards have been the baits of choice for the snapper. SURF/PIER- Rough conditions and less than ideal water conditions had fishing relatively slow this week along the beach. Some fair catch and release snook fishing reports, but a bit slower than the past few weeks. The Juno Beach Pier has still been producing a few snook as well. The Pier has had a few Spanish Macs and blue runners around, along with a fair number of mangrove snapper. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...N NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Period 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Thanks For Reading, Todd OFFSHORE- Nothing crazy to write home about offshore this week; with fairly standard summertime patterns dominating the reports. A few scattered dolphin out deep. Seemed like the shallowest reports were in 800' this week, but that could change with some stronger east winds in the forecast. In a little closer, sailfish action remains pretty good in 150-300' of water. Bonita and kingfish are around in solid numbers along the 120' ledge. A few wahoo reports this week. Was hoping to hear of a few more wahoo on the new moon, but looks like we will have to wait for the next full moon to see them really go off again. Bottom fishing has been hit or miss. Strong current and some funky water conditions have made the snapper fishing a little on the tough side. A little wind this weekend will likely help shake the fishing up a bit... we could use a little motion in the ocean!
INSHORE- Catch and release snook fishing remains the best bet inshore. While a lot of the snook are still in the inlets, a fair number have started to break off and begin pushing inshore. The Loxahatchee River has been producing a good morning topwater bite on the snook, and a few big jacks as well. The night bridge snook bite remains strong, especially on outgoing tide. The 3" NLBN swimbait has been a constant producer. Flair hawks are also getting bit well in the right situations. Mangrove snapper bite remains good at night as well around the bridges. Live pilchards or shrimp are the top bait choices for the snapper. A good number of big sand perch in the ICW as well these days. SURF/PIER- Pretty standard summertime fishing along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier this week. Good catch and release snook fishing remains the highlight, with some big fish around this week. A live sand perch or croaker is the way to go for the big bites. Live pilchards, smaller swimming plugs, and smaller swimbaits are the way to go for more bites from the snook, the average size will just likely be smaller. The Juno Beach Pier has had a fair number of blue runners and Spanish Mackerel around. The bobber rig w/ a Clark Spoon, crappie jig, or small live bait should get the job done. The Juno Beach Pier has also been producing a good number of mangrove snapper, especially first thing in the morning. A good scattering of croakers and a few whiting along the beach this week. Small pieces of fresh shrimp are the best way to go for them. Look for a little wind this weekend to help shake things up a bit. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. SAT...E SE winds 15 to 20 kt along the coast to E SE 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of tstms in the morning. Showers. Tstms likely. SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. Thanks For Reading, Todd OFFSHORE- Reports were fairly slim this week offshore...not surprising with excessive heat and school starting back up. Still a fair scattering of dolphin reports in 500-800' of water. Most of the dolphin remain on the small side; so keep the baits and lures on the small side for best results. Bonita strips, small trolling squid, and little tuna style feathers remain great choices for the dolphin. While we aren't on a key moon phase, wahoo reports remain consistent. A bonita strip or split tail mullet behind the planer is a good way to go for the wahoo. Nomad DTX Minnows also continue to produce some wahoo bites as well. In along the 120' ledge the kings are around in decent numbers. Early in the week saw a good pick on the kings in 90-130' of water from the Juno Beach Pier up to Jupiter Inlet. Still a lot of bonita in the same areas...so be prepared to pick through them to get the good stuff. Snapper fishing was decent this week; with a good number of mangrove, some yellowtail, and a few good mutton snapper around.
INSHORE- Hot air and water temps have the inshore fishing pretty slow overall. Catch and release snook fishing remains solid. The snook don't mind the heat. It's not quite "the hotter the better" for snook, but it's not far off. Look for low light periods (preferably on a tide change) to produce the best results for the snook. A monster snook crushing a topwater plug as the sun comes up is always a good way to start the day. A few jacks and possibly a tarpon or two could be in the mix as well. The snook are also biting nicely at night around the bridges. Again (as always), look for them to be most active on moving water. Snapper fishing remains pretty good inshore at night as well. Best bet for the snapper will be bridges with a good channel and moving water. Small pilchards, live shrimp, and chunks of sardine will all be good bait options for the snapper. SURF/PIER- Surf fishing overall was a bit slow this week. Depending on the spot and conditions you may find a fair catch and release snook bite along beach, but overall pretty spotty. The Juno Beach Pier has continued to produce decent action over the past week. A good mix of blue runners and Spanish Mackerel made up a bulk of the action. The bobber rig with a clark spoon has been a top lure choice, with 1/8oz white crappie jigs also putting in the work. Bait has been in and out for the most part, but feeling small live baits is also effective. Catch and release snook fishing remains strong on the pier as well. A live sand perch has been the bait of choice for the snook; with the late afternoon bite being the most consistent. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...Along the coast, S SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E SE 10 to 15 kt. In the Gulf Stream, S winds 5 to 10 kt becoming E SE. Seas 1 foot. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms. SAT...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt along the coast to E SE 10 to 15 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. A chance of tstms. Showers likely. SUN...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers after midnight. Thanks For Reading, Todd OFFSHORE- A pretty good number of dolphin around this week, and conditions look good for that to continue into the weekend. A bulk of the dolphin have been on the smaller side; with a few good size ones in the mix to keep things interesting. Trolling bonita strips, squid, and small feathers has been working well for the dolphin; as has stopping on good looking conditions and doing some chunking and letting the fish come to you. Best depth seems to be in the 500-800' range,, but that will vary depending on conditions. Wahoo fishing has slowed down on the backside of the moon, but still a pretty good number being caught. Bonita strips with a Sea-Witch on the planer have been working well for the wahoo, as have the Nomad DTX minnow. Kingfish are on the 120' ledge in decent numbers, with a pretty good morning and afternoon bite. Bottom fishing picked up this week, with some good mangrove and mutton reports coming in.
INSHORE- Normal summer inshore patterns continued this week. In other words...nothing crazy to report on the inshore scene. Catch and release snook fishing remains good. A bulk of the snook are in the inlets, or close by. During the day it is primarily a live bait bite, with the snook biting the best on the tide changes. At night the snook are biting good around the bridges, with a small heavy swimbait remaining the lure of choice. Outgoing tide seems to be producing the most bites; but don't overlook incoming, especially if the water has some color to it. Mangrove snapper fishing remains good, especially at night. Bridges and docks close to some deeper water with good current flow will produce the best quality mangrove snapper. Live shrimp and small live pilchards are the top bait choice for the snapper. SURF/PIER- Fishing was a bit hit or miss along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier this week. Catch and release snook fishing has been fair. Funky water conditions, red slime, and widely moving bait schools have made it tough to really get the snook dialed in. A few big jacks cruising the beach, along with a few scattered tarpon pods. The Juno Beach Pier has had a good number of blue runners around, along with a fair number of Mackerel mixed in as well. The Juno Beach Pier has also had a few mangrove snapper biting first thing in the morning. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Period 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt along the coast to SE 10 to 15 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SUN...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Thanks For Reading, Todd OFFSHORE- First part of the week was fairly slow offshore; but reports have improved later in the week. Not much to speak of dolphin wise. A few scattered reports with mostly smaller fish out deep. Wahoo reports have really started to pop off the last few days, and should remain very very good through the weekend (Full moon is next Monday). Trolling swimming plugs (Nomad DTX Minnow or Rapala X-Rap) is a clean easy way to target the wahoo. A planer or trolling sinker fished down deep with a bonita strip, split tail mullet, or horse ballyhoo is also a solid way to go for the wahoo. Best depth for the wahoo will be 120-300ish. Generally speaking the wahoo will feed a little shallower early and late in the day and then slide back out a little deeper as the sun gets up higher in the sky. Kingfish are scattered along the 120' ledge, and should begin to school up with the moon coming. Snapper fishing was slow this week with some funky water conditions and mixed up tide. As water gets back to normal look for the snapper bite to fire off pretty good.
INSHORE- As expected for this time of year...catch and release snook fishing will be the best bet inshore. A fair number of fish in the Loxahatchee right now, but a bulk of the fish will be around the inlets. Live baits during the day remain the way to go for the snook. At night bridges close to the inlets have been producing good numbers of snook. A small swimbait (like the 3" NLBN) on a fairly heavy jighead has been producing very well; especially on outgoing tide. Mangrove snapper fishing remains strong inshore. Best bite on the mangroves, especially the bigger ones, will be at night. Small live pilchards and live shrimp are the way to go for the snapper. SURF/PIER- Cold water along the beach early in the week made fishing a little tough. A little wind the last couple days seems to be helping straighten things out. Catch and release snook fishing has improved the last few days with warming water. Along the beach small soft plastic paddle tails, small swimbaits, and suspending jerkbaits have been good lure choices for the snook. The snook bite at the pier was slow, but has improved late into the week. The Juno Beach Pier has also had a pretty solid amount of blue runners around. The "Bobber Rig" with a small Clark Spoon is a good way to go for the Blue Runners. Crappie jigs and free-lining small live baits is also a good way to go for the runners. A handful of mangrove snapper reports coming from the pier as well, with the best bite very early in the morning. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Showers and tstms likely, mainly in the morning. SAT...E SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt along the coast to SE 5 to 10 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms. Thanks For Reading, Todd Capt. Jeff (www.gofishjupiter.com) with a surprise wahoo caught on light leader and a small circle hook! Also pictured are some Wahoo Trolling necessities...Time to go get one on this moon OFFSHORE- Fishing really improved this week, with a pretty good mix across the board. A good number of dolphin around, with depths jumping around all over the place from 200-800' depending on the day. The dolphin have overall been on the small side, with a decent fish or two in the mix. Trolling will pick off a few dolphin, but the best bet has been to stop on productive looking areas and throw some chunks out. Any dolphin around will generally show up pretty quick. Chunks of ballyhoo, threadfin, or squid are all good bait choices for the dolphin. If the small dolphin are around in good numbers up top: a wahoo could be lurking below. A jig or live bait put down deep will often entice a strike out of them. In closer to the 120' ledge expect a good mix bag of kingfish, bonita, and monster blue runners. A few wahoo in the mix as well along the ledge with all the bonita around. Snapper fishing was fair this week. Strong current made it a little tough, but in the right areas a fair number of mutton and yellowtail snapper did come up. Sardines are not readily available at the moment; so threadfins, ballyhoo, and squid have been the bait of choice on the bottom as of late.
INSHORE- Catch and release snook fishing remains the best bet inshore right now. The Loxahatchee River has been holding a fair number of snook; but most are closer to the inlet right now. Best action on the snook will be early morning, late afternoon, or at night. Key points in the tide changes (especially around storms) during the day can also fire them up as well. Mangrove snapper action remains good inshore as well. The snapper tend to bite best at night, but can also be caught with moving water during the day. Live shrimp and small live pilchards are great choices for the mangroves. Most of the mangroves will be on the smaller side, so be prepared to pick through a few to find the keepers. SURF/PIER- Water conditions have bounced around a bit this week, which has kind of thrown the fishing all over the place. Cold green water along the beach slowed the snook fishing down, but still some to be caught for sure. The inlets are holding plenty of snook, they have just not been super active this week. The Juno Beach Pier has continued to produce a decent number of blue runners, scattered Spanish Mackerel, Bonita, and a few kingfish early in the morning. A few mangrove snapper at the Pier first thing in the morning as well. A few croaker and whiting biting in the first trough. Small pieces of fresh shrimp are the best bet for them. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. SUN...W SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S in the evening. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon. Thanks For Reading, Todd Captain Eric (countylinecharters.com) on that hot Juno Beach Bonefish bite... I don't do this often (I think it's like once every three years or so on average)...but I'm taking this week off from the fishing report. I was out of the loop for the first part of the week, and I have heard very little to write about over the last day or two. Regular programming coming back at ya next week!!!
Thanks, Todd NOAA MARINE WEATHER: REST OF TODAY...S SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms, mainly in the morning. SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SUN...Along the coast, SW winds around 5 kt becoming S SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. In the Gulf Stream, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. OFFSHORE- Reports slowed a bit after July 4th, but still pretty good fishing overall. Wahoo reports slowed after the moon but still a few around, including a handful of monsters! Dolphin reports were slow, but a few fish around for those hunting them down. Best bet on the dolphin remains to get out deep and try and find some floating debris that hasn't been picked over yet. Lots of life along the 120' ledge. The Bonita are here in full force, along with a pretty good scattering of kingfish. The full moon slowed the daytime snapper bite down; but look for it to get better as the moon starts to shrink. Sardines remain the bait of choice along the bottom.
INSHORE- Catch and release snook fishing remains good inshore. Most of the fish have pushed closer to the inlet, but still a fair number in the river as well. Bridge snook bite has been very solid at night on outgoing tide. Small swimbaits have been putting a hurting on the snook as of late at night. Mangrove snapper have been biting good at night around the bridges. SURF/PIER- The Juno Beach Pier continues to produce a fair amount of action. Most of the catching will be first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon. The middle of the day is going to be a pretty tough pick. A few kingfish early each morning on swimming plugs (Rapala X-Raps and Yo-Zuri LC minnow are great choices), followed by bonita as the sun gets up. Catch and release snook fishing remains very good as well. Live sandperch and croakers are top bait choices for the snook; though as of late small swimbaits have also been putting up some good numbers as well. The small pilchards have been back around the pier in pretty good numbers, with a lot of blue runners chasing them around along with a scattering of Spanish and Cero Mackerel. Mangrove snapper have been biting in very small windows. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SAT...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon. SUN...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Thanks For Reading, Todd OFFSHORE- Overall pretty good fishing offshore this week. A scattering of dolphin reports (mostly smaller fish) coming in from all kinds of varying depths. One boat finds them in 1000' of water, while the next one finds a big school mixed in with the bonita in 150' of water. Summer sailfish action has been very good, with the action getting better the further north of Jupiter Inlet you go. Still a decent number of sails around though for those not looking to run way up the line. Blackfin action picked back up this week, with some solid size fish back in the mix as well. Best action on the Blackfin will be just outside the bonita schools, generally in 200-300' of water. A good north current and a little chop helps get the tuna biting even better. Kingfish action picked back up along the 120' ledge. It's not a huge school of kingfish, but much better numbers this week on them. Should be a very good weekend for the wahoo. The moon is getting bigger, plenty of bonita around, and seaweed has not been terrible along the edge...should no doubt be some wahoo around! Snapper fishing remains very good in 90-120' of water. Some nice mutton snapper around, along with a good number of yellowtails. Sardines remain the bait of choice on the bottom.
INSHORE- Catch and release snook fishing remains good inshore. Best action on the snook will be early morning and late afternoon, and also around approaching storms. In the inlets look for the snook to bite best on the tide changes. Mangrove snapper action has been good inshore. Best action on the snapper will be around bridges and boat docks close to deeper water with good tidal flow. Live shrimp and small live pilchards are the top bait choice for the snapper. A fair sandperch bite inshore as well; with pieces of fresh shrimp being the bait of choice. SURF/PIER- The water has been a touch off the past day or two, but still good fishing overall. A handful of kingfish have been caught on the pier early morning and late afternoon. A good casting swimming plug (like a Rapala X-Rap or Yo-Zuri LC Minnow) are the way to go. Once the kingfish bite slows down the bonita have been coming through to pick up the slack. The snook bite has started to improve at the pier and along the beach as well. While lowlight periods will produce the best action, the snook will also bite well throughout the day at the pier on the tide changes. A live croaker or sandperch is a great choice for a big snook bite. A good number of blue runners around the pier, along with a scattered Spanish Mackerel or two as well. Conditions look pretty good through the weekend...should stay good! NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt along the coast to E SE 10 to 15 kt in the Gulf Stream. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers. SAT...Winds E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of tstms in the morning. A chance of showers. A chance of tstms. Thanks For Reading, Todd Nice sailfish being released with Captain Eric and County Line Charters this morning! www.countylinecharters.com |
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