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SHOP NOTE: Closed on Easter Sunday...Publix told us it was OK OFFSHORE: Fishing remains very good offshore this week, with a wide variety of action available. Dolphin action has been good, though scattered with reports coming in one day from 100-15o' of water and 15 miles offshore the next day. Fairly strong east/southeast winds in the forecast for the weekend should help push the dolphin in a little closer to shore. Trolling the usual assortment of smaller baits (bonita strips, squid, ballyhoo) will be a great way to go for the dolphin. Setting up a drift and chumming heavily along a well formed weed line or current rip can also work well this time of year. Sailfish action remains consistent (Not double digit numbers, but generally speaking at least a few chances) from the Juno Beach Pier to north of Jupiter Inlet in 150-250' of water. Blackfin tuna have been caught good agin this week in 200-300' of water up and down the line, though the more consistent tuna action remains a little north. Trolling small feathers and/or daisy chains up top and a mid sized swimming plug or two down deep is a great way to target the tuna; especially early in the morning and late in the afternoon. Middle of the day a vertical jig or suspended live bait is the way to go for the tuna. The 120' ledge is alive these days with a wide variety of species! Masses of banded rudderfish, the occasional cobia, scattered kingfish, and others are making quick work of any live sardine or cigar minnow that goes out (IN other news...the sardines and cigar minnows are showing back up on the bait rocks). Bottom fishing was a bit slower this week due to the full moon; but expect that to change over the next few days into the coming weeks. Some of the best snapper fishing (Both size and numbers) of the year should go down over the next month. Springtime is such a fun time to be offshore: It'll be a bit bumpy this week from the looks of the forecast, but the fish should be around if you can make it out! INSHORE: Snook fishing remains decent inshore. Pretty standard report on the snook (and occasional tarpon or passing jack), with the ICW and Loxahatchee river producing some fish along seawalls and under boat docks. During the day live mullet is the top bait choice. Early morning and late afternoon with favorable tide conditions you maybe able to trick a snook or two into smashing a topwater. At night the snook will switch to bridges and docklights, with the outgoing tide tending to produce the best results. Water hasn't warmed enough to really fire the snook up, but it's getting close for sure. Won't be too long before they really start snapping. Other inshore action remains a bit spotty. A few late late season sheepshead hanging around inshore mixed in with a few early arriving mangrove snapper. Sailfish flats in Stuart continue to see a few pompano, but those numbers continue to fall as well. SURF/PIER: Surf and pier action has been pretty good this week. Pompano numbers seem to have improved a bit, with some decent catches coming along the beach, and a handful of pomps being picked off the Juno Beach Pier as well. Sandfleas, clams, and Fishbites (with pomps it pays to have an assortment) remain the baits of choice on the beach. The same baits and also Doc's Goofy Jigs are getting them on the Juno Beach Pier. Still a few late season bluefish cruising around, though that has to be close to winding down. The Juno Beach Pier has been producing a few Spanish Mackerel, with a white or white/silver JYG Pro crappie jig the top lure choice for the Macs. A handful of snook showing up at the Juno Beach Pier as well. It's not huge numbers yet, and the snook are not overly aggressive but they are showing up. Best bet for the snook is fresh dead bait chunks fished very patiently on the bottom with a very light lead. Jack schools have been passing by the pier, though they have not been overly interested in eating as of late. Conditions have looked right for some kingfish to come cruising by the pier as well, but no reports yet to speak of on them. Keep those Rapala X-Raps and Yo-Zuri Magspeeds ready to go...it's gonna happen anytime! (NOTE: I don't have the exact times, but the Juno Beach Pier will close on Saturday afternoon to allow for Easter Service set-up. It will reopen for fishing following Easter Service sometime around noon). NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. SAT THROUGH SUN...SE 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 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. Thanks For Reading, Todd On a different note...Bahamas fishing has been absolutely insane over the pat few weeks! Had to grab this screenshot from a sick IG reel that @pura_pesca and @Dustinjuhasz shared with us. Check the reel out on Steve's page (@pura_pesca)...it'll make you jealous or plan your next Bahamas trip!  Comments are closed.
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