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OFFSHORE- Offshore reports this week were largely based around wahoo again. Though it wasn't the numbers of fish caught last week ahead of the full moon; the backside of the moon still saw a pretty fair numbers of wahoo coming over the gunnels. Pulling the planer with a sea-witch/bonita strip combo remains a very effective way to go. We have some beautiful ready to go rigged strips in-stock from Sea-Spook Baits that make it very easy! Also in-stock is the Belly Dancer Pre-Rigged Strip/Witch combo that works very well behind the planer. Pulling a Nomad DTX is also a simple easy way to target the wahoo. Live baits (check the pic below of a nice one caught last weekend on a live sardine) will also work well for the wahoo, it just becomes a matter of drift depth and getting the baits past the bonita. Speaking of bonita, they have started to thin out a bit along the 120' ledge, a sign we are ever so slowly moving into late summer/early fall patterns. Dolphin reports were slim this week, with just a few random fish seeming to pop up. Sailfish bite seems to be fair. No big numbers like a few weeks ago, but those targeting them do seem to be seeing at least a fish or two a trip. No bottom fishing reports to speak of this week. Not sure if it just hasn't been good or nobody has been. INSHORE- Inshore fishing has been a bit slow this week. The water has been a bit funky inshore, and hopefully that will flush itself out soon. Snook season has opened on the slower side, with most reports coming in that it is a grind! The bridges have had a few fish at night, but overall they have been rather uncooperative. The Loxahatchee River has been producing a few fish early in the morning and on the tide changes. Love mullet is. a good way to go for the snook in the river right now. Speaking of mullet (and mentioned in the surf section as well), no big schools moving through yet. A few small scattered schools seem to be filtering in; but from the looks of things we are still a week or two away from seeing any big numbers. Of course that could change at any point, and we always try and update the report if they show up on us unexpected. A few mangrove snapper around still for those grinding it out on the bridges at night. Live shrimp and pilchards remain top bait choices for the snapper. SURF/PIER- The water along the beach has been a funky green color (and from the looks of it likely on the cold side) the past few days leading to overall tough fishing. On the positive side the seaweed, for the most part, has not been as bad this week. While a few small pods of mullet have been spotted, the mass of fish are still well to the north of us. South winds and calm seas are likely not going to rush in any big numbers of mullet this weekend if I had to guess...though you never know! Guessing when the mullet show up is always a challenge, but as it stands now it seems that we are likely a week or two away. The Juno Beach Pier has also been a bit slower this week. The live bait (Mostly small pilchards, scattered small thread fins, and a scattering of small goggle eyes and dork jacks) has still been around the pier, with blue runners and scattered mackerel making up a bulk of the action. The snook have been around, but the bite overall has been tough. Best bite on the snook is first thing in the morning and then again late in the afternoon. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. Showers likely until late afternoon, then a chance of showers late. SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of tstms. Showers likely until late afternoon, then a chance of showers late. SUN...S winds around 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms. MON...S winds around 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Intracoastal waters smooth. A chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Thanks For Reading, Todd Ryan Miller (IG @ryanmitchellmiller) sent us this great pic of Hawkin and Miks with beautiful wahoo caught last Sunday on the deep side of the ledge. Drifting a live sardine on triple hooks and 30lb fluoro was just the ticket to get this one in the boat!  Comments are closed.
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