OFFSHORE- Nice springtime mixed bag of action to write about offshore this week.  The sailfish bite has been really good over the past week.  Last weekend (Sunday and Monday specifically) produced one of the best sail bites of the season, with a lot of boats getting double digit chances and a few seeing twenty plus fish.  The bite was good up and down the line from Jupiter to Boynton Inlet.  As usual goggle eyes will bet  the top bait choice; followed closely by threads and sardines.  Mixed in with the sailfish have been a good number of dolphin (including some solid gaffers), as well as a few cobia.  Springtime Blackfin Tuna have shown up in pretty good numbers.  Live baits will account for better size Blackfin, while trolling small feathers will be a good choice for numbers.  Slow pitch jigs are also producing solid numbers of Blackfins.  The kingfish remain scattered along the 120' ledge in fair numbers.  The best bite for the kings has been in the morning; but a full moon this weekend will also get them snapping pretty good at night most likely.  Speaking of the full moon...would, could, should be some wahoo around.  Trolling the DTX Minnows or Rapala X-Rap mag is a simple easy way to target the wahoo.  Snapper fishing was fair on the bottom this week, and conditions look good for them to chew over the weekend.  Sardines will be the top bait choice on the bottom.  Could be a few cobia mixed in with the snapper as well.  

INSHORE- Snook fishing remains good inshore: And as we move into spring (namely more consistent warm weather) it will only improve more.  The Loxahatchee River has been holding a fair number of snook.  Early in the morning and on the tide changes, the topwater bite has started to heat up.  The Yo-Zuri Topknock or Hydro Pencil is a good choice, as is the Rapala Skitter V or Skitterwalk.  A slow walk the dog action (don't go too fast on the retrieves yet) is the way to go with the topwater.  Live mullet fished along a seawall and under boat docks with fair current flow is also a safe bet for the snook.  A fair number of tarpon in the river right now as well, along with a few big jacks.  The Sheepshead have really started thinning out in Palm Beach Inlet, but still maybe a few around to find.  Speaking of Palm Beach Inlet, the jacks and tarpon have been  around pretty heavy.  For the jacks a GT Ice Cream or Diamond Jig is a great choice.  The Tarpon are a little tougher to pattern, but live shrimp around the Sailfish Club remains a great starting point, especially at night. 

SURF/PIER-  Pompano fishing remained very good this week, and the weather for the weekend doesn't look like it will change that.  If anything the pomps may even bite a little better this weekend.  No hot spot to speak of on the beach; reports continue to come in from south of the Juno Beach Pier to Jupiter Island.  Fresh shrimp, clams, sandfleas, FishBites, and FishGum are all really good choices for the pompano.  Best bite seems to be in the morning and then again late in the afternoon.  While tides no doubt play into pompano fishing, those low light periods of the day are the real key to success.  The Juno Beach Pier has also had a few pompano around, with the same baits listed above working well and also Doc's Goofy Jigs.  The sharks are around this week, and they will also determine where the pompano end up.  Still a scattering of bluefish around, but numbers have started thinning out a bit.  Cut sardines have been the bait of choice for the blues.  Snook fishing continues to slowly improve at the Juno Beach Pier, another few weeks and it will really start to open up.  A small number of springtime cobia cruising the beach as well...keep the jig ready in case one pops up! 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

SATURDAY...South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north northeast 5 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Along the coast, seas around 2 feet. In the Gulf Stream, seas around 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet in the afternoon. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

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OFFSHORE-  The sailfish bit pretty good over the past day or two in 130-200' of water; and with a front blowing through late in the weekend they will likely chew very well again!  Won't be nice offshore, but that northeast wind will most likely get them going.  Live gogs remain the bait of choice, but don't overlook threads or sardines if you can find them.  Springtime Blackfin Tuna are making a nice showing this week.  Trolling small feathers will work for the tunas; as will a well presented slow pitch jig.  A few dolphin around this week, but no big numbers to speak of.  Kingfish have been scattered along the 120' ledge in fair numbers.  The kings have been biting best first thing in the morning.  A few wahoo around as well.  Bottom fishing reports were a bit slow this week (largely due to the weather).  Overall we are moving into that springtime pattern of fishing of lots of options...lets just hope the March Wind machine turns off every now and then to let everyone get out! 

INSHORE-  The snook bite inshore improved a bit this week.  It isn't full on springtime feeding frenzy yet; but the snook are coming back to life a bit (in other words...they will muster up enough energy to take a swipe or two at a topwater plug these days!).  It will sound a bit like a broken record but: The Loxahatchee River has been good during the day, while the bridges are holding a fair number of snook at night.  The water is still a bit on the cool side, so the snook are not on a heavy all day chew.  It's important to fish the best parts of the tide (you need moving water...they don't want to work too hard yet) for the best results.  The river has also had a fair number of tarpon around, along with a few jacks.  The sheepshead bite slowed down a bit this week, but still a few around for sure.  Palm Beach Inlet is holding the big jacks nicely as well right now.  

SURF/PIER-  The pompano fishing fired off really good over the past few days; with some of the best numbers of the season coming in.  While the Juno Beach Pier has had a handful of pompano (caught mainly on Doc's Goofy Jigs); a bulk of the pompano have come from the beach between the pier and Jupiter Inlet.  The numbers have been good, and the average fish size has also been good as well.  It's the usual baits (FishBites, FishGum, Sandfleas, Clams, and Shrimp) that are doing the trick on the pomps.  Best bite has been early morning and late afternoon.  Good numbers of croaker and whiting mixed in with the pompano; both of which will eat the same baits.  The croaker and whiting continue to bite very well at the Juno Beach Pier as well.  If your targeting the croaker and whiting specifically it's hard to beat fresh shrimp for bait.  Bluefish bite has been pretty solid over the past few days as well.  While the bluefish will bite silver spoons and topwater lures; it has been hard to beat cut mullet and sardines for them.  A few snook are being caught at the Pier on dead bait still: And reports of some active feeding snook at Jupiter Inlet are coming in as well.  Rough weather slowed shark reports down a bit; but still a good number around from the sounds of things! 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

SATURDAY...Along the coast, southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west in the evening. In the Gulf Stream, southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots along the coast. Seas 2 to 3 feet along the coast and 3 to 5 feet with occasional to 6 feet in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts to around 30 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet with occasional seas to 13 feet. North swell 3 to 4 feet. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas.

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OFFSHORE-  Sailfish action was good last weekend, and they bit well into the first part of the week.  It slowed a bit over the last day or two, but they will most likely fire off at least once or twice this weekend.  Won't be nice offshore, but the sails don't mind.  Mixed in with the sailfish have been a handful of good sized dolphin.  Springtime Blackfin tuna have started to show up in fair numbers.  Most are on the smaller side, with a few ten plus pounders around to keep things interesting.  Trolling small feathers is always a good choice for the blackfin, and the slow pitch jigs are also accounting for a lot of catches on them these days as well.  Kingfish are around in fair numbers along the 120' ledge these days.  The kings seem to be biting best first thing in the morning for an hour or two and then they are a slow pick for the rest of the day.  Snapper fishing has been fair in 60-90' of water.  A few cobia reports snuck in as well this past week.  

INSHORE-  A little stretch of warmer weather has the snook fishing improving inshore.  The weather forecast(see below), along with the arrival of a few springtime mullet and other baits, as well as some better fishing reports will no doubt have the Loxahatchee River and ICW very busy this weekend.  Seawalls with fair current flow are the place to start the search for the snook.  A live mullet is top bait choice; while a topwater (Yo-Zuri Hydro Pencil or Rapala Skitter Walk) will also draw some jaw dropping strikes from the snook.  Should be some good jacks cruising the same areas as the snook.  Sheepshead action remains good in Palm Beach Inlet.  Live shrimp is the bait of choice for them.  They won't hang around a whole lot longer so get after them while you still can.  The jacks have also been in Palm Beach Inlet in good numbers. 

SURF/PIER-  Not the most ideal looking conditions for the upcoming weekend; but if the water doesn't get too dirty could be some fish around.  Bluefish action has been the most consistent bet this week.  Cut bait (sardines or mullet) have been the bait of choice for the blues.  A silver spoon or noisy topwater lure will also get the bluefish to bite early in the morning and late in the afternoon.  With hard east winds in the forecast make sure you have a good casting heavy lure to stand a chance.  Pompano action was shall we say "spotty" at best.  Nobody seems to be catching limits regularly, but for the most part those putting in the time will find at least a pomp or two on the beach.  Since sandfleas remain impossible to to find; look for shrimp, clams, and FishBItes to be the best bait choices.  On the Juno Beach Pier the Doc's Goofy Jig continues to produce a handful of pompano.  A fair amount of Spanish Mackerel around.  As is always the case with the Macs keep your lure choices on the small side for best results.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

SATURDAY...East winds around 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas to 8 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

SUNDAY...East southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots along the coast to east southeast 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots in the Gulf Stream. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas to 8 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

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OFFSHORE-  Should be a very fishy weekend offshore; and for this time of year it's a favorable weekend.  Sailfish action remains very good up and down the line in 130-200' of water.  Sailfish bite seems pretty consistent from Juno Pier to Jupiter Inlet; with the biggest concentration of fish moving north and south depending on conditions.  Mixed in wit the sailfish have been a pretty good number of dolphin.  Most of the bigger dolphin this week have been caught on live baits (goggle eyes and blue runners below the kite), but trolling strips and squid will also work for the dolphin.  Seem to be a fair number of wahoo around this week, along with a fair scattering of kingfish.  Smaller Blackfin tuna have also began to make a spring showing.  Bottom reports were a bit slower this week, but still a good number of snapper around.  Hoping those cobia show up one of these days...maybe it'll be this weekend! 

INSHORE-  Inshore fishing overall was pretty good this week.  A few days in a row of warmer weather had the snook biting a little bit better; and that looks to continue into the weekend.  The Loxahatchee River snook seemed to come alive a bit this week; and a fair number of small tarpon were also cruising around.  Live mullet is the bait of choice for both; and in fact may prove more challenging to find than the snook or tarpon.  Sheepshead action remains good inshore; with Palm Beach inlet really being the best spot for them.  Live shrimp is the best bait for the sheepshead.  A few inshore pompano reports this week.  Take lots of Goofy Jigs when you go looking for them...the ladyfish will be in the same areas in big numbers as well, and they are great at swiping jigs.  Small jacks are also likely to invade the party as well.   

SURF/PIER- Pompano reports were spotty this week, with fish seeming to be scattered up and down the beach.  Most anglers putting time in on the beach were rewarded with a fish or two; and those in just the right lucky spot managed a few limits.  Sandfleas remain very hard to come by; with shrimp, clams, FishBites, and FishGum remaining the baits of choice.  If your on the Juno Beach Pier or along the Bech in the boat looking for the pomps a Doc's Goofy Jig will, as always, be the lure you want tied on the line! The Juno Beach Pier has had a great croaker and whiting bite this week.  Shrimp (both live and frozen will work) is the top bait choice for them.  The Juno Beach Pier has also had a fair number of Spanish Macs around; with a white crappie jig being the bait of choice for them.  Bluefish reports have steadily improved over the past few weeks.  Cut bait (sardines and mullet) is the way to go for the blues.  Lowlight periods of the day generally speaking will be best for the blues.  Shark reports slowed the past week with rougher weather; but as it calms down a bit this weekend they will no doubt make their presence known!

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SATURDAY...East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

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OFFSHORE-  Rough weather this week severely limited offshore reports.  Some of the bigger boats that did make it offshore picked away at the sailfish.  It wasn't a red hot sail bite, but a fair number around.  Based on the weather forecast, at the time of writing, it looks like the sails could snap off pretty good on Saturday.  That north wind would/could/should get them up tailing in the waves.  Mixed in with the sails have been a few good size dolphin.  The mahi's (especially the bigger ones) are quick to eat the same live goggle eyes and small blue runners intended for sails.  Hard to beat live baiting in 120-250' of water this time of year.  The trolling bite can be ok, but it is really a live bait game until you get up north towards St. Luice Inlet.  Out deep, before the weather went away from us, the golden tilefish and swordfish continued to bite well. No bottom reports to speak of this week.  When conditions improve the snapper fishing should remain pretty good; and fully expecting to see the cobia start showing up anytime.  No wahoo reports this week with the weather; but the moon looks good for them if conditions allow.  

INSHORE- Very windy conditions (and an early cool snap) this week made inshore fishing tough.  Snook fishing should gradually improve into the weekend with a warming trend.  Snook have been biting ok at night around the bridges.  Shrimp seems to be the main thing they are eating, but in the right conditions they will eat a swimbait or flair hawk.  Try and time it to fish the warmest part of the tide (that takes a little work to figure out, but is a great snook fishing secret for winter fishing patterns) if possible.  Sheepshead action remains pretty good inshore and in Palm Beach Inlet.  Live shrimp is a solid choice for the sheepshead. A jighead or basic bottom rig is the best way to go when rigging the live shrimp.   

SURF/PIER-  Brutal weather conditions this week had reports a bit slow this week.  The Juno Beach Pier did produce some Spanish Mackerel this week.  A white crappie jig remains the top choice for the Macs.  Takes a little practice to fish the crappie jig in the wind, but it is possible.  A few bluefish as well at the pier this week.  Sardine or mullet chunks are the best bait choice for the bluefish.  The same sardines, fished very patiently on the bottom could also yield a snook bite or two (It's boring and the bites are kind of few and far between, but it defiantly does work!).  Pompano reports were a bit slow this week.  Hopefully a north wind on Saturday gets some pomps pushed towards us this weekend.  The spinner shark migration is in full swing, but finding them in current conditions has been tough.  When it calms down, it should be full on with the sharks! 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 20 knots. Along the coast, seas 2 to 3 feet. In the Gulf Stream, seas 2 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet in the afternoon. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

SUNDAY...East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet along the coast and 4 to 6 feet with occasional to 8 feet in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.

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Beautiful Fireback Grouper caught by our friend Colton on a Jyg Pro Slow Pitch Jig in the Bahamas recently.

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OFFSHORE-  Sailfish action slowed a bit this week; but still a decent numbers of them around.  Didn't have a lot of boats getting double digit chances on the sails, but a handful was pretty common for those putting in the time.  Northerly winds in the forecast this weekend should help push a few more in our general direction.  Best bite on the sailfish has bounced around a bit from Palm Beach up to Stuart.  Hard to beat the 130-220' depth range for the most part for the sails.  A few dolphin mixed in with the sails, but not in big numbers.  The average size of the dolphin though tends to run a little bigger this time of year.  Sounds like a few more Blackfin Tuna showed up this week as well.  A scattering of kingfish along the 120' ledge, along with a wahoo or two.  It's about time for the cobia to show up in pretty good numbers offshore...hasn't happened yet, but a few short ones were caught this week.  Snapper fishing was good this week.  Mutton snapper were the main catch, with a few mangroves and vermilion around depending on the depth.  Out deeper, like the 600-750' range, the tilefish have been biting good this week.  

INSHORE-  Cold water has the snook fishing on the slower side.  Trick is to either find the snook over a dark bottom laying in the sun, or targeting them on an early incoming tide (when warmer ocean water pushes inshore) depending on the spot.  It's the time of year when snook are keyed in on shrimp, especially at night around the bridges, so keep that in mind.  The sheepshead bite has been very good over the past few weeks.  Palm Beach (Lake Worth) inlet is always a great spot for the sheepshead.  Live shrimp on a jighead, or basic bottom rig will generally do the trick.  Bridges in the ICW and the Loxahatchee River are also holding the sheepshead.  Palm Beach Inlet has also had a pretty good jack bite going on; with plenty of bruisers around to really test your tackle! 

SURF/PIER-  Pompano fishing fired off really good over the past weekend.  It slowed a bit during the week, but overall remains very good.  Bait availability (mainly Sandfleas) remains a bit of an issue for pompano.  Luckily clams, shrimp, FishBites, and FishGum are available and will all get the pomps to bite.   Typically speaking best bite on the pompano will be early morning and late afternoon.  An incoming tide is also a good time to fish on the beach.  A decent scattering of bluefish and jacks on the beach this week.  A GT Ice Cream, noisy topwater popper, or silver spoon should work to get the  bite on them.  Again, early morning and late afternoon will be the best bet for the blues and jacks.  The Juno Beach pier has had a few snook around.  The water is cold and the snook are moving slow...dead bait on the bottom is the best bet for them.  Spanish Mackerel have been in and out at the Juno Beach Pier.  A white crappie jig is hard to beat for the Macs.  This historically is the weekend that the Spinner(Blacktip) Sharks show up in full force along the beach...time to get the big topwater ready.   Nothing like watching the sharks blow up on a popper as the sun is coming up!

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. Period 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers.

SATURDAY...East northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of showers.

SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Along the coast, seas around 2 feet. In the Gulf Stream, seas around 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet in the afternoon. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers.

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                                                                          Jeff with a great Golden Tile on the Slow Pitch Jig! 

OFFSHORE- After what seems like months of waiting for them; a good number of sailfish showed up last Sunday/Monday.  Finally had a few of those days were double digit releases was not just possible; but pretty likely if you were in the right area and had good bait.  The bite bounced up and down the line a bit; but just south of Juno Pier to just north of Jupiter Inlet in 160-250' had a very solid bite.  The trolling boats out of Stuart also caught good numbers; so we finally seem to have a good body of fish around.  This of course comes with a big...BUT south winds this weekend will likely slow the bite.  It's anybodies guess on how/where the sails will bite this weekend; but in similar situations (south/east southeast winds after a solid frontal bite) the bite will move back up to the Loran Tower/Stuart.  I would bet that the next few days with a hard north wind will see a pretty solid bite!  A handful of dolphin reports this week mixed in with the sailfish.  Not enough to really make targeting them worthwhile.  The kingfish seem to be showing in decent numbers along the 120' ledge.  They are in a typical winter pattern of slight smaller schools and spread out; but they are definitely around.  Still waiting on those cobia to show up in good numbers, this would/could/should be the weekend that it happens!  Sardines will be the top bait choice for the cobia.  Snapper fishing remains fair; and conditions look good for them to bite this weekend.  

INSHORE-  Snook season opened this week on the end of our hardest cold front of the year; if you couldn't guess reports were slow.  The water is COLD inshore right now and the snook are for the most part just not having it!  Best bet snook fishing will be to go at night around bridges that have warmer ocean water getting to them.  The snook are keyed in on shrimp so keep your baits small and moving SLOW.  The snook will bite this time of year, but not if they have to spend any extra energy to chase something down.  During the day the snook will be locked onto the darkest mudflats they can find that get a lot of sun.  Sunning snook are super tough to trick, but if you find the right spot it can offer some good sight fishing chances.  Sheepshead continue to bite well in Palm Beach Inlet on live shrimp.  The Loxahatchee River has produced a few pompano and sheepshead this week as well.  Palm Beach Inlet has also had a good number of jacks around.  

SURF/PIER-  This week saw some much better fishing along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier.  Surf conditions early in the week made the beach tough to fish; but the pier fired off pretty good.  Decent number of both Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish around early in the week, along with a decent number of pompano.  The Spanish Mackerel have been biting white crappie jigs and small swimming plugs the best.  The bluefish were quick to bite spoon, swimming plugs, and in lowlight conditions topwater lures.  Good number of jacks cruising the beach as well.  A GT Ice Cream has been a killer on the jacks! The Pompano on the pier have been biting Doc's Goofy Jigs the best.  A 1/2 oz Goofy Jig in orange, yellow, or pink (with an opposing color quill/teaser) has been a good choice.  From the beach the pompano have been biting the usual baits of Sandfleas, clams, shrimp, and Fishbites or FishGum.  A handful of snook were caught at the pier this week with season opening.  Best bet for the snook this time of year is a dead sardine fished on the bottom and a LOT of patience.  Hard to say what will happen on the beach over the weekend...calming conditions will make it much more fishable, just hoping the south winds don't push the fish back north too fast.  If Juno/Jupiter don't produce; look for the fishing to fire off in Hobe Sound or Jensen Beach.  Lastly...the blacktip/spinner sharks are here! 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SATURDAY...South southeast winds around 5 knots becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then chance of showers in the afternoon.

SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east southeast in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers.

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OFFSHORE- Slight improvement in the sailfish action this week.  Still waiting to get a big push of fish (which could likely happen this week with strong passing cold front), but a lot of boats finally started to get multiple chances on the sails this week.  Live goggle eyes and small blue runners will be good bait choices under the kite.  Smaller pilchards and thread fins remain solid choices for the flatlines.  Depth has bounced around a bit on the sailfish, but 150-250' remains a solid starting point to look for them.  A few scattered dolphin around in the same area.  Kingfish action improved along the 120' ledge this week.  Drifting a sardine on a knocker rig is a safe bet for the kings.  Bottom fishing remained fair this week.  A mixed bag of snapper on the bottom, with sardines being the bait of choice.  Squid is also a good choice for numbers.  About time for the cobia to start showing up!  Out deeper the tilefish are biting pretty good.  Squid is a great bait choice for them.  

INSHORE-  Winter time black drum and sheepshead action really improved inshore this week.  That should only improve as cold fronts continue to push through.  The sheepshead are in Palm Beach Inlet in fair numbers, and also inshore in the ICW and Loxahatchee River in fair numbers as well.  Live shrimp remains a solid bait choice for them.  Depending on water depth and current you can fish them on a sliding sinker rig or a small jighead.  Catch and release snook fishing slowed a bit this week.  Cold fronts always make the snook fishing a little tougher.  The snook are definitely keyed into shrimp at night.  Around bridge shadow lines and lighted boat docks the snook are quick to bite shrimp and/or shrimp lures presented naturally with the tide.  Hobe Sound flats are still producing a mixed bag of ladyfish, small jacks, occasional trout, and small snook.  Live shrimp, Gulp Shrimp, or a small gold spoon are all good bait options for the flats.  Palm Beach Inlet has also been holding a decent number of big jacks...always fun for a good fight! 

SURF/PIER-  Another slower week on the beach overall.  Conditions improved towards the end of the week, and a few more fish did seem to show up.  Pompano action remains slow for this time of year.  Better action on the pompano seems to be up north.  Jensen Beach seems to be producing some better number of pompano.  Its not huge numbers, but those putting in the time are picking away at them.  Sandfleas (If you can find them!!! They maybe worth more than gold these days), clams, FishBites, and FishGum will all be good bait choices for the pompano.  Bluefish action did improve on local beaches this week.  Hopefully the strong cold front coming this weekend will help get more blues down.  While it's more fun to catch them on the topwater; a silver spoon or cut bait seemed to be the better choice for the bluefish this week.  Spanish Mackerel action was a bit slower this week at the Juno Beach Pier; but they continue to bite well up towards Peck's Lake.  Croaker and whiting bit better this week.  Fresh cut shrimp is the bait of choice for them.  It's about time for the spinner shark migration to start...always a lot of fun on the beach when they show up in big numbers! 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
Synopsis... Favorable marine conditions are forecast today, with the exception of scattered showers and storms. NNE swell will begin to spread down the western Atlantic coast along the back of a developing low, increasing seas to Cautionary levels abeam the Palm Beach coast. Rapidly deteriorating marine conditions are expected in the wake of a frontal system Friday night. Advisory level winds and seas are forecast from Friday night through Saturday for Gulf waters, and through Sunday for the Atlantic. Marine conditions will gradually improve through the start of next week.

FRIDAY...West northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet along the coast and 4 to 6 feet with occasional to 8 feet in the Gulf Stream. Period 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then chance of showers in the afternoon.

SATURDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 30 knots along the coast to northwest 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 35 knots in the Gulf Stream. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet along the coast and 8 to 10 feet with occasional to 13 feet in the Gulf Stream. North swell around 3 feet in the afternoon. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SUNDAY...North northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet along the coast and 6 to 8 feet with occasional to 10 feet in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a light chop. 

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OFFSHORE-  Fishing was on the slow side again this week.  Sailfish action remains slow, but a front this weekend could help push some fish down from up north.  The best action this week on the sailfish was way up the line.  Dead bait trollers out of Fort Pierce have been seeing a fair number of sails; they just haven't pushed to the south at all in any numbers.  A few more cold fronts should help get them pushed down in better numbers.  Mahi action improved a bit this week in 150-250' of water from Juno to Jupiter.  Not big numbers of dolphin around, but a handful of good size ones.  Live goggle eyes and small blue runners will be top bait choices for the sailfish and the bigger dolphin.  Trolling bonita strips and squid will also be a good choice for trying to find the dolphin and Blackfin tuna that have been around.  Full moon this week should have the wahoo biting.  The Nomad DTX minnow continues to get the wahoo bites.  Snapper fishing remains pretty good in 70-100' of water.  Mixed in with the mutton and yellowtail snapper have been a good number of nice sized porgies as well.  Sardines and squid will be top bait choices on the bottom.  About time to start seeing some more cobia showing up on the bottom as well!  

INSHORE-  Inshore fishing improved a bit this week.  Cooler temps seemed to get the fish biting a bit better.  Sheepshead and black drum action really improved in the Loxahatchee River and ICW.  Live shrimp will be the best bait option for both of them.  Mixed in with the drum and sheepshead will be some ladyfish, jacks, and occasional pompano.  The Hobe Sound ICW flats continue to improve with an assortment of life.  A few trout, pompano, snook, ladyfish, and other assorted life are swimming around on the Hobe Sound Flats right now.  Live shrimp, Gulp Shrimp, and gold spoons are all good bait/lure options on the flats right now.  Look for the stretch from Mile Marker 40-44 to be your best bet.  If the west side of the ICW gets blown out, give the boat docks on the east side of the ICW a try.  

SURF/PIER-  Surf fishing once again left a bit to be desired this week.  Surf and water conditions did improve towards the end of the week; but unfortunately fishing reports did not drastically improve with the better conditions.  A small handful of pompano were caught from Juno Beach up to Hobe Sound.  No rhyme or reason to the pompano, just a few around for those spending time on the beach.  Sandfleas (if you can find them!), clams, and FIshBites all remain good bait choices for the pompano.  The Juno Beach Pier has had a handful of Spanish Mackerel this week.  Crappie jigs or small Rapala X-Raps remain good bait choices for the Spanish Macs on the pier.  Best action for them will be first thing in the morning and then late in the afternoon.  A few kingfish bites on the pier this week as well.  Seems to be best first thing in the morning for the kings.  A size 14 Rapala X-Rap or Yo-Zuri Longcast Minnow will be top lure choices for the kings.  The Blacktip Sharks are starting to show in better numbers along the beach.  Still a few weeks away from full on migration status; but better numbers for sure around this week.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...South southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

SATURDAY...North northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet along the coast and 4 to 6 feet with occasional to 8 feet in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

SUNDAY...North northwest winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts to around 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas to 9 feet along the coast and 7 to 9 feet with occasional to 11 feet in the Gulf Stream. North swell 3 to 4 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers. 

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OFFSHORE-  No reports to speak of this week offshore wise.  Weather for the most part has kept everybody at home.Expect the sailfish reports to start coming in tomorrow though for surer!  Bluewater Movement's "Operation Sailfish" will have the best sailfish teams in the world around...and they are going to find the fish somewhere!  Some north wind in the forecast for tomorrow could hopefully get them up and excited a little bit.  Mixed in with the sails should be a dolphin or two.  You don't typically see big numbers of dolphin this time of year, but the ones you do see tend to be on the bigger side.  Still some good wahoo reports coming in the 150-250' range from Palm Beach to Jupiter Inlet.  The Nomad DTX minnow continues to produce the wahoo bites.  Snapper fishing remains good for this time of year.  Sardines will be the bait of choice for the snapper.  A few cobia around on the bottom as well.  

INSHORE-  Inshore reports remained very similar to last week.  Best bet inshore right now is going to be the sheepshead.  Palm Beach Inlet is pretty good for the sheepshead right now, as are some of the local bridges.  Live shrimp, Sandfleas, and fiddler crabs (good luck tracking down the last two!) are all good bait choices for the sheepshead.  Catch and release snook fishing remains fair.  Look for the snook to be feeding on outgoing tide around the bridges at night. Live shrimp floated through the shadow line is a dynamite way to go for the snook this time of year.  Hobe Sound Flats have had some fish around this week; with jacks, ladyfish, sheepshead, occasional trout and pompano, and small snook all being possible.  The Loxghatchee River was pretty good last week with some good sheepshead, and a few triple tail reports.  Live Shrimp will be a good bait option for both.  

SURF/PIER-  Another slow week on the beach.  Rough conditions and dirty water brought fishing reports pretty much to a grinding halt.  Conditions over the weekend unfortunately aren't looking a whole lot better.  Saturday looks like it may end up being ok; but hard to say how the water will look.   If it clears up a few fish may show up.  The Juno Beach Pier has had a few fish in the rough stuff this wee; including the stray winter snook or two.  If the water stays on the cleaner side we could see a little push of pompano this weekend, but I'm not holding my breath on that one!  A handful of bluefish around.  A loud noisy topwater popper, silver spoon, or cut mullet is a good bait choice for the blues.  About time for the better numbers of Blacktip Sharks to start showing up. 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots along the coast to northwest 15 to 25 knots in the Gulf Stream. Along the coast, gusts up to 30 knots. In the Gulf Stream, gusts up to 35 knots in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet along the coast and 6 to 8 feet with occasional to 10 feet in the Gulf Stream. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SATURDAY...West southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet along the coast and 3 to 5 feet with occasional to 6 feet in the Gulf Stream. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop.

SUNDAY...South southwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to around 35 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas to 9 feet. East swell 3 feet becoming south southeast 4 feet in the afternoon. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

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Todd