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OFFSHORE- The first part of the week saw some really really good dolphin fishing in 500-800' of water. It seems to have tapered off as the week has went on; but still some dolphin down to the south being reported. The water has not looked great offshore, but the dolphin didn't seem to mind. Trolling squid, bonita strips, and small ballyhoo remains the best bet for the dolphin. Most of the dolphin seemed to be in the 2-5lb range, with a handful of bigger ones around that needed a gaff. East winds this weekend could help push another rounds of dolphin in this weekend; though conditions do look a bit sporty. Other offshore action remains on the slow side. Dirty water inside of 200' has kept early season sailfish action slow, and nobody has spent much time bottom fishing. INSHORE- Despite terrible looking water inshore, the snook fishing remains fairly good. The snook have been feeding best at night around the bridges. The top of the outgoing tide seems to be producing the most action on the snook. However, with the dirty/cloudy water conditions the snook have been biting on incoming tide as well. A bright colored flair hawk or larger swimbait have been the best bet for the snook. The finger mullet have been around in decent numbers so a medium to larger size profile bait is perfect right now. Expect a handful of jacks and possible tarpon or two to be mixed in as well with the snook. During the day the fishing remains a little tougher. For best luck during the day try to find ambush points, docks, seawalls, etc that are holding mullet schools. A loud noisy topwater or mullet splashing on the surface will be the way to go. It hasn't happened yet (At least not that I have heard about), but this is the time of year that if you were ever going to see a redfish inshore it would be now. SURF/PIER- Dirty water and rough surf conditions continues to make the surf and pier fishing tough. Despite the less than ideal conditions the Juno Beach Pier has produced a handful of snook over the past week. A fair number of smaller bluefish also showed up a the pier for a day or two this week. A chunk of mullet or sardine on the bottom was the best way to go for the bluefish. Only problem with the cut bait is you are going to deal with a fair number of catfish in the process. No pompano reports this week; still strong believe that when we get some good looking water and calmer conditions we will see a good early season push of fish. Fair bite on croaker and whiting this week despite the dirty water; fresh pieces of shrimp are the best way to go bait wise. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 9 seconds and E 3 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Thanks For Reading, Todd How it feels sometimes writing the fishing report some weeks! New hats in store, coming to the online store very soon....  Comments are closed.
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