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OFFSHORE- Much much nicer weather this week and calmer conditions have allowed a lot more people to get out this week; and the fishing reports coming back in have been good! Sailfish action remains very good; with just about everybody seeing a few fish this week, and five or more chances not being out of the question. The sails seem to be scattered up and down the line in pretty decent numbers. If you have good looking conditions (North current, current rip, color change, bait, etc) the sailfish shouldn't be far behind. Live bait (goggle eye or blue runner) under the kite and smaller bait (thread, pilchard, sardine) on the flats is going to get some sail bites. 120-225' has been the best depth range for the sails, with Juno Beach Pier to north of Jupiter Inlet being a great area to start looking (Plenty of sails down south and up north as well, and the biggest numbers could pop up anywhere). Been some dolphin mixed in with the sails, but also seeing a decent number of dolphin reports coming in a little deeper (300-500') as well. Trolling the usual dolphin spread (small ballyhoo, bonita strips, squid) should get the dolphin up. Out deep it sounds like the swordfish have been biting well, along with some good golden tile reports as well (Amazing what a little nicer weather will do!!!). Inside the 120' ledge the bottom fishing has been very very good this week. Some really nice mutton snapper caught this week, including a few over eight pounds. Sounds like 90-100' was a pretty decent depth for the muttons, along with some really nice mangroves as well. Pretty much a little of everything going on this week...and it looks like a good looking forecast headed into the weekend; good time to go if you can! INSHORE- Snook season opens back up this weekend (2/1/25); and warmer weather has the snook biting a little better this week. During the day the snook are still going to seek out dark mud bottom areas that warm up quickly. Boat docks and seawalls with good dark mud bottoms are a great place to look during the day. At night the snook will be around docklights and along bridge shadow lines. Still a little easier to get the snook to bite smaller baits (Live shrimp, shrimp jig, small swim baits, etc) this time of year, but at key tide points or in front of the right fish the snook will jump on a bigger jig or swimbait. Sheepshead action remains good inshore. Boat docks and bridges with decent barnacle growth will be holding the most sheepshead. Palm Beach Inlet is also holding the sheepshead pretty decently. Live shrimp on a small jighead is a great way to go bait wise for the sheepshead. Has been some scattered pompano inshore; but the better numbers this week seem to have moved out to the beach. SURF/PIER- Nicer conditions and cleaner water has really brought the surf to life this week. Pompano action has been very good, with some big schools of fish really starting to show up. Early in the week the pomps started down south in the cleaner water and have pushed north most of the week. Hobe Sound and north will likely be the best bet headed into the weekend for the pompano, though Juno/Jupiter will no doubt have some fish around as well. FishBites and sand fleas have been the top bait choices for the pompano on the beach. The Juno Beach Pier had one really good pompano day this week and a decent pick the rest of the week. Bottom rigs have been catching the pomps at the pier and Doc's Goofy Jigs have been getting them over the rail as well. Conditions have allowed boat anglers to target the pompano along the beach as well this week, with Doc's Goofy Jigs being a solid lure choice. Mixed in with the pompano have been a lot of small jacks and ladyfish...A LOT of ladyfish. The same pompano tactics are going to work for the jacks and ladyfish. Finally had a good number of bluefish show up this week. Cut bait (Mullet and sardines) will work for the bluefish; as will a silver spoon, diamond jig, or topwater lure. The bluefish, like the pompano, seem to have come from the south and moved north as the week has went on. Spanish Mackerel action has been good this week, and looks to be good at Peck's Lake headed into the weekend. And...lastly, the sharks (love or hate them) have been around in big numbers with all the life along the beach. Get those pompano and other fish in quick, the sharks will grab them if you take too long. Throwing a large popper, or chunk of fresh bait, at sunset will very likely lead to plenty of shark bites! NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. SAT THROUGH MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Thanks For Reading, Todd If you follow @junobait on IG or Facebook you saw this nice permit that Brian (aka P-Nut) caught this week. Sick catch on the JYG Pro 6'8" light inshore rod with a Shimano twin Power 3K. Absolutely smoked the Doc's Goofy Jig.  Comments are closed.
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