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OFFSHORE- Sailfish action should pick up headed into the weekend. A cold front and wind change should get the sails snapping. Bluewater Movement's three inlet "Sailfish Challenge" is Friday and Saturday; and with some of the best sailfish teams in the country competing...somebody is going to put up some numbers this weekend on the sails! The dolphin bit a little better this week in 200-350' of water from the Juno Beach Pier to Jupiter Inlet. Trolling small ballyhoo, bonita strips, and quid remains a solid way to go when targeting the dolphin. Blackfin Tuna action remains good off St. Luice Inlet. It likely won't be a very nice weekend offshore, but the fish will likely be biting. If you can handle the rough stuff...it maybe worth a look around. INSHORE- Snook fishing remains very good with the moderate weather. During the day snook have been along seawalls and under boat docks with dark mud bottom. A live mullet is tough to beat for the daytime snook. Some bruiser jacks have been cruising the same areas that the snook have been hanging out in, along with an occasional tarpon or two as well. At night the snook will move to bridges and docklights. Warm weather has them eating the jig and bigger swimbaits a little better, but don't overlook live shrimp or shrimp lures for fast bites as well. Sheepshead action remains very good in Palm Beach Inlet, with live shrimp being the top bait choice for them. Pompano reports have been slim inshore; with the best reports seeming to come more from up north. SURF/PIER- Fishing remained a bit slow along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier this week. The weather does change pretty drastically headed into the weekend which will likely shake things up. A few schools of bluefish slid through in the week, with some solid ten plus pound fish in the mix; though they didn't hang around long. Scattered schools of jacks moving along the beach as well. Pompano reports remain a bit slow overall, with only a handful of fish around. Croaker and whiting continued to bite well, with pieces of fresh shrimp remaining the bait of choice. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and NE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Thanks For Reading, Todd This week's picture comes from Captain Eric of County Line Charters who has been having a great few weeks of inshore fishing...all about hitting that window! (www.countylinecharters.com)  Comments are closed.
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