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OFFSHORE- Sailfish action absolutely went off last weekend, with some of the best numbers of the season coming on Friday and Saturday. The sailfish numbers fell off a bit Sunday and early into the week, but still a lot of boats with multiple chances over the past few days. This weekend is the Jupiter Billfish Classic; will be interesting to see if the tournament guys find a group of fish like they did last weekend. Dolphin action has been very good over the past week as well, with lots of dolphin mixed in with the sailfish in 100-225' of water. The same goggle eyes and blue runners under a kite will get bites from the sailfish and the dolphin. Trolling small ballyhoo, bonita strips, and squid will also work well for the dolphin. Blackfin tuna action remains good up to the north, with a few scattered ones to the south as well. Springtime action along the reef out to the 120' ledge is starting to get going as well. The rudder fish are starting to show up, with a few cobra in tow as well. Bottom fishing seems to have picked back up a bit; with a good mixture of snapper around. INSHORE- Warm weather has the snook biting well inshore this week. During the day the snook have been cruising seawalls and hanging under boat docks. A live mullet is going to be the top bait choice for the snook during the day. Just watch out, as bruiser jacks have been cruising the same seawalls and will often beat the snook to the mullet. A handful of tarpon around as well inshore; but not in big numbers. At night the snook fishing will be best around boat docks and bridge shadow lines on outgoing tide. Sheepshead action is still good in Palm Beach Inlet; though it is definitely starting to slow down. Live shrimp will be the top bait choice for the sheepshead. Pompano reports inshore have fallen way off, with only a few coming in from up north (Sailfish flats in Stuart continues to hold a few). SURF/PIER- Overall a bit slow along the beach this week. Pompano reports did start to improve mid week with a handful of fish coming in. The afternoon bite seems to be best on the pompano from south of the pier up to Jupiter Inlet. No big numbers to speak of; instead 2 to 3 pompano for those putting the time in on the beach. The usual assortment of baits (Sandfleas, clams, and FishBites) will do the trick on the pompano. A few scattered schools of bluefish moved through over the past few days, but hard to pattern or target. First few reports of big jack cruising by the Juno Beach Pier did come through this week (Randomly...they had lockjaw and no interest in eating anything). The croaker have continued to bite decently in the first trough on pieces of fresh shrimp. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. SAT...SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters smooth. SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Thanks For Reading, Todd Lots of new hats came in this week! Come by and check them out. Don't worry non-local fishing report readers...new hats will be up on the online store in the near future! Comments are closed.
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