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OFFSHORE- Good springtime mixed bag action offshore this week...and for a change a nice looking weather forecast headed into the weekend. This is a great time of year offshore; with a wide variety of species possible. Sailfish action remains good, with multiple chances still the norm for those putting the kites up. Dolphin reports have been up good this week in 200-300' of water. Most of the dolphin have been a bit on the smaller side, but a few decent ones in the mix to keep it interesting. Trolling small ballyhoo and bonita strips is a good way to go for the dolphin. Drifting sardines in the same depth range and doing some chumming will also get the dolphins attention. Good blackfin action this week in the same 200-300' range. Best bite on the tuna will be first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon. Trolling small feathers or a small daisy chain should produce some numbers on the tuna. The bigger blackfin will be caught on live baits fished a little deeper or a vertical jig down deep. Kingfish, and the occasional wahoo, are scattered along the 120' ledge in good numbers. Early morning and late afternoon has been producing the best bite on the kings. Good snapper fishing in on the reef, with some solid mutton catches. A few teen plus pound muttons around, with numerous keepers in the mix as well. Overall just good fishing, it's worth a shot this weekend if you can go! INSHORE- Warming weather has the snook biting much better this week. It's the usual deal for the snook. During the day the snook will be laid up under boat docks and along seawalls with some current. A live mullet fished in those areas is not going to go unnoticed for long. Early morning and late afternoon will also likely produce some good topwater action on the snook. Look for moving water around points and other ambush spots as good areas to target for the snook. Should be a handful of jacks and occasional tarpon mixed in with the snook as well. At night the snook have been biting well around the bridges. Flair Hawks and bigger swimbaits are top choices for the snook now. Look for bridges closer to the inlets to improve as the snook begins to head in that direction. Top of there outgoing tide tends to produce best results for the snook. SURF/PIER- Nice mixed bag action along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier this week. Pompano action slowed way down, but still a fair number of them around. Sounds like the pompano bite has moved north a bit; with some good reports coming from Hobe Sound beaches. Still a few pomps coming up at the Juno Beach Pier early in the morning, but the bite has slowed down to a slow pick at best. Surprisingly still a good scattering of bluefish around this week. Spanish Mackerel have been biting pretty good at the Juno Beach Pier this week. Crappie Jigs, small Rapala X-Raps, and small Yo-Zuri Monster shots are all good choices for the Macs. A few kingfish and big jacks making a showing at the pier throughout the week as well. With warming weather and a little more bait starting to show up, snook reports have started to improve as well. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. . SAT...S SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Thanks For Reading, Todd Great pic from our friend Chris (IG @olafsurf). Chris and Brett (in picture) trolled up some dolphin, blackfin tuna, and more this week. Great fishing offshore right now.  Comments are closed.
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