Weekend Fishing Outlook (4/21-4/23/2017)

OFFSHORE:  The weather let up a little this week, and the fish seemed to show up pretty good!  Still some sailfish around; though numbers are starting to drop.  If your not quite ready to put the kites away, this weekend should be pretty good for at least one more go round.  If the sails don’t show up, the dolphin should fill in the gaps pretty good.  Overall good dolphin fishing this week in 150-300’ of water, with some twenty plus pound fish around.  Most of the bigger dolphin have been traveling in smaller packs, while the bigger schools of fish have been on the smaller side.  Blackfin tuna, including some fat chunky ones, have all been mixed in with the dolphin.  Best action continues to remain inside of 300’ of water for the most part.  Inside the 120’ ledge cobra action has slowed, but the kingfish showed up in good numbers this week.  A throat hooked live bait is the way to go for the kings, and will no doubt catch the attention of any cobra around as well.  Snapper action should definitely improve now with the arrival of the kingfish.

INSHORE:  Snook fishing remains the main game in town.  The bridges are producing a good number of snook at night, especially on the outgoing tide.  The flair hawk bite is starting to pick up, as is the swimbait bite.  The snook are still eating shrimp, but with the arrival of some springtime mullet the bigger baits are coming into play for sure.  The jacks are still cruising ICW seawalls and docks, but the bigger ones have been a little harder to find.  The Munyon Island flats have been a bit slow.  Home Sound Flats are holding some bait and a little mixed bag of snook, ladyfish, and jacks.  

SURF/PIER:  Pompano are still biting pretty good, but surf conditions have made fishing tough.  The seaweed has been thick and troublesome.  Hopefully it will work its way out of the way before long.  Sandfleas and clams remain the baits of choice for the pompano.  Look for the early morning or late afternoon to produce best on the pomps.  Still a stray bluefish or two around, but for the most part they have moved on.  Snook action has been hot at the Juno Beach Pier.  Frozen sardines have been the bait of choice for the snook.  The kingfish have also been around at the pier.  Live baits (threadfin or small blue runner) and Rapala X-Raps have been the baits of choice for the kingfish.  Best action on the kings has been late afternoon.


NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
PERIOD 4 SECONDS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.


SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS ALONG THE COAST TO
SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS TO 5 FEET. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A MODERATE
CHOP.


SUNDAY...SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS TO 5 FEET.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.


Thanks For Reading,
Todd