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OFFSHORE- The weather for the most part overall was not on our side this week, and it showed with few reports coming in. Conditions do look good headed into the weekend for the sailfish to bite. Live baits under the kite will be top bait choice for the sailfish. 150-250' of water (depending on water quality and current) is the best depth to target the sailfish. Mixed in with the sailfish should be some nice sized dolphin. Likely won't be large schools of dolphin, but instead smaller packs of bigger fish. If kite fishing isn't your deal, trolling small ballyhoo and bonita strips will be a good way to go. Blackfin Tuna action remains fair to good in 200-300' of water. Smaller live baits (pilchards or sardines) fished down deep or a vertical jig are a good way to go for the tuna. Along the 120' ledge the kingfish bite remains good. The banded rudder fish (aka amberines) have been around in solid numbers in the same area. A few cobia around as well. Bottom fishing reports remain a little slow, with a few scattered snapper ports coming in. INSHORE- A little slim on inshore reports this week. Snook fishing was a little off, but a few around for those really putting in the work. Fair snook fishing around the bridges at night, with outgoing tide producing the best results. Flair Hawks and bigger swimbaits are starting to produce better and better for the snook. During the day best bet for the snook is mullet along the seawalls. A few snook biting topwaters in the river early in the morning. A few more mangrove snapper showing up in shore. Live shrimp and small pilchards are the top bait choice for the mangroves. SURF/PIER- The spring run of pompano is in full effect right now! Really good numbers of pompano coming in this week both at the Juno Beach Pier and along the beach. On the beach it is more of a bait bite; with sand fleas and FishBites catching the best. Shrimp and clams are also good baits to have (Pompano are funny fish, and will bite one bait better than another from day to day). On the Fishbites chartreuse and electric chicken colors have been the hottest, with flavor not mattering as much. On the Juno Beach Pier the pomp bite is split evenly between bait and jigs. For bait sand fleas, fresh shrimp, and Fishbites (like the beach) will be top bait choices. No super hot jig color, but chartreuse and pink seem to have the slight edge. Doc's Goofy Jig and JYG Pro Mycro have both been working well. Good number of Spanish Mackerel around the Juno Beach Pier as well. Depending on conditions a white crappie jig or size 10 Rapala X-Rap will be solid lure choices for the Macs. Still a little scattering of bluefish around. Are cool front will likely keep a few more around through the weekend. A diamond jig or GT Ice cream is a good lure choice for the blues. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...Along the coast, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. In the Gulf Stream, NW winds 15 to 20 kt becoming W NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft along the coast and 4 to 6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft in the Gulf Stream. Period 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. SAT...N NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt becoming N in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft along the coast and 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters light chop. SUN...E NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Thanks For Reading, Todd Time tested...Doc's Goofy Jig still crushing the pompano. Now is the time!  Comments are closed.
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