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OFFSHORE- Good fishing offshore this week, with a pretty solid mixed bag of action. Dolphin fishing has been very good in 300-600' of water; with solid reports coming in from Palm Beach Inlet to north of Jupiter Inlet. Some well formed weediness have good numbers of dolphin around, including a handful that need a gaff. Trolling the usual assortment of squid, strips, and ballyhoo is a solid way to go for the dolphin. Keep a road ready to toss at followers, as they are starting to school up ion some better numbers. Blackfin Tuna action remains very good in 200-300' of water. Better reports on the tuna are still coming from up north (Push Button Hill), but a solid number locally for those putting the time in. The moon has the wahoo biting very good this week! Trolling the sea-witch/bonita strip behind the planer has been the best bet for the wahoo; with a few coming on live baits. Kingfish action along the 120' ledge remains good. Mutton snapper have been biting good along the 120' ledge, with some really good size fish around. Sardines, fresh ones if you can catch them, are the bait of choice on the bottom. INSHORE- The snook fishing has been good inshore this week. A fair number of springtime mullet, warming water/weather, and pre-spawn behavior has the snook ready to eat; and ready to eat bigger baits at that! Fishing live mullet along seawalls and under boat docks in the Loxahatchee is a great way to go during the day. At night the snook will be on docklights and around the bridges. Great time of year to get solid bits on the flair hawk and bigger swimbaits (don't overlook a large straight tail plastic...we really like the JYG Pro Y-Tail). Outgoing tide tends to produce the most action, but don't overlook incoming tide if the water has some color to it. Mixed in with the snook have been a few big jacks, and the occasional tarpon. Mangrove snapper are starting to bite a little better around the bridges as well. A small live pilchard or live shrimp is a top bait choice for the snapper. SURF/PIER- Pompano fishing remains good along the beach. Seaweed has made conditions tough to fish; but when it gets fishable the pomps are around. Sandfleas, fresh shrimp, and FishBites seem to be the top bait choice for the pompano. Early and late will be the best time of day, though watching the tide and fishing around the seaweed(the last of outgoing seems to be the most "fishable") will also be productive. The Juno Beach Pier has been alive this week, with a good mix of action. Pompano have been biting Doc's Goofy jigs well. The live bait is starting to show back up at the Pier as well. With the bait will come an assortment of life. Snook fishing has started to improve. A few bonita showing up with the bait, along with the occasional kingfish. Some solid schools of big jacks pushing down the beach as well. Fun time of year to throw a Rapala X-Rap or Yo-Zuri Mag Speed early in the morning and late in the afternoon. Croaker fishing remains good in the first trough, with fresh shrimp the bait of choice. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of tstms. Showers. Thanks For Reading, Todd Our good friend Paul with a really nice snook! Paul and his Dad had a great trip fishing with Captain Eric (www.countylinecharters.com) last week catching a great mixed bag despite less than ideal weather conditions.  Comments are closed.
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