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OFFSHORE- Dolphin fishing remained good this week. Dolphin have been caught in 200-1200', with most of the better reports coming on the deeper side of things. West wind in the forecast will likely push the dolphin out deeper as well this weekend. Trolling bonita strips and squid remains a great way to go for the dolphin. Blackfin tuna action slowed down a bit this week, but still a good number of fish around. 200-300' of water remains a good depth for the tuna. A live sardine suspended 50' below the surface is a killer way to go for the tuna. In along the edge conditions returned to normal. The kingfish bite improved with better conditions. Snapper fishing also picked back up this week with more normal water temps. INSHORE- Snook fishing remains the best bet inshore. The snook are definitely in a pre-spawn pattern and have largely started moving towards the inlets. The nice thing about the snook this time of year is...when they want to eat, they WANT to eat. Some of the most aggressive snook bites of the year will go down now. Large baits and jigs are a great way to go for the snook right now. Look for the snook to feed best on the last of the incoming and first of the outgoing tide. During the day live mullet fished along seawalls and under bait docks is a great way to go for the snook. At night the snook will be easiest to target around bridges and docklights. Moving water (Incoming or outgoing) will be key to getting the snook biting best. A few big jacks continue to roam around inshore, along with scattered tarpon. Mangrove snapper seem to be biting a bit better inshore these days. Live shrimp and small pilchards are the top bait choices for the snapper. SURF/PIER- Snook fishing continues to improve along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier. A return to more normal water temps, a good amount of bait, and a pre-spawn appetite has the snook biting well. Along the beach the best bite will be early in the morning and then again late in the afternoon. Small bucktail jigs, swimming plugs, and twitch baits are a great way to go along the beach. Small live pilchards are also a top bait choice. Look for sections of beach without heavy traffic and a deeper trough for best luck on the snook. At the Juno Beach Pier the snook have been eating live sardines. Lowlight periods will be best for the snook, but they will also feed on tide changes and ahead of approaching storms. Surprisingly, still a few good schools of big jacks cruising down the beach. A Rapala X-Rap is a great lure to cast at the cruising jacks. Tarpon reports have improved this week. Sounds like a good number of tarpon are starting to move down the beach. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms. SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Tstms likely in the morning. Showers likely. A chance of tstms in the afternoon. Thanks For Reading, Todd Our friend Chris Lowe(IG @chris_lowe2424) with some cool snook fishing bycatch...  Comments are closed.
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