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OFFSHORE: Mixed dolphin reports again this week, with the fish being very scattered. Getting to be the time off year where it's going to take burning some gas to find some dolphin. The dolphin bite could be in 70', 170', 700', or 1700' so go looking for some fishy water and see what happens. Keep a couple pitch rods ready and a couple rods with good search lures (A small weighted skirt that can be deployed quick and trolled at quick speeds works great) to cover area quickly. Look for current rips, color changes, floating debris, and large areas of bait and the dolphin shouldn't be too far behind. The blackfin tuna bite has been great lately, with some really big ones around. Best bet for catching numbers of blackfin is trolling a small daisy chain style lure in 200-300' of water. For the bigger blackfin tuna try live sardines in the same depth late in the day. Kingfish action has been great from the Juno Beach Pier to the Home Sound Loran Tower. Most of the fish have been in the 5-10lb range; but from time to time a few monsters over 35lbs are showing up. Hard to beat live sardines for the kingfish. Snapper fishing reports have been a little hit or miss. Some nice muttons have been caught over the past few weeks. Yellowtail snapper fishing has also been good in about 90' of water from the Juno Beach Pier to Jupiter Inlet.
INSHORE: Don't forget snook season closed as of June 1st, so catch and release only fishing for a few months. Lots of snook in and moving towards the inlets right now. Shouldn't be too hard to find them right now! The warming weather has helped to push some mangrove snapper inshore. The bridges are starting to produce the mangroves at night. Small live pilchards and live shrimp are the best bait choice for the mangroves right now. Scattered sheepshead are also hanging around the bridges and boat docks in the ICW. Been a fair number of tarpon pushing around the mouth of the Palm Beach Inlet over the past few days, as well as some big jacks. SURF/PIER: Summertime beach fishing is pretty much upon us. A stray pompano or two maybe around still, but for the most part they have pushed on up the coast. Croakers, whiting, and sand perch will be the best bet in the surf right now for those looking to take something home for dinner. Fish small pieces of cut shrimp in the first trough for best luck on them. Catch and release snook fishing continues to improve along the beach, and will continue to get better as the summer moves on. Sight fishing cruising snook in the surf is a lot of fun and definitely worth trying out. The Juno Beach Pier has had a lot of snook around as well. The Pier is also seeing a nice number of bonita and big jacks...two species that don't get the credit they deserve. As the weather heats up remember to fish early in the morning and late in the day for best luck. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Period 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning... then showers and thunderstorms likely. SATURDAY...East northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Thanks For Reading, Todd Comments are closed.
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