Weekend Fishing Outlook (6/21-6/23/24)

OFFSHORE-  A funky weather/windy week has kept reports down again.  Dolphin fishing should be good headed into the weekend; with southeast weekends hopefully helping to push the dolphin in a little closer.  No depth reports to speak of this week on the dolphin, but look for the better catches to likely come outside of 500' of water.  The usual assortment of trolling baits (ballyhoo, squid, and bonita strips) will be a good way to go for the dolphin.  It's a great weekend to target a wahoo.  Full moon on Friday, so the next few days will be ideal.  Trolling a split tail mullet or big bonita strip behind a planer or trolling sinker is a great way to go.  A Nomad DTX minnow will also be a great choice for the wahoo.  Best depth range will be in the 150-300' range.  Early morning and late afternoon is the best time to get a wahoo bite.  Blackfin bite slowed this week, but still a few around.  Kingfish reports remain decent along the 120' ledge.  Bottom fishing reports were a bit slow this week.  

INSHORE-  Catch and release snook fishing remains the best bet inshore.  Best action on the snook will be in and around the inlets (both Palm Beach and Jupiter).   At night the bridges close to the inlets will be holding snook.  The top of the outgoing tide will likely be the best bet for the snook.  With a full moon Friday night, the snook will no doubt have spawning on their minds. It's a great time of year to catch a monster snook.  Just a reminder take care of those big girls; they are carrying around our future snook population.  A few more mangrove snapper reports coming in.  Hopefully a little weather this week helped push a few more mangroves inshore.    

SURF/PIER- The Juno Beach Pier has been fairly productive this week.  Catch and release snook fishing continues to improve on a near daily basis.  The best snook bite has been late in the afternoon.  Depending on the day the snook have been eating either sand perch and croakers, or they have been floating in the pilchard schools.  With a fair amount of small pilchards around the pier is also holding a few jacks, occasional tarpon, blue runners, and bonita.  A live pilchard on flatline could produce bites from any of the above.  It's about time for a few more mangrove snapper to start showing up at the pier as well.  Croaker bite has been decent again this week.  Small pieces of fresh shrimp is the best bet for the croakers.   

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E SE
3 ft at 5 seconds and N NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters
a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the
morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

SAT...E SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E SE
2 ft at 4 seconds and N NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters
a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Wave Detail: E SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and N NW 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Great catch by Grant Reichel out of Jupiter last week!  This wahoo smoked a live sardine (on mono leader!) in 200' of water: Solid angling, and an obviously lucky hat, put him in the boat!