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OFFSHORE- Dolphin fishing picked up a bit this week, with a handful of decent reports coming in from 500-800' of water. The dolphin for the most part seemed to be in smaller packs along scattered weed and floating debris, and not in big schools. Small ballyhoo, bonita strips, and trolling squid have all been good choices for the dolphin. Wahoo fishing has been pretty good this week on the backside of the full moon, and no doubt should be some hanging around through the weekend. Lure wise, trolling a Nomad DTX Minnow or Nomad Madscad 190AT is a great choice for the wahoo. Bait wise, it's hard to beat a split tail mullet or bonita strip w/ a seawitch behind a trolling sinker or planer. Along the 120' ledge the kingfish bite has been fair. No huge numbers of kings, but a steady pick especially early and late in the day. The bonita are around in big numbers. Yes they are kind a pain in the butt sometimes; but they do bring. a lot of life to the edge. Snapper fishing has been decent this week, with some good mangrove snapper reports coming in on the backside of the full moon. INSHORE- Overall inshore action remains fairly slow. Catch and release snook fishing remains fair to good depending on the day and conditions. A bulk of the snook are in and around the inlets, but no doubt a decent number will also be scattered in the ICW and Loxahatchee River. Coming off the full moon, the snook will break out of the inlet and do a little more traveling. Early morning and late afternoon generally will provide the best bet at the snook: With dock-light fishing also popping off (generally those fish will be a little smaller, but the numbers can be pretty darn good). No great mangrove snapper reports inshore; but a few scattered ones will no doubt be around. Generally the mangroves will bite a little better at night. Sandperch action in the ICW has been pretty good, with small pieces of shrimp being the bait of choice. SURF/PIER- A little wind late in the week has the beach stirred up a bit. While the chop and slightly off colored water can make sight fishing snook (One of the most common things to go on this time of year) along the beach tough, overall it generally doesn't slow the fishing down much. The snook have continued to bite pretty good. When the wind blows a bit and the water gets stirred up; it's time to go to a touch bigger lure or something that makes a bit of noise. It doesn't look like the wind really lasts long, and it should be back to normal conditions before long. The Juno Beach Pier snook bite is still good. Live baits will generally get the most bites when the sun is up higher, but don't overlook a swimbait early and late in the day. The croakers and sandperch have been biting good at the pier late in the afternoon, with small pieces of fresh shrimp and FishBites being the baits of choice. A handful of kingfish showing off the end of the pier late in the afternoon, along with a few bonita throughout the day. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: E SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of tstms. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SUN...SE winds around 5 kt. Seas less than 2 ft. Intracoastal waters smooth. A chance of showers and tstms. Thanks For Reading, Todd Captain Jeff (www.gofishjupiter.com) with a solid one last week!  Comments are closed.
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