Weekend Fishing Outlook (7/7-7/9/2023)

OFFSHORE-  Reports slowed a bit after July 4th, but still pretty good fishing overall.  Wahoo reports slowed after the moon but still a few around, including a handful of monsters!  Dolphin reports were slow, but a few fish around for those hunting them down.  Best bet on the dolphin remains to get out deep and try and find some floating debris that hasn't been picked over yet.   Lots of life along the 120' ledge.  The Bonita are here in full force, along with a pretty good scattering of kingfish.  The full moon slowed the daytime snapper bite down; but look for it to get better as the moon starts to shrink.  Sardines remain the bait of choice along the bottom.     

INSHORE-  Catch and release snook fishing remains good inshore.  Most of the fish have pushed closer to the inlet, but still a fair number in the river as well.  Bridge snook bite has been very solid at night on outgoing tide.  Small swimbaits have been putting a hurting on the snook as of late at night.  Mangrove snapper have been biting good at night around the bridges. 

SURF/PIER-  The Juno Beach Pier continues to produce a fair amount of action.  Most of the catching will be first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon.  The middle of the day is going to be a pretty tough pick.  A few kingfish early each morning on swimming plugs (Rapala X-Raps and Yo-Zuri LC minnow are great choices), followed by bonita as the sun gets up.  Catch and release snook fishing remains very good as well.  Live sandperch and croakers are top bait choices for the snook; though as of late small swimbaits have also been putting up some good numbers as well.  The small pilchards have been back around the pier in pretty good numbers, with a lot of blue runners chasing them around along with a scattering of Spanish and Cero Mackerel.  Mangrove snapper have been biting in very small windows.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SAT...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Period 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then showers and tstms likely in the afternoon.

SUN...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. 

Thanks For Reading,
Todd