OFFSHORE- Offshore reports slowed drastically this week. Dolphin reports all but dried up, with only a small handful of fish being reported. Best depths for the dolphin seem to be in 700-900’ of water; but no consistency to it at all this week. This time of year it becomes a luck of the draw with the dolphin, be prepared to burn some gas to go find them. The usual spread of ballyhoo, bonita strips, and squid all remain very good bait choices. Wahoo reports dried up this week as the moon continues to shrink. The August moon did produce a decent bite for the wahoo…September moon could fire off again for them. The kingfish bite remains very scattered, the school of fish that normally fills in around August hasn’t materialized into much. Snapper fishing remains fairly consistent. Spanish sardines (if you can find them these days) remain the bait of choice with threadfin and bonita strips also being good bait choices.
INSHORE- Just another week till snook season opens…it’s getting close now. The snook remain the best bet inshore right now. The snook spawn is winding down and the fish are starting to move out of the inlets. The arrivial of schools of mullet will get that move happening even a little quicker. Look for the snook to be in the ICW and Loxahatchee River around boat docks and points with good current flow. It’s almost hunting season in the woods, and it’s most definitely hunting season for snook in the water season. Look for ambush points and feeding stations…the snook won’t be far behind. Natural looking swimbaits are a good lure choice during the day, while a flair hawk is a solid choice at night. Of course live mullet are also a great bait choice as well. Beyond the snook, other inshore fishing remains painfully slow.
SURF/PIER- Action along the beach and a. t the pier dropped off significantly in our area this week. Catch and release snook fishing remains strong, but other action has not been as good. The pompano continue to bite north of Jupiter Inlet first thing in the morning. It’s a lot of smaller fish, with a few keepers in the mix. The big news on the beach has been the glass minnow run up to the north. Hard to pinpoint the best spot, but from Stuart to Sebastian has been the best bet to find the minnows. The tarpon are around the glass minnow schools when you get in the right area. Surf fishing should pop off almost anytime…the mullet run is coming!
NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Showers likely in the morning. Chance of thunderstorms through the day. Chance of showers.
SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely in the morning. Chance of thunderstorms. Chance of showers.
SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Thanks For Reading,
Todd
INSHORE- Just another week till snook season opens…it’s getting close now. The snook remain the best bet inshore right now. The snook spawn is winding down and the fish are starting to move out of the inlets. The arrivial of schools of mullet will get that move happening even a little quicker. Look for the snook to be in the ICW and Loxahatchee River around boat docks and points with good current flow. It’s almost hunting season in the woods, and it’s most definitely hunting season for snook in the water season. Look for ambush points and feeding stations…the snook won’t be far behind. Natural looking swimbaits are a good lure choice during the day, while a flair hawk is a solid choice at night. Of course live mullet are also a great bait choice as well. Beyond the snook, other inshore fishing remains painfully slow.
SURF/PIER- Action along the beach and a. t the pier dropped off significantly in our area this week. Catch and release snook fishing remains strong, but other action has not been as good. The pompano continue to bite north of Jupiter Inlet first thing in the morning. It’s a lot of smaller fish, with a few keepers in the mix. The big news on the beach has been the glass minnow run up to the north. Hard to pinpoint the best spot, but from Stuart to Sebastian has been the best bet to find the minnows. The tarpon are around the glass minnow schools when you get in the right area. Surf fishing should pop off almost anytime…the mullet run is coming!
NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRIDAY...East southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Showers likely in the morning. Chance of thunderstorms through the day. Chance of showers.
SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely in the morning. Chance of thunderstorms. Chance of showers.
SUNDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Thanks For Reading,
Todd
