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OFFSHORE- The first part of the week saw a rough ocean, stormy weather, and no reports offshore to speak of. Conditions have steadily improved through the week; with the weekend forecast looking good. Dolphin fishing will likely be good headed into the weekend. Following Tropical Storm Debby, it is about time to see an increase in floating debris. Trolling the usual assortment (small ballyhoo, bonita strips, squid) around floating debris will work for the dolphin, as will drifting/chunking with sardines, ballyhoo, or squid. No wahoo reports to speak of this week; but those will likely start to incense as the moon starts to get bigger and bigger over the next few weeks. Kingfish bite has been decent along the 120' ledge, especially early morning and late afternoon. Snapper fishing should be good on the bottom. Expect some good muttons to be moving around, and even possibly a red grouper or two. Sardines, squid, or cut bonita will be the bait of choice on the bottom. INSHORE- Catch and release snook fishing has been good inshore this week. Stormy conditions and heavy wind can make fishing a bit tough, but the snook love it! Early morning and late afternoon will generally be the best time for the snook, but don't overlook key tide changes in the middle of the day (especially if you have approaching storms or overcast conditions). The snook will also bite well at night around the bridges. Other inshore action will be a bit it or miss. A scattering of mangrove snapper reports, but nothing red hot. A few jacks moving around, along with the occasional tarpon or two. Shouldn't be too many weeks before the finger mullet start to show up and things start to really heat up inshore. SURF/PIER- Catch and release snook fishing has been pretty good along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier. Best action on the snook will be first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon. An assortment of different swimming plugs and swimbaits will work well for the snook. Generally speaking the calmer and clearer the conditions, the smaller you want to go with your lure choice. Sounds like a decent number of late season tarpon have been moving in the surf. The Juno Beach Pier has had a decent scattering of mackerel around, along with the occasional kingfish early as well. A couple of nice permit came over the rail at the Juno Beach Pier this week as well. A fair amount of croaker and sand perch in the first trough. Fresh pieces of shrimp is a great choice for them. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms. SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms through the night. Thanks For Reading, Todd Be sure to check out our newly redesigned Online Store for killer selection of hats and apparel...And swing by the shop and grab a pack of the newly received NLBN "K-Tail"! Comments are closed.
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