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OFFSHORE- The good mix of springtime action continued this week offshore. Still a handful of dolphin reports coming in, with a bulk of the dolphin coming in 350-600’ of water. Trolling squid, bonita strips, and small ballyhoo remains a solid choice for the dolphin. Look for the dolphin to be on current rips, color changes, floating debris, or areas with a lot of bait around. Blackfin Tuna action remains very good in 250-350’ of water. Early in the morning trolling small feathers and daisy chains will get the tuna bites. Bigger Blackfin’s will be caught with live baits or vertical jigs fished 50-75’ below the surface, especially as the sun gets up higher in the sky. Still a decent number of sailfish around for those putting the time in on the. Generally speaking the sailfish will be caught out a bit deeper (250-300ish) this time of year. Kingfish action remains very good along the 120’ ledge. Smaller live baits (sardines, threads, pilchards, etc) will be the best bet for the kingfish. A dead sardine fished on a knocker rig should also get a few kingfish bites. Some hungry (and rather large!) mutton snapper hanging out under the kingfish schools in 90-120’ of water. A sardine slid under the kingfish schools will often draw the attention of a big mutton! Some of the biggest mutton snapper of the year are caught like this…don’t miss out on it. INSHORE- Snook fishing remains the best bet inshore right now. Warming weather has them pointed towards the inlets. It’s not spawning time yet; but it’s not far off and the snook will start feeding heavily. Warm weather has the snook’s metabolism creeping up; so bigger baits and lures definitely are coming into play. During the day look for the snook to be laid up along seawalls and under boat docks. Early morning a topwater will play for the snook; while a live mullet is top choice once the sun starts to get up. At night the snook have been biting well around the bridges. A flair hawk jig is a solid choice for the snook right now. A bigger swimbait is also going to be a good choice. Docklights will also be holding a good number of snook (though most of the fish on dock lights tend to be a bit smaller). SURF/PIER- Pompano action slowed way down this week; but still a handful of fish hanging on! Sounds like the pompano fishing remains better up to the north of us. A lot of shorts to pick through as well before getting a keeper or two. Snook fishing has improved along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier this week. Warm conditions, nice looking water, and some bait showing up has the snook popping off halfway decent. A Rapala X-Rap or similar small swimming plug is a good choice for the snook right now along the beach. Still a few good schools of jacks cruising the beach. Blue runners are showing up at the Juno Beach Pier in good numbers (summer is here!). Also starting to get more and more reports of tarpon cruising north along the beach. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...S SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to around 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and N NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. SUN...E NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers. Thanks For Reading, Todd Fish with some fun snook fishing by-catch…  Comments are closed.
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