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OFFSHORE- A bit all over the place weather wise still; but fishing remains solid when conditions allow it. Good dolphin fishing in 800-1000' of water; though stronger east winds could help blow them in a little shallower this weekend. Blackfin tuna action has slowed down in 250-350' of water; but still a handful of them around for those putting the time in. Blackfin action remains good up north; with Push Button Hill producing fair numbers. Summer time sailfish action has ben good, with a lot of sails in the 200-300' of water. While the sails will come up to the surface to smoke a kite bait; a well presented deep bait is the better way to go for them. Kingfish action has been very slow along the 120' ledge. Bonita have shown up in large numbers over the past couple of weeks. Bottom fishing has been fair, with a decent mix of snapper around. INSHORE- Catch and release snook fishing has been pretty solid this week. A good mix of options available for the snook; with a fair number of snook in the ICW and Loxahatchee River, around the bridges, and in the Jupiter and Palm Beach Inlets. If you are fishing during the day for snook the best bet is typically going to be live bait. Sunrise, sunset and ahead of approaching storms the snook will get a little more active and may smash a topwater plug walked along a seawall or mangrove ambush point. At night the snook will get a little more frisky, and often take a wider variety of lures. Summertime is a great time to experiment with different lures; flair hawk jigs, swimbaits, glide baits, and a host of others all come into play during the summer time. As usual expect some jacks, and maybe a few tarpon to be mixed in with the snook. A mid week swell did help push a little wave of snapper inshore; with some muttons (pretty much all short), mangrove, and lane snapper around. SURF/PIER- We are most definitely into summertime patterns along the beach; though the east winds this weekend could trigger one last late late season bite on the pompano. While most people have put the surf rods away till the fall; those putting them out this weekend may find a few pomps cruising by. Catch and release snook fishing has started to improve along the beach (though conditions have been up and down fishability wise), with some fair numbers of snook starting to cruise through the trough. Small swimming plugs, twitch baits, and mid size paddle tails are all great options for snook along the beach. The Juno Beach Pier snook bite has started to improve as well this week; especially on days when the bait has been around. A few summertime pompano have been around the pier as well this week, with the best bite coming first thing in the morning. (NOTE: The Juno Beach Pier has started a re-planking project. While the pier will remain open during construction, sections of the pier will be closed off. At time of writing half of the T is closed) NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and E 3 ft at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 2 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. SUN THROUGH MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms. Thanks For Reading, Todd Glenn and Alec with a nice (and somewhat rare these days!) kingfish from a recent offshore trip.  Comments are closed.
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