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OFFSHORE- Pretty good mixed bag action offshore again this week. Dolphin reports remain good, with decent numbers being caught in 150-500' of water depending on the conditions. Trolling small ballyhoo, squid, and bonita strips remains a solid choice for the dolphin. Sailfish action seemed to tick back up this week, and north winds in the forecast for the weekend should get some tailers up and active. Best depth on the sailfish will be 120-200' of water, with the stretch from the Juno Beach Pier to just north of Jupiter Inlet being a good area to look. Along the 120' ledge the kingfish are starting to show back up. The rudder fish are still hanging along the edge in good numbers, and have the sharks and a few cobia following along as well. The moon is getting pretty big again...hopefully be some wahoo being this weekend; no reports yet on them. Snapper fishing remains pretty good on the reef. Some solid yellowtail reports coming in, along with a scattering of mutton snapper mixed in as well. Sardines, bonita chunks, and squid will be the top bait choices on the bottom. INSHORE- The snook bite remains decent inshore, especially for those with a lot of time to dedicate to it. During the day the snook will remain locked under boat docks and cruising seawalls in the Loxahatchee River and ICW. A live mullet will be the top bait choice for the bigger snook during the day. Rumor has it a few smaller baits (primarily pilchards) are showing up inshore. The pilchards will also get a lot of bites; with a lot of the fish being on the smaller side. At night docklights and bridges will be the best bet for the snook. Around dockligts look for live shrimp, shrimp style lures, and smaller jigs and swimming plugs being a good choice. Docklight fish are primarily eating small shrimp and glass minnows so keep the lures on the smaller side for the most bites. Around the bridges the snook are biting jigs and swimbaits pretty good. A handful of jacks around inshore, along with occasional tarpon as well. SURF/PIER- Pompano reports remain fair to good depending on the day and spot: But, it sounds like the pomps are still stacked up pretty good down south, so the biggest push of fish is still to come. North winds this weekend will likely hold them up a little longer, but don't be surprised to see a decent amount of fish around. Early morning and late afternoon have been producing best on the beach, with the usual assortment of baits (FishBtes, sand fleas, clams, and fresh shrimp) all accounting for some catches. The same baits have been producing a few pomps on the Juno Beach pier, but the bite does seem to be a bit better from the beach. A handful of pomps coming over the rail on Doc's Goofy Jigs as well. Still a few late season bluefish around, but they are starting to push back north pretty quick now. A little early season bait (sardines and cigar minnows primarily) showing up around the pier will keep those bluefish around a bit longer. A few smaller snook starting to show up around the Juno Beach Pier, though the cooler water does not have them biting fast and furious yet. It's a slow bite on the snook, so be prepared to fish slow and patient. With a little bait showing up around the Juno Beach Pier, it's about time to see a few kingfish come cruising through. A long casting swimming plug (Rapala X-Rap, Yo-Zurl Mag Speed, or Yo-Zuri LC Minnow) is the best way to target the kingfish. NOAA MARINE WEATHER: FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 3 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Thanks For Reading, Todd Fisher and I with a nice Jacksonville redfish he caught last weekend. We found a few redfish, trout, and flounder while pre fishing for the Power Pole National Redfish Tour "Go-Live" event (Middle of the road tournament performance; with my buddy Steven and I finishing 29th out of 67 teams...woulda could shoulda. Our camera guy did one heck of a job in the tournament that's for sure!). Had a great time running all over Jax, St Johns, Fernandina, and Nassau sound, with the East Cape VHP doing an awesome job dealing with the lovely 15-25mph south wind blowing all weekend. Fished the New Shore-Pro (JYG Pro) "Foundation" and Revolution" series rods almost exclusively, and was very impressed with both of them.  Comments are closed.
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