Juno Bait's "July 4th Weekend Fishing Outlook"

For Weekend of 7/4-7/6/25

OFFSHORE: Dolphin fishing picked back up this week, with some good reports coming in from 700-1000' of water. Trolling bonita strips, squid, and small ballyhoo remains the best bet for the dolphin. Most of the dolphin have been a bit on the smaller side so a smaller bait is the best bet for them. A small trolling feather or little jet-head trolling lure will also be a great way to go for the dolphin; especially ones that can troll a little faster and cover more water. Still a fair number of blackfin tuna in 200-300' of water; with the best bite on them coming early in the morning and then again late in the afternoon. Kingfish remain scattered along the 120' ledge in decent numbers; though getting to them through the bonita is a bit tricky right now. The bonita can be a pain; but man do they help bring in a lot of life to the edge! A few more wahoo reports this week; expect the next few weeks to really start popping off for the wahoo as the moon gets bigger. Snapper fishing was good again this week. Best bite on the snapper has been in 90-100' of water. Sardines remain the top bait choice for the snapper.

INSHORE: Catch and release snook fishing remains the best bet inshore. A fair number of snook in the Loxahatchee River right now. During the day the snook have been along seawalls and tucked under boat docks with good current flow. Live mullet will be a top bait choice during the day. A few jacks and occasional tarpon mixed in with snook in the river. At night the snook have been moving to the bridges and docklights. Flairhawks and swimbaits remain a top bait choice around the bridges. Docklight snook will be keyed in on live shrimp and glass minnows, so keep lure choices smaller for best results. The docklights have also been holding a good number of tarpon. The tarpon will also be keyed in on shrimp. Mangrove snapper fishing remains fair inshore. Small live pilchards and live shrimp are the top bait choices for the inshore snapper.

SURF/PIER: The Juno Beach Pier has been good this week. Catch and release snook fishing remains the most consistent action on the pier. When the snook are up on the surface and floating; a freelined live pilchard or sardine is gong to be a great way to go for the snook. When the snook are down on the bottom a sand perch or croaker is top bait choice. The bonita have been cruising through the pier in good numbers. A GT Ice Cream or swimming plug (Rapala X-Rap or Yo-Zur Mag Speed) will be a solid choice for the bonita. The tarpon have been cruising through the pier in good numbers as well. Croaker and sand perch bite has been a bit tough. A little hit or miss on catching any real numbers of croakers or perch.

NOAA MARINE FORECAST:
FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers and tstms likely.

SAT...S winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. Showers likely. A chance of tstms in the morning, then tstms likely in the afternoon.

SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Another happy Countyline Charters customer with some solid mangrove snapper this week ! (IG@countyline_charters)(Website www.countylinecharters.com

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