Juno Bait's "Weekend Fishing Outlook"

For Weekend of 10/4-10/6/24

OFFSHORE-  Dolphin fishing has remained good this week, with both decent numbers and some decent size fish being caught.  The dolphin have been scattered depth wise; with a reports coming from 150' one day and over a 1000' the next.  Trolling small ballyhoo, bonita strips, and squid remains a solid way to go for the dolphin.  Current rips, color changes, weedlines, and floating debris remain the key to finding the dolphin.  East winds in the forecast for the weekend should help keep the dolphin pushed in a little shallower.  Blackfin tuna have been mixed in as well; with 200-400' being the best depth on the tuna.  Small trolling feathers fished way back are a great way to go for the blackfin.  Should be some wahoo around on the new moon.  The new moon doesn't fire them up quite like the full moon, but it does help for sure!  Early season sails have been around for those putting the kites up.  It's not double digit releases, but at least a few chances a trip has been pretty common on the sails.  Snapper fishing has been pretty good this week, with a lot of muttons around (just a lot of short ones to pick through).   

INSHORE-  Snook fishing remains good inshore.  The mullet seem to have thinned out a bit, but the snook continue to bite.  Best action on the snook will be early morning, late afternoon, at night, and on key tide changes.  The snook are still keyed in on mullet; a key point to remember when picking out lures.  Topwaters, like a Yo-Zuri Hydro Pencil, are a great choice in lowlight conditions for explosive strikes.  At night flair hawk jigs and bigger swimbaits are a great way to go.  Still a handful of tarpon and jacks mixed in the action as well.  It is also the time of year that we do start to see a redfish or two as well.  

SURF/PIER-  The surf (and Juno Beach Pier) as a whole have been a little hit or miss this week.  A few mullet pods cruising by, but overall it has slowed way down on the mullet.  The pods that are left do have some tarpon hanging around, as well as early season bluefish showing up.  The Juno Beach Pier has had some snook this week, but the bite is slow.  Live shrimp has been a solid choice for the snook.  Still a decent number of small mutton snapper hanging around the pier, but no keepers this week.  Spanish Mackerel bite has been fair.  A decent number of blue runners mixed in with the Spanish Macs.  Pompano have been around, but not on a daily basis.  The pomps will bite pretty good one day, and then be a no show for two or three days in a row. 

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...E winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers in the afternoon.

SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 11 seconds and E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Our friend Drew sent us this pic from last weekend.  Nice scattered Mahi bite for them off Jupiter from 500-1000' of water.  Bonita strips and ballyhoo did the trick!