Juno Bait's "Weekend Fishing Outlook"

For Weekend of 7/21-7/23/23

OFFSHORE-  Fishing really improved this week, with a pretty good mix across the board.  A good number of dolphin around, with depths jumping around all over the place from 200-800' depending on the day.  The dolphin have overall been on the small side, with a decent fish or two in the mix.  Trolling will pick off a few dolphin, but the best bet has been to stop on productive looking areas and throw some chunks out.  Any dolphin around will generally show up pretty quick.  Chunks of ballyhoo, threadfin, or squid are all good bait choices for the dolphin.  If the small dolphin are around in good numbers up top: a wahoo could be lurking below.  A jig or live bait put down deep will often entice a strike out of them.  In closer to the 120' ledge expect a good mix bag of kingfish, bonita, and monster blue runners.  A few wahoo in the mix as well along the ledge with all the bonita around.  Snapper fishing was fair this week.  Strong current made it a little tough, but in the right areas a fair number of mutton and yellowtail snapper did come up.   Sardines are not readily available at the moment; so threadfins, ballyhoo, and squid have been the bait of choice on the bottom as of late. 

INSHORE-  Catch and release snook fishing remains the best bet inshore right now.  The Loxahatchee River has been holding a fair number of snook; but most are closer to the inlet right now.  Best action on the snook will be early morning, late afternoon, or at night.  Key points in the tide changes (especially around storms) during the day can also fire them up as well.  Mangrove snapper action remains good inshore as well.  The snapper tend to bite best at night, but can also be caught with moving water during the day.  Live shrimp and small live pilchards are great choices for the mangroves.  Most of the mangroves will be on the smaller side, so be prepared to pick through a few to find the keepers.  

SURF/PIER-  Water conditions have bounced around a bit this week, which has kind of thrown the fishing all over the place.  Cold green water along the beach slowed the snook fishing down, but still some to be caught for sure.  The inlets are holding plenty of snook, they have just not been super active this week.  The Juno Beach Pier has continued to produce a decent number of blue runners, scattered Spanish Mackerel, Bonita, and a few kingfish early in the morning.  A few mangrove snapper at the Pier first thing in the morning as well.  A few croaker and whiting biting in the first trough. Small pieces of fresh shrimp are the best bet for them.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot. Period 4 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A chance of showers and tstms.

SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. Intracoastal waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

SUN...W SW winds 5 to 10 kt becoming S in the evening. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd

Captain Eric (countylinecharters.com) on that hot Juno Beach Bonefish bite...