Juno Bait's "Weekend Fishing Outlook"
For The Weekend of 5/17-5/19/24
OFFSHORE- Overall another very good week of fishing offshore. Good dolphin fishing in the 500' range. Trolling small ballyhoo, bonita strips, and squid has been a reliable choice for the dolphin. Look for weedlines, current rips, and color changes...the dolphin won't be far behind! Blackfin Tuna action remains very good in 250-350' of water. A live bait suspended 30-50' below the surface is a sure fire bet for the tuna. A vertical jig dropped 50-100' down and ripped back up will also drive the blackfin wild. Best bite will be early and late in the day. When the sun gets up higher, get the baits down deeper for best luck. Kingfish are stacked along the 120' ledge in good numbers. A live sardine is top bait choice for the kings. A dead sardine on a knocker rig will also work well for the kings. Trolling lipped plugs or a bonita strip behind a planer is also a solid choice. Snapper fishing has been very good over the past week. Some really nice muttons over ten pounds came in this week (see the monster Denis caught below!). Sardines and ballyhoo have been the top bait choice for the muttons. Good fishing and a good forecast for the weekend...get after it if you can!
INSHORE- Snook fishing continues to improve inshore. Stable warm weather will only make the snook fishing better and better. Lowlight periods and nighttime will be the best for the snook. For best luck work on fishing the tide (can be incoming or outgoing, it just needs to be moving). Snook have been on the bridges at night, and laid up under boat docks and seawalls during the day. A live mullet is top bait choice during the day. At night the snook are biting Flair Hawk Jigs and bigger swimbaits well. Beyond the snook, inshore fishing has been a bit on the slower side. A few mangroves around the bridges, but not in huge numbers yet. Small live pilchards and live shrimp are the bait of choice for the snapper.
SURF/PIER- A bit slower along the beach this week; with the last of the pompano action all but coming to a screeching halt. South winds will just keep pushing the last of the pomps north. If you're trying to get the last of the late late season pomps it will be best to head north. The continuing warm stable weather has the snook biting better and better. The snook aren't stacked on the beach yet; but numbers are improving. The Juno Beach Pier snook bite continues to improve; both in numbers and size. The pier snook have been varying their diet these days: One day it's shrimp, the next it's mullet, and the following day they only want mullet. It's snook fishing...Be prepared to be frustrated! Best bite (for the most part) on the snook will be early morning and late afternoon. A few jacks (including some big boys) cruising the beach still. Tarpon continue to push north along the beach in decent numbers. For the most part it's easiest to find the tarpon moving first thing in the morning. Blue runners have invaded the pier in decent numbers. No big numbers, but a few kings still cruising around the pier in the afternoon. Croaker bite has been decent in the first trough. Small pieces of fresh shrimp are the bait of choice.
NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...Along the coast, S SE winds 10 to 15 kt. In the Gulf Stream, SW winds 5 kt becoming S SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 5 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers through the day. A slight chance of tstms.
SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds. Intracoastal waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms.
SUN...S SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Showers likely with a chance of tstms.
Thanks For Reading,
Todd
Couple good catches from the past week. Jay Donly with a couple nice kings caught off Jupiter trolling ballyhoo, and Denis with a full grown mutton!
On point as always