Juno Bait's "Weekend Fishing Outlook"

For Weekend of 10/11-10/13/24

OFFSHORE-  Hard to write much here this week.  It's a lot of would/could/should for the most part.  If the forecast holds and the ocean calms down as expected we could see the first early season sailfish bite pop off.  A big early season north swell could have the sails tailing early.  Dolphin fishing could also be very good.  Will be a little bit of a wait and see what happens with the weather/ocean this weekend. 

INSHORE-  Snook fishing was very good ahead of the storm.  The snook have been feeding on mullet during the day.  Seawalls, boat docks, and other prime ambush points will be the best places to target the snook.  At night the snook have been hanging around the bridges in good numbers.  Flair Hawk Jigs and bigger body swimbaits are the best bet lure wise for the snook.  Both incoming and outgoing tide should produce bites (It's unlikely that we will have a crystal clear incoming tide this week).  This is the time of year you expect to see a few redfish mixed in with the snook as well.  It's by no means a huge number of reds, but if you're going to catch one in Palm Beach County it is likely to be in the middle two weeks of October.  

SURF/PIER-  The Juno Beach Pier will remain closed through at least Friday with very heavy surf forecasted (See below).  If the forecast holds and the surf falls over the next few days, we could see the Juno Beach Pier really fire off.  The hope will be that the snapper push back in with the swell.  Early in the week the pompano made the first good showing of the season at the pier.  Most of the pomps were short; but a few keepers did come over the rail.  The pompano were biting Doc's Goofy Jigs, JYG Pro Micro Jigs, and Fishbites well.  Expect a nice push of pompano after this north swell.  Bluefish have started to show up as well.  Spanish Mackerel action has been a bit spotty, but still some around.  The bluefin showing up has not chased all the snook off the beach; but it won't take ling for that to happen.  The beach did have a lot of mullet (mostly scattered and not in big pods) as Hurricane Milton pushed offshore, with some big tarpon around.  As the swell comes down we should see some more mullet pushing down the beach.  

NOAA MARINE WEATHER:
FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft, occasionally to 19 ft, subsiding to 9 to 13 ft, occasionally to 17 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 13 ft at 12 seconds and N 11 ft at 11 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers.

SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, occasionally to 11 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 10 seconds and N 5 ft at 8 seconds. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.

SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Intracoastal waters light chop.

Thanks For Reading,
Todd