LOCAL FISHING REPORT
Offshore
Off Jupiter, there has been a decent king mackerel bite. They are being caught from the Juno Pier to Hobe Sound in 75 to 90 feet of water. Up to 50 pounds, the bigger fish are staying closer in while the smaller schooling fish are a bit farther out.
There are scattered weedlines in 250 to 550 feet, which should equate to good dolphin fishing.
Several drift boats have reported good fishing for yellowtail and mutton snapper in 70 to 95 feet off the Juno Pier.
For bait, there have been lots of blue runners around as well as a few goggle eyes and Spanish sardines.
Heading up off the Loran Tower there has been a solid bite for vermilion snapper in 85 feet.
One boat captain reported catching a golden snapper in the same area, which is very rare for those depths. They are normally found in several hundred feet of water.
Off Boynton Beach, king mackerel up to 42 pounds are being caught. Mostly a morning bite, they are averaging 8 to 10 pounds.
Mixed in the with kings are blackfin tuna. Anglers using drifted sardines or cigar minnows are catching fish up to 28 pounds in 65 to 140 feet.
There have been quite a few sailfish around the past week. Moving north along the color change in 140 to 600 feet, they are free jumping and putting on an impressive show.
There has been a pretty
good dolphin bite recently with fish up to 16 pounds being caught. It’s been mostly a morning bite and they are being taken in rough
water.
Yellowtail snapper up to 2 pounds are being taken on jigs tipped with squid in 50 feet.
Mutton snapper are being caught in 95 feet from Delray Beach up to around the
Woolbright Road area.
Black grouper are being
caught on some of the wrecks off Delray.
There have been a few
cero mackerel caught in 50 to 70 feet using jigs tipped with squid.
Inshore
Though there has been a lot of cooler water in the form of runoff from the recent rains draining through the Loxahatchee River and out through the inlet, there is still good snook fishing in the area.
One angler hooked five and landed two Wednesday morning at Carlin Park.
Be advised that snook season ends tonight at midnight.
Lantana Bridge anglers are catching sand perch on peeled shrimp and sheepshead using crabs.
Lake Okeechobee
Though the water has been ontherise with all
the recent rain, there has been a good bass bite. More than a specific area, anglers
finding clear water have been scoring using plastic worms. There is also still a good bluegill bite happening. One
boat captain joked that “half of South Carolina is here.”
Noteworthy: The 16th Annual Palm Beach County
KDW Classic will be held Saturdayat the Riviera
Beach Marina. Hosted by the
City of Riviera Beach and the West PalmBeachFishing
Club, this event will feature cash payoutsfor the top 10 places in kingfish, dolphin and wahoo categories. The top prize in each category is $3,000. For information or to register visit www. kdwclassic.com. All fishing report information courtesy of Fishing Headquarters in Jupiter, Capt. Bill Taylor at Black Dog Fishing Charters, Capt. Bruce Cyr and Capt. Mark King.