Looking Around - Palm Beach

INSHORE

     There are a lot of small male snook holding in the surf along Jensen Beach and the Treasure Coast, and the action should really pick up in the next week or so. The bite is best early in the morning.

     Whiting and croaker are always around, and there are still some pompano being caught at the top of the tide.

     Anglers fishing in the Indian River are reporting big numbers of trout on the east side and small snook on the flats. Bigger snook are holding near bridges.

     Some nice flounder were caught along the seawalls and in areas with harder sand bottoms. Shrimp on a jig head seems to be the most effective bait at this time. Tripletail are also being caught near the river’s channel markers.

     Snook are biting in the early-morning hours along Jupiter’s beaches and also at the Juno Beach Pier. Jacks, whiting ad croaker are also in the mix, and tarpon are starting to show up.

     The best action in the Intracoastal Waterway in Jupiter and throughout central and southern Palm Beach County has been jacks and snook around bridges and dock lights at night.

     Some decent-sized tarpon were hooked in the Boynton Beach Inlet this week, as they were chasing schools of pilchards and sardines.

                           

FRESHWATER

     Not much has changed on Lake Okeechobee this week. There’s still a steady bass bite early in the morning, and the action continues until about 11 a.m. If you’re out on the water at first light, you can catch good numbers of bass. There have been some pretty big catches as well, with a few 6-pounders reported earlier this week.

     At this point, bait is just a matter of personal preference, as live shiners and artificial lures are both working pretty equally. Your best bet is to work the lake’s offshore islands. That’s where the best and most consistent action seems to be.

report courtesy of Palm Beach Post