Looking Around

INSHORE

     There is still a lot of seaweed in the surf along the Treasure Coast, which has slowed the bite down a bite. There are still plenty of whiting and croaker around, and if you get out early enough you can hook snook, tarpon and jacks. It picks up again in late afternoon, usually after 4 p.m., and also on the higher tide.

    

 In the Indian River, the trout bite has been steady, and a bunch of mangrove snapper are being caught around bridges and structure.     Snook can always be found around bridges and dock lights at night, and there are some smaller tarpon in the mix now as well.    The jack bite has been good along the beaches of Jupiter, and the snook bite is really starting to pick up. Keep in mind, however, that snook season is now closed.  Snook are thick at the bridges of the Intracoastal Waterway in Jupiter, and lane and mangrove snapper are holding near bridges throughout the day. Fishing during higher and incoming tides has been the most productive.

     There are good numbers of snook in the inlets throughout central and southern Palm Beach County, and they are slowly making there way out into the surf. Anglers fishing the bridges and docks in the Intracoastal all also having success in the early-morning and late-evening hours. There are also some nice jacks and small snapper around.

Boynton Beach Inlet is holding a good amount and mix of baitfish, which has attracted snook and tarpon (25-50 pounds) to the area during incoming tides. There are jacks around as well, but they are really biting in the flats and along the seawalls of the Intracoastal.

     Mangrove snapper and small tarpon are being hooked at night around the bridges.

FRESHWATER

     Big numbers of bass are being caught at Lake Okeechobee but you really need to be out on the water before first light. You can get a few good hours of fishing in if you do that because the bite pretty much shuts down by 11 a.m. It does pick up again in the early evening.

     The offshore islands have been the best areas to fish, and live shiners and artificial lures are both working well.

     Bluegill are still being caught on crickets, but the number of anglers targeting them has decreased recently.

post courtesy of Palm Beach Post