To the angler who loves to fish the beaches, shores, jetties, bridges and piers of Florida.
Friday, July 26, 2024
From Todd @ Juno Bait Crew-Juno Beach
INSHORE- Overall inshore action remains fairly slow. Catch and release snook fishing remains fair to good depending on the day and conditions. A bulk of the snook are in and around the inlets, but no doubt a decent number will also be scattered in the ICW and Loxahatchee River. Coming off the full moon, the snook will break out of the inlet and do a little more traveling. Early morning and late afternoon generally will provide the best bet at the snook: With dock-light fishing also popping off (generally those fish will be a little smaller, but the numbers can be pretty darn good). No great mangrove snapper reports inshore; but a few scattered ones will no doubt be around. Generally the mangroves will bite a little better at night. Sandperch action in the ICW has been pretty good, with small pieces of shrimp being the bait of choice.
SURF/PIER- A little wind late in the week has the beach stirred up a bit. While the chop and slightly off colored water can make sight fishing snook (One of the most common things to go on this time of year) along the beach tough, overall it generally doesn't slow the fishing down much. The snook have continued to bite pretty good. When the wind blows a bit and the water gets stirred up; it's time to go to a touch bigger lure or something that makes a bit of noise. It doesn't look like the wind really lasts long, and it should be back to normal conditions before long. The Juno Beach Pier snook bite is still good. Live baits will generally get the most bites when the sun is up higher, but don't overlook a swimbait early and late in the day. The croakers and sandperch have been biting good at the pier late in the afternoon, with small pieces of fresh shrimp and FishBites being the baits of choice. A handful of kingfish showing off the end of the pier late in the afternoon, along with a few bonita throughout the day.
Sebastian Inlet Report with The SnookmanSebastian Inlet Report with The Snookman
Catch-and-release snook and redfish top the list as the action picks back up
“Good morning, Sebastian Inlet anglers and sightseers; I hope everyone had a great weekend. The weather was awesome, and so was the fishing! The action was all over the inlet, but the north side was the better spot due to the cleaner water. There were baitfish in and around the inlet over the weekend: finger mullet, greenies and pilchards, mojarras in the back, but still NO glass minnows in the surf that are usually present this time of year. They have been largely a no-show all along the beaches. The action at the inlet has been the catch-and-release snook, redfish, good catches of mangrove snappers, Spanish mackerel, and a few hooked-but-not-landed cubera snappers. Here are your action spots:
North jetty: Here, most of the action has occurred during early morning and late evening high tide cycles, and on the FIRST of the outgoing tide at the tip. Live mullet and croakers have been the baits of choice for catch-and-release snook and redfish. Most of the snook have been in the 34 to 40-inch range, which are the big breeder females; if you catch any of these big girls, PLEASE return them to the water as quickly as possible! They, just like us when they are worked too hard fighting to land them, have lactic acid build up in their muscles. They cramp and can't swim, and become goliath or shark food. Again, please return them as quickly as possible. Also, the redfish being caught are nice, too, being in the 27 to 34-inch range, with some being bigger. Like the snook, return them to the water as quickly as possible.
Boaters fishing the tip of the jetty are doing very well with the snook and reds. If you can get good-sized live shrimp — which is kind of tough during the summer when they are small — they will work on the incoming tide for the snook and reds. During early high tide, anglers are catching Spanish mackerel on live greenies on the ocean side of the jetty. Around the pilings and rocks of the jetty on either tide, high being the better tide, mangrove snapper are around and being caught. Live shrimp, greenies either live or dead are the bait for them. Some sheepshead are possible as well on live fiddler crabs and cut shrimp. If you see any schools of finger mullet around, keep an eye out for schools of the big jack crevalles that will be following them. Big spoons, jigs and poppers will attract a bite from them. Moving inward toward the area between the jetty gates and bridge, the incoming tide has been producing mangrove snapper on greenies, live or dead, or cut. Small live croakers or mojarras have been producing catch-and-release redfish as well.
South jetty: On this side, same thing. Most of the action occurs during the early morning, and late evening high tide cycles. Catch-and-release snook and reds are biting all live baits. The snook on this side are smaller than the north side, but still fun to catch! Mangrove snapper can be caught all along the rocky jetty/shoreline on live shrimp, greenies either live or dead/cut. Most of the snappers are still small, 10 or 11 inches, but larger examples are being caught. At the tip on the outgoing tide, same cast of characters as always, black margates, blue runners, jack crevalles, and a few mangrove snappers mixed in to keep it interesting. Not to mention the annoying catfish and puffers that are ever present with the dirtier water on this side.
T-dock Area: Back here the action is still a little slow, but fish have been caught. Around the dock pilings and shoreline on either tide, angler are catching small mangrove snapper and mutton snapper on live and dead greenies. Also, look for Spanish mackerel, using live greenies and small white or green jigs. Mullet schools are coming into the inlet again and attracting big jack crevalles which can be caught on big silver spoons and jigs tossed to the channel area. The snook fishing back here has been a little slow due to the dirtier water, but they are catching some on the incoming tide on live mojarras and croakers. And again, back here too, the pesky puffers are ever present!
Surf Area, both sides: Again, same as last week: not too many people fishing at the beaches. Those fishing at the beach just north of the jetty where the water was cleaner told me they caught a few whiting and croakers, and an occasional catfish or two. South side, just a bit worse as the water was pretty dirty. Catfish, puffers and some small bonnethead sharks were caught. There has been a dearth of baitfish schools in the surf to attract much of what would be here along the coast for this time of the year.
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Beach Fishing With Paul Sperco Palm Beach/Martin County Area
It’s Saturday evening and I just finished filleting my catch from today . It won’t go down in my log as a “filled the cooler up” day but the catch was definitely a bit different . I only had a short window to fish this morning and fished from about 730 to about 930 . All in all I managed to catch around 15 fish , keeping 10 , but the 10 I kept will make for a great dinner . The first bite was an 11 inch mangrove snapper that I released to fatten up a bit but the second fish that nearly tore my little 7 foot rod out of my hand turned out to be a 13 1/2 inch mangrove . I caught a third mangrove that was barely 10 inches and released him to get a bit bigger .The Threadfins, aka “Clearnoses then made an appearance and put 5 of them in the cooler . Some croaker rounded out the cooler fish and I released a few sand perch and a small whiting . The Chartreuse/ Flesh/ Shine Shrimp Fishbites was the ticket today tipped with a small piece of shrimp . All of my bites came within 5 yards of the shore break and the key is finding a beach with a defined drop off in that first trough . A couple of my friends caught and released some snook this morning that they caught on live croakers .Off colored water with some slime weed has been the norm this week in the Jensen Beach area but these fish today didn’t seem to mind . If you have never eaten these threadfins you are definitely missing out . They are delicious.I use the pompano 11 inch rule on them even though they are unregulated as that size will produce two nice fillets . High tide tomorrow is around 8 am so prime time will be from 7 to 10 am . Hope everyone has a great Sunday, Good luck and catch em up .
Sebastian Inlet Report with The Snookman
Lukewarm action, but snapper, snook, jacks and others possible
The weather was good, but the fishing at the inlet has slowed down, largely due to stormwater clouding the ocean water combined with cooler water temperatures (dropping from 85 to 81 degrees along the coast). This is time of year; a thermocline usually arrives and cools the coastal waters. To that end, the fishing wasn't too bad, just slow. If you could find some pockets of warmer and cleaner water, you might just find some fish willing to play. Now for an update on the action spots:
North Jetty: Most of the action I saw over the weekend, and last Friday when I fished it, was on the outgoing tide at the tip. There were quite a few big catch-and-release snook caught up on top on live baits, mullet and croakers, and some on the artificial shrimp jigs. Boaters were doing well on the live croakers. Most, if not all the fish caught were in the 34 to 40-inch range. Another species I heard about but didn't see, were the cubera snappers on live mullet at the tip. I heard of a few being hooked, but none caught that I'm aware of. I also saw anglers catching Spanish mackerel on the beach side — both tides on live greenies being freelined under a cork. The Spanish I saw were all in the 14 to 15-inch range. Mangrove snapper remain slow and small, but they are around the rocks and pilings. Cut bait and live greenies are doing the trick for them. Schools of mullet that were there a week ago, have vanished again, so the big jacks and reds that were around chasing them have gone too. Along the rocks between the jetty and catwalk, the mangrove snappers are starting to show again. Cut bait and small live baits such as greenies and mojarras will entice a bite. Sheepshead are also a possibility in the area on fiddler crabs.
South Jetty: There has been action at the tip on the outgoing tide. Cut baits such as mojarras and shrimp are accounting for black margates, small mangroves, blue runners, and an occasional jack crevalle. On the incoming tide along the rock shoreline between the bridge and the jetty, I saw mangroves caught Saturday. One angler I chatted with had just arrived, tossed a mojarra out and caught one about 12 inches long! Hadn't seen one of that size for a couple of weeks. I think he ended up with three like that. They are there, you just need to find them. The south side has been dirtier than the north because of the SE winds and the surf picking up, but if you find clean water, snook and redfish action are possible. Live croakers and mojarras are the baits of choice.
T-dock area: Small baitfish around the dock have increased the fishing action here. Small, and some keeper-sized mangroves are being caught around the pilings, along the rock shoreline east of the dock, and around the cleaning table. Live and cut baits, shrimp and greenies are the baits of choice for this action. Spanish mackerel anglers should use live greenies either freelined, or on a cork float line. You should do well since there are some around the north jetty. Catch-and-release snook action is hit-or-miss due to the dirtier water, but they are around. Live baits, either mojarras or croakers will get a bite, incoming tide would be the better time to fish when the water quality is better.
Surf area, both sides: Again, as in last week’s report, not much is going on as few are surf fishing around the inlet. About the only thing I can suggest is to look for schools of baitfish in the surf. If you find mullet, cast net and fish them or fish using a three to five-inch artificial swim bait; that should get bit as well, around the mullet, and even the glass minnows that usually show up this time of year, but I haven't seen any yet in our area.
Well guys and gals, that's all I have for this week! Expect SSE breezes all week, which may churn things up a bit in the water clarity, but it should warm the water back up some. Grab your gear, bait, plenty of water, hit your favorite spots and see what you produce. You never know from day to day what might be biting at the inlet. Have a wonderful week.” — Snookman.
From Todd @ Juno Bait Crew-Juno Beach
INSHORE- Overall fishing is a bit slow inshore (as is normally the case in the middle of summer). Catch and release snook fishing remains the best bet now on the inshore side of things. Best snook action will be early morning and late afternoon, with approaching storms and key tide changes also firing the snook up. A bulk of the snook will be in and around the inlets right now. Look for the snook to bite in the inlets best on the last of the incoming tide and first of the outgoing tide. Live baits will be best during the day. Lowlight periods and at night the snook will bite jigs and swimbaits. The snook have also been biting around the bridges at night. Top of the outgoing tide will be the best bet for the snook. A handful of mangrove snapper inshore right now. Best bet on the snapper is to fish the tide changes at night. Sandperch have been biting pieces of shrimp in the ICW.
SURF/PIER- Catch and release snook fishing along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier has been good this week. The snook seem to be getting out and cruising the trough in better numbers this week. Early morning and late afternoon is a great time to target the snook along the beach. Small swimbaits and bucktail jigs in natural colors (whiter and baitfish patterns) are great choices for the snook, especially in calmer conditions. When the wind is blowing a bit and the water has some color to it a small swimming plug or twitch bait is a great way to go for the snook. When the sun is up and slight fishing opportunities present themselves a small light swimbait or jig (or fly if that's your thing) is the best way to go. At night a bigger swimbait of flair hawk will come into play for the snook. The Juno Beach Pier has had a few bonita cruising through, and possibly a kingfish at sunrise or sunset. A few scattered tarpon or jacks cruising through, but not in any real numbers to speak of. A fair number of sand perch and croakers around in the first trough. Small pieces of shrimp are the bait of choice for the croaker and sand perch.
Friday, July 5, 2024
From Todd @ Juno Bait Crew-Juno Beach
INSHORE- Catch and release snook fishing has been good inshore. A bulk of the snook will be in and around the inlets; but still a decent number further inshore as well. Best action on the snook in the inlets will be based on the tides. For the fish further inshore the tide is super important, but also try to fish lowlight periods whenever possible. The snook will also bite well at night around the bridges. A handful of mangrove snapper reports inshore, but not huge numbers. For best luck on the snapper try fishing at night. Small live pilchards or shrimp will be the baits of choice for the snapper.
SURF/PIER- Catch and release snook fishing fired off a bit this week, with the surf starting to come to life. While the Juno Beach Pier has been producing good numbers of snook, it's nice to see the surf numbers pick up as well. Best bet for the snook on the beach will be early morning and late afternoon. A small twitchbait, swimming plug, or light bucktail will all be good lure choices for the snook cruising the beach. Any type of small live baits (sardines, pilchards, etc) should all get lots of bites. A bigger sand perch or croaker will be the way to go for getting bigger bites. The Juno Beach Pier has been producing a few bonita and kingfish bites as well. A few tarpon cruising the beach, though the numbers have fallen off pretty good on them. Croaker are biting decent in the first trough. Small pieces of shrimp will be the way to go for bait.
Sebastian Inlet Report with The SnookmanSebastian Inlet Report with The Snookman
North side of the north jetty has been the best bet, but the fishing is slow all around
Our fishing guide, "Snookman" Wayne Landry serves up a report of lackluster fishing this week:
“Good morning, Sebastian inlet anglers. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Here we go with another adventure into what's happening at the inlet. The fishing was mostly sluggish due to turbid water conditions all weekend, but there was some action to be had if you found clean water. The north side was the cleanest, whereas the south side was the dirtiest. The north side held the action over the weekend from Friday onward.
North Jetty: The tip of the jetty on the outgoing tide was producing nice catch-and-release snook on live shrimp and small croakers. Also being caught at the tip on both tides were small mangrove snappers - on cut bait, greenies and live shrimp - and mixed in were a couple nice sheepshead and spot tail pins. The snook bite on the incoming was non-existent, but they were there; you could see the massive school of them on the inside: water clarity was that clean on Friday. On the beachside, for those fishing cut and live shrimp, whiting and catfish were the action over the weekend, both tides, with a few small mangrove snapper around the pilings and rocks. Further up the way towards the bridge on the incoming tide, there were catch-and-release redfish caught on small live croakers and mojarras. A couple of guys I know fish that area, and they said that between the three of them they caught and released about 10 redfish. Also, along this shoreline, same tide, there have been some mangrove snappers being caught on live shrimp and cut bait. Saturday, I saw a huge school of mullet move down the beach, and with them was a massive school of big jack crevalle tearing them up! Unfortunately, nobody hooked up with any. So that's pretty much for this side.
South Jetty: On this side on both tides, it was pretty much a total mess. The water was dirty most everywhere you went, especially during the incoming tide that sucked the dirty water back into the inlet, back to the t-dock and beyond. About the only fish I saw caught over the weekend were catfish, jack crevalle and blue runners, all being caught on shrimp, live or dead, and cut baits. I did see a couple of small catch-and-release snookies caught on the incoming tide along the shoreline where there were clean pockets of water. Live mojarras and croakers were the baits of choice. Also, along this shoreline area, mangrove snappers are possible in the cleaner water. Small live baits will do the trick for them.
T-Dock Area: Back here it has been slow; few anglers fishing at all. That doesn’t mean there aren’t fish, but if you find cleaner water on an incoming tide, snapper and snook are possible. Also, if there are a lot of the greenies back here, Spanish mackerel are a possibility too. Not to mention, with the schools of mullet coming in the inlet, the big jack crevalles should be around chasing them for some action.
Surf Area, both sides: I haven't seen hardly anyone surf fishing, due to the low tides being in the morning. The few out there are catching catfish and a few whiting. The north side has been the cleanest area, and the south, like I mentioned earlier, has been a dirty mess.
Well, that's all I have for now. Looking for more immediate updates on the inlet action? The Inlet Bait and Tackle shop finally has a phone where you can call for fishing news and live bait availability. The number is 321-471-9489. Rose answers on Tuesday and Wednesday, while bait shop manager Erica, “The Snook Queen,” is there the rest of the week. If you call, tell them Snookman hooked you up. Have a great week everyone.” — Snookman.
Beach Fishing With Paul Sperco Palm Beach/Martin County Area
I worked at the Snook Nook this morning and the place was busy from open till I left at noon . Lots of anglers fishing this weekend from the river, surf, and offshore . As far as the surf is concerned I fished yesterday morning from about 730 to 930 and managed to put 20 nice whiting in the cooler and the photo I attached are the beautiful fillets from yesterday that will be my 4th of July Hutchinson Island fish fry. The bite yesterday was right after the high tide mark on the start of the outgoing movement. The small sand perch were a bit of a problem but I’m seeing that the whiting have been about 10 yards inshore of the schools of perch . A quick tip for the whiting and croaker is once you locate them keep casting to the same distance and area where you are getting the bites . I have been starting with a longer cast of 40 to 45 yards from the surface and if I don’t get any bites I start dragging my sinker and bait in 1 to 2 yards every couple of minutes . When you find them just keep putting your bait in the exact same spot . I also walk out of the surf and make a mark in the sand with my foot at the exact line where I was casting up on the dry sand area . You could be 10 yards away and never get a bite . Chartreuse Bloodworm And Chartreuse/Shine/ Flesh Shrimp Fishbites tipped with a small piece of shrimp continues to produce . Always try the first trough when you start your day to see if they are in that near shore area . Yesterday all of the bites came from 20 to 40 yards off while last Saturday all of the whiting were right at our feet 5 to 10 yards off . It’s a morning high tide for the rest of the weekend so stop at the Snook Nook, grab your Fishbites and shrimp, and go have some fun . Stay hydrated and bring the sunscreen. I hope everyone has a great holiday weekend.
Monday, July 1, 2024
Beach Fishing With Paul Sperco Palm Beach/Martin County Area
I have Danny and grandson Christian down here this weekend to do some surf fishing and the weekend started out less than spectacular with some sand perch and not much else on Friday but yesterday things got better . We managed to put a bunch of big whiting in the cooler and Christian fought, landed , and a released a slob of a snook that he caught on a live croaker . As has been the case this summer there was little or no action until about 45 minutes before the high tide mark . Once the first trough began to get some water the whiting started to bite . Find a well defined trough and some clean water and chances are you’ll bend some rods around high tide . Green Chartreuse Bloodworm and Chartreuse/Shine/ Flesh Shrimp Fishbites tipped with a small piece of shrimp was the ticket for the whiting. All of the whiting were caught within 5 to 8 yards from the edge of the surf . We were starting to pack up our gear when Danny saw a large swirl and commotion on the surface about 20 yards out. Christian grabbed a live croaker that we picked up from the Snook Nook and threw it out . The pickup was almost immediate and after a walk up and down the beach chasing the big girl he landed it , took a few pictures, and then released it . Time is of the essence when you play catch and release with these great gamefish so please get them unhooked and put back in the water after a quick picture . It was a great fish for a great kid and one that he won’t forget for some time . Conditions look pretty good for the upcoming week so fish the high tide and have some fun . Good luck and catch em up .
Snook-Nook Fishing Report
Our summertime Snook fishing is in full swing here on the Treasure Coast. If you’re looking to try to catch a trophy sized Snook, this is a great time of the year to give it a shot! There have still been good numbers of Snook schooled up in the inlet. Look for the schools around the south detached jetty, along the beach by the Hole in the Wall, in the Crossroads as well as on the beaches to the north and south of the inlet. Fishing live baits such as Croakers, Pilchards and Threadfins have been the most effective baits in the inlet. Some of the schools haven’t been as cooperative when it comes to getting bites from them, but if you find yourself in that situation, it is best to move onto trying to find the next school. We’ve been getting a steady supply of Croakers here at the shop and should have a steady supply throughout the summer weather permitting. Don’t be afraid to shoot out the inlet to fish some of the nearshore wrecks and reefs this time of year as they will commonly be found out there. Fishing bridges and docks in both the St. Lucie and the Indian River should result in a few fish as well. The concrete blocks underneath the causeways have been holding some big Snook, be sure to have some heavy tackle if you plan on going to battle there! There are also a lot of Goliath Groupers and you will occasionally find a Black or Gag Grouper mixed in with the Goliaths underneath those concrete blocks (keep in mind Gag Grouper season closed On 6/14). When we get the high afternoon temperatures, the water will heat up a good bit as well. When that water heats up you will want to focus on areas with deeper water and moving current as the fish will tend to move to those areas. If you’re looking to fish in the evening into the night, the dock light fishing has been pretty good. You will see that the fish may feed more at night in the lights due to the water temperatures cooling down after the sun sets. Anglers fishing from shore can look to get in on some Snook action on the beaches, at the Jensen Causeway, at Indian Riverside Park, the Ft. Pierce jetty and wading north of the power plant in the mornings and evenings. At the causeway they have been feeding pretty consistently on shrimp and crabs that have been flowing through on the outgoing tides in the evenings. Free lining crabs or shrimp as well as fishing a shrimp on a jighead will give you a good shot at hooking up. If you are looking to fish artificials; NLBN paddle tails, Vudu or Thumper Shrimp and Yozuri Crystal Minnows have all been solid choices.
With the crabs starting to flow through at the causeways, the Tarpon bite has really started to turn on. You will want to focus on fishing the outgoing tides if you’re looking to find them there. The Tarpon have been around during the daytime, evening and night outgoing tides at both the Jensen and Stuart causeways. You can free line a crab or free line a larger live mullet to give you the best chance at hooking up. Adding a float on your line isn’t a bad idea either to keep your bait up on the surface where the Tarpon have been feeding. There has been some steady Tarpon fishing just north of the inlet, primarily on the stretch from Bathtub Beach to Stuart Beach in the mornings and evenings. Fishing live mullet or threadfins have been the best options there. The North Fork of the river has been holding some Tarpon as well, if you’re looking to throw artificials, they love to eat a DOA Terror Eyz up that way! If you’re just looking to hook into a drag screamer, there have been plenty of big Jacks around too!
There have been a few Redfish around mixed in with the schools of Snook at the inlet as well as at the causeways. Anglers fishing live shrimp have been able to pick away at Mangrove Snappers around structure here inshore. If you’re looking to weed through some of the smaller ones, fishing a small pilchard or pinfish on a jighead is a great strategy to catch some of the bigger ones mixed in when they’re around. We typically see our biggest Snapper here inshore during the summer months. Those fishing live shrimp have also run into Flounder, Sheepshead, Black Drum and a variety of other species. Keep in mind that July is typically the toughest time of the year to get live shrimp. The water heats up in the gulf and the shrimp will bury themselves in the mud to stay cool, when that happens our shrimpers aren’t able to catch them. The few shrimp that are caught are very small and face higher chances of die off on the ride over due to the warm water. Please be patient with us when it comes to the live shrimp as we are at the shrimper’s mercy, feel free to call the shop for updates when the shrimp supply becomes difficult.
Sebastian Inlet Report with The Snookman
North side of the north jetty has been the best bet, but the fishing is slow all around
“Good morning, Sebastian inlet anglers. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Here we go with another adventure into what's happening at the inlet. The fishing was mostly sluggish due to turbid water conditions all weekend, but there was some action to be had if you found clean water. The north side was the cleanest, whereas the south side was the dirtiest. The north side held the action over the weekend from Friday onward.
North Jetty: The tip of the jetty on the outgoing tide was producing nice catch-and-release snook on live shrimp and small croakers. Also being caught at the tip on both tides were small mangrove snappers - on cut bait, greenies and live shrimp - and mixed in were a couple nice sheepshead and spot tail pins. The snook bite on the incoming was non-existent, but they were there; you could see the massive school of them on the inside: water clarity was that clean on Friday. On the beachside, for those fishing cut and live shrimp, whiting and catfish were the action over the weekend, both tides, with a few small mangrove snapper around the pilings and rocks. Further up the way towards the bridge on the incoming tide, there were catch-and-release redfish caught on small live croakers and mojarras. A couple of guys I know fish that area, and they said that between the three of them they caught and released about 10 redfish. Also, along this shoreline, same tide, there have been some mangrove snappers being caught on live shrimp and cut bait. Saturday, I saw a huge school of mullet move down the beach, and with them was a massive school of big jack crevalle tearing them up! Unfortunately, nobody hooked up with any. So that's pretty much for this side.
South Jetty: On this side on both tides, it was pretty much a total mess. The water was dirty most everywhere you went, especially during the incoming tide that sucked the dirty water back into the inlet, back to the t-dock and beyond. About the only fish I saw caught over the weekend were catfish, jack crevalle and blue runners, all being caught on shrimp, live or dead, and cut baits. I did see a couple of small catch-and-release snookies caught on the incoming tide along the shoreline where there were clean pockets of water. Live mojarras and croakers were the baits of choice. Also, along this shoreline area, mangrove snappers are possible in the cleaner water. Small live baits will do the trick for them.
T-Dock Area: Back here it has been slow; few anglers fishing at all. That doesn’t mean there aren’t fish, but if you find cleaner water on an incoming tide, snapper and snook are possible. Also, if there are a lot of the greenies back here, Spanish mackerel are a possibility too. Not to mention, with the schools of mullet coming in the inlet, the big jack crevalles should be around chasing them for some action.
Surf Area, both sides: I haven't seen hardly anyone surf fishing, due to the low tides being in the morning. The few out there are catching catfish and a few whiting. The north side has been the cleanest area, and the south, like I mentioned earlier, has been a dirty mess.
From Todd @ Juno Bait Crew-Juno Beach
Catch and release snook fishing remains the best bet inshore. The hot weather doesn't bother the snook...the hotter the better! By and large the biggest concentration of snook will be in and/or near the inlets; with both Jupiter and Palm Beach Inlets holding good numbers. If the inlets fishery isn't your scene, the ICW and Loxahatchee River will be holding snook as well. During the day the snook will be laid up under boat docks and along seawalls. At nigh the snook have been holding around bridges and docklights. Day or night be sure to fish the last of the incoming and first of the outgoing for best luck. Having some moving water is key. Other inshore action is on the slow side. A few scattered snapper reports, along with a few decent sand perch catches.
SURF/PIER- Catch and release snook fishing has been very good along the beach and at the Juno Beach Pier this week. Early morning and late afternoon as usual will be the best bet for the snook. Along the beach small paddle tails, small bucktails, and smaller twitch baits will all be good lure choices. Live baits will also be a good choice. The Juno Beach Pier snook bite continues to improve. Lots of fish around, and when the bait gets right they start chewing. Just be careful with those big spawning females...they have the future in their bellies. he Juno Beach Pier has also had a decent number of bonita, and a few scattered kingfish around. Early and late is best bet for the kings, while the bonita will often bite throughout the day. A mixture of blue runners, sandperch, and croakers have been hanging around the first trough, and are generally willing to chomp down some small pieces of fresh shrimp.