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Offshore:
From the condos on Singer Island north to the Juno Pier there has been a nice king mackerel bite in 100 feet of water. Live goggle eyes and blue runners are working best for the bigger ones with the smaller fish mostly hitting dead sardines. Don’t forget to use a stinger rig.
Off of the Lake Worth Inlet area, there has been a decent mutton snapper bite in 150 to 180 feet of water. Use a four-ounce lead and a long, light leader.
The deep-water wrecks off of the Singer Island area have been holding amberjacks. Live bait that can swim is a must and then get ready for a workout.
There are still some good-sized schools of jack crevalle running the beaches from Singer Island through Palm Beach. The rod-bending, bigger ones are hitting live baits. Under 20 pounds they are hitting shrimp or a jig.
Spinner sharks are still cruising the beaches from Palm Beach Public up to the Jupiter Inlet. Any live or cut bait will work.
A few wahoo are being caught being caught off of Palm Beach flatlining live goggle eyes or blue runners.
Off of the Boynton Beach area, anglers are finding quite a few dolphin the past couple of days. Though most are undersized peanuts, there are some keepers in the five- to 18-pound range. Look for rips, color changes and/or debris in 150 out to 600 feet of water. Trolling ballyhoo or bonito strips under blue/white skirts has been working well.
The sailfish bite has been slow off of Boynton recently. Less than a handful of fish have been caught and released by local boats using goggle-eyes and small blue runners under the kites. The fish that have been caught have been moving along the color changes occurring 180 to 250 feet.
The bottom fishing in the area remains a bit slow. That said, porgies and grunts have been hitting cut squid and dead shrimp fished on hi-low rigs between 75 and 115 feet of water.
Inshore:
As the water has continued to get warmer, the snook have been becoming more active and willing to chase baits for anglers in the St. Lucie River. Working the bridge fenders, pilings and docks, they have been especially keen on live croakers (if you can get them). After that they will go after other live baits and have been hitting top water plugs like a MirrOlure Top Dog in the early mornings.
The bridges spanning the Indian River have had a good black drum bite the past week. They are being caught using shrimp on a jig head.
For some excellent pompano action, head up to the flats around the power plant. Goofy Jigs as well as double hook rigs with pieces of shrimp have been working well. The Sailfish Flats area has also been a hot spot for pompano. Using Goofy Jigs combined with a teaser fly, angler Max Lichtig reported getting fish up to and even over 18 inches on a light spinning rod.
The sheepshead bite has been good off the north jetty of the Boynton Inlet during the incoming tide. Crabs, sand fleas and clams are all working. The sheepshead bite has also been good around the bridges spanning the Intracoastal Waterway using shrimp, crabs, barnacles and cut clams.
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Lake Okeechobee:
The bass bite has excellent the past week. Though it’s still good in the mornings, the bite has been good throughout the day as well. Even though they’re a bit hard to find right now, live shiners are working best. If going with an artificial, however, top water plugs, spinner baits and plastic worms will do. Tin House Cove, Fourth Point, Horse Island and the Monkey Box have all been hot spots. The fish are starting to bed and spawn right now so you catch them coming and going.
The spec bite is still fantastic. Anglers are limiting out working the river as well as the outside edges around Eagle Bay and Third Point. Afternoons have been the best time and jigs are working better than minnows right now.
More freshwater:
Last weekend, anglers on the hunt for peacock bass were having a blast working the canals along State Road 441 and the adjoining east/west canals between Lantana Road south to Boynton Beach Boulevard.
All fishing report information courtesy of Snook Nook in Jensen Beach, Capt. Weston Russell at Reel Intense Fishing Charters, Max Lichtig, Capt. Bruce Cyr and Garrard’s Bait & Tackle in Okeechobee.
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