SURF/PIER- Kind of an interesting week to start the year along the beach and at the Juno Beach Fishing Pier. The surf south of Jupiter Inlet has been a bit spotty; while action to the north of Jupiter Inlet remains a bit more consistent. Regardless of which direction you head low-light periods (early morning/late afternoon) will be best for bluefish, jacks, Spanish Mackerel, pompano, and sharks. For fun topwater action early in the morning or at sunset on the jacks, bluefish, and sharks try throwing a GT Ice Cream, Yo-Zuri Surface Cruiser, or Yo-Zuri Hydro Pencil. For more consistent bites opt for a swimming plug (Rapala X-Rap, Yo-Zuri Mag Minnow, Yo-Zuri Longcast), diamond jig, or a Gator Spoon. The pompano that have been around (again primarily north of Jupiter Inlet) are biting best on sandfleas, clams, and Fishbites. The Juno Beach Pier has been producing some nice size Spanish Mackerel, a few keeper size Kingfish, and surprisingly a good number of bonita. The Spanish Mackerel are being caught best with small to medium size swimming plugs (X-Rap or Yo-Zuri Mag Minnow), white crappie jigs, or the bobber rig with a Clark spoon. For the kingfish and bonita try throwing a bigger swimming plug (Daiwa SP Minnow or Rapala X-Rap in size 12 or 14). Best bite for them has been first thing in the morning, with a few pushing around again late in the afternoon.
To the angler who loves to fish the beaches, shores, jetties, bridges and piers of Florida.
Saturday, January 5, 2019
From Todd &Trey @ Juno Bait -Juno Beach
The Hobe Sound Flats and boat docks (Mile Marker 40-44 in the ICW) remain our best bet on the inshore side of things. Good mixed bag action for ladyfish, jacks, sheepshead, a few spotted seatrout, and maybe even a redfish or two. Live shrimp will be the top producer on the natural bait side of things; while a Vudu Shrimp, DOA Shrimp, or DOA Cal paddle tail will work well on the artificial side of things. The Loxahatchee River has had a few good days of pompano fishing, but its hard to pinpoint when/where its going to happen. Sandfleas, Fishbites, and Doc's Goofy Jigs have been the ticket for the pomps when you do find them. Milder weather has kept the catch and release snook fishing going pretty good, especially at night around bridges and docklights. A few reports from Munyan Island coming in for spotted seatrout and very occasioanl redfish as well.
SURF/PIER- Kind of an interesting week to start the year along the beach and at the Juno Beach Fishing Pier. The surf south of Jupiter Inlet has been a bit spotty; while action to the north of Jupiter Inlet remains a bit more consistent. Regardless of which direction you head low-light periods (early morning/late afternoon) will be best for bluefish, jacks, Spanish Mackerel, pompano, and sharks. For fun topwater action early in the morning or at sunset on the jacks, bluefish, and sharks try throwing a GT Ice Cream, Yo-Zuri Surface Cruiser, or Yo-Zuri Hydro Pencil. For more consistent bites opt for a swimming plug (Rapala X-Rap, Yo-Zuri Mag Minnow, Yo-Zuri Longcast), diamond jig, or a Gator Spoon. The pompano that have been around (again primarily north of Jupiter Inlet) are biting best on sandfleas, clams, and Fishbites. The Juno Beach Pier has been producing some nice size Spanish Mackerel, a few keeper size Kingfish, and surprisingly a good number of bonita. The Spanish Mackerel are being caught best with small to medium size swimming plugs (X-Rap or Yo-Zuri Mag Minnow), white crappie jigs, or the bobber rig with a Clark spoon. For the kingfish and bonita try throwing a bigger swimming plug (Daiwa SP Minnow or Rapala X-Rap in size 12 or 14). Best bite for them has been first thing in the morning, with a few pushing around again late in the afternoon.
SURF/PIER- Kind of an interesting week to start the year along the beach and at the Juno Beach Fishing Pier. The surf south of Jupiter Inlet has been a bit spotty; while action to the north of Jupiter Inlet remains a bit more consistent. Regardless of which direction you head low-light periods (early morning/late afternoon) will be best for bluefish, jacks, Spanish Mackerel, pompano, and sharks. For fun topwater action early in the morning or at sunset on the jacks, bluefish, and sharks try throwing a GT Ice Cream, Yo-Zuri Surface Cruiser, or Yo-Zuri Hydro Pencil. For more consistent bites opt for a swimming plug (Rapala X-Rap, Yo-Zuri Mag Minnow, Yo-Zuri Longcast), diamond jig, or a Gator Spoon. The pompano that have been around (again primarily north of Jupiter Inlet) are biting best on sandfleas, clams, and Fishbites. The Juno Beach Pier has been producing some nice size Spanish Mackerel, a few keeper size Kingfish, and surprisingly a good number of bonita. The Spanish Mackerel are being caught best with small to medium size swimming plugs (X-Rap or Yo-Zuri Mag Minnow), white crappie jigs, or the bobber rig with a Clark spoon. For the kingfish and bonita try throwing a bigger swimming plug (Daiwa SP Minnow or Rapala X-Rap in size 12 or 14). Best bite for them has been first thing in the morning, with a few pushing around again late in the afternoon.
Scouting Around Palm Beach And Martin County
Earlier in the week, before the harsh weather hit, anglers surfcasting along the beaches a half-mile north of Boynton Inlet reported catching pompano, bluefish and whiting.
The bluefish were hitting top-water poppers early in the morning and the pompano and whiting were hitting live sand fleas and cut shrimp on pompano rigs.
Pompano were also being caught in the Intracoastal Waterway and the flats on the north and south end of Manalapan.
White or yellow pompano jigs bounced off the bottom produced the most bites. The fish have been feeding on the flats during high tide, then moving along the channel edges during low tide.
Redfish, small Jacks and a few flounder up to 6 pounds were taken off Lantana bridge on Sunday. The Redfish were hitting cut mullet and small live pinfish fished near the bridge fenders. The flounder are eating live shrimp fished on the bottom near the rock piles and close to the south seawall.
photo courtesy of Hai Truong @haitruongfishing.com
Anglers fishing Lake Osbourne and the adjoining canals recently have caught peacock bass on top water Chug Bugs in frog colors during the day and sunshine bass, clown knifefish and black crappie using live shad and Missouri minnows at night.
They’ve also caught channel catfish up to 12 pounds using cut shad fished on the bottom.
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
From Capt. Charlie @Fishing Center-Fort Pierce
The holidays are over and 2019 is upon us already. Winter arrived a little early this year and the cold fronts have cooled the water down quite a bit already. January is traditionally a cold month for the Treasure Coast and the weekly fronts will bring a few days of cooling things down for us to deal with. Wearing layers is essential to cope with the temperature swings that can be as much as 40 degrees or more. Plan your fishing according to the weather forecasts and enjoy the fishing.
Lots of species are in the river this month. Pompano, sheepshead, drum and Spanish mackerel are all winter fish that arrive here as the water temps drop. It’s an awesome time of year! Fishing channel edges can find these fish lurking for aneasy meal. I like jigs in these places for our best results. Bridges and docks will also be great places to target drum, sheepshead and redfish. Try a DOA shrimp or live bait when fishing these areas. Don’t forget mangroves for redfish and snook as well. Spanish mackerel will generally come in with the tides and can be found around the inlet areas. Small shiny lures work best on them.
Water temperatures can determine where you fish and how your fish. Winds will give you another factor to adjust to. As temps drop, move to deeper water areas for your best opportunities for catching fish. Channel edges are particularly productive in winter. Fish the grass flats for redfish and trout as the sun gets higher in the mornings. DOA Deadly Combos are excellent tools for searching out trout and reds.
January is typically a windy month and it willcontinue the tradition if recent weather gives you an insight to the coming month. You might enjoy one or two days a week that is calmer but expect it to be windy most days. Using the right ramps can make your day a little easier in dealing with the weather. There are many ramps around the area that allow you to launch depending on wind direction. The river can be rough some days, but you can still fish most days if you plan your trips carefully. It is a great month to fish despite weather conditions that might not be to your liking. 2018 was an outstanding year for us and I expect this year to be even better!
Lots of species are in the river this month. Pompano, sheepshead, drum and Spanish mackerel are all winter fish that arrive here as the water temps drop. It’s an awesome time of year! Fishing channel edges can find these fish lurking for an
Water temperatures can determine where you fish and how your fish. Winds will give you another factor to adjust to. As temps drop, move to deeper water areas for your best opportunities for catching fish. Channel edges are particularly productive in winter. Fish the grass flats for redfish and trout as the sun gets higher in the mornings. DOA Deadly Combos are excellent tools for searching out trout and reds.
January is typically a windy month and it will
From Whites Tackle - Ft Pierce / Stuart
The warm and relatively calm conditions have lead to some pretty good fishing in the Indian River, with pretty fair numbers of Redfish being caught along the shorelines. Gulp Shrimp, DOA CAL jigs, and flies such as the Shrimp Tease have accounted for most of the catches. Sea Trout have also been active along drop offs and shorelines with depth, falling for a variety of baits, including DOA Shrimp, Mirrolure Mirrodines, Yo-Zuri slow sinking twitchbaits, and even some topwater plugs like the Rapala Skitterwalk. Pompano fishing in the surf has been good during the calmer days, mostly on sand fleas, and Bluefish have been taking spoons fairly regularly. 
Sebastian Inlet has produced pretty fair Flounder catches on live Finger Mullet, and Fort Pierce Inlet is still the place to be to try and boat a Tarpon at night using bait or plugs.
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