INSHORE- Snook fishing was very good ahead of the storm. The snook have been feeding on mullet during the day. Seawalls, boat docks, and other prime ambush points will be the best places to target the snook. At night the snook have been hanging around the bridges in good numbers. Flair Hawk Jigs and bigger body swimbaits are the best bet lure wise for the snook. Both incoming and outgoing tide should produce bites (It's unlikely that we will have a crystal clear incoming tide this week). This is the time of year you expect to see a few redfish mixed in with the snook as well. It's by no means a huge number of reds, but if you're going to catch one in Palm Beach County it is likely to be in the middle two weeks of October.
SURF/PIER- The Juno Beach Pier will remain closed through at least Friday with very heavy surf forecasted (See below). If the forecast holds and the surf falls over the next few days, we could see the Juno Beach Pier really fire off. The hope will be that the snapper push back in with the swell. Early in the week the pompano made the first good showing of the season at the pier. Most of the pomps were short; but a few keepers did come over the rail. The pompano were biting Doc's Goofy Jigs, JYG Pro Micro Jigs, and Fishbites well. Expect a nice push of pompano after this north swell. Bluefish have started to show up as well. Spanish Mackerel action has been a bit spotty, but still some around. The bluefin showing up has not chased all the snook off the beach; but it won't take ling for that to happen. The beach did have a lot of mullet (mostly scattered and not in big pods) as Hurricane Milton pushed offshore, with some big tarpon around. As the swell comes down we should see some more mullet pushing down the beach.
