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Palm Beach to Jupiter
Capt. Craig Korczynski
May 15, 2006
Palm Beach - Saltwater Fishing Report
Inshore Report May 15, 2006
Long time over due. For all those who have been waiting for reports sorry for the long wait. The fishing has been awesome the past month. The grass flats have been holding all kinds of fish from Snook to trout, sheepshead, ladyfish; jacks just to name a few. The best time to fish the flats has been early morning on an incoming tide and also an incoming tide in the late afternoon. Live bait has been great for the all the catches but artificial will also work just as well. Jig heads in ¼ ounce rigged with soft plastics work great for covering a lot of area and locating fish. The finger mullet are all over the flats right now, when you locate them try and fish near the pods and you should find the fish.
The Lox River is still going off the Snook are everywhere and so are the huge Jacks. I like to fish the last hour of incoming then wait for the outgoing tide to pour out. The Snook have been ranging form 22 inches to 32inches. The smaller Snook are all schooled up near docks just waiting for bait to pass by. Finger mullet and greenies have done the trick. Early morning risers can enjoy great top water action for Snook along mangrove shorelines and seawalls. The Fat Snook are still biting strong with most of the fish ranging from 18 inches to 24inches. Most of the Fat Snook are around docks and pilings holding tight to the structure. The docks have also been holding some big mangrove snappers along with small groupers.
Now to the fresh water I have been fishing fresh water a lot lately do to the finding of the Peacock bass. That’s right they are now in my own back yard no more driving down south. The Peacocks are ranging from 1 to 4 pounds. The have been hitting small jerk baits and lures but the best bait has been live shiners. The Large mouth bass have been hot also with the average size fish around 4 pounds up to 8 pounds. Rattle traps fished around large shad pods, have worked great along with the 3inch storm baits. Shiners with a floating cork tossed out near the huge bait pods will guarantee a fish every time. The bait pods have been ranging from 10 yards in diameter to 30 yards in diameter. The fishing has been great all day long even at high noon the fish still continue to feed.
THE SNOOK SPAWN
The Inlet fishing for the Snook has not turned on yet but it is coming soon, so for all those who want to try their luck against the huge spawn snook get ready. The next couple of weeks the Snook should be along the beach and starting to gather at the mouth of the inlets. So for all those who have dreamed of hooking a huge snook in the 20lb class and higher this is the time to do it. Also for this years Snook spawn who every catches the biggest Snook during the Spawn gets a half off trip for next years Snook spawn. So give Capt. Craig a call to book your trip now for the Snook spawn or for the mighty Peacock Bass. Remember families and kids are always welcome so book your trip now to make those great memories. 561-644-4371, [email protected]. www.PhlatsInshoreFishing.com
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