Jupiter & Palm Beach Offshore Saltwater Fishing Report

Capt. Rob Mazzei
January 12, 2005
Jupiter - Saltwater Fishing Report

Summer like weather slows sail fish bite

Summer like weather and southerly winds have scattered sail fish. Sail fishing has been lack luster at best. We had decent water conditions with an abundance of flying fish, but could not find hungry fish. On a positive note, quite a few yellow fin tuna and blue marlin have been caught further off shore for those trolling for sail fish.

Over the last few weeks we have concentrated mostly in shore due to hazardous sea conditions. This past weekend the seas calmed allowing us to head to the deep where we encountered excellent snapper and grouper bite. Mitzi Wiborg of Jupiter caught a 22lb gag grouper and lost 2 others to the reef and landed 5 mutton snapper up to 7lbs. The good bite continued through the week until the gulf stream current slowed to less than 1knot and scattered the fish along the reef. Dead sardines triple hook rigs with enough lead to reach bottom accounted for most bites. We also caught fairly large yellow tail and several true red snapper. King fish have made a showing, but have been spotty moving up and down the reef out to 160ft of water. In shore in Intracoastal waterway pompano have been moving through in certain tides with no pattern or consistancy to their feeding activity. Frank Romeo of New Jersey did manage to catch a 51/2 lb pompano on live shrimp and jig combination. Lady fish and jacks have been by far the most common catches. Between markers 40 and 44 north of Jupiter have been the most productive areas. Fly rodders continue to catch hords of spanish mackerel and blue-fish at Pecks Lake when sea conditions allow boaters to reach the lake. Spinner sharks have been doing their thing north of blowing rocks, again when sea conditions allow us to fish along the beach.

Another cold front is expected by this weekend, hopefully that will spur the sail fish migration and trigger a hot bite.

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