The Palm Beach Post Tuppens Fishing Report OFFSHORE The heavy winds from last week continued over the long Thanksgiving weekend, so sea conditions were treacherous. Throw in a two-day cold front and you were looking at some pretty challenging times to be on a boat. Nonetheless, a few intrepid anglers and got out there and were somewhat rewarded. Off Jensen Beach, dolphin were biting in 110-140 feet of water, and there were a few sailfish mixed in. Mangrove and lane snapper, along with some sea bass, were caught on the bottom in 70 feet. There was some good activity off Jupiter, as dolphin, bonitas, kingfish and sailfish were all reported at 120-200 feet. Snapper and yellowtail were reasonably abundant at 85-105 – but the wind and cold weather had the blackfin tuna hiding up this way. No sight of them anywhere. However, the blackfin tuna, along with dolphin, were available if you were will travel deep off of Palm Beach. They were biting in the 300-500-foot range. Wahoo were a bit more cooperative, showing themselves anywhere from 100-500 feet, and available to trollers. The south part of the county was pretty much a fishing ghost town, with just a few and sailfish biting in 80-140 feet off Boynton Beach. INSHORE During the rare periods when the wind died down a bit, pompano have been plentiful along the beaches of the Treasure Coast. If you were patient, you might also have been able to mix in a few whiting, croaker, ladyfish, bluefish and bonefish. In the Indian River, weighty flounder (some approaching 5 pounds!) are still biting near the south end of Middle Cove. Don’t like all that wind? Try your luck in the river’s small ponds and intakes instead. You might find some nice, though small, tarpon and redfish in these areas. Bluefish, pompano and mackerel were biting in the surf along Jupiter, as were jacks some bonefish. The best action is on the incoming tide or during the first two or three hours of the outgoing tide. Snook, pompano and ladyfish were all seen in both the Intracoastal Waterway and Loxahatchee River, and snook are still biting at nighttime around the bridges. Most of the inshore action in central and southern Palm Beach County has been snook around bridges and docks at night, although a few Spanish mackerel were caught on the beaches and near the inlets. There’s also a decent number of bluefish to be had around Boca Raton. FRESHWATER The wind has made it pretty challenging on Lake Okeechobee this week, but now that we’re going through a bit of a warming trend, the bite’s back on! The best bass fishing is still on the outside edges and back in the grass, but getting to — and holding — those spots has a taxing proposition, to say the least. If you are willing to brave the Big O’s elements, there are plenty of fish to be had. We’ve got reports of more than 15 5-plus-pounders being caught in a single day. Some lures – regardless of whether they were being baited with live or artificial bites – have secured catches that were upwards of 7 pounds. Which reminds us – feel free to use either live or artificial bites this week because we’re told that they’re working equally well.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 10:57:03 +0000
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