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I heard that there is some wahoo action about 60 miles offshore if your looking for a long run.
There is also a ton of bonita in about 20 feet of water. Troll with a spoon or live mullet to get some bites. |
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Subject: Jack 's Best?
If you can't catch Jack...then catch ...Jacks!!! Fishing from "the pier"- here in SW Florida I see Giant Jacks-(Crevalles that is?) everytime I go....40-45 lber's? The Spanish Macks will occasionally rip my spoon or Shreveport, LA. produced, Hugh Rinkle's "Rinky Dink" tail spinner...(Man do they rip that thing!!!), but the Jacks seem to be more picky...even when "frenzied" and won't hit any artificals....how do I get my string stretched?, How do I get one to at least strike!? These fish are REAL brutes! I have heard they don't cook up as well, fry with a brick and eat the brick type thing......true? HOW DO YOU CATCH JACK CREVALLE from a pier with artificals or (even BAIT... GOD forbid!)?? |
The Pier Rat
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Subject: Juno Beach Fishing Pier
THE PIER OF DREAMS
The new Juno Pier proves that if you build it....
THE FISH WILL COME!
From Florida Sportsmans May 1999 issue...written by: Bob Huttemeyer
Pier fishermen in northern Palm Beach County (Florida) have plenty of reason to celebrate. There's a new pier in town, the culmination of ten years of local initiative. Once again, the Juno pier is putting anglers within casting distance of everything from snook to kingfish.
The old pier was destroyed in the fierce Thanksgiving Day Storm of 1984. Four years later, a petition circulated by tackle shop owner John Lott was signed by 6,000 citizens eager to replace the old structure. Palm Beach County Commissioner Karen Marcus took up the cause and spearheaded efforts to build a new fishing pier.
The county's Department of Environmental Resources Management, under Director Jim Barry, helped design the pier to accomodate the needs of coastal ecology. Particular emphasis was placed on protecting sea turtles that nest in the area. Nearby condominium owners and some local politicians had opposed rebuilding the pier, despite overwhelming demand for the pier by area fishermen. Pier advocates, on their second red-eye trip to Tallahassee, received final approval to build from the late Governor Chiles and his cabinet on June 13, 1996. Construction started that fall.
The pier opened to fishing on January 13, 1999. In the first week, over 2,000 people came to fish or just take in the sights. By all estimates, the pier should be a welcome bonus to the region, attracting lots of fish--not to mention lots of visiting anglers.
Old hands don't need instruction on how to fish from the new structure. Many still recount great days on the old pier. But newcomers have lots of questions. What kind of tackle do I bring? What kinds of fish are out there? When is the best time to fish?
Before going into the techniques and species available, let's first consider the structure itself and the surrounding water.
Juno pier is 990 feet long, 22 feet wide, and sits 20 feet above the water. At its seaward end is a 72-foot T. The water depthis roughly 12 feet, and there are limestone rock formations on both sides of the pier near its center. The rocks and pier's pilings attract schools of baitfish, which in turn draw predatory fish.
Fishermen often head for the T at the very end of the structure, thinking this is the place to do business. For cobia, kingfsih and permit this may be so, but the section between the two shade structures is considered by many experts to be best because of the limestone rock structures on either side of the pier. These are natural baitfish attractors.
"There were big schools of greenies and sardines hovering over the limestone, and pilchards on the bottom last summer," veteran pier fisherman Pete Schulz said, "and the schools of blue runners kept moving bait all around the pier."
"About the middle of April the big schools of pilchards arrive. Early in the morning they go into the wash along the shore where 25- to 30-inch snook feast on them. In the afternoon, look for big jacks to come in from the ocean to attack the pilchards and greenies." Bluefish also feed in the milky water close to the sand, and it is possible to cast from the shoreward end of the pier to these fish.
Catching your own live bait on the pier is not difficult. Cast nets are prohibited, but sabiki or ribbon rigs, which you attach to the end of your fishing line and drop into the water, will enable you to catch plenty of baitfish. For permit and cobia fishing, the best bait is a live calico crab. These can be caught by hand along the beach, or in a crab trap off the pier. Bait the trap with fish scraps or turkey entrails. Cobia also bite well on cut bait and squid. Kingfish, jacks, and bonita prefer live baits such as small bluerunners, sardines, pilchards, goggle-eyes or greenies (local for thread fin herring). Bluefish will go for cut mullet and, like Spanish mackerel, will readily hit jigs or spoons.
April, May and June
Giant bluefish (10 pounds and up) traditionally appear in mid- to late-April. They are ravenous and will hit live baits and almost any artificial lure thrown to them. Big African pompano come in from nearby reefs in April, too, and usually travel along the surf in pairs. A live menhaden or greenie is a standard bait for Africans. In the afternoon, when the wind picks up to 15 or 20 knots out of the southeast, big jack crevalle love to ride the waves right over the sandbar and chase baitfish around the pier. One-ounce heavy-duty plugs are the ticket for large jacks. Snook up to 30 pounds feed in the wash right next to the beach in the early morning and again at dusk. A 1- or 1-half ounce white feather or redtail hawk jig is the lure of choice.
By June, and lasting well into July, look for schools of fiesty bonitas (little tunny) to come to the baitfish buffet at the pier. A freelined live bait or a spoon cast their way will do business. Pods of tarpon migrate north within casting of the pier. Look for big kingfish, also. If the wind is coming out of the west, a balloon tied just above the leader will take your live bait out to harm's way. Under other wind conditions, freeline a live bait. Large barracudas can be taken on live baits. Small bluerunners are especially good.
July, August and September
Kingfish will be present throughout this season, along with snook and plenty of croakers. Don't forget that snook must be released in the months of June, July and August, and there is a new slot limit of 26 to 34 inches. August is a good month for mangrove snapper. After a big storm, mutton snapper may leave their usual haunts offshore reefs and come in close to shore to feed. Both snapper species rarely refuse a small pilchard or menhaden. Permit can be caught throughout the summer. Night fishing is best for the permit.
October, November and December
The annual mullet run, which should continue to increase thanks to the net ban, influences the migrations of our winter gamefish. Bluefish can appear as early as mid-September, providing the mullet are here. Snook although permanent residents, also go on the feed when mullet show up. Southward migrating tarpon, big jacks, spinner sharks, and kingfish all feast on mullet. With luck, schools of large, ocean-dwelling redfish--20-pounders or larger--will come into the milky water just off the beach. A live finger mullet, or a piece of cut mullet fished on the bottom, will attract the reds; they can also be taken on spoons and large plugs. Look for pompano when the first big nor'easter stirs up milky water along the beaches. Barracuda and bluerunners will also be residents.
January, February and March
Some bluefish will be hanging around, but Spanish mackerel and bluerunners are most prevalent. The macks go for the chartreuse feather jigs, Hopkins and Crocodile spoons, and diamond shaped jigs. But probably the most recent outstanding lure has been the "Gotcha". The macs love em! The blue runners will hit all of the above plus cutbaits and shrimp. A few permit and cobia will be caught as well. By late February or early March large schools of croaker averaging a pound will be in the surf and in the water alongside the first shade shelter. Cut shrimp or small sand fleas available in the surf at the time will do the job.
When You Go....
Tell Em' The Pier Rat Sent You
The Juno beach pier is located at Juno Beach Park, on State Road A1A about a mile north of Donald Ross Road. It open's 24 hours a day from November through February. During turtle nesting season, March 1 through October 31, the pier opens one hour before sunrise and closes at sunset. Free parking is available at the Juno Beach Park. There are restrooms in the park. Admission fee is $3 for anglers age 13 and over; $1 for anglers 6 through 12, and all spectators; and free for children under 6. No fishing license is required. You can call the pier office for further information at (561) 799-0185. Tell them the Pier Rat sent you! Have a great time and good luck fishing. Wishing you bent rods and screamin' drags!
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"The Pier Rat"
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 03, 2002 - 11:55 am: | |
Subject: The 25 pound Snook Club?
A buddy of mine wanted to know how the heck I catch and release so many snook over 25 pounds. I told him to stay consistent you have to fish a lot of dead baits! He just looked at me like I was pulling his chain. "Dead bait"?
Oh yes...DEAD BAIT! Mullet heads work the best. The bigger the head the bigger the snook too. I have never been scared to use a head off a 3 pound moose black mullet. And old man showed me this technique when I was just a little squid, and it really works!
For the most part BIG snook are lazy. They don't like to work the bait schools if they don't have to. They'd much rather cruise below the schools after the jack crevelle's have come trough and tore up or injured the schooled bait. That's when they move in nice and slow and scoop up a tasty & easy treat.
Not only do I use mullet heads but I use the middle portion as well. We call our bait "heads and middles". Take your knife cut off the mullet head on a slant just behind the pectoral fins. Then I cut the tail off just prior to the top anal fin. I don't use the tail due to it seems to always catch a tarpon.
I use a gamagatsu circle hook (size 8 0's). I use a short piece of 80 to 100 pound mono leader sometimes florocarbon, depending on the water clarity. But in the Ermon River it makes no difference. I've used that Berkley nylon coated black cable sometimes when I'm live baiting a huge shad off the Prosperity Farms Road bridge and have caught many a slob snook.
No current in the river, then I use no weight. Again just like the permit these snook are very weight or clicker shy. Even more-so than a permit! They will take the bait sometimes, run, feel that clicker and spit the bait. Or by the time the clicker goes off they'll jump before you can get up out of your chair and grab the rod. Beleive me when I tell you, use a light clicker reel like a Shimano TLD-15. I have an Accuplate that I had the tension of the clicker adjusted just for this purpose, and it raised my hook up ratio and snook catches probably 85 percent or more.
So I let my buddy from New Jersey come with me and try to catch a 25 pound snook just to show him how easy it was. He tossed out a mullet head on his Shimano baitrunner and that night he fought, caught, photographed and released a 29 pound snook. He was in his awe! Since that night he knows the power of fishing with mullet heads and middle chunks!
So if you want to be in the 25 pound snook club, or just want to consistently catch and release over the limit snook, then take my advise and try the dead bait approach. Mullet, ladyfish, bunker, sandperch and even dead sardines have worked well for me. Some fishermen will go a lifetime without catching a snook over 25 pounds. My biggest to date is 36 pounds. But to of my friends have caught fish 40 and 41 pounds. All in south Florida, all on dead bait!
Any questions you can e-mail me or check out my fishing website at WWW.PierRats.com. Until the next time....Bent rods and screamin' drags! Catch me later.
The Pier Rat
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"The Pier Rat"
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 03, 2002 - 11:17 am: | |
Subject: Permit on the Juno Pier
Now that the Juno Beach fishing pier is officially open 24 hours the Permit bite will be on! "Team Pier Rat" will have to be in full effect once again. Over the past few seasons my crew and I have caught a slew of monster permit on this new pier.
Catching bait: We use calico crabs which we catch up in the surf line using dead fish or chicken in a crab trap. The hoop nets work rather well if you place a small mesh screen inside the ring and then fasten your crab bait to the screen. Wire ties also work to secure the screen inside the hoop-net (for those rough nights).
Night fishing for Permit: Once we have a bunch of live crabs we head out to the tee to cast them out and then sit around and wait for bite. I have caught probably more permit at night then in the daytime. They have those big round eyes that I beleive assists them in locating the crabs in the sand.
Tackle: I primarily use a 4/0 on a 8 foot bridge rod so that I can reach out and touch someone on the cast. My rig consists of 30 feet of 80 or 100 pound wind-on leader, so that if those monsters get me up around the barnacle covered pilings I will have no trouble keeping the line from chaffing and breaking off.
For a hook I use a #5-7 Gamagutzu circle hook. Sinker depends on the ocean, if it's really rough with a stiff wind and current I'll use a grappling type weight or satellite as they are known in tackle stores. But, most of the time I just use a 5 to 6 ounce bank sinker on a sliding swivel.
The Bite: Permit are very temperamental on the bite. They tend to drop the crab if they feel the least resistance. This is why I use a light clicker and the sliding weight rig, The weight will remain in the sand while the permit takes the bait and starts his run. The reason for the circle hook is simple, with all that line out and the fish running out, and the weight back in the sand I just lock over and start reeling. When the fish and the reeling line both come tight, that circle hook does the job and sets usually right in the cheese. The corner of the mouth.
The fight: If you've never caught a permit you don't know what you've been missing. My biggest to this day is 40 pounds. But my buddy Tommy caught one 41 pounds and another friends sister landed a 44 pounder one night. It was a great fight! And I think she still holds the Juno Pier record for permit.
Good luck fishing and hope to see ya'll up there some night. Until then...bent rods and screamin' drags!
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Subject: The Juno Pier is now open 24 hours!
A you all may or may not know it is November 1st and that means that the Juno Beach Pier is now open 24 hours a day seven days a week, due to the closing of our turtle nesting season. Hope to see you all up there "Reel" soon. And don't forget to check out my fishing web site at WWW.PierRats.com Thanks The Pier Rat |
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Capt. Bob Menegay
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Subject: South Florida, Jupiter to Boca Inlet
Capt. Bob Menegay’s
Offshore fishing report
For Florida East Coast
Jupiter to Boca Inlets
August 29, 2002
Get ready for change!
You can almost feel it in the air. Maybe not with the temperatures being so high and the afternoon storms still building but there is change in the air. The days are growing shorter and soon the waters will cool. The Bonito have already begun to thin and the bait will begin to move on. First we will see the sardines move out as the mullet begin to school near the Inlets for their southward push. Watch too the north for reports of black clouds of bait coming down the beach. This could happen in early September.
What about them Dolphins, no not the Team, the ones who have been so absent for most of the summer? I expect to see a good fall run soon. This last week we have caught more than all of last month. As the water temps come back down the bite should improve. Fish like people do not like warm temperatures.
Sail fishing has been great again this August as it has in the past. This seems to be a missed season for many anglers, as they tend to focus on other things. If the same attention was given to Sail fishing in August as it is in January, the release numbers would be comparable and the sea conditions are better. Many of the Sails are large this time of year making me believe they may be the fish seen in the winter off Mexico or lower in the Caribbean. This may be there northern summering spot. Aaron Fix and Lange Jacobs fishing off San Remo released a 7’ approx. 80 lb Sail using livebait and light tackle.
Snook season is about to open, Sept 1, the fish are still in the Inlets and on the beaches where they will stay waiting for the bait runs. Check the rules before venturing out and be sure your stamp and license is current.
Sword fishing is all the craze right now and for good reason. It is cooler at night and WOW what a great game fish they make. Don’t expect to get a fish every night but if you put your time in you will have the opportunity for the catch of a life time.
Keep it tight,
Capt. Bob Menegay
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Capt Bob Menegay
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Subject: Great Weekend Ahead!
Finally the tropical wave has moved off us. I cannot remember such a long and hard rainy month as June has been. With the Low pressure on the fish have been in a funk that should break loose this weekend. Sunny days are forecast with the usual afternoon shower.
Get out early, as the ramps will be loaded this weekend for sure. Kingfish have been scattered along the reefs with the biggest concentrations to the north off Jupiter. The big query will be Dolphin as the seas should be calm allowing many anglers to run out in search of debris and weedlines. The water has been surprisingly clean in close to the beach, even though all the spillways are open getting rid of the excess fresh water from all the rain. So don’t count out getting into some dolphin as you do some King fishing along the reef.
The Inlet will be full of Snook by now and this is a catch and release fishery only as there is no keeping any Snook till September. Use circle hooks and fight them with adequate tackle and release them carefully so they can continue to spawn.
This time of year is a great time to have a lot of fun with a fly rod. Bonito (False Albacore) are easily chummed into a frenzy over the reefs or a wreck. There are plenty of chum size baits available. Boynton Inlet is loaded with bait small and large. Peanut Isl. Holds bait near the old Coast Guard docks or on the north side of the Island. Set up over the Ande wreck or anyplace you see bonies busting on the surface (the bonito seem to be thicker north of Palm Beach). Throw out a steady stream of chum baits and wait for the action. Be ready with a yellow or white streamer fly and I guarantee you will have the time of your life.
Have a great weekend,
Capt. Bob Menegay
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Capt Bob Menegay
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Subject: Palm Beach report
Dolphin are moving in the Stream
Mahi-Mahi, Dorado or just plain Dolphin, they are some of the best eating and funest fish to catch. As the waters warm these game fish are on the move and coming thru our waters. On Thursday Mike Sclark accompanied me to the Deep Blue Gulfstream waters and though the ocean was devoid of the usual floating weeds and timber, we where able to find a board in 800 feet of water off the Lake Worth Pier. On approaching it I could see tripletail and plenty of baitfish under it, a good sign for Dolphin. The first troll resulting in an immediate hook-up to a nice fish and several other passes produced knockdowns but no hook-ups.
Plan II, stop and throw out some cut bait, BAM!! Several fish around the boat, get out the pitch rods and we are hooked up to a double. ~~~ I can smell the grill now.~~~~ Then the school scattered and was not seen again.
Plan III, Troll high-speed lures and wire line for Wahoo??? After many figure 8’s of the board and multiple lure changes we came up empty. This, many times, will produce wahoo or larger dolphin, but it wouldn’t be that day. Looking into the coastline to get a fix on where we were, I could see the Tiara; this is off Singer Island some 15 miles from our starting point. Gives you some idea of how fast the Stream is running? 15miles in 1.5 to 2 hours is fast. Conditions change as fast also. The morning may find little to no weed or rips offshore and a few hours later we can have huge mats of weeds that hold lots of fish.
Kingfish invade the reefs
The Kings are beginning to show, just a few at first, but in the weeks to come they will be the main target of many anglers up and down the coast. The depth to fish is consistent up and down the coast as the reefs run parallel to the coast. 70-120 feet is prime Kingfish waters.
Off Boca, look off of San Remo to the north of the Boca Inlet. Boynton anglers find fish schooled off the Champagne shaped water tower (Boynton Ledges), and north of Boynton Inlet off the Ritz Carlton and Vanderbilt’s wall. Out of Palm Beach Inlet to the south are the Breakers reef and Dodge Wall. North toward Jupiter we fish the Zoo a small depression north of the last high-rise on Singer Island and out to the drop, off Lost Tree to the Juno Pier. One thing is for certain where the Kings are you will find plenty of other boats from recreational anglers to the commercial buggers. It won’t be hard to find the spot, its no secret!!
Snook-N
The rest of this week looks bleak for getting out as the forecast is for east winds near 20. Later in the week it will be fishable and the fish will be there will you?
As the wind blows offshore, I still find ways to wet a line. Fishing the dock lights at night has kept me from going stare crazy. Its cool, no sunburn and the fishing can be a blast with action found from one light to the next. Jan Dougherty and her friend Helen found out how exciting a top water strike can be and landed her first Snook along with several others last Thursday night. I am open for night trips for Snook so give me a call.
Capt. Bob Menegay
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Capt Bob Menegay
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Subject: Dolphin
Dolphin made a good show last week, the first of the spring season. From Boca up to Jupiter boats were reporting dolphin. Most of the fish were caught from 100-300 ft of water, on assorted bait, trolled ballyhoo to live baits intended for Sailfish. As the wind swung to the west for the weekend so ended the bite. Look for the best Dolphin fishing to occur on an east to southeast wind.
A few Kingfish have turned up. North of the Boynton Inlet just off the Ritz has been a hot spot, also off the Breakers in Palm Beach and off Lost Tree in Juno.
Trolling Yozuri plugs will get you into the Wahoo. Anglers out of Palm Beach have been landing Hoo’s just outside of the Sea Buoy.
Snook fishing is improving as the water warms. Bridge fisherman has been doing well with a shrimp and jig cast up current and dragged along the bottom back to the shadow of the structure. Or you can let a live bait such as a mullet swim along the shadow line.
Get out and enjoy this great weather!
Capt. Bob Menegay
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Capt Bob Menegay
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Subject: Boynton Inlet
March brings a little change in the air, as winter wanes and spring arrives we will see more windy days ahead. Winter is not over for us yet, there is still a few cool days to come. This is a time when it is important to stay in touch with the weather forcast and take advantage of the good weather. Long range forcast are just not reliable, you have to look just a day or two ahead and be ready to get out when you can. I look at the noaa forecast the night before and always check the weather station on Lake Worth Pier for reliable conditions at the beach. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.phtml?$station=lkwf1 The forcast the night before has called for 15-20, which would be too rough for safety and when I checked in the AM, found that the winds had dropped off and conditions where great.
For those of you coming in from out of town, plan to have several days to fish and adjust for the weather. Don’t worry the winds will calm soon and when they do the fishing will be great, with the Gulfstream so close to shore we won’t have to venture to far to get into some good Spring time Dolphin fishing and on the reefs the Smoker Kings will be arriving and they like nothing better than a kite flown silver mullet, not a finger mullet but a good mouth full for that 50lb Smoker. Wahoo will be plentiful also and I have logged more Sailfish catches in the Spring than any other time.
Richard Keller didn’t let the weather keep him in. The wind was blowing from the north at 15 and it was rainy. Richard said this is a good day compared to his weather in New Jersy where he runs his charter boat. He was amazed at how close the Stream is to our shore and to his amazement he landed a nice 15 lb Dolphin not more than 2 miles from shore. In his waters he would have had to run out 30-50 miles.
Aaron Fix did some deep dropping on a wreck off Boca and landed an African Pompano a first for him. The first didn’t stop there, on our way in we trolled a plug and hooked into and landed his first Wahoo in 80 feet of water south of Boca Inlet. Aaron went home with a big smile again.
The Wahoo fishing will improve, as the Kings move in look for the Hoo’s to be in deeper water. Not that there won’t be some in over the reefs but the Kings will beat many of them to the baits.
Snook fishing is improving. The Spillways and bridges have been giving up some nice fish and the Dock lights are loaded with Snook. Many of the fish on the lights will be under the 26” keeper size but it makes for great evening fun.
Well I have to paint the house for now as the wind is to blow for the next day or so, but I will keep a close watch on the forecast and put the roller down and pick up the rod as soon as conditions change.
I have dates open for the April Kingfish Run??
Call me,
Capt Bob Menegay
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Capt Bob Menegay
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 10, 2002 - 10:56 pm: | |
Subject: Boynton Inlet Report
Springtime Weather
With the exceptionally warm weather we have been having, the fishing has been more like spring. Sardines are showing up along the beaches, very unusual for Feb. I have seen them show up one day and then be gone but this year they have hung around for the last few weeks now.
Sabiki up some of these summer baits and if there are fish around they will eat. Bob and Rob Montenegro joined me early yesterday and we found a thick fog that made seeing very difficult until after 9 am. I searched off the beach where I had found a large school of Sardines the day before but all we were able to get was about a dozen. Stopped off at the rock pile and caught a few Pinfish then as the fog broke started to run north to the fishing ground and along the way spotted the school of baits well north of their location from the day before. It was good to get a few dozen more in just a few drops because as we put or lines out in 100 ft off Sloans Curve both anglers were hook up immediately to a pair of large Summertime Bonitos. The Bonies keep the rods bent off and on for the rest of the morning and a very small King took a sardine half his size. A few other Kings bit-off baits behind the hook but would not bite the line with the stinger rig.
A few anglers in the area had Sailfish hook ups and Erik on the Yellow Boat, had a visit by a school of Dolphin and hookup on a Sail not far from us. Our Kite bait got a little nervous one time but it just wasn’t going to happen for us today. It is not often that the Kite bait gets ignored.
One last stop before going in, that would be on the Skycliff, a wreck in 200 ft of water. After 3 failed drifts the 4 was the charm as the rod bent over to its max and Rob managed to keep the monster at the other end out of the wreck and pulled in a 50 lb Amberjack for Photos and a release.
More great days are ahead as this next cold front is not supposed to be very strong. If the Sardine hang around, we may see an early Kingfish run? April is when the Big Kings move thru, that may occur earlier this year we will have to what and see. March is a good time for early Dolphin run, anybody’s guess if that may occur early too.
Snook season is open, I fished the lights with Nelson Shade on Friday night and the lights were loaded with Snook all that we caught were just under 26”. It was early and usually the bigger Snook will get active later in the night. Most of the fish came on a Mirror Lure; Nelson was able to get a few on fly. Usually it is the other way, as they tend to eat flies over plugs. If you are looking for a keeper, go late and use bait.
Capt. Bob Menegay
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Subject: Jupiter to Boca Report
Capt. Bob Menegay’s
Palm Beach County
Offshore Fishing Report
Saturday, December 22, 2001
Cool weather brings in the bite!
With the passing of the first real cool front to hit South Florida the action has really fired up. Sailfish, Cobia and Kingfish are on the move and Snapper have invaded the reefs.
Jupiter and Palm Beach anglers have been getting several sails on every trip. The fish have been hitting Goggle-eyes from kites in 130 feet of water and have been seen balling baits in as little as 30 ft of water off the beach. Kingfish were caught off the Breakers in 80-120 ft. Wahoo have been taking baits trolled or drifted. With most of the hits occurring just outside the Inlets in 130-250 ft of water. Anglers on the Juno Pier have been catching Spanish mackerel, Bluefish and Pompano.
Boynton anglers have seen a few sails though not as many as to the north or south, this could be that most of the boats have been working the reefs for Snapper. Trollers have been getting some nice Dolphin and Wahoo. The Drift-Boats out of Boynton have been reporting as much as 200 lbs. of Mutton Snapper a trip. Lake Worth Pier anglers are getting Cobia, Snapper, Sheepshead and Bluerunner. Boynton Inlet Jetty anglers are still getting some Snook action, but remember that snook season was closed as of the 15th of Dec. till Feb.
Boca Inlet area had a good Sailfish bite as well. With Kingfish and Hoo’s taking baits of San Remo. Cobia have been along the beaches and a few of the Sportfishers with tall towers have been working the beach on a northwest wind and finding plenty of action.
Another cool front is expected for Christmas day so the action should continue strong well into the New Year. Watch the weather and plan accordingly. The Sailfishing is generally best for 3 days following a front. Cobia fishing is good the day after a front, before the wind turns east. Reef fishing can be good any time the seas are tolerable.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Capt. Bob Menegay
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Subject: Florida Palm Beach's
Capt. Bob Menegay’s
Offshore report for
Jupiter to Boca Inlet
November 9, 2001
Good to be back on the water
After the long blow that just past, it feels so good to get Offshore again. Dolphin were active from the reef out to 300 ft of water. Farther out and the water turned greener.
Mutton Snapper and Grouper fishing have been good over the reefs. The best fishing can be had just after a good swell pushes down from the north.
Cobia are starting to move south. A 20 lb cobia hit a big lip plug trolled along the beach today. The head boats reported landing 6, but all had to be released as they were under the 33 inch minimum.
I also came across a school of Bluefish just south of Boynton Inlet in 10 ft of water. The Mackerel that were so abundant before the blow seem to have moved on.
Wahoo fishing will be picking up. Look for the best bite early in the AM, around the full moon.
Get out and fish!
Capt. Bob menegay
Saturday 10
The Spanish Mackerel fishing was red hot off Pecks Lake North Of Jupiter Inlet. I took Buck Fuller up and was surprised at the number of fish in the area. Thanks to the Net Ban a few years back, we have a good winter fishery in this area. It is only a short ride up the coast from my homeport and any time someone is ready to go, I will be glad to oblige.
Sunday 11
Mike Gersper came up from Boca and we set out of Boynton Inlet at first light. Made a stop over the reef and set out some baits. Landed a nice Gag Grouper that almost made the tape. Let him go to grow up. Moved offshore in search of the weed I had fished 2 days earlier, none to be found. Ran out to 11 miles to find a clean ocean, but the water was clean and blue. So just keeped running and finally found some floatsom 10 miles out of the Inlet. Worked it for 2 hours with chunk bait and finally to trolling and finished up with 16 Dolphin and 5 Wahoo, up to 20lbs.
STIK-N-WITH-IT
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Subject: palm beach offshore
Jupiter’s hit or miss.
Offshore fishing in Jupiter slow a bit over the last week or so. Good catches continue, but not as consistent as mid-summer. Wahoo fishing is still holding up. Live bait, dead bait and trolling has taken many. The back side of the full moon seems like the best time target them.
Kingfishing has been good in some locations and slow in others. A good place to start would be in100 feet off the Juno Pier. Drift north towards Jupiter inlet, if that doesn’t work try in 70-90 feet off the Loran tower north of Jupiter. Bonito have all but left our area, but a few remain. I’m starting to miss them already. Cobia have showed up unexpectedly on several occasions when drift fishing. Keep a rod rigged with a bright colored jig, should one show up you can cast right to him.
While most dolphin being caught recently are very small, larger fish will start migrating south. After the first nor’easter sailfish and dolphin fishing should start to pick up. I love using live mullet this time of year. They usually swim on the surface and cause a great deal of commotion before they get gobbled up.
Snook season is now open and the inlets are jammed with boats after them. The key is to find them and then keep up with the school. Live chumming will almost always get their attention. Small sardines and pilchards are all over the beach, get in close and cast net them.
I’ve been seeing a lot of finger mullet inside then inlet and around local dock and bridges. Once they start heading along the beaches, tarpon, snook, jacks, sharks, bluefish and mackerel will be in there with them. Keep an eye out pelicans diving.
Palm Beach Fishing
Over the past week I’ve been checking out the charter boats out of Palm Beach. Many of them have been doing well on sailfish and dolphin. From the Lake Worth pier to Palm Beach inlet has produced. Sloan’s Curve and the Breakers have been consistent spots. Look for a good rip or weedline and chances are you’ll see some action.
Fishing in the same areas but in 70-90 feet will score with kingfish. There are tons of small blue runners along the beach. Use a "stinger rig" because the larger baits seem to get cut in half. You don’t want to miss a short striker. On one outing, lines with mono leaders were getting hit every time, while wire leaders were getting ignored. If you are marking fish and not getting strikes with wire, you a circle hook and 80lbs. flourocarbon leader. Down sizing your terminal tackle may save the day.
Fishing Charters
If you are considering a sailfish charter this season, you ought to start planning soon. If we get an early sail bite, most guides will be booked by Christmas. My phone # is 561 352-7844.
As always, keepin’ it reel (tight) Good luck!
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Subject: Black Fins On The Edge
Capt. Bob Menegay’s
Offshore report for
Jupiter to Boca Inlet
July 13, 2001
Black Fins on the edge
Tuna, Kings and Bonito dominate the reef action on top and below the bonitos you will find plenty of Mutton and Yellow-Tail Snapper. Dolphin are on the small side unless you travel well offshore, 10 + miles. I Know that doesn’t sound to far but most of our fishing is within 2 miles of the beach. Sailfish are scattered from 700 into 90 feet. Trolling or running a large bait down deep can take a Wahoo. As Rubin Blanco found out after he ran a large Bluerunner down his downrigger and had it ate by a 92 lb Wahoo. Lucky for him he attached it to 50 lb tackle.
Black Fin Tuna have made a good showing this past week and should continue through out the month. While trolling for Wahoo on Monday Mike Sklark landed some Sushi grade fillets that hit a Tuna Tango lure as we slowed to clean weeds of the Wire Line in 170 ft off the Lake Worth Pier. Chumming with Glass Minnows or any other small bait will bring in the Bonitos but mixed in and usually out farther from the boat you will see the Black Fins move in. Get your bait away from the Bony’s and you will be rewarded with some good eating Black Fins.
CR-Snook fishing (catch and release) has been great with most of the action in the Inlets but don’t rule out the Spillways and the lighted docks at night. Buck and Jeb Fuller meet me at the ramp this morning at 6 AM to do some CR-Snookin in the Palm Beach Inlet. They where well rewarded as we had landed 7 Snook up to 20 lbs before most boats ever left the dock. All the fish were tempted with live Sardines. With the use of circle hooks all the fish where hooked in the lips and released after a short photo moment.
Start planning now for the Fall Mullet Run. It should start around the middle of Sept and go thru the end of Oct, All depends on how the weather is. Prepare your tackle, plan your days off, and book your trips.
This weekend is supposed to be a wet one. The spillways will be wide open even though we are under water restrictions, they cannot contain all that rain at one time. If you do get offshore keep an eye to the sky as those thunder storms do build up fast.
Catch Um Up!
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Subject: Offshore Report - Jupiter to Boca Inlet
Capt. Bob Menegay’s
Offshore report for
Jupiter to Boca Inlet
July 4, 2001
Offshore action slowed a bit this last week. A few Kings are hitting outside of 100 Ft, Bonitos seem to be inside of that and we landed several Blackfin Tunas between 120-200 Ft outside of Boynton Inlet. One that John Esposito hooked would have gone over 40 lbs, but a shark ate it just behind the head. That fish was hooked near a wreck in 200 feet of water and it is a notorious hang out for Sharks.
With the full moon coming on Thursday it would be a good time to target a few Wahoo. Best to do this early by trolling wirelines or planers at 10- 16 kts. From first light to approx. 9 AM depending on cloud cover. August’s moon will be more productive as the Hoos seem to move in here then. But this shouldn’t stop you from refining your high speed trolling skills this month.
Sailfish are to the north off Palm Beach Inlet to and beyond Jupiter. Boats have been reporting seeing sails on most trips in that area.
The Yellow-Tail fishing has been good to the South off Delray. Boats are reporting good catches of the tasty Snapper on morning and evening trips.
With the recent rains the Spillways have been opened from time to time. If you can fish the flow there has been some good catch and release action on Snook. The season won’t open until September so treat them gently and release them unharmed. The inlets are just full of spawning Snook with Jupiter and Palm Beach being favorite spots to be. Fish the week days, early, as there is just too much traffic to contend with on the week ends.
Keep it tight!
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Subject: The summer heat is on!
Capt. Bob Menegay's
Offshore report for
Jupiter to Boca Inlet
June 24, 2001
The summer heat is on!
As the first days of summer are upon us we are deep into the summer pattern. Fish early and be in by 1 O'clock before the afternoon storms. Then as the sunset hit the water again to fish the dock lights or drift the reef in the cool evening air.
Plenty of Bonito are hitting and spooling reels up and down the coast. Mixed in with the bony's will be Kings, Blackfin Tuna and Cudas. Beneath the schools on the bottom will be the scrape feeders, Mutton and Yellowtail Snapper and Cobia. Yesterday I was out with John Waterhouse and we started our drift in 90 ft of water of Highland beach. (We ran south to get away from the weekend crowd) The first hit was a large Horse-eyed Jack; next to hit was a large Bluerunner. Sliding out over the edge of the reef to 100 ft a Barracuda ate the live Sardine. Shortly after that as I was bringing a 6 lb Cero Mackerel to the boat a large Cuda attacked and took the motor of the mackerel. Chomped off its tail. We found a few Kings in 150-160 feet of water. Not unusual as they are seeking cooler water. Both Kings hit a down bait, which tells me they are hanging low. A short run out to 650 feet we stopped on a weed line that had been worked to death by every troller on the coast. Out goes our live baits some up and some down. It didn't take long before a 10 Dolphin smacked a sardine pulled a 20 yards of line of the reel went airborne and spit the hook, and that was the last Dolphin we seen. Into 200 ft and over the Skycliff wreck we made several drops and had a few good hits one, which almost put John into the gunnel, but this one got back into the wreck and cut us off. Probably a big grouper or Jew Fish. By now I could see the clouds building over the coast and we would have just enough time to get in and have lunch at the local waterfront watering hole.
Bait fish mainly Sardines have moved into the Boynton Inlet. The Sheriff is also patrolling the Inlets and the piers and will ticket you if you block the inlets or are to close to the piers. Most of the bait is outside of the sandbar at Boynton Inlet so getting into the mouth of the Inlet is not necessary. Likewise at the pier plenty of bait can be caught away from the structure so don't risk a ticket, up to $500!
Watch the clouds LIGHTNING KILLS!
Capt. Bob Menegay
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Subject: Florida Gold Coast Report
Offshore Run Pays Off
Martin Doebel decided to run offshore in search of Tuna, after a story in last sundays paper. Doebel ran 25 miles off Palm Beach friday with his friend Barry White. They found two schools of Yellow-fin Tuna. Didn't get a bite from the first school but was able to get get hit on the downrigger from the second school. "The fish took line like no tomorrow," Doebel said. "We counted at least 25 to 30 separate runs after the first." 2 hours and 15 minutes later they boated an 85 plus pound Tuna. Nice catch! (This story from the local Sun Sential paper)
Dolphin fishing slowed a bit as we had a west wind over the weekend. A few fish where caught near shore but the majority came from 20-30 miles out. King fish have been scarce. On a trip monday we landed 6 good size bonito up to 15 lbs. and 2 kings in 100 fett straight out of Boynton Inlet. It seems that most of the Kings are North of Stuart in 30-60 feet of water.
Tarpon are along the beaches and will only cooperate in the early hours.
Snook are in the inlets but remember the season is closed and its catch and release only! For some good summer time fly rod snookin you should try the fish around Blowing Rocks north of Jupiter. The snook will move from the Inlet to the rocky area off the beach and can be live chumed into taking flies. These can be monster snook, so nothing smaller than a 9 wt will do. Some of the local guides out of Jupiter do this regularly so check with them for some good summer time action.
Live bait situation??
Every year brings new surprises. This year is the scarcity of live bait. Some of the popular spots are loaded with anglers firing sabiki's about. I hate to break the news but the bait is not at the mouth of Boynton Inlet like it is every year. Oh there a re just enough there to get you excited but not the schools of years past. Is it the sand bar some might ask? For what ever reason if they are not there don't waste your fishing time there! Move north to the Lake Worth Peir, it is loaded with Sardines the prefered offshore bait of this Captain. Stay at least 500 feet from the peir or you risk getting a lead shower or worst yet a ticket from the local sheriff. The baits move about so if they seem to be all under the peir wait it out they will move out, and you will have plenty in no time.
Boca Inlet has the usual greenies in the elbo of the inlet. Get ther before the crowd. It's a small area. Jupiter Inlet is full of Sardines and Thread Herring and to the south Juno peir has plenty of bait, same lead rule applies. North of jupiter the bait is along the beaches like it should be here but isn't.
Good Luck in your ventures and drop me a line to let me know how you do.
Capt. Bob Menegay
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Subject: Boynton Beach Area
Capt. Bob Menegay
Boynton beach area
Boca Raton Inlet to Jupiter Inlet
Saltwater Fishing Report.
May 2, 2001
Why does the wind have to blow so hard just as the fishing was getting so good?
Last week I was only able to get out one day and what a great day of Dolphin fishing it was. The last two weekends and possible this coming one, the wind has kicked up to 20 +. Thats just to much to make for a safe trip.
The reports from the head boats have been good on the few days they have ventured out as well. Dolphin to 30lbs, Kings, Sails and wahoo, with an occational Cobia mixed in.
Bait fish are reported to be thick in Jupiter Inlet. No word on Palm Beach. Anglers on the Boynton Inlet Jetty are catching Snook and baitfish. Boca Inlet has some serious shoaling problems and with the heavy seas most are opting to go out of Hillsboro Inlet for saver passage.
The great fishing will continue as soon as we get a break in this weather. Baitfish should be easy to find all along the coast. Tarpon will be around the bait schools and Snook will be piling up like cored wood in the Inlets.
Calm seas ahead!
Capt. Bob Menegay
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Subject: Boca Raton Inlet to Jupiter Inlet
Capt. Bob Menegay
Boynton Beach Area
Boca Raton Inlet to Jupiter Inlet
Saltwater Fishing Report.
April 21, 2001
Baitfish Return
Sardines are available in there usual spots again. In front of Boynton Inlet, off of the Juno and Lake Worth Piers and in the Palm Beach Inlet near the old Coast Guard Station. The return of the bait also brings in the spring run of Kings, Sails and Wahoo. Dan Schilling and his friend Steve landed 3 Kings up to 20lbs. and released a Sail that hit a mullet flown from the kite.
The Snook should be showing up in the Inlets. The season closes June 1 so there is plenty of time to look for that trophy. Remember the slot size for Snook now is 26"-34". Only 2 may be kept. That trophy will have to be photographed and released.
Tackle tip!
If the Kings don't seem to want to bite and you are already using light #4 wire and small hooks. Then be daring and go to a circle hook and mono leader. try to use as light of leader as you dare. I have found that 20lb mono leader will slip between a kings teeth and allow the circle hook to catch in the lip. Any heavier and it gets caught and cuts.
New e-mail address!
I have just received my DSL connection so I have a new e-mail address. It is captbobm@bellsouth.net please drop me a line and let me in on your catch!
Stop wishing and go fishing!
Capt. Bob Menegay
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Subject: Florida Goldcoast Report for Tuesday, Jan 9, 2001
Florida Goldcoast Report
Jupiter to Boca Inlet
Tuesday, January 9, 2001
Sailfish have been spread out all along the outer reef from Jupiter to Boca. Most hook ups have been made in 100-150 ft. Areas that have produced the best are, north to south; Lost Tree north, in front of Palm Beach Inlet, Sloans curve to the Breakers, of the Delray stink hole and in Boca of San Remo to the Green Tank (it isn’t green anymore, its tan). If you work any of these areas with live bait you should be able to hook up to several sails in a days fishing.
The one BIG problem we are having now is that out of Palm Beach Inlet several big sailfish tournaments are going on and this puts a squeeze on the bait supply. It also drives up the price for a dozen Gogs up to $100 or more. I have been able to get out early and catch a few, but this can make for a very long day (3am-5pm). Hillsboro Inlet Marina I am told has Gogs and Pilchards for sale. This is just a short run to the south for those going out of Boca Inlet. Pilchards are non-existence for us out of Boynton and Palm Beach and that’s a shame because they make excellent bait for sails.
Other baits that are available are bullet bonitos and tinker mackerel that can be jigged of the Bud Bar that is in 90ft of water of Delray. Trolling the beach with a spoon or small jig will get you plenty of small blue runners. I would have to say that these hardy baits run a close second to goggle-eye and they will last along time suspended from a kite. As you can see there are a lot of chooses for baits, it just depends on how much time you have to fish, weather you want to be out there catching bait or catching Sails. $60-100 a dozen may not be to bad!
Good Luck and Hook Up!
Capt. Bob Menegay
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Subject: Fishing Report For December 29, 2000
Florida Goldcoast Report
Jupiter to Boca Inlet
Friday, December 29, 2000
It’s cold but not that cold!
It may be cold and windy in South Florida but all you have to do is see what’s happening up North to appreciate what we have here!
Today was the first day in a week that I have been able to get on the water. With 20-25 Kt winds out of the east nobody was getting out. With the wind now out of the north I had expected to see plenty of Sails tailing southward. I covered a lot of water today looking but the morning came and went without but one boat off of the Lake Worth Pier reporting a hook up. The King Fish are holding South of Palm Beach Inlet between Sloan’s Curve and the Breakers in 120 Ft of water, with a few being taken North of Boynton off Vanderbilt’s. Dolphin have been hitting baits from shallow to deep. They seem to be spread out and not running in schools, as we have been hooking one at a time and not seeing any others. We have been getting them with trolled bait as well as drifting.
Tomorrow we will see temps in the 40’s and a northwest wind of 15-20. As long as it blows from the NW the land will block it and we should have good conditions out to 200 ft of water. My plan is to run north out of Boynton to the Sloan’s Curve and drift dead sardines and fly a kite with a runner or goggle-eye. With this set up we should be able to work out our drags on Kings, Sails and Dolphin. As I am out there chilling my thin Florida blood I will think of all the Cabin Fevered anglers that are snowed in elsewhere.
Catch Um Up!
Capt. Bob Menegay
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Subject: Fishing Report For December 5, 2000
Florida Goldcoast
Jupiter to Boca Inlets
Fishing report
December 5, 2000
The local ramps and marinas have been quit. We get 5 days of wind and 1 day of fishable weather. The only boats going out on a regular basis are the Head Boats and the larger charter fleet. Today the Boynton Inlet was closed out by 8 ft. ground swell. If you fish in anything smaller than a 30 footer, like I do, you better watch the weather reports and pick your days carefully. The wind won’t blow forever!
Offshore
On those good days Kings continue to hit trolled or drifted baits inside the color change. Sailfish are showing up in bigger numbers with each passing day. The sails can be taken along the color change with live bait or by trolling ballyhoo. Don’t be surprised if you encounter a school of Dolphin in the same area. If the wind is out of the east you can start your drift in say 200 ft and catch a few dolphin and hook a sail and then as you cross into the green water, land a few kings. After several drifts your box or camera should be full.
The crew of the B-Love drift boat have been catching Red-Eye Snapper and Red Grouper in 230 ft of water of the Lake Worth Pier.
To the north of Jupiter the Spanish Mackerel have taken up residency off the beach in the Pecks Lake area. These fish are great on light tackle or fly. They will hit anything as long as it is small. Gold or silver spoons, yellow or white jigs. Make sure you use a trace of wire or you will be losing a lot of tackle. Bluefish have been along the beaches and the Pompano have begun to appear also.
Catch Um Up!! Soon!
Capt. Bob Menegay
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Subject: Florida Goldcoast Report for Tuesday, Oct. 17th
Florida Goldcoast
Jupiter to Boca Inlet
Fishing report
Tuesday, October 17, 2000
The wind had been blowing for the past week and a half so strong that nobody was fishing offshore. This is typical this time of year and most angler want to be the first to hit the water on the first calm day. For those that made it out Monday and today the rewa | |
