Inshore report Palm Beach /Jupiter,FL 10/31/2006
Happy Halloween. Fall is here along with the mullet run which has been awesome to say the least. The baits are everywhere you look and so are the Snook. The Snook bite has been really strong and has produced some very nice fish. Most of the Snook average in size 22" to 34" with some over the slot fish mixed in. The Snook are hanging on dock pilings, bridges and sea walls crashing the pods of mullet that swim past. After inspecting many of the Snook we have caught, you can see there lips are raw and shredded from hitting mullet along the barnacle-incrusted sea walls. The Snook are starting to make there way back into the rivers more and more everyday, as the water temps are becoming cooler with every passing week. The night bite around the dock lights for Snook has been great on fly using small clouser flies, along with the small minnow gummy flies. The Jacks are also making for some great drag pulling action. These fish might seem small but can put up a great battle on light tackle. The Jacks have been following the big mullet pods around and average 2 to 20 pounds. Artificial lures like spoons and top water spooks have worked great, for those who love to see top water explosions. The Tarpon bite has been really slow the past weeks, I honestly don't know why but I expect it to pick back up soon with all this bait around. The trick will be to gather bait well full of greenies and chum them up.
The Lox river fishing has been great early in the morning and late after with a mixed bag of species. The Jacks are plentiful along with the Ladyfish and Sheepshead. The Fat Snook are on just about every dock with Common Snook mixed in. The Hobe Sound flats will start to pick up soon with the showing of the Pompano, I have heard of reports that they are making there way south. The Pomp's I predict will be here in the next two weeks. The Ladyfish are up on the flats along with Snook, Trout and Snapper. Trout season is closed November through December, so catch and release is a must. The small Gag Grouper have been the surprising fish on the past trips. The Gags are averaging 10" to 20", and can be found on docks with pilings and big sport fish boats tied up to those docks. The grouper are hanging near the deep holes the sport fish boats create while pulling in and out of their slip.
The Fresh water bite has been excellent for largemouth bass. Top water lures have made for some great catches and great action. The Largemouth are hanging near the drop offs in the 5-foot mark and in the middle of the day can be seen in the 2 to 3 foot mark on grassy banks. Bass assassins jerk baits have been working great in watermelon and pumpkin seed colors. The Peacock bass bite has slowed drastically, there still around but they have dropped of the shallow beds to the deeper holes. Rattletraps and live shiners will do the trick for the peacock bass.
Well that is the report for the past weeks, if you would like to enjoy great Light Tackle Inshore fishing for any of the above-mentioned species, Give Capt. Craig Korczynski a call 561-644-4371. Or visit me at WWW. PHLATSINSHOREFISHING.COM, phlats1519@yahoo.com. Remember kids and novice anglers always welcomed at PHLATS GUIDE SERVICES.