I spoke with Fred at Fishing Headquarters in Jupiter today. He was telling me that large schools of bait fish are keeping game fish close to shore. The only problem is that there are also large schools of bonita feeding on the bait making it hard to get your offerings down to the game fish. If you can get a bait below the bonita you can catch sailfish in only 100ft of water. Mark the bottom of the bait schools on your depth finder, and set your down rigger to hold your bait or lure just below the school. Use a cast net or sabiki rig to catch what ever bait is swimming in the area, or use ballyhoo or a skirted lure as bait. King mackerel are starting to show around Jupiter. Using the same techniques you use for sailfish will produce a few kingfish. Wahoo are hanging on the outside of the bonita schools. Look for them on the drop in 130ft - 200ft. Big blue runners, small bonita, and big lures will catch wahoo. Snook are very active in the inlet and on the beach. Fred caught and released 6 snook in 30 minutes next to the pier the other night. Please remember that snook season is closed in all of Florida, so bend down the barbs on your hooks, land the fish as quickly as possible, and spend extra time reviving your snook before releasing it. For more information contact;
Fishing Headquarters
561-743-7335
633 N Highway A1a
Jupiter, FL 33477
http://www.fishingheadquarters.net/
