West Palm Beach Fishing Report

Doug and I went out despite the rain and tried to catch live bait before hitting the seas. We went to Munyon Island with no luck but did see a lot of star fish. We then hit up the south side of the jetty and found the jackpot of blue runners and grunts. It would have been nice if the captain didn't forget the kite but nonetheless we did manage a few rainbow runners for sashimi and a barracuda. The seas were very sloppy with a large swell but calmed down when the sun finally came out. There was not as much action as the previous day but still found the fish. We tried fishing for sharks in shallow because while getting live bait we saw a couple in 30' or less. No luck with the live bait however. Maybe the dead sardines are the way to go?

Water Temp - 85 degrees
Air Temp -85 degrees
Water Clarity - very clear, blue water right on beach
Weather Conditions - Cloudy/Rainy, wind out of NE
Wind - 10 knots NE
Current - Strong
Waves - 2' with 2-4' swell
Lures/bait - Live Bait (blue runners/grunts/jacks)
Moon - Waning
Tide - Falling

After a two week break, we got back out with sloppy seas and rain showers but gentle winds to start off the fourth of July weekend celebration. The rain the night before really made the seas greener than normal inshore but were blue about a mile out. I had been hearing there was not much action other than snapper and that was definitely what was biting. Between the three of us we had 12 fish or so with only a barracuda straying from the snapper species. Twinkle Toes Chris managed to stay on his feet and not break anything this time so we will consider it a successful trip.