Wabasso Beach to Boca Raton
Includes Vero Beach, Ft. Pierce, Stuart, West Palm Beach and Lake Worth.

Nov. 21-23

Southeast

WABASSO BEACH TO STUART

It may be a sloppy ride there and back but the rewards will definitely be worth it once you get there. The big news obviously with this unseasonably cool weather (it isn't even officially winter yet!) has been the outstanding sailfish bite occuring up and down the coastline. Up this way its rigged ballyhoo behind dredges and at times the dolphin can be an utter nuisance. Kings will be thick in 80 to 90 feet so if all else fails run in shallow.

Snook are pretty much done now but there are tons of bluefish and pompano in the surf to make up for it. Jigs are a great bait all the way around and make sure to have lots of extras. Spanish mackerel are scattered all over the place but the epicenter for the enitre coast is due east of Peck Lake in the Kingfish hole. Trout will be on the grass flats but expect cooler weather to make them lethargic.

JUPITER TO LAKE WORTH

Sailfish will be thick right off Palm Beach inlet and the only problem is the rough seas this weekend and the kings which will mow through a spread of livebaits far faster than it took to earn the money to purchase them. There will be a few dolphin mixed in for groceries but few people will be targeting them specifically. Muttons have still been biting on the reefs. Speaking of which, isn't it horrible what happened at the Breakers Reef? If you don't know, a massive tow chain or rope tore out a massive swath in 50 feet of water.

Big jacks are always a go-to in the absence of anything else but tarpon, permit, barracudas and blue runners can keep you amused inshore as well. There is also an abundance of small snappers and if you like to fish the surf, plenty of bluefish and a few pompano. Snook will be biting at night but the majority will be very small, moonfish and ladyfish will be other likely catches.

BOYNTON TO BOCA

The story doesn't change with sails being the number one offshore quarry. Live bait is the key and it doesn't matter if its goggle eyes, live ballyhoo, tinker mackerel or even small blue runners. Kings and dolphin will be mixed in with them, the kings being more numerous in shallow and the same for the dorados further offshore. There has also been a pick of skipjack and blackfin tunas moving through but they have been moving fast.

Try the jetties at Boynton inlet for bluefish, mackerel, jacks, ladyfish and so on and be prepared to have some company. If you want a little more elbow room, try trolling along the beach with spoons or flashy jigs. There have been lots of crabs available on the surface, if you see some, scoop them up and use them for cobia and permit baits. Live shrimp will be a good all-around bait from the bridges.

Capt. Eden White 561 902 8170

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