jupiter inlet inshore Fishing Forecast

Happy Easter! April offers exciting rod bending action for anglers. Inshore fishing offers a plethora of species for anglers to target.

The snook fishing is fantastic this time of year, targeting docks, sea walls, and mangrove shorelines. Sunrise provides great action with top water Rapala Skitter Walk, once the sun rises overhead switch to a D.O.A. C.A.L. 3” or D.O.A. 5” Swim Bait in Arkansas glow. The sea walls and grass flats are great areas to find snook laid up ambushing bait schools.

The tarpon offer exciting action on our local waters, sunrise and sunset are the best times to target the tarpon. D.O.A. Bait Busters in mullet pattern and D.O.A. TerrorEyz get the silver kings excited. Live baiting for tarpon creates strikes, slow troll baits along mangrove shorelines and drop offs for consistent action.

When searching for tarpon look for rolling fish and target deeper holes and channels for best results. The tarpon this time of year typically range in size from 5 to 80 pounds.

Anglers looking for steady rod bending action should target the jacks along seawalls and grass flats. The jacks school together ambushing schools of live bait in their vicinity. Rapala Skitter Walks, X-Raps, and D.O.A. C.A.L. 3” Shad Tail work great for the jacks. If artificial lures are not your choice; live mullet, greenies, and sand perch will also produce action, freeline them with tide or near any structure.

Well, that is the fishing report for April, I hope you all enjoyed. Get out there and get hooked up. Tight lines!