Capt. Scott Hamilton - Palm Beach

The weather has been a bit snotty the last few days so most of the fishing has been inside the Intracoastal and PBI. There have been a fair number of Jacks up to 6-7lbs inside the Inlet. These fish have been feeding on minnows near the surface so Crease Flies and Poppers are excellent choices. Barracuda fishing has been excellent inside. Fish around the sailboats and on the colder days, blind cast in shallow water with dark bottoms. The past week produced fish up to 40lbs. Scott uses 45-60lb knotable wire shock tippet tied into long flourescent green Tube Flies made from Flexi-Cord. These flies twist and rotate like nothing else and drive Cudas crazy. There's action on the outside when the weather permits. The Spinner Sharks are still not here yet in force, but there have been some stragglers around. The fly-fishing off the beach has been good for Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, Ladyfish, and Pompano. A little farther offshore there's been good bites on big Dolphin and huge Skipjack Tuna. The Tuna school that Scott fished last week were oddly mixed sized fish that ranges from 5-15lbs. Chasing them for a while was neccessary until they were able to be cast at. There also have been some small Yellowfins mixed in.