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Wa-HOO!

Photo: Jason Cromwell caught a nice size Wahoo last Monday morning next to Memory Rock, Bahamas.

Fishing Report 8.15.14

OFFSHORE:
Wahoo- the beautiful, tasty, and lightning-fast ocean fish have been showing up in good numbers around Palm Beach and Broward County. Wahoo’s are plentiful in Florida waters this time of year, with the best bite always occurring around the full moon in August. The greatest chance for a wahoo good time is to fish early morning or evening time of the day. Whether you are trolling (high speed and slower speeds) or live baiting for the wahoo be sure to try and get the bait down suspended below the surface, this will help get the baits down in the wahoo’s zone and will help keep a Bonita or two away.
If you are looking for a…

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DOLPHIN & WHALE 911

Want to be a marine hero? If you are a boater or a regular beach visitor there is now an easy way to help aid a stranded or injured dolphin or whale. There is an APP for that called: “Dolphin & Whale 911” which enables you to immediately report live or dead, stranded, injured or entangled dolphins, whales and seals in the Southeastern United States (Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands). This app supports you to report animals in distress and in need of assistance.

The report will connect you to the Southeast U.S. Marine Mammal Stranding Network and locate the nearest response hotline to your location, so that trained responders and veterinarians can recover or rescue…

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IN EARLY 1900’s JUPITER KIDS RODE A SCHOOLBUS BOAT

The population of the Jupiter area was 145. In 1905 Reverend Dr. Charles P. Jackson started an elementary school for the children of Neptune (Jupiter).  Neptune was the designation for the area and the post office along the Florida East Coast Railroad.   Lighthouse keeper, James Armour, opened the Jupiter Post Office during 1884.  After three years of inactivity, Mary Moore Carlin reopened the Post Office in 1887 at the Jupiter Lifesaving Station, where her husband, Charles Carlin was the keeper.

The good people of this area converted a lifeboat from the battleship U.S.S. Maine and it served as a “school bus” for the children.  Later a ferry service across the Loxahatchee River transported the children until a bridge replaced it in 1911 when a…

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SUNSET CELEBRATION at SAILFISH MARINA

Sailfish Marina, located at 96 Lake Drive in West Palm Beach, will be hosting one of the premiere arts and crafts shows in the Palm Beaches this and every Thursday.  Nestled in the beautiful tropical setting you will find blown glass, wooden sculptures, pottery, gold and silver jewelry and much, much more.   Over 35 artists come from as far away as Seattle, Washington.  It has something for everyone.

Make your way to the Sailfish Marina on Singer Island Thursday at sunset.  Lining the seawall at 6pm, are the vendors and local artists.  Enjoy classic Floridian cuisine.   The Sailfish Marina offers conch fritters, grouper dogs, and island cocktails for purchase.  A steel drum band is playing in the background and talented guitarists often entertain…

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NEW FISHING PIER

The last portion of the U.S. Route 1 Bridge over the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter FL, which is a favorite spot for snorkelers and once the location of a scene on national television show, is expected to be demolished this fall and replaced with an aluminum decked fishing pier.

The concrete bridge off of U.S. 1 that was built in 1927, allowed motorists to drive on U.S. 1 from Juno Beach to Hobe Sound. The middle section of that bridge was torn out when the new twice as tall U.S. 1 drawbridge opened in 1958. The section of the old bridge on the north side of the Loxahatchee River was torn down in 2010, leaving only a chunk of the South section, which has been used as a fishing bridge ever since.

Fishing was the not only activity on that section of the 20…

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ADOPT-A-NEST

Each summer along the Florida beaches, many patrols make their rounds and search the beaches early in the morning  for sea turtle nests. When they find tracks coming from the water, they are able to determine if the turtled nested or just came out of the water on a false crawl. If the turtle nested, the patrols and volunteers must record the location with a GPS, the date and the species, which can be determined by its tracks, along with some other recorded information that they can spot. The nest is then marked off with stakes and bright colored tape so beachgoers are aware of the location and will not disturb the protected area. Given about 45 days after the nest was laid, a depression in the sand begins to form as the eggs below will hatch. After the…

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THE EXTREME SUMMER SLAM

Get ready for one of the most exclusive offshore kayak fishing tournaments in the nation based out of Pompano Beach, FL. This Saturday August 16, 2014, Extreme Kayak Fishing Inc. is the biggest offshore kayak fishing tournament on the East Coast. The battle for the series champion will be heated due to the attraction from anglers all over the United States.

The Extreme Kayak Fishing Tournament started three years ago and is only expanding with the new tournament location in Freeport, Grand Bahama, since the crews are after the bigger game.
This is the final chapter Part 2 of The Extreme Summer Slam, the angler that has the most weight of the catches combined from the Part 1 tournament with the Part 2 wins the Extreme Super Bowl Ring!

1st Place-…

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JAZZ ON THE PALM AT THE WEST PALM BEACH WATERFRONT

Come out and relax amongst the warm summer breeze, beautiful water views and spicy jazz music that flow through the West Palm Beach Waterfront. Every 3rd Friday of the month at West Palm Beach Waterfront’s Centennial Square you can come out to the free concert to enjoy the vivacious sounds of jazz under the stars. 

August 15th, 2014, from 8pm to 10pm the incredibly talented, Kiki Sanchez and Elaine Hernandez will showcase their talents at Jazz on the Palm. 

Kiki Sanchez is a Peruvian pianist that showcases her talents through a blend of jazz and tropical fusion. Sanchez began his formal education in Peru and continued evolving his talents and style there. He trained in Peru with the celebrated artists, Coco Macedo and Edermi Chavez. Some of the…

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FRIENDLIEST CITIES IN AMERICA

In this area, it is hard not to see a smiling face with the abundant natural beauty of beaches, waterways, and perpetual sunshine!  Ask anyone around here “What is the friendliest city in America?” and the response will probably be their hometown of Jupiter, Stuart, North Palm Beach, or a number of any of the nearby cities.

According to Conde Nast’s annual Reader’s Choice Survey for 2014 via The Palm Beach Post:

#10 friendliest city is Ashville, NC

# 9 friendliest city is Nashville, TN

# 8 friendliest city is Key West, FL

# 7 friendliest city is Jackson Hole, FL

# 6 friendliest city is Fort Worth, TX

# 5 friendliest city is New Orleans, LA

# 4 friendliest city is Telluride, CO

# 3 friendliest city is San Antonio, TX

# 2 friendliest…

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SUMMERTIME SAILFISH

Fishing Report 8.8.14

August is always an exciting month here in South Florida for fisherman both inshore and offshore. It is the start to a transition for weather patterns especially toward the end of the month. Most days in August will be smoking hot with tropical weather in the mix which can really stir up some great fishing.

OFFSHORE- The wahoo fishing has started to fire up as the moon gets bigger and bigger. Reports show that wahoo are being caught from Palm Beach to Jupiter Inlet from 120’-300’ of water early in the morning and late in the afternoon. The Bonita are getting pretty thick right now (a good reason why the wahoo are here); so if you’re trying to avoid the Bonita, keep the baits big and/or speed up the boat a bit when trolling.
Summer…

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