Riviera Beach Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Craig K.
West Palm Beach, Florida
Reported 3 years ago

Seasonable weather has finally returned to South Florida. Moderate temperature days have made for great fishing and clean water. Fun in the sun and drag screaming action. Clean water has made tarpon fishing exciting as anglers can sight cast to fish along channels and docks. Live bait and DOA Terror...

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Craig K. West Palm Beach, Florida Reported 3 years ago

Seasonable weather has finally returned to South Florida. Moderate temperature days have made for great fishing and clean water. Fun in the sun and drag screaming action.
Clean water has made tarpon fishing exciting as anglers can sight cast to fish along channels and docks. Live bait and DOA Terror Eyz excellent choices to entice strikes. Mangrove shorelines are holding juvenile tarpon on the high tides, live mullet or small Rapala twitch baits get the strike.
Big schools of jacks have shown up and they are hungry. Top water Rapala skitter walks have been the anglers favorite choice bait for explosive action. DOA C.A.L. 3" shad tail and live baits also get the strike. The jacks are ranging in size from 2 to 20 pounds.
Channels and deep holes are holding a plethora of species for anglers to hook up with. Mackerel, snook, snapper, drum, blue fish and sharks get the drag screaming. The clean water has made it fun for anglers witnessing the strike from the fish. Does not get any better. As the water temperatures drop the fishing will continue to thrive as migratory species call our local waters home, for the next few months.
Well that is the fishing report for the past week. Remember you can’t catch them from the couch, so get out there and get hooked up. Tight Lines.

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Richard M.
Riviera Beach, Florida
Reported 3 years ago

I think I might’ve sent you this last month . Just wanted to make sure. We caught an even bigger wahoo that day, but it got away right at the boat.

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Richard M. Riviera Beach, Florida Reported 3 years ago

I think I might’ve sent you this last month . Just wanted to make sure. We caught an even bigger wahoo that day, but it got away right at the boat.

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Richard M.
Riviera Beach, Florida
Reported 3 years ago

50 inches plus wahoo

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Richard M. Riviera Beach, Florida Reported 3 years ago

50 inches plus wahoo

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Dino T.
Jupiter, Florida
Reported 3 years ago

To rough to go on ocean so client's wanted to go for Electric Ditch Pickles ( Peacock Bass )

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Dino T. Jupiter, Florida Reported 3 years ago

To rough to go on ocean so client's wanted to go for Electric Ditch Pickles ( Peacock Bass )

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Dino T.
Jupiter, Florida
Reported 3 years ago

To rough to go on ocean so client's wanted to go for Electric Ditch Pickles ( Peacock Bass )a

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Dino T. Jupiter, Florida Reported 3 years ago

To rough to go on ocean so client's wanted to go for Electric Ditch Pickles ( Peacock Bass )a

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Skip S.
Delray Beach, Florida
Reported 3 years ago

Couldn't ask for better conditions here in S.E. Florida for Peacock Bass and Clownknife Fish. Weathers been Ideal for 50 fish mornings. Baits been plentiful and can tell by how healthy these fish look that nows the time to book ya a fish'n trip of a lifetime. New to fishing?...

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Skip S. Delray Beach, Florida Reported 3 years ago

Couldn't ask for better conditions here in S.E. Florida for Peacock Bass and Clownknife Fish. Weathers been Ideal for 50 fish mornings. Baits been plentiful and can tell by how healthy these fish look that nows the time to book ya a fish'n trip of a lifetime. New to fishing? Knot a problem, I'll do whatever's nessessary for an Unforgateable Experience. Hope to Sea-Ya on the water! Capt. Skip

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Craig K.
West Palm Beach, Florida
Reported 3 years ago

December has arrived and the heat is still on. The warm weather is making it feel like spring time fishing. Bite is great but it would be nice to get the migratory fish pattern going. Due to the warm waters and warm sunny days in South Florida the snook fishing...

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Craig K. West Palm Beach, Florida Reported 3 years ago

December has arrived and the heat is still on. The warm weather is making it feel like spring time fishing. Bite is great but it would be nice to get the migratory fish pattern going.
Due to the warm waters and warm sunny days in South Florida the snook fishing is thriving. Snook are active along docks and seawalls. Live mullet and Rapala skitter walks creates massive strikes from the linesiders. Bridges and channels are holding bigger snook, DOA C.A.L. 3” shad tail and live baits worked on the bottom will get the drag screaming.
Tarpon fishing continues to shine. Tarpon school up near deep passes and channels, willing to take live baits and DOA Terror Eyz. Tarpon can be seen rolling on the surface, allowing anglers to cast baits in their vicinity. The back bays and canals near mangrove shorelines are great areas to locate juvenile tarpon. Anglers are enjoying catching tarpon on live bait and DOA Terror Eyz. The average size of a tarpon are ranging from 5 to 50 pounds.
Anglers looking for a variety of species to target, can work channel edges, and rock piles, using jigs and live shrimp. Snapper, jacks, drum, croaker, mackerel and many other species have put a bend in the rod for anglers. A few small, cold fronts will really trigger the migratory pattern.
Well, that is the fishing report for the past week, hope you all enjoyed. Remember, you can’t catch them from the couch, so get out there and get hooked up. Tight lines!

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Charlie S.
Tequesta, Florida
Reported 3 years ago

Bottom fishing has been where it's at past week. Families visiting for the thanksgiving holiday wanted to bring home meat. Scattered sailfish and mahi for those willing to risk a goose egg.

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Charlie S. Tequesta, Florida Reported 3 years ago

Bottom fishing has been where it's at past week. Families visiting for the thanksgiving holiday wanted to bring home meat. Scattered sailfish and mahi for those willing to risk a goose egg.

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