Brackish/saltwater fishing in Boca Raton insights

[lone_star_angler]

Hi guys, I need some insight on these spots that I found (Camino Gardens Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 1st- 26.341016, -80.096919, 2nd- 26.344013, -80.097182) are these spots any good? what can I catch? I also wanted to ask about the bridge (26.350572, -80.098106) on palmetto that has been under construction for couple years, is it any good fishing from that bridge? Deerfield pier is currently closed and will not open until a year and a half, so I was looking to get into inshore saltwater fishing around boca area like the intercoastal. If anyone can provide some insights and guidance it will be much appreciated. 
Best Regards.

[Zcoker]

Maybe a target species in mind? Boca's not the best place for much of anything except big bills lol I lived there for a while and sure did pay my dues. Any hoot, might go west Boca to Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge, out there across US 441, canals along that route, many places to fish for bass out there. Beaches are much the same throughout: early bird gets the worm. Get out there early, cast a spoon, get some jacks and so forth. North of Boca is a 24/7 free parking inlet, Boynton Inlet, a power house for big snook. I've caught some giants out of that inlet along with just about everything else. As with any place, takes time to master the situations, techniques, and so forth. The inlets, for example, aren't the best place to hook a large fish during the daytime hours, espeically from a south jetty. Boat traffic is the curse. Night time offers the best opportunity and Boynton is about the only game in town 24/7. 

[lone_star_angler]

Hey man, thank you so much for taking the time to reply. Really appreciate the information. I have some places in boca where i catch peas, lmbs but I was looking to catch some snook, jacks, snapper or maybe tarpon in the intercoastal waterways. So, from your response it seems like I should try Boynton inlet and the beaches at boca early in the morning. and boca inlet will only produce at night. Do you have any tips for Boynton inlet? 

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6 hours ago, Zcoker said:

Maybe a target species in mind? Boca's not the best place for much of anything except big bills lol I lived there for a while and sure did pay my dues. Any hoot, might go west Boca to Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge, out there across US 441, canals along that route, many places to fish for bass out there. Beaches are much the same throughout: early bird gets the worm. Get out there early, cast a spoon, get some jacks and so forth. North of Boca is a 24/7 free parking inlet, Boynton Inlet, a power house for big snook. I've caught some giants out of that inlet along with just about everything else. As with any place, takes time to master the situations, techniques, and so forth. The inlets, for example, aren't the best place to hook a large fish during the daytime hours, espeically from a south jetty. Boat traffic is the curse. Night time offers the best opportunity and Boynton is about the only game in town 24/7. 

this in a nutshell is all you need to know....spot on info.

[Zcoker]

17 hours ago, lone_star_angler said:

Hey man, thank you so much for taking the time to reply. Really appreciate the information. I have some places in boca where i catch peas, lmbs but I was looking to catch some snook, jacks, snapper or maybe tarpon in the intercoastal waterways. So, from your response it seems like I should try Boynton inlet and the beaches at boca early in the morning. and boca inlet will only produce at night. Do you have any tips for Boynton inlet? 

 

Boynton Inlet is the most treacherous inlet on the east coast because it's so narrow. You can actually hit the other side of it with a medium cast. In that regard, the water flow through it is insane. So timing the tidal events is a big player in getting the fish. Time your fishing trips around an evening tidal event, maybe around 9pm or 10pm. Every inlet lags behind the ocean tide. Boynton is about an hour. Sebastian Inlet is about 3 hours. Very different for both. Jupiter is about 1.5 hours. So from these examples, timing things is very important to catch that tide change. You can either fish the incoming or the outgoing. I prefer the beginning of the outgoing. The outgoing is good because you can cast out and then drift out big bombers many yards out after the tide change. Those you dig in and work back in. Windcheaters are the best there. 40lb wire leader. The incoming is more for jigs, casting them out and bringing them in with the current, skipping them over the bottom. Skill here is paramount else you just gonna loose a bunch of jigs. Boynton Inlet is basically boatless after the sun goes down, so it's rather easy to work in a nice snook. It also doesn't have big rock piles by the pilings like other inlets do, so hoop-netting the big snook up and onto the jetty is a breeze. The south jetty rules for snook. The north jetty ocean-side is more for casting out bait and such. Tarpon cruise that inlet all the time and I've caught some rather large ones in it. Use surface lures, Hogy paddle tails and the likes or little minnow lures right in the rip. Learn it, fish it, and you'll eventually come to love it! It can be dauting at first but does pay off big time. Hope this helps!