Palm Beach Waterway
 

A friend and I are taking a boat out from the Freedom Boat Club by the Lake Worth Inlet.
We'll be going fishing w/ our 10yo boys.
Any places to check out or decent drive bys, or eateries to go to if the fishing is slow or just looking for something to do?

And anything to watch out for(hazards) in those waterways? Besides the occasional manatee?

i just started boating around that area , you have peanut island " busy on weekend" i know city place is south but i think if you go north the are some food place's closer but not sure , hopefully someone will chime in to let us know :)

mike

I assume you mean the Boynton inlet?

If you go south 3 miles next to the "Atlantic Ave" bridge a new place opened (formerly Bush's) called Deck 84 good food and a GREAT outside bar with TV's. Also, right next to Lake worth just to the south of the Boynton Inlet inlet is Two Georges & Banana Boat.

Freedom boat club is at palmbeach inlet north of boyntonbeach inlet.

Right... it's just south of Blue Heron.
Neither of us have boated the area before.
Just thought there may be some cool places to drive into.

2 years ago I had thanksgiving dinner there. This year, we had thanksgiving at Boston's upper deck...

This end of Atlantic Ave is nice...I am there quite often.

Waterway is clearly marked, nothing to get you in trouble. Neat place for lunch is Sailfish Marina ( http://www.sailfishmarina.com/ ). They are just inside the inlet to the north, free dockage at the south side of the property. Check out the jacks swarming all over around the fuel dock, you can feed them anything there are easily 100, some 3-4 ft long!

If you head north under Blue Heron bridge the ICW is wide open/no speed limit (called Little Lake Worth) and when you get off plane at the north end of the lake, veer east around the condos and you will get to Old Port Cove marina. Tiger's boat(s) are there (Privacy and Solitude). Privacy is the biggest boat in the marina by far, 155 tri deck Christianson. Ken Griffey Jr. keeps his boat there also (can't remember name but when you read it you know it is his!). To the NE of the marina is Jack Nicklaus's house, yacht out back is Sea Bear.

I don't fish much but you can catch damn near anything you want right offshore. Outside inlet they hauled in a 13 ft Hammerhead fishing off the beach. Some kid from N.E. got a world record Bull Shark last winter 1/2 mile off the inlet aboard a charter boat out of Sailfish.

Weather has been decent this week, seas not terrible and somewhat warm (compared to the last few weeks).

Try 32 East......Atlantic and Swinton, very good.

Use extreme caution if you venture south to Boynton Inlet.....not for non-locals w/underpowered rental boats. Very poor design, gets like rapids at tide changes and inlet is like 100 ft wide w/ concrete seawalls on both sides, very fast current dumping onto a shoal.

Lake Worth inlet is fine, plenty deep and navigatible. South side jetty is very cool for snorkeling (in warmer weather). Water is crystal clear and deep right up to beach. 10 ft off shoreline water is 3-4 ft deep so you can anchor very close to shore and be in deep enough water to stay out of trouble.

Check out the FPL (FL power and light plant, look for red/white smoke stacks, can been seen from miles offshore). They use ocean water for cooling, dump hot water into the ICW and the manatees congregate there by the dozens in the winter months.

1/2 mile south of FPL plant is Rybovich's marina, lots of huge yachts (think you will recognize many of the boats from Top 100 largest in US). Madsummer has been there for awhile, you can charter for a MILLION a week or some crazy number but it is 257 ft long!

Right under the blue Herron bridge there are two good places. Waterway cafe and Rum Bar. Great outside spot. Also square grouper across from the jupiter lighthouse. (they dont like my cigarette much there). Another cool place is Guannabanna. Google it.

Come on Jupiter! You told me about all these places like 3 years ago!

Waterway and Rum Bar are at the PGA bridge about 3 miles north of Blue Heron. BTW the Riviera Beach area (where Freedom is based) is predominantly "the hood" so keep your belongings locked away, hidden from view.

Whats the name of the bar on the fort wort side were peanut ferry leaves from? not a bad place!

You the guy from Jersey w/ the T/S TG on a Myco/White Dually?

He mentioned kids, Square Grouper kids are not allowed at anytime. Guanabanas ( http://www.guanabanas.com ) is ok but expensive for what you get and you need a traquilizer gun for all the "cougars" circling the bar on Friday nights!

Tiki Bar, Riviera Beach.........ok place but not exactly a 10 year old's dream hangout. Sailfish is cleaner, nicer and the marina is on crystal clear blue water w/lots of big boats to check out.

Yea thats me but its New York. Long Island. Got the boat in Sanibel this year. Wanna try the West coast out. Did you buy another boat?

No still have the same two....But I think you are confusing me with my buddy John, he sold the his boat and has been kicking tires for almost a year. He has an empty lift and cash burning a hole in his pocket.

I posted 2 years ago about stoage ect and you helped me out. I put the boat at whitehaven accross from post office. i assumed you had a Sunsation.

Yeah that place is cheap and well watched with all the retirees! I still have the same 32 Sunsation, my buddy John and I met a guy with a TG similar to yours and I thought it was you when you posted tonight. I had seen yours on the truck/trailer. License plate is Cig Hauler or something?

Mine says PULLINIT. Cig rig is Tom Abraham.

Sorry I missed this until now, ya got all the right info above, but let me know if your up for a ride on the Pantera, Not sure how long you will be down, but Sunday or Monday I will be around, and if your still here for New Years we may do a lunch run. Give me a call tomorrow, I'll be around the house babysitting 2 dogs, and wrapping christmas gifts all day:drink:.

Rick 954-254-0414

Gonna have to do Guanabana next time I'm in the area...