Fort Lauderdale Fishing Reports

Fishing Report for Ft. Lauderdale & Port Everglades - Doesn't get any better The sea conditions have been so calm over the past week it doesn't even feel like work. Seas have been 1 foot and less making great conditions for going offshore. This pattern should remain for the rest of summer with the more...
Capt. Cary Hanna - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Saltwater Fishing Report - As we get deeper into summer we pick up the typical summer patterns. Closer to shore the Bonita are taking the baits quicker than the Kingfish. A suprise Sailfish has won the race a few times lately too. Offshore the Dolphin action has been fairly co more...
Capt. Ron Mallet - Fort Lauderdale

Fishing Report for Ft. Lauderdale & Port Everglades - Fast current and fast fish We fished a few times this week on Monday and then on Friday. On Monday we had a 5-6 knot current running north full force in as shallow as 80 feet of water. The bite was on with a Sailfish on the first drift. The fish ha more...
Capt. Cary Hanna - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - Dolphin (Mahi-mahi) and Kingfish The past two weeks has produced lots of Dolphin (Mahi-mahi). These fish have been coming through about 10 to 15 miles offshore. The fish were around large seaweed patches the one-week and last week we found them u more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Fishing Report for Ft. Lauderdale & Port Everglades - Smoker Kings, Blackfin and Sailfish This report is for Friday July 4. I had encouraged my fishing crew today to get an early start. I knew the waterways would fill up quickly with about everyone who had a boat. So we arrrived at the dock before 6 am more...
Capt. Cary Hanna - Fort Lauderdale

Fishing Report for Ft. Lauderdale & Port Everglades - A change in conditions It seems as the weather stabalizes a bit the fishing improves. Last week there was not alot of storms so the barometric pressure was high. We fished with a few local residents from Plantation, FL on Thursday and got a chance more...
Capt. Cary Hanna - Fort Lauderdale

Fishing Report for Ft. Lauderdale & Port Everglades - Fishing the Shelf When is this unstable weather coming to an end? You really can't depend on the weather reports as storms seem to form as they please. On Friday night I was a bit worried as South to south west winds blew hard then stopped on and more...
Capt. Cary Hanna - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Saltwater Fishing Report - Lots of rain and thunderstorms the last few weeks. Luckily it is building later in the day and letting me get on the water most mornings. The live baits are producing a few Kingfish and Bonita in closer on the reefs. Not many Sailfish lately. The Dol more...
Capt. Ron Mallet - Fort Lauderdale

Fishing Report for Ft. Lauderdale & Port Everglades - Dolphin Time For the past few weeks the word has been Dolphin coming out of Ft. Lauderdale. last Saturday was an all day trip that brought us 12 miles out in search for Dolphin, the first 8 miles was spent heading east getting out of the storm. Aft more...
Capt. Cary Hanna - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - Swordfish and a Blue Marlin! What a week. Last week we were fighting a Hammerhead in 110’ of water and we left the kite up. I saw a boil on the short kite bait and the next thing we knew a Blue Marlin was jumping under the kite. Three hours later more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale