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The Catching Is Great
Capt. Steve Souther
May 15, 2019
Fort Lauderdale - Saltwater Fishing Report
The goal in fishing is to entice a fish to eat your bait, fight that fish and land it. That's called a catch. Right now, the catching is GREAT off the shore of Fort Lauderdale.
Within just 2 miles from shore our boat is giving the guests plenty of fish to fight. Starting with small bait fish, up to those Kings, Bonitos and Tunas and then on to some larger predators. Truth be told, you'd better land your fish quickly or you may not get the entire fish. While it is disappointing to lose some of your fish, there is that "WOW" factor as we wonder what it was that ate it.
Trolling has been the main stay lately. Cover some ground and see what pops up. Those Kings, Bonitos and Tunas I spoke of have been ranging from 6 to 20 lbs. and even bigger. The occasional Sailfish or Mahi is also possible. We expect this to continue into and through the summer.
While on the charter boat the mates go to extremes rigging baits to entice that bite, even the drift boat has been reaping the rewards. Just the standard 3 hook rig with a Sardine or Ballyhoo on it produced the catch in the picture above. And that is just the fish that were boated. Some do escape at any point between that initial bite and reaching the boat. Or they are taken from you by that predator laying in wait.
So, whether it is sport fishing or drift fishing, the catching is great! I guess that makes the fishing even better…
Capt. Steve
Target Species:
Sailfish, Shark, Tuna, Dolphin, Swordfish, Wahoo and more...
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