Fishing charters in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Capt. Rick Brady
May 20, 2023
Fort Lauderdale - Saltwater Fishing Report

Warm weather, sunny skies and suddenly we find ourselves halfway through May. The first half of May has been enjoyable and we have had charters of families with kids, couples, two bachelor parties and a corporate group outing aboard with us here on our two Marlin My Darlin boats. Good fun and some good fishing and we welcome the remaining half of the May charters. The ocean is offering quite a few different species as one would expect for May and our deep sea fishing charters here in Fort Lauderdale have been blessed with the pleasant weather I mentioned. Dry dry dry here but that will soon change as the so called " April showers" begin later as a rule here and they are just around the corner now. We have seen and expect to continue to see Sailfish atop and along the reef lines and Kingfish in those same areas. Bonitos on the reefs and structure and the big ones pull hard. Tasty Blackfin Tunas most often just off the reefs edges but not necessarily. The larger Tunas and Sailfish here (as well as Wahoo) are most often encountered within two miles of shore, often much closer. Big Amberjacks on wrecks and structure. Snappers when the current allows. Grouper season has opened but not going great guns there yet. This is my 48th year doing fishing charters in Ft. Lauderdale (and our senior Captains are of similar mileage). The ocean is our office and although it's not always palm trees and bikinis it's a good life. Wet a line with us. Reach me direct @ 954-778-8173

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