Fort Lauderdale Fishing Report
Capt. Steve Souther
July 28, 2016
Fort Lauderdale - Saltwater Fishing Report
Our Fort Lauderdale fishing report has some good news this week. Fishing for Dolphin has been poor, not only off Fort Lauderdale, but Miami and the Florida Keys. This has changed in just the last few days. Our all day fishing trip yesterday was just for Dolphin, it's what they wanted. Our fishing trip took us quite a ways off shore but we did catch them! There was scattered weed and debris, a good sign in catching fish. Birds were also aiding us in finding our prey and were the major contributor. We probably caught close to 30 Dolphin; the downside was only 8 were keepers. The rest were too small to keep. Still, they kept us busy on and off all day.
Back closer to shore, fishing for Kingfish and Bonito in the reef area has been good. Even 4 hour trips have been having great success. The Bonitos have been biting best first thing in the morning and the later afternoon. Kings have been scattered but nice size, small to medium weights.
And just outside in slightly deeper water, Blackfin Tuna have also been helping with our quest. Most are on the small size but some really nice ones have also been caught, up to about 25-30 lbs. We even find them mixed in with the Bonitos on the reef.
With all this action and the migration of these fish, fishing for something big like a shark has also been good. We don't always get the bite but its unusual not to. The occasional Amberjack and Grouper are also attracted to the big baits. Bites from migrating Sailfish are also in the mix. It's always nice to catch one of these on the troll. Though it's not really their time of year, we catch them, or can, year round. It is a nice surprise when it happens.
Two things slightly off topic for this Fort Lauderdale fishing report…
The first is our Facebook Page. If you are a Facebook fan, stop by Fanntastic Fishing and check out our page. You just can't have enough likes. https://www.facebook.com/Fanntastic-Fishing-1476203306014764/?fref=ts
Secondly, allow a proud father to gloat just a bit and send my congratulations to the Hatterascal Fishing team. My son is the 1st mate on the boat and their tournament record breaking Yellowfin Tuna won the Tuna division in the Blue Marlin Grand Challenge in Orange Beach, Alabama. Congrats to angler and crew!
Well, that's it for this Fort Lauderdale fishing report. The picture shown is a recent trip on the reef. These guys were quite delighted.
Captain Steve
Target Species:
Sailfish, Shark, Swordfish, Wahoo, Tuna, Dolphin, Marlin and more...
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