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Great Week Of Fishing
Capt. Vinnie Sacks
April 21, 2026
Fort Lauderdale - Saltwater Fishing Report
Hello there Capt. Vinnie with the YB Normal here, for another great Fort Lauderdale deep sea fishing report. This week we had some great deep sea fishing trips with lots of different species caught. Last weeks report i was talking about how windy it had been and there was a break coming, this week was that break in the wind. Starting off the report this week with sailfish. I would have to say this year i personally think has been one of the best years i have seen for sailfish. Almost every trip we have been catching one and some trips multiple sailfish. Trolling has been productive for them as well as fishing with live bait on the days its very windy. Mixed in with the sailfish specially on days we are kite fishing there has been some quality mahi mahi. Normally in this area we catch mahi very regularly in the summer and fall months but its nice to see a spring run of fish with some size. Next species that has been pretty hot is blackfin tuna, coming up in the next month is when we tend to see our biggest tunas of the year. When i say big im talking close to 30lbs, now blackfin tuna don't get as big as yellowfin or even bluefin tuna but they do fight hard and taste great on the grill or even sushi style. Trolling in the early mornings has been productive for a few bites on tuna before 9am but after that seems that the bite shuts off and then picks back up around 3pm in the afternoon. Tuna have big eyes and are sensitive to light so we tend to see best results when the sun is low either rising or setting. Also this week we had a few really calm days that we were able to do some bottom fishing for snapper. Small pieces of structure in depths around 350 feet were the most productive on the larger vermillon snappers. Anywhere from 2-4lbs was the average size on the snappers which for this type of snapper is excellent because a huge one would be around 5lbs. We love to go bottom fishing on our charters but remember that sometimes the conditions don't always line up for that type of fishing like currents, winds, etc. When everything is right best believe if bottom fishing is hot that is something we will be doing on your trip. This week please take a second to look at some of the great photos of some recent catches that were caught while out on our deep sea fishing charters, and remember to give us a like and follow on social media platforms like facebook and instagram @Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content. On the horizon this week and next we have a good amount of availability for deep sea fishing trips, i will let the photos speak for themselves wether or not you think its worth getting out deep sea fishing right now, but if you are coming down to Fort Lauderdale and looking to get out fishing we would love to have you and show you a great time out on the water.....
more later.....
Capt. Vinnie (954)-559-4700
Fort Lauderdale Fishing Forecast:
winds and seas calm
Target Species:
tuna dolphin wahoo sailfish mahi snapper grouper swordfish
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