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Great Week Of Fishing In Fort Lauderdale
Capt. Vinnie Sacks
July 26, 2026
Fort Lauderdale - Saltwater Fishing Report

Hello there, Capt. Vinnie here... What a great week of deep sea fishing it has been here in Fort Lauderdale. Once again I would like to thank all of our great clients that have kept us busy during the month of July, we are very grateful for you guys and we always try our best to make sure everyone has a good time. For this week the fishing report which is what you all came for has been very good. A few days this week we had a southwest wind which helped with the seaweed problem we have been having. The southwest wind helps push a lot of the weed offshore which is like a double edges sword, it makes the fishing inshore easy for trolling but that type of wind is bad for offshore fishing specially dolphin. This week we did have some really good catches while trolling on the reef including a few very nice wahoo. We don't typically catch a lot of wahoo in the month of July but the ones we do catch are usually very nice sized. The bonito are here now and in full force although they aren't great eating in my opinion you can eat them and we do have some customers that really like them, but if your looking to just catch fish and something that pulls hard they are a great fish for that. Other then those species previously mentioned there has been some kingfish but they are sporadic, i think when the mullet show up in the fall is when the kingfish are going to be really solid but until then it will be a slow to steady pic. Blackfin tuna have been hard to come by this week, seems that they are taking a break unless you go late in the afternoon like as the sun is going down, or as they say the witching hour has been really productive. The depths from 180-300 have been really productive but just keep in mind this has been a late evening bite only. Last but not least dolphin or mahi mahi have been very sporadic some days they have been in close and other days way offshore like over 20 miles. I still think its to early for us to be getting them really solid the fall months seem to produce better results. If you do travel offshore looking for mahi you have to find birds if you find birds you will find the mahi, but like i said previous they have been all over and its been hard to pin point where there going to be, i would say just be patient and soon the mahi will be here. This week please be sure to check out some of the great photos of some recent catches that where 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 at Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content. On the horizon ahead, the fishing should remain consistent for a while and same with the weather, I am predicting that the mahi will show sooner then later, and bottom fishing should start to heat up for fish like yellowtail snapper. All in all good fishing and great weather, all thats missing is you, if your thinking about heading down to south Florida and looking to do some deep sea fishing look up YB Normal servicing Fort Lauderdale, Dania beach, and Hollywood beaches for deep sea fishing charters... 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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