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Rough and Windy Week In Fort Lauderdale
Capt. Vinnie Sacks
April 12, 2026
Fort Lauderdale - Saltwater Fishing Report
Hey everyone Capt. Vinnie here. This week has been as windy as we can possibly have here, due to a few fronts that have stalled and are sitting over top of us. Like the title says rough and windy it has been indeed. As far as the fishing goes the best way to describe it would be hit and miss lately. Some days its been excellent and other days its been tough. For the most part with the rough seas if you are able to stick it out specially with live bait you will get rewarded with quality fish. The sailfish bite has been very good for the most part but they have been scattered all over depth wise from 100-400 feet. Also with these rough seas there has been some quality sized mahi mahi, anywhere from 10-25lbs as a by catch while sail fishing. With the waves and wind kite fishing has been the best way to fish comfortably and it has been producing some nice fish. But like I stated earlier its been hit and miss, some days have been excellent with multiple sailfish catches and some nice fish for dinner as well, and other days been super tough with only 1 bite so you have to make every bite count. Trolling has been the same way as well early mornings we have been getting a little flurry of fish and then it shuts off, same goes for the afternoons too. I personally think a lot of this has to do with the amount of flying fish or bait that is in the area right now, the gamefish have a lot of choices of food to eat so that would make the most sense to me as to why kite fishing with live bait has been so successful. We did have a few afternoons this week with some blackfin tuna action as well as a nice wahoo we caught (pictured). Everyday is different and things change but it looks like for half of this week its going to stay windy, now fishing in these bigger seas is not for everyone but you do catch really good fish when its rough. Some people can handle it and some can't. My recommendation would be to take some sort of motion sickness medication the day before your trip and then take it again the day of the trip if your prone to sea sickness. As for the fishing right now the best option of something to book is going to be a longer trip and i only say that because the fishing has been spoty and being out there longer gives you an opportunity to fish that window when the fish are going to feed, like i stated earlier this week the ones that stuck it out in the rough were rewarded handsomely. This week please be sure to check out 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. For the week ahead looks like the wind is going to cut us some slack as we approach the weekend, the fishing should pick up specially after the blow and the barometric pressure isn't jumping up and down as much. I would expect to see some more tuna as well as sailfish and scattered mahi up and down and kingfish moving in soon. Availability for the next 2 weeks is very good and if your heading down to south Florida and looking to do some deep sea fishing we would love to have you out with us and show you a good time on the water...
more later...
Capt. Vinnie (954)-559-4700
Fort Lauderdale Fishing Forecast:
winds 15-20mph seas 4-6 feet
Target Species:
tuna dolphin wahoo sailfish mahi snapper grouper swordfish
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