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Still Great Fishing
Capt. Vinnie Sacks
May 9, 2026
Fort Lauderdale - Saltwater Fishing Report
Hey there, Capt. Vinnie here back with another great Fort Lauderdale deep sea fishing report for you this week. So this week we didn't get out as much as we had liked because we were doing some minor repairs on the engine which happens when you fish as much as we do, on the good news we are fixed and have a bunch of bookings coming up. The few days that we did fish this week were great and thats to be expected this time of year. As for the report this week we had some really great dolphin fishing earlier in the week around 10 miles offshore there was a very nice weed line with plenty of life, but just recently the wind had changed to a North West which is very rare for this time of year and that weed line broke apart which in turn made the dolphin fishing almost non existent for now but they should begin to pick back up later in the weeks coming up. Moving inshore a little bit when the conditions are right the blackfin tuna have been biting very well, early mornings and late afternoons, which have been the best time to get out. Fishing with live bait has been the best way to catch the biggest ones. We did manage to catch a blackfin tuna this week that was 31lbs which is the largest one ever caught on the YB Normal. Other then blackfin tuna we did see a pretty good showing of wahoo this week. Wahoo is a fan favorite to catch as well as to eat, I personally think that wahoo is one of the best fish to eat that we catch. Making sushi with it being the best. Last but not least the kingfish have showed up in good numbers trolling the reef with fresh bonito strips, its been quite a while since kingfish have been around in any type of numbers. Kingfish make good table fair and are a lot of fun to catch, but keep in mind they do not hold up well if frozen. Pretty much the only thing you can do with them after you freeze them is smoke them for fish dip. This week please take a second to check out some of the great photos we have 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 its full steam ahead with bookings we have, i'm hoping fishing stays good which it should and i'm hoping we see the dolphin show back up like they were earlier in the week. Hopefully seaweed stays at a minimum for now because its getting close to that time of year when it can be very annoying. As for availability for the month of May we have a good amount of spots if your looking to get out and do some deep sea fishing we would love to show you a great time 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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