Fishing Reports by Capt. David Ide

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - More Sailfish! One cold front after another. The Sailfish have continued to bite. We have been getting 2 to 4 bites a day. The fish been eating live bait out of the riggers and out of the kite. There have been a few dolphin and wahoo mix more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - Sailfish, Dolphin and Amberjacks! We have ben catching Sailfish almost everyday. We have been getting 1 to 5 shots a day. Most of the fish have been small 3 lbs. to 30 lbs each. They have been eating goggle eyes out of the kite. While kite fis more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - Sailfish, Dolphin and Wahoo I know it sounds the same as the last report. But the sailfishing continues to be good. The Fort Lauderdale Billfish Tournament was a huge sucess. The winning boat had 9 fish is 3 days of fishing. With 70 boats to more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - Sailfish, Wahoo and Kingfish The sailfish continue to bite. We had one triple header this week and a few doubles. Other boats reported going 3 for 5 and 2 for 4 Sunday. Wahoo are also being caught daily with some fish over 40 lbs. We have be more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - Sailfish! The sails are here. We have been catching 1 & 2 per day on live bait. They have been on the edge out in 300 feet of water. The winds have been perfect for sailfishing, 10 to 15 mph out of the North and NorthEast. We have also been ca more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - KINGFISH, KINGFISH and more KINGFISH!!! The kingfish have moved in and they are everywhere. From 4lbs. to 30 pounders. The fish have been on the reef and out to 200' of water. They are eating spoons, strips and live baits. Driftfishing for t more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - More Kings, Bonitas and even a few Wahoo! The kings have been a little bigger this week. Live bait has been the ticket for the bigger ones. The Bonitas are still here and abundant. Quite a few Wahoo have been weighed in this week. One Wahoo hit t more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - More Kings, Bonitas and even a few Wahoo! The kings have been a little bigger this week. Live bait has been the ticket for the bigger ones. The Bonitas are still here and abundant. Quite a few Wahoo have been weighed in this week. One Wahoo more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - Summer time Fishing! The bonitas and kingfish are still biting on the reef. Trolling spoons and strips are the best bet. We did manage to catch a few Wahoo last week. Many other reports of wahoo were heard on the radio. We hope to see even a be more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - Bonitas, Kingfish and Wahoo The Bonitas have moved in thick. From the perfect size for live bait to large and XL large. Great fun. Mix in a few good size Kingfish, Barracuda, and an occasional jack and thats what we have been catching each trip. more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale