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Fishing Is Still HOT
Capt. Vinnie Sacks
October 30, 2026
Fort Lauderdale - Saltwater Fishing Report
Hey there Capt. Vinnie here back again with another Fort Lauderdale deep sea fishing report. This week we have a similar theme as last with mahi mahi being the highlight. Right now I personally think that we are having the best mahi fishing of the whole year. We have been seeing great numbers of fish as well as the size too. There has been some small weed lines offshore but not to far to where it is unreachable with a short trip, this has all been inside of 500 feet of water and in Fort Lauderdale that's less then 3 miles from land. All this action has been on our half day trips which shows how good it actually has been. Following the weed lines its a good place to always start and if there is fish on them it wont take long to get a bite, but birds have been the best indication that there is life nearby. Trolling mostly surface baits has been the best but its always smart to have rods rigged to cast if you happen to get lucky and get a school behind the boat. The most important thing mahi fishing right now is to be ready for anything so when that chance comes you can take advantage of it. Some of the mahi have been close to 30lbs. Other then mahi this week we have seen a small flurry of some balckfin tuna. Early mornings has been the best window and trolling around shipwrecks and bottom structure around 200 feet has been best. The early mornings have been the best because tuna have big eyes and in low light conditions they will come closer to the surface, as the sun gets higher the tuna go deep. Smaller baits work best like spoons and squid lures around 3.5inch, it also helps when trolling for tuna to keep your baits further behind the boat the sound of the motor tends to keep them deeper. Some of the tuna have been as big as 15lbs. Last but not least this week there has been a very good flurry of sailfish. Trolling has been a great way to get some bites but live bait with kites is always going to be the favored technique, but that does require stronger winds to get the kite up. The sailfish action has been in depths around 120 feet of water just on the edge of the reef. When conditions have lined up correctly you can catch multiple fish but most days there has been a chance for a least 1 bite. As we get closer to our winter season we will start to see more sailfish action. This week please take a minute to check out some of the great photos of some recent catches that we had 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.
Coming up for the weeks ahead we have plenty of available dates for deep sea fishing charters, I keep preaching how good the fishing is right now and you don't have to miss it, Im not kidding check out all of our recent photos they speak for themselves. So if your coming down to Fort Lauderdale and looking to do some deep sea fishing now is the time, check out YB Normal serving Fort Lauderdale, Dania beach, and Hollywood beach for our your deep sea fishing needs.
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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