Fishing This Week
Capt. Steve Souther
December 14, 2017
Fort Lauderdale - Saltwater Fishing Report
Most of our fishing this week has been done in what we here in south Florida consider cold. OK, try not to laugh. You bundle up with winter clothes or are scraping ice or snow from your windows. As your temperatures hit 20's or less, we thin blooded people prepare to brave 50's! Ok, go ahead and laugh. LOL
But our Florida sun comes out and things get warm quickly. These cold snaps really help our fishing and keep things moving south. Just like many of you from up north. We'll be seeing some of you soon.
Our area here off the shore is like a virtual highway for fish migrating. Drops in sea temperatures have fish traveling for warmer waters. And just a few miles from shore everything from small to large will pass by. Sometimes they come in spurts of one species or another. Other times it can be like rush hour.
Sailfish are what we are expecting soon. They ride the waves and sea swells south against the current. It is known as "tailing" as they surf down sea on their travels south. It hasn't happened just yet but will soon.
Dolphin have been making appearances as well. While some sea weed helps, they too are just moving south and can be caught just out of the blue. Li8ve bait has been the best for these but trolling has also had good results.
Our wrecks have been producing both bottom fish and some large predators as in the picture of Mike holding his monster Barracuda. Almost 30 minutes on light tackle to land this beast, a true trophy!
We always try to provide our guests with what they hope to catch. But our main goal is to catch fish! And this "cool" weather has been helping our fishing this week.
Captain Steve
Target Species:
Sailfish, Shark, Dolphin, Wahoo, Tuna, Swordfish, Marlin and more...
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