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Fort Lauderdale Charter Fishing/ Off Shore Dolphin
Capt. John Logan
October 28, 2011
Fort Lauderdale - Saltwater Fishing Report
Fort Lauderdale's charter off shore fishing for Dolphin this year has been poor to say the least. The fish just haven't been out there in any numbers to merit the trip. So when Jason and his crew of three generations on board wanted Dolphin and Wahoo, I tried to talk him out of it. We always want our customers to catch fish and have a good time but he was set on what he wanted no matter the consequences. Certainly makes my job easier.
Saturday was beautiful. Calm seas, clear skies and light winds. Everybody that owned a boat was out on the prowl and most stayed in shore, except for those die hard guys that only want Dolphin and us of course.
It took a few hours of traveling to find anything that looked fishy. The radio was quiet, very quiet for a Saturday. At about 8 miles from shore we encountered some scattered weed. This looked good but, there were about 4 small boats a mile or so outside of us just sitting still in the water. Most don't do that unless…
That extra mile or so paid off. While this school of fished had been worked for a while, they were spread out and made it easy for us to troll through and grab one or two on our first pass. Chris was on the ball as the fish came in, handing rods off and keeping things in place. Talk about relief, finally a few Dolphin in the box. But things got better. A bit south we found a log, a branch of driftwood about 12' long and it was holing fish!
Pass after pass, each time a few more strikes… Long pauses in between passes because the small boats were now coming from everywhere and yet, no word had been spoken on the radio.
Anything floating in the water will attract bait fish. Bait fish attract bigger fish and up the food chain we go. In about 1 ˝ hours, we managed 9 decent Dolphin and 6 small Wahoo. The Wahoo were thick under this piece of wood but small, so just a few for dinner. Jason and the group were hungry.
But all good things come to an end and it's the same when you find something like this. The fish began dispersing and soon, so did most the boats. Time to find something else but nothing was to be found.
We headed for shore and stopped by a wreck for a drop. An almost insta bite came from an Amberjack. After struggling him to the boat, we dropped again but to no avail. Trolling the reef was also slow at this point in the afternoon and with a thunderstorm on its way, we headed in to clean our catch.
Fishing off shore in Fort Lauderdale on a charter boat can be fun. Dolphin are a blast to catch and our skill to capitalize on a given situation is proven. We just need a little luck in finding that spot. So, do you feel lucky? Jason did.
Capt. Steve Souther
Fort Lauderdale Off Shore Fishing
www.all-inclusivesportfishing.com
(954) 761-8202
Target Species:
Sailfish, Sharks, Tuna, Wahoo, Dolphin, Cobia, Marlin, Swordfish, Snapper, Grouper and more...
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