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Fort Lauderdale Fishing on Happy Day Today with Capt. Zsak
Capt. David Zsak
November 16, 2011
Fort Lauderdale - Saltwater Fishing Report
Winds have been out of the northeast for the past couple of days pushing blue waters into our first reef. T. Braynt and wife from the west coast of Florida has been reading our fishing reports and decided to charter the Happy Day Today and the Topshotfishing team to catch his first Sailfish. With a stiff breeze still out of the northeast, Sailfish conditions were favorable.
We left the dock and stopped in Port Everglades Fort Lauderdale to purchase a dozen Goggle Eyes for kite fishing with live bait. With the Goggle Eyes in our live bait well, 10 minutes later we were sitting in 180 ft. of water north of the sea buoy in Fort Lauderdale FL. With two kites up, two live bait from each kite and one live bait from the outrigger, we sat and waited for Mr. T's first Sailfish to arrive. With a couple of chop offs, little current and hearing on the VHF radio a few Sailfish being caught from 100 ft. out to 400 ft., I knew it was time to make a move. We reeled in our kites and headed out to a wreck that sits in 385 ft. of water north of the sea buoy in Fort Lauderdale FL. I could see schools of Flying fish exiting the water and decided this was the area to reset the two kites. Mr. T sat in the fighting chair waiting and sharing fish stories with our mate, Jackson. Then on the right short we saw a Sailfish, as its dorsal fin circled the live Goggle Eye. From the corner of my eye there appear another Sailfish on the right long – then the fun started. It is a double header – two Sailfish on at the same time!!! Mr. T fought one of the Sailfish and Mrs. T fought the other – a his and hers Sailfish!!!! Not only is this Mr. T's first Sailfish, but also Mrs. T's. The Sailfish took turns tail walking – what a site!!!!!
We brought in the other fishing lines to avoid tangles and allow Mr. & Mrs. T to fight the Sailfish. Mrs. T brought her Sailfish to the boat first and was released quickly, while Mr. T continued to do battle with his first Sailfish. I backed down closer and closer to the Sailfish with waves coming over the Transom. Finally the Sailfish was caught and Mr. T yelled up to me, "Captain Dave you did a fantastic job – time to go home".
With two Sailfish flags flying on the charter boat Happy Day Today, it was time to start heading back from our deep sea fishing trip.
For a successful and adventurous deep sea fishing charter in South Florida for Sailfish, Shark, Bonito, Mackerel, Swordfish, Snapper, Wahoo and Grouper contact Captain Zsak. - 954-439-8106 or email us at www.topshotfishing.com.
Target Species:
Sailfish
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