Hollywood Fishing Is Fantastic
Capt. Steve Souther
November 26, 2015
Fort Lauderdale - Saltwater Fishing Report
Today was a GREAT day for our first fishing trip since returning from the Bahamas. Our 6 week trip standing by the Emerald Express at Crooked Island did not offer us much chance to fish. But with Peter and Jamie coming from Fort Meyers for their all day fishing trip, we began the day early and the action never quit.
With high winds and heavy seas we pushed out the inlet and began trolling by the sea buoy at Port Everglades. Our first pass netted us a strike as Sean was putting out the shock cord for one of the deep lines. This shock cord connects to the planer except… It wasn't connected yet. LOL Peter had to hand line in the first fish, a nice sized Mahi-mahi. Well, not a bad start.
As we pressed on another fish, then a second hit, now both anglers were hooked up again with Dolphin. We trolled for about another 3 hours, never seeming to go more than 10 or 15 minutes without some kind of bite, the fish coming in 1 or 2 at a time, as we moved north against the current and wind. Grey skies finally began to let some light through and we opted to try some live bait and flying the kites.
After splashing 1 kite in the water while trying to launch, we finally had a few baits up on one and a small shark came by. Not what we were hoping for but fun none the less. These sharks are only about 2' long and there are tons of them around right now. But a Sailfish or Big Dolphin was what we wanted and we reset the bait.
A few more Dolphin were caught, another shark or two as well. And as a rain storm approached and we had to bring the kite in, the boys said they were done. The box full of fish was plenty and no one was looking forward to getting wet. So with a little over an hour left to fish, we came home early, missed the storm and spent the next hour or so cleaning fish for the guys.
All in all we caught15 Mahi-mahi from a few barely legal to the biggest at 18 lbs., few Kingfish, a small Tuna, a couple of sharks and a few Bonito. It wasn't an easy day, but it was rewarding. The guys were headed to the restaurant next door for a fresh fish dinner before heading back home. I had fresh fish that night too…
It truly was a great way to return to our dock from that long trip. Yes sir, fantastic fishing off Hollywood!
Captain Steve
Target Species:
Sailfish, Sharks, Tuna, Dolphin, Swordfish, Wahoo, Marlin and more...
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