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Starting Off the New Year Right
Capt. Vinnie Sacks
January 20, 2026
Fort Lauderdale - Saltwater Fishing Report
Hello everyone Capt. Vinnie here, its been a crazy week here in Fort Lauderdale weather wise and fishing wise. We have been having some crazy cold fronts moving in as well as some good sailfish action. For the report this week the main topic is going to be sailfish. This time of year when we have these cold fronts that is going to be the main topic species, sailfish begin to move down the coast when the wind blows North. A lot of the sailfish action is taking place right now while live baiting and specifically with a kite. Kite fishing allows you to take a live bait and fish it right on the surface where most pelagic fish feed, with the kite in the air all of the tackle is out of the water like the line and leaders etc. Just the live bait and the hook remain in the water. Most of the sailfish action has been taking place in depths from 100 feet on out to 180 feet or just on the outside of the reef. While live bait fishing you are not just trying to catch sailfish there are tons of other fish that will try to eat a live bait, like kingfish, tuna, wahoo, and mahi mahi. That's what makes live bait fishing so exciting because you never know whats going to bite. Other then sailfish action this week afternoons remain a great choice if your looking to get out and bend the rod with some action, blackfin tuna action that is. Late afternoons when the sun is low has been giving the best results for blackfin tuna. The tuna have been anywhere from 5-15lbs right now and mixed in with them has been bonito as well. We have been catching most of the tuna in depths around 180 feet on out to 450 feet, while trolling we tend to mark the schools of tuna on our fish finder when they make there way closer to the surface. Once marked I tend to circle that area specially if I keep getting bites. This week remember to check out some of the great photos of some recent catches that were caught 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 @Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content. Coming up in the next few weeks i would imagine to start seeing more and more sailfish moving through our area as well as some big game sharks getting ready to make there migration down towards south Florida. Blackfin tuna will remain strong for a few more months in the afternoons as well, and hopefully if we can get a few days with light winds the bottom fishing for snapper will pick up. We do have a good amount of available dates for the rest of the month as well as moving into February, so if your coming down to south Florida and looking to do some deep sea fishing we would love to have you and show you a great time on the water.
Capt. Vinnie (954)-559-4700
Fort Lauderdale Fishing Forecast:
winds north 10-20mph
Target Species:
tuna dolphin wahoo sailfish mahi snapper grouper
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