Fort Lauderdale Fishing
February 2011
Chris Pronger of the Philadelphia Flyers came fishing aboard the Lady Pamela IV two days in a row and had great success fishing offshore in Fort Lauderdale. The first day of fishing was great. The bite wasn't instant, but everyone's patience paid off. We didn't get a bite for almost 3 hours and then at the very last minute, we hooked a huge Sailfish. Chris reeled in a 70 lb Atlantic Sailfish and then booked a fishing trip for the next morning because he had such a good time fishing. The next day we left the dock at 8 AM and headed offshore to try our luck Big Game Shark Fishing. We put our all of the 130 reels out with big 5lb King Mackerel bait on the end. The bait sat in 350 ft of water for almost 3 hours before we decided to make a move into shallower water. Shortly after we relocated, we got a big bite. Chris fought a Sicklefin, Greater Hammerhead all the way to the transom. We look forward to fishing with you again, Chris!
February 5th, 2011
Greg and his son came fishing on a 6 hour trip in Fort Lauderdale for a bachelor party. We left the dock at 8AM and filled the well with live goggle eyes before heading offshore. Once we reached 150 ft of water, we sent the kites in the air with live goggle eyes dangling on the surface. Within 2 hours into the trip, we caught a Sailfish and a few King Mackerel. Not too long after, about a 7 ft Tiger Shark came up and plucked at our bait 3 times, but never hooked itself. It was a bummer because we rarely see Tiger Sharks in Fort Lauderdale. However, it was still awesome to watch it eat.
February 8th, 2011
Fishing in Fort Lauderdale was great today. We had two half day fishing charters, an 8-12 and a 1-5 trip. George, his wife and Bob were the early birds who came fishing in the morning. The Blackfin Tuna were active on the troll and sure do make for a tasty meal. After trolling for a bit we moved into kite fishing in 90 ft of water just south of Port Everglades. The bite was slow, but we finally got a hit on the left short bait. Captain Paul was able to set the hook and get George rockin' and rollin'. Everyone on board watched the show of a lifetime from a nice size Sailfish jumping all over the ocean. George won the battle and brought the fish all the way to the boat. Perfect timing, too. We had to get back to the dock for our 1PM fishing trip.
Robert and his brother joined us for the 1-5 PM fishing trip. The Blackfin Tuna were still biting by the afternoon and Robert and his brother were lucky enough to get in on the bite. We headed out to 350 ft of water and put out 4 kite baits with live goggle eyes and 3 big baits on the bottom (bonito and king mackerel bait). After fishing and not catching for 3 hours, we caught a 7 ft Sailfish in just 3 minutes. It was the quickest we've ever seen a Sailfish caught.
Tight Lines!
Captain David Ide
www.ladypamela2.com
954-761-8045
