Fort Lauderdale Florida Fishing Reports

200 lb. Swordfish eaten by Mako Shark by Andrew Roydhouse (4/17/2007)
We caught a huge Swordfish that got ate by a mako shark.

Springtime report by Cary Hanna (4/17/2007)
Already the signs are showing for a great start for the springtime run of fish. On every trip lately we seem to be catching at least one smoker size Kingfish over 30 pounds, Sailfish, and now my favorite Mahi-Mahi.

Slow Trolling Live Baits Fort Lauderdale Fishing by Mike Johnson (4/12/2007)
Slow trolling live baits have been the ticket for large kings and wahoos. pril fishing has been quite good. Large kingfish have made a showing on the reef. While you may catch a decent king now and again trolling with planers and a spoon or a strip bait sea witch combo, your real smokers will fall for live bait.

Best time of the year by Cary Hanna (4/08/2007)
Springtime sets it off for the migration of fish making their way north. Already birds are forming the V patters flying that way.

Fishing is getting hot! by Cary Hanna (3/26/2007)
March had started off slow for us and then on top of that the winds kicked up for almost a month now. We haven't been out to the Swordfishing grounds but closer to shore we have been having a thrilling time.

700 lb. Thresher Shark caught on the Out of the Blue by Andrew Roydhouse (3/22/2007)
Huge thresher caught this week. Read the report to hear the story.

March madness fishing Fort Lauderdale by Mike Johnson (3/20/2007)
Consistent fishing finally arrives off of the Fort Lauderdale coast.

Half day fishing charter by Matt White (3/14/2007)
Scattered dolphing and kingfish with a few sailfish mixed in.....

Back to Fun by Mike Johnson (3/12/2007)
Sometimes we don't always get the glory but we have fun. That is the most important on The Local Knowledge.

Sharks feeding Frenzy off Ft. Lauderdale by Andrew Roydhouse (3/08/2007)
Its a feeding frenzy in Ft. Lauderdale this week.

Species Report by Cary Hanna (3/06/2007)
We have had a pretty successful time on the water in the last few weeks with quite a few different species such as Wahoo, Greater Amberjack, Nurse Shark, Swordfish and a few Kingfish.

Fort Lauderdale Kite fishing by Mike Johnson (3/01/2007)
Sailfish have made a strong showing in the last two weeks off the Fort Lauderdale coast. Goggle eyes fished from kites has been the ticket for these gamesters.

Billfish Bonanza in Ft. Lauderdale by Andrew Roydhouse (2/26/2007)
The sailfish were snapping this week. Caught a great big ole' thresher shark too!

Cold Fronts Come and Fishing Heats Up by Mike Johnson (2/25/2007)
Fishing continues to heat up with the cold fronts. As these cold fronts push the cold air to the south here in Florida they also push the fish.

Sailfish and Swordfish Story off Ft. Lauderdale by Andrew Roydhouse (2/20/2007)
Fishing was a bit slow this week. We caught a few larger fish, but not a lot of action. The bigger fish we did catch were pretty cool though. A couple big sharks of various species, including two big hammerheads, a huge bull shark and several nice silky sharks.

Ft. Lauderdale Billfish Tournament by Matt White (2/16/2007)
Sailfish bite is in full swing off the southeast coast of Florida.

Nice week by Cary Hanna (2/12/2007)
This past week was the best I have seen the water in what seems a year. We actually had 4 nights in a row with calm seas through Saturday night.

Monster Thresher Shark caught on Ft. lauderdale Charter by Andrew Roydhouse (2/11/2007)
We caught an 11 foot thresher shark on our morning charter yesterday. A purple sea monster of a fish.

Port Everglades Great Fishing by Cary Hanna (2/08/2007)
February has started out great for us catching quite a few more species. Dave Hill of Chicago came down pre-superbowl and caught his first Sailfish. He noticed the rod was bent and sticking that way so he grabbed it and pulled back and a Sailfish started greyhounding on the surface.

Ft. Lauderdale Deep Sea Fishing by Andrew Roydhouse (2/06/2007)
Report about our Friday Night Swordfishing trip and some sportfishing trips we did this week.

Deep Sea Fishing Out of Port Everglades Inlet by Ron Mallet (2/04/2007)
Deep Sea Fishing out of Port Everglades inlet in Fort Lauderdale Florida. The weather has played a big role in the action we get each day. Overall the last month has been quieter than past winters because the weather has been great.

A Half Day Charter off Ft. Lauderdale by Andrew Roydhouse (2/01/2007)
We were shooting a video on the boat yesterday and had a pretty exciting catch...After that I say, hey, lets go hit a shipwreck. We had drifted with the current pretty good ways to the north and I was near a wreck I haven't fished in a while. We put a live bonito down and insta-bite big amberjack...

200 pound swordfish off Ft. Lauderdale by Andrew Roydhouse (1/27/2007)
The Catch My Drift caught another giant swordfish this week...Another successful swordfish trip. Yes, the Friday Night Open Boat Swordfish trip we run every week on the Catch My Drift has found the elusive swordfish again.

Ft. Lauderdale report on the New lattitude by Cary Hanna (1/25/2007)
Since my last report the weather took a change for the better and we were fishing all over the place. We did at least 4 trips Swordfishing and about the same with day trips targeting Sailfish.

Fort Lauderdale/Miami/Boca Raton offshore fishing by Ron Mallet (1/25/2007)
Deep Sea and inshore action in Fort Lauderdale Florida. We are getting another small cool front this weekend and it should kick off another Sailfish episode. I hope I can be part of it all.

Ft. Lauderdale Red Snapper fishing by Andrew Roydhouse (1/25/2007)
Red snapper, dolphin, sailfish, sharks and cobia are biting off Ft. Lauderdale this week.

Sport Fishing Fort Lauderdale Style by Andrew Roydhouse (1/22/2007)
Kite fishing for sailfish, deep dropping for amberjack and cobia, dolphin and sharks. It was a heck of a week at sea!

Ft. Lauderdale Swordfishing RED HOT!!! by Andrew Roydhouse (1/15/2007)
Swordfishing was our best trip this week in Fort Lauderdale but sailfish and sharks are still here too.

Different fish and weather everyday by Cary Hanna (1/15/2007)
Now in the middle of January we should be in the middle of it all. We have Sailfish free jumping here and there.

Giant Swordfish caught off Ft. Lauderdale by Andrew Roydhouse (1/10/2007)
This Friday night open boat trip was awesome. We caught the biggest swordfish we've caught on this trip so far.

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