The fishing is great in Fort Lauderdale this month. March through June is BIG GAME fishing season here in South Florida and big fish are snappin'. This is the peak of our famous shark fishing season in Fort Lauderdale. Hammerhead sharks are making traveling down our coastline in incredible numbers. Literally thousands, perhaps ten's of thousands of hammerheads make their way northward during these months, right through the middle of our fishing grounds. We've done a couple shark fishing trips this week and we're batting a thousand. Hammerheads on every trip we've soaked the baits for them. One of the biggest hammerheads, T-Heads as we call them, was 10 ft long, over 300 pounds. Hammerheads are also cool because they have that nice hammer on their head, which makes them easy to grab and control their head, so we can pull them into the boat for a quick pic.

Hammerheads aren't the only sharks in Fort Lauderdale. Plenty of other shark species are also biting. This month we've caught 2 big makos, a 400 pound thresher shark, a bunch of dusky/sandbar sharks and some black tip sharks. Shark season in Fort Lauderdale is in full swing. The good shark fishing is really the result of all the other activity we have going on in Fort Lauderdale right now. With so much available food on the reef and wrecks, it makes sense that so many big game sharks are feeding in our fishing zone. Usually the great shark fishing lasts until August and then slows down, so plan your shark fishing trips now! Good luck fishing out there everyone and Tight Lines!

Fish Species: Hammerhead sharks
Bait Used: bonito
Tackle Used: 80W Penn
Method Used: Shark Fishing
Water Depth: 350
Water Temperature: 82
Wind Direction: 10
Wind Speed: east
Big Hammerhead caught shark fishing in Ft Lauderdale
Big Hammerhead caught shark fishing in Ft Lauderdale

Big T Head behind the boat in Ft Lauderdale
Big T Head behind the boat in Ft Lauderdale


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About The Author: Captain Rod Roydhouse

Company: New Lattitude Sportfishing

Area Reporting: Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Pompano

Bio: Capt Rod Roydhouse was born and raised in Fort Lauderdale. Son of the great fisherman Paul Roydhouse, Rod has become one of the best fishermen in Fort Lauderdale himself. Capt Rod runs the Big Game, one of the busiest charter boats in Fort Lauderdale. He fishes every day for sailfish, tuna, dolphin, wahoo, grouper, amberjack, snapper, cobia and anything else that will put a smile on an angler.

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