April 2010 Fort Lauderdale Deep Sea Fishing
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April 7-10 -
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April 7 and 8th showed continued good catches. Fort Lauderdale fishing
has been productive. Blackfin Tuna are in Gulfstream blue water on the
edge of the outside reefs and big Kingfish again on the live baits.
Caught Sailfish live baiting and also trolling dead and artificial
baits.
On the 9th we caught an 80lbs+ monster
Amberjack for Kyle and the CA Technologies boys Clint, John, and Ron.
Once again the Hammerheads are pouring through. Ron’s fish (Great
Hammerhead) was about 250#. We pulled the hook on John’s 35# Cobia at
boat side that would have been dinner. So instead they took the
12# Kingfish to the
Bahia Cabana
Bar next door for a cooked to order meal.
Some nice Kings and Clint’s Amberjack rounded out
the catch today. Tried for the longest time for Sailfish but we couldn’t
seem to locate them.
Captain Rick Brady
Ft Lauderdale fishing (offshore)
Contact:
www.all-inclusivesportfishing.com
Biz phone; 954-761-8202
April 11 - 14-
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April 11 -14 offered some good fishing for our Fort Lauderdale charter
fishing fleet here @ Bahia Mar. We found the Amberjacks biting well
again on the deeper wrecks. Still catching the bigger Kingfish on live
baits fished over the top of the outer reef. Some Sailfish around and
these fish are larger than the average size a month or so back. Bonito
are racing down the reefs on their way south. Good sized schools and fun
to catch, but no good for the dinner table.
A
few grouper on the dock now that the season has reopened. As far as the
Deep-Sea fishing aspect of offshore the Gulfstream has been too
choppy/rough for Swordfish charters. Pictured is the largest of several
good sized Kingfish caught by Fred on a ½ day charter.
Captain Rick Brady
Ft Lauderdale fishing (offshore)
Contact:
www.all-inclusivesportfishing.com
Biz phone; 954-761-8202
April 16-
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Ft. Lauderdale fishing has been yielding some
Sailfish lately and that’s what we were looking for today. With Barrett
and the boys on board, we tried a few drops and caught a nice sized
Amberjack.
Then it was time to put up the kite and wait for
our fish. Expecting a few Dolphin bites, we waited and waited with
nothing seemly going on.
The thing about Sailfish is this… Sometimes they
can feed in plain view, other times they “sneak” in on you and that’s
exactly what this fish did.
We knew we had a bite but had no idea what was
doing the biting. This Sail was about 7 1/2’ and he was NOT enjoying his
sport fishing experience. He spent more time in the air dancing on the
surface than in the water swimming. Barrett did a great job of angling
for someone never before in this position and after about 25 minutes, he
was at the side of the boat for a release.
We caught something else too, but for the life of
me, I just can’t remember what it was.
J
Captain Steve Souther
Ft Lauderdale fishing (offshore)
Contact:
www.all-inclusivesportfishing.com
Biz phone; 954-761-8202
April 17-
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Fishing off Ft. Lauderdale was even better today
than yesterday. Things are improving quickly as springtime comes upon
us. We had two 6 hour trips and both were quite productive.
The morning trip was a gift certificate to David.
He and his group showed up before the sun and the request for incredible
edibles was made. Our search for Dolphin was in vain, even though a few
were caught. They are too inconsistent yet to target specifically. We
did find a nice school of Kingfish though and caught 7 nice sized eating
Kings, some Bonito and a small Blackfin Tuna.
We set the kites up with live bait and hoped to
entice a big Dolphin or Sail but struck out with that too.
Back to the dock and our second trip was with Eric
and his group from Jersey. All but one person had done this before and
they knew what they wanted.
We went right to the wreck for some drops for
Amberjack. Caught 3 quickly and then headed to the main event, trying to
catch a Shark.
I took some time but the bite finally came, 9 and ½
feet of Hammerhead shark. Almost an hour with each of the 5 guys in the
chair at least once before sighting the fish. With little time left, we
trolled in and caught our final small Blackfin Tuna.
I’m waiting for pictures from the groups, when they
come, we’ll post them.
Captain Steve Souther
Ft Lauderdale fishing (offshore)
Contact:
www.all-inclusivesportfishing.com
Biz phone; 954-761-8202
April 21-
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Ft. Lauderdale
fishing and the Marlin My Darlin welcomed Matt, Jack and their father
Richard on board today. These folks had done some fishing in a few
pretty nice places and we had our work cut out for us.
Young Jack was quite chatty and enjoyed talking
about fishing. He told me of their last trip to Costa Rica and the few
days they fished there.
We decided to try and test the boys’ strength with an
Amberjack. They had been biting well but not today. We tried 3 times…
The bait got nervous, as would anyone or thing surrounded by something
big and imposing, but a nervous bait simply means other fish are there,
not that they are biting and we left unsuccessful.
On the troll, the kings were biting well. Since
Richard and the boys weren’t interested in a fish dinner, we kept these
two in the picture and let the rest go.
We decided to take a chance and venture further off
shore in search of cleaner water, the inside water was very cloudy from
past days of rain. We found a beautiful edge in 650” with some weed and
debris on it, the perfect setting for just about anything but after an
hour or so working this area with no strikes, it was time to head home.
On the way home, jack was back on the bridge
telling me a few more stories. This kid has more stories than I do!!!
J
Captain Steve Souther
Ft Lauderdale fishing (offshore)
Contact:
www.all-inclusivesportfishing.com
Biz phone; 954-761-8202
April 23-
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Our Ft. Lauderdale fishing trip began very early
today with Del, a retired police officer, on board. We were scheduled to
leave at 6:30 but Del showed up early, just before 6, and helped us get
ready for the day. I’ve always enjoyed the fact that when people show up
early for their trip it usually means excitement for the day. This was
certainly the case with Del, he couldn’t wait to get out there. And much
can be said about the early bird getting the worm too, especially when
it comes to fishing a specific spot or two.
We stopped at the Number 1 sea buoy to catch a few
baits. Being first here can be the difference between catching a few and
not catching some. Though they didn’t bite well, we got enough for the
day and were off to one of the closest wrecks to the port in fairly good
time.
This is where the early bird thing really comes in.
You never know what has moved into the area overnight and that first
drop or two can produce a great bite at times. And as we get later in
the season and the water becomes warmer, the Amberjacks that have been
fairly plentiful will be leaving us soon. Since this wreck is so close
to the port, within 2 miles, almost all the boats fish it or at least
try each day. With Tommy sewing the live bait onto the hook, our weapon
was deployed and waiting for the bite took seconds.
The rod bent, doubled over actually, I pulled ahead
with the boat to pull the fish from the wreck as Tommy handed Del the
rod and the battle began.
Now Del has done some fishing and has caught some
fish. But he hadn’t experienced anything like this before. An 80# class
rod, bent so much, the tip pointed back at the surface. Even once he had
the fish’s head up, it would get turned on him and pull again and again.
He was constantly asking what the heck he had on…
Finally, we could see “color”, a term used to
denote being able to see the fish still 50’ below the surface. A Greater
Amberjack turned out to be the prize today. He was boated, measured,
photographed and released. Del was all smiles as the fish swam back to
the wreck.
We asked Del if he wanted to try again. As he
rested, he said sure, in a minute. That’s the thing about fishing one
guy, you have to give him time to recover at times. We did do another
drop but never got another bite. I’m guessing Del’s first fish pasted
the word on to the others.
Captain Steve Souther
Ft Lauderdale fishing (offshore)
Contact:
www.all-inclusivesportfishing.com
Biz phone; 954-761-8202
April 24-
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Ft. Lauderdale is a great place to party and an
early fishing trip sometimes doesn’t work out so well when you’ve been
up late the night before. Matt had arranged this trip as part of a
bachelor party and while yesterday’s trip left very early, Matt and the
boys were just a tad late! So… At the crack of 9ish, we were on our way!
LOL (laugh out loud) That’s for Rick and those of you not familiar with
PC lingo.
Since Eric was the groom to be he was the first in
the chair and to the wreck we went. With short time because of our
schedule and fighting for position with 4 other boats, we deployed one
of the live baits kept from the day before. Almost candy to these fish,
we waited and waited, and finally got the bite.
Now, being out let the night before is not the best
way to prepare one’s self for a big fish and with the choppy seas, it
was a battle. But these guys are young and Eric did a great job in
landing the fish, finally.
We then set out on the troll and the Bonito and
Blackfin Tuna were biting well. Most the Blackfin were too small really
to keep and since the boys weren’t in the mood for fresh fish we let
them go but kept the Bonito, a important bait source for us. The action
was constant and so quickly, our time was up and we were headed home for
our next trip.
Just in case the bride to be checks? Notice it is
all guys in the picture.
J
Captain Steve Souther
Ft Lauderdale fishing (offshore)
Contact:
www.all-inclusivesportfishing.com
Biz phone; 954-761-8202
April 29-
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When visiting Ft. Lauderdale, fishing is a top
outdoor activity here. That was certainly the case today with Andrew and
his Dad, whom we will refer to as Bonito Bill and the rest of the group
that came from as far away as Alaska and Hawaii for Andrew’s bachelor
party.
Seas were calm and the skies grey as we left just
before dawn. A stop at the sea buoy provided us with only a few live
baits and a try on one of the wrecks gave us nothing so the trolling
stuff went out and we began looking.
Through the morning we encountered small Blackfin
Tuna that at first, we kept and then after some time began letting go.
It’s always good karma to let the little ones go, you are usually
rewarded with a few bigger ones for your effort as we were. Some Bonito
were caught as well, one was absolutely huge compared to what the normal
size is for this time of year and one Mahi-mahi that was immediately
touted up for last night’s dinner.
One small bullet Bonito had survived in our live
well and was tried again on the deep wreck. An Amberjack couldn’t resist
and we all gave Andrew support as he wrestled this fish to the boat. At
about 45lbs., he was a nice one, photographed and released. It was time
to head back to the dock and clean the catch which ended up being
substantial in sushi and dinner.
Bonito Bill got his name from me yesterday. He had
mentioned that was all he ever seemed to catch and when the rod sang out
and it was his turn, we never expected this huge fish. Hid wife had
called a short time after to ask how things were going. He had said they
were catching some fish and he had the largest so far. Her response?
“Don’t tell me you caught a Bonito…” Andrew is on the left, his Dad Bill
on the right and the rest of the group in the background.
Wasabi and Soy Sauce for all!
Captain Steve Souther
Ft Lauderdale fishing (offshore)
Contact:
www.all-inclusivesportfishing.com
Biz phone; 954-761-8202
April 30-
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Fishing off Ft. Lauderdale’s coastal area is one of
the area’s main attractions. Blue ocean water often touches the shore or
is very close by. And while many of our guests are first timers, we also
enjoy quite a few repeat customers such as today offered us.
This was young Quinn’s 3rd time with us
on the Marlin My Darlin. With his mother, Sister Sydney and Sage aboard,
we were off looking for action. Quinn has already caught a large
Hammerhead with us on his last trip and his remarks on that can be found
on our testimonial page as well as a picture of our happy angler.
It was a bit choppy today and Sydney wasn’t happy
about it. After catching 2 nice sized Kingfish and a few Bonito, the
group decided maybe the inside might be better and we headed for smaller
action in the comfort of calm water.
With the chum bag over the side, a school of Jack
Crevalle showed up almost immediately. On our light tackle that is used
for bait fishing, these fish were a blast! Even Sydney caught a few,
something she avoided on her first trip with us.
We also caught some Pinfish, a few small snapper
and a moon fish.
I am waiting for pictures from Shelly and once they
arrive, we will post them in our gallery and perhaps one on this report.
Good seeing you again Quinn…
Captain Steve Souther
Ft Lauderdale fishing (offshore)
Contact:
www.all-inclusivesportfishing.com
Biz phone; 954-761-8202
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