June 2010 Fort Lauderdale Deep Sea Fishing
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6- 27-10
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June 27-
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Our Fort Lauderdale
fishing charters have had some good results this past week. We are
catching good numbers of Dolphin out in the blue Gulfstream water. While
these fish are mainly smaller
they are running in big schools and eager
to bite almost anything that we put in front of them. Skipjack and Blackfin Tunas are also biting in the clean water. Amberjacks and
some Warsaw Grouper on the 200 to 300 foot wrecks. We have had
several Sailfish and most of these are mixed in with the Kingfish and
Bonitos on the near shore reefs, regardless of the water color. Good
north current has got then on top of the reefs and it makes it easier
for us to locate them when they are in close.The pictured fish is one of
two we caught one morning, both by trolling bonito strip baits. Wahoo
continue to be scarce. Offshore Swordfishing is heating up and good fish
are being taken with regularity now. Daytime is best.
June 16-
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Fishing in Ft. Lauderdale today was fun… Just plain
fun! The morning trip with Richard, Wes and Chase led us off shore to a
weed line and color change. While it looked perfect, nothing was
happening until we moved into shallow waters. Kingfish, Bonito and some
small Tuna kept us busy for quite some time. Mahi’s were around but
small and released. Still fun to catch.
The
afternoon was even more exciting with Tom and his family aboard. Wanting
Tuna, we already knew where they were. We were off with his wife, his
two daughters 4 and 6, who were absolutely adorable, and Grandma, who
wasn’t too keen on the water or boats.
Deanna, the 4 yr. old was happy just watching but
Sofia wanted to get involved and it’s good she did!
Trolling got us a few small Blackfin Tunas and
suddenly, as it always is with Dolphin we had 2, no 3… no 5 on at once.
With just one angler, tom, in the cockpit, things got a little exciting.
Sofia went down to help Daddy and with her help, we landed 4 of the 5.
It was quite a thrill seeing this 6 yr. old reel in her Mahi with
virtually no help.
The picture is of Tom and our newest fisherperson,
Sofia.
Captain Steve Souther
Ft Lauderdale fishing (offshore)
Contact:
www.all-inclusivesportfishing.com
Biz phone; 954-761-8202
June 12-
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We had two groups of people this morning for some
Ft. Lauderdale fishing. One couple from Louisiana, the other 2 from all
over and having done some extensive fishing around the world. While the
weather, which was a perfect chamber of commerce day, clear skies, light
winds and calm seas was wonderful, the fishing was slow. We struggled to
find much of anything today, in any area.
Being a Saturday with such great conditions, the
radio can be very useful as to what’s around. Reports of what was off
shore were poor. All the private guys had been out before dawn and
little was being talked about. Scattered weed in by the reef made
fishing hard with trolling baits constantly being fouled. The Kingfish
were not biting, afternoons had been better for them as of late and the
Bonito which were thick the day before were not being found. After
trolling a bit with just a few bites producing a small Tuna, a couple of
Bonito and a few misses, we decided to drop some livies on a spot we
have.
With little current today, little was happening and
we only could produce one Jack.
We went back to trolling, caught a few more Bonito
and came across a school of micro Mahi’s. Hardly big enough to bite,
much less hook the rigs we had out, the group enjoyed watching them jump
after the baits and seeing them swim by the boat. They truly are one of
the most beautiful fish in the water, even when the size we saw today.
Finally hooking one, we headed in.
Our afternoon trip had Mark and his group. After
the morning, what would we do? So little was offered, and this is where
kids can really make a slow day great.
You see, kids, they just don’t care. This group was
very focused on having fun and catching a few fish. Kids never care much
about size, just action. While we had plans to try some other things,
small Bonito, a few keeper Dolphin, some micro Dolphin we let go and a
Cero Mackerel provided dinner and fun for us. While all the fish were
small, the kids had a great time and a few of the fish gave the adults a
struggle. That happens when they are foul hooked.
The attached picture shows our happy group. Maybe a
bad day of fishing IS better than a good day at work…
Captain Steve Souther
Ft Lauderdale fishing (offshore)
Contact:
www.all-inclusivesportfishing.com
Biz phone; 954-761-8202
June 10-
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Each year Ft. Lauderdale hosts a corporate affair
for Winn Dixie, a supermarket chain in the south. Fishing is one of the
events that is provided for the group to do and this year we got the
call. Funny how a supermarket chain’s group wants fresh fish, but they
did.
Ballyhoo did not come for us while fishing for bait
so we were off in search of. Mahi mahi was what was wanted and as we
began trolling, the radio was alive with reports of Dolphin around. One
weed line in 300’ was producing some small fish and we began our journey
there. Only one small fish was caught and we were soon in search of
other schools.
Further
from shore, about 7 miles, we found another weed line that had been
talked about on the radio. This too was producing very small fish, just
small enough to be released. Word of only a few keepers was heard and
when finally one met the limit, it felt like a major victory.
While the small fish are fun to catch, they aren’t
filling the plates so our search of something edible took us back into
the reef area where Kings would be found. And while we did find some
Kingfish, we also found some nice keeper Dolphin like the one pictured
here with Tim.
While the day wasn’t constant action, the group had
a blast and dinner would be served after all.
Captain Steve Souther
Ft Lauderdale fishing (offshore)
Contact:
www.all-inclusivesportfishing.com
Biz phone; 954-761-8202
June 7-
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Julie and Rob decided to try a little Ft.
Lauderdale fishing while vacationing here from Jacksonville, FL. Their
main want was edible fish and that their 8 month old pup not eat the
carpet at the Ritz. I know we caught some edibles, haven’t heard on the
carpet yet.
We started by catching some bait, which snapped
like mad dogs. Speedos, the baitfish, not the swimsuit, are excellent
baits to drag from the riggers. Active and fairly hardy, the will entice
bites from almost anything over 5 or 6 pounds up. But our search took us
off shore looking for Mahi’s.
A beautiful edge was out in 500’ or so, which we
trolled on for about an hour only catching one small Tuna. Not great
results so we headed back into shore to one of the wrecks. Still
trolling we caught a couple of Kingfish, which would do but were not
really the sought after fish and a Bonito.
One of the wrecks down south can be a blast with
live bait. Dropping on spinning rods, we hooked a few African Pompano,
missed a couple and the action was a blast for the two of them. We spent
some more time fishing here and were rewarded with 2 Mutton Snappers.
Now those will work!
With time running short, we decided to do a little
live bait fishing. A few Sailfish had been seen free jumping. As we
worked our way back towards the port, a few hits produced a couple of
Kingfish, but no Sail or anything else was seen.
The picture shows the couple holding their Mutton
Snappers. Sorry Rob, Julie’s is bigger…
Captain Steve Souther
Ft Lauderdale fishing (offshore)
Contact:
www.all-inclusivesportfishing.com
Biz phone; 954-761-8202
June 5-
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Today was a beautiful day in
Ft.
Lauderdale. Fishing was
excellent… Mini Mahi’s were our target. They were absolutely everywhere!
Mac, Vincent and Tye couldn’t have been more delighted.
They were very excited before we left
and fishing hadn’t been the greatest lately but today would be
different. A blue/ green edge had formed out around 200’ and the small
Dolphin were everywhere. Wave after wave of them came at us, jumping
from the water as they chase the bait. We literally could not keep a
bait in the water.
We did manage to take 3 “keepers” for
dinner and moved into the reef for some Kingfish and Bonito. Still
encountering the small fish here and there, we caught a few Kings and
some Bonito. The action was constant and the boys couldn’t have been
happier.
Look forward to see them again!
Captain Steve Souther
Ft Lauderdale fishing (offshore)
Contact:
www.all-inclusivesportfishing.com
Biz phone; 954-761-8202
June 2-
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Ft. Lauderdale fishing had little to offer in the
way of Mahi’s for Evie, Malcom, Nicki and Zack today. Though fishing had
been pretty good for these delicious fish recently, the last few days
had been slow for them and I can’t say why. The conditions, water color,
weed and all the other good signs were there. Maybe the Holiday
weekenders caught them all?
Word was coming in from off shore that even at 9
miles out, weed lines and bait was being found but no strikes as yet.
And Evie and the group wanted dinner.
Knowing full well that if you go that far off shore
and don’t find fish you are doomed, we decided to visit one of our
favorite wrecks south of the inlet.
Trolling
was slow on the reef, the Kings were not biting well. We managed one and
missed a few and could only hope the wreck would provide us with
something.
Our live bait helped once we arrived. A couple of
hits on the bottom, one of which was a nice African Pompano. He was
released, not meeting the minimum requirements and we tried again.
A small Blackfin Snapper was caught, another
Pompano, the wreck… Lost that one…
Finally a nice sized Mutton Snapper came up. You
can tell as the fish comes up from the bottom, first appearing pink, and
then the orangey red they are. No need to measure this one!
Trolling for the port, we decided to try for a few
more Snapper and hit a few Vermillion spots. Usually a deep water
Snapper, we finally found some in 170’ of water and added to the dinner
collection.
While not a stellar day, I know dinner was good…
Our happy group with their catch is posted in the picture.
Captain Steve Souther
Ft Lauderdale fishing (offshore)
Contact:
www.all-inclusivesportfishing.com
Biz phone; 954-761-8202
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