November 2009 Fort Lauderdale Deep Sea Fishing Charter Captains Blog

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Nov 28 - Ft. Lauderdale Fishing Daily Report

Our morning fishing charter in Fort Lauderdale began with someone that has fished with us before many times. When he comes home from school, he likes fishing and usually brings a few of his friends to introduce them to Fort Lauderdale and some of its attractions. Drew has been lucky with us and we are always happy when he is on board. 

While Drew has caught many fish with us and is quite a good angler, some of his friends have never been exposed as was John, one of his guests. Inexperience did not keep John from catching his first Sailfish however. With determination, he used our stand up gear and landed the Sailfish in about 20 minutes. His picture with deck tech Andrew is attached. 

The recent cold front did not produce the action we had hoped for. Usually after these fronts, almost immediately, Sailfish activity soars with multiple fish migrating south. This third cold front did not produce much in the way of fishing and it has been a tough few days since the front came through. 

We have a fairly extensive network of people up and down the coast that we talk with to find out what is going on. It wasn’t just the Fort Lauderdale area that did not receive the bounty of this front, but most the southeast coast was quiet. Very few fish seen or caught in the few days after which is usually the best time. With that said,  we look forward to the next front which is due at the end of this week to get things moving once again. 

Captain Steve

954-761-8202

Marlin My Darlin Charters

Nov 24 - Ft. Lauderdale Fishing Daily Report

Our Fort Lauderdale fishing charter started slowly today. Crystal clear blue water all the way into 60 feet was beautiful to see but made trolling very difficult. Water as clear as it was today often makes trolling very tough. We tried for a Wahoo as they like the clean blue water but had zero success. Andrew and I decided to live bait with some small Bonitos as bait. These little guys are great baitfish. They require a large circular bait well in order to keep them alive. The Marlin My Darlin has a 125 gallon well aboard designed with these little guys in mind.

We pump 2000 gallons an hour thru the bait well just to make sure our baitfish feel comfortable. We had little problem catching enough "Bullett" Bonitos to live bait. No Wahoo bites, but the "Smoker" Kings loved them. A couple of nice Dorado made it into the fish box too. Victor from Ft Lauderdale brought his two sons from Alabama along, and that is his son Parker with the fish of the day, a 54 # King taken on a live Bonito in 100 feet of water.

Captain Rick

Contact: www.all-inclusivesportfishing.com

Phone: 954-761-8202

Area fished: Fort Lauderdale fishing (offshore)

 

 

 

Nov 22 - Ft. Lauderdale Fishing Daily Report

Our Ft Lauderdale fishing charter began at 6 AM today, and we were back at the dock at10. Early flight. We fished John and Sandra who are out of Clear Lake, Texas. Also along was Rocky, Sandra's dad. Winds were South East at five to ten MPH and seas were running at less than two feet. There was a chance of rain but we stayed dry as there were no showers in our vicinity. The fish of the day was a nice Wahoo caught by Rocky on one of the deep lines. A second Wahoo took the flat line behind the teaser at the same time as Rocky's fish ate the deep one, but we didn't get him. Looks like Wahoo steaks on the grill back in Texas tonight.

 Capt Rick

Contact: www.all-inclusivesportfishing.com

Phone: 954-761-8202

Area fished: Fort Lauderdale Deep-Sea

Charter: ½ day

 

Nov 14 Ft. Lauderdale Fishing Daily Report

       Sailfish fishing continued to be the choice today but changing current conditions caused a new wrinkle in the program. Yesterday the fish were in shallow water. Most fish were seen in less that 140 feet of water.

The best fishing was in 550 to 600 feet today. Yesterdays north current slowed, stopped and began running south at about one knot. Winds were NW @ 10 to 15 MPH and these fish want to swim south and into the current, not with it. The north current began in 450 and the water cleaned up in 550.Way deep for a Ft Lauderdale Sailfishing charter, but that is where they wanted to be and that is where we found them. Live bait was the ticket. And we again caught a handful of Dolphin for the table and a couple of Sharks. Really good fishing and another postcard perfect day.

Captain Rick

 

Nov 13, Friday Ft. Lauderdale Fishing Daily Report

   Bang! Just like that and the fish are here. Sailfish are coming through and coming through in good numbers.

Singles, pairs and small bunches of Sailfish are moving with the passing front and the bite is on. Saw 14 Sailfish today, the sea conditions are great, weather is spectacular, and our fishing charters today had memorable trips. Caught a few decent Dolphin mixed in with the Sailfish. Ft Lauderdale fishing was excellent today. 

Captain Rick

 

Nov 11, 2009 Ft. Lauderdale Fishing Daily Report

   Well the front has arrived and has brought a ton of wind along with it. Hard and steady out of the Northeast and seas running to 8 feet. We typically do not fish in these conditions and the last couple of days were no exception. We cancel our charters when the conditions are like this. A couple of boats did go out and nobody made it thru to the end of the charter. Experienced charter clients would not fish in these conditions and the inexperienced ones that did will be fishing with someone new next time, hopefully us. Those that fished had continued poor results. Not the conditions to try your hand on a Ft Lauderdale charter fishing trip. 

Captain Rick

 

Nov 7, 2009 Ft. Lauderdale Fishing Daily Report

  Fishing was a little on the slow side today. Neither trolling nor live baiting were anything to write home about. Actually the last couple of days have been tough here. Trolling is resulting in a few Kingfish and scattered Bonito. Live baiting has the chance for a Sailfish, but our fish on the livies have been slightly larger Kings. We often turn to bottom fishing when it slows like this. Our catch includes Amberjack, Snapper, and African Pompano like the one pictured here. There is a cold (cool) front on the way and we expect an improvement in trolling and live baiting.

Captain Rick

 

 

 

 

 

November 6, 2009

Fishing in Fort Lauderdale can sometimes be a little bumpy. That was the case Wednesday as we headed out the inlet. Plenty of wind for the kite today but it also stirred the seas a bit as well. None the less, loaded with some live bait, out we went to fly the kite and see how we could do.

A few boats were around already fishing as we set up our gear. With a full spread out it wasn’t long before the first Dolphin bite came. These fish are amazing to watch when they feed. Their colors are bright and easily seen as they approach the bait with speed. Sometimes you never even notice until the reel sings out. As we hooked one, the mate tossed out another bait and hooked another and off we went fighting these 2 fish. Dinner was in the bag. 

We set back up and had a few kingfish visitors. Kings can be very difficult to hook on the kite. They usually jump straight into the air and often cut the bait in half. You can only hope they come back for the rest of the bait as one did and he too was landed. 

After a bit of time, another couple of Dolphin came along as we waited for the prize we wanted, a Sailfish. With 5 Dolphin in the boat now and a nice sized King, the wait became hard. Things had slowed and it seemed nothing was biting. The radio on the fishing channel had gone silent.

Usually you will see a Sailfish when he eats a kite bait. The bait is suspended from the kite line and is usually within inches of the surface. But with two kites and 4 baits to watch, you don’t always see the bite as we noticed one of the lines began to move in an unnatural way. We watched the line marked by the orange float as it moved across the water and then began to run hard. Putting the boat in gear, the mate began to tighten the line the fish had and soon our Sailfish was up, jumping and then running off and away.  

All you can do as an angler at this point is hold on and wait. We work as quickly as we can to get our gear in if need be before we begin to chase the fish with the boat. We were able to work around one of the kites as the fish finally slowed and began to cooperate with us. After just 15 minutes or so, we had him along side the boat for pictures before we released him back to the sea… Always a great way to end a fishing trip.