Greetings from Marlin My Darlin! As October rolls in, it's a thrilling time for fishing enthusiasts. The latter half of September has marked the peak of both hurricane and offshore fishing seasons. Although Hurricane Helena caused havoc on the West Coast last week, it...

**Fishing Report: Fort Lauderdale Aboard Marlin My Darlin - Week of 8/27/24** Summertime fishing continues to be red hot! Offshore, everything seems to be biting, making it a perfect time to wrap up summer with an unforgettable fishing trip. Here’s the latest update...

This Week's Fort Lauderdale Charter Fishing Report (8/14/24) Greetings, anglers! If you’ve been thinking about hitting the water, now is the time. The fishing in Fort Lauderdale over the past couple of weeks has been absolutely on fire. Both reef fishing and offshore...

#### Summertime Fishing is Red Hot! This week's fishing report from Fort Lauderdale brings exciting news for anglers. Summertime fishing has been on fire, with an unprecedented number of Bonitas showing up lately. In addition to Bonitas, we've been seeing a healthy...

Hello fellow anglers, The last couple of weeks have truly felt like summer in full swing, with hot temperatures and late afternoon thunderstorms gracing us daily. Such conditions often bring favorable opportunities for fishing, and this summer has been no exception....

Hello, anglers! This week’s Fort Lauderdale fishing charter report brings encouraging news about our thriving South Florida fishery. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve experienced fantastic fishing conditions, resulting in large and impressive catches. Here are the...

**Springtime Fishing is in Full Swing!** Greetings, fellow anglers! We're thrilled to share that the fishing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale has been absolutely phenomenal over the past few weeks. The spring conditions have really started to show their benefits, and...

Greetings to all our angling enthusiasts! As we navigate through the vibrant weeks of spring, our fishing excursions off the Fort Lauderdale coast have been nothing short of spectacular. The seasonal transition has brought with it an abundance of life below the waves,...

Greetings, Anglers! This week in Fort Lauderdale, a thrilling update awaits offshore enthusiasts—our latest charter fishing report brims with action and record-breaking catches! **Sailfish Bonanza Hits Fort Lauderdale** Recent temperature dips have set the stage for...

February has graced the Fort Lauderdale area with an exceptional period of fishing, surpassing the already high expectations we maintain for this season. The weather has lent a helping hand, displaying a streak of stability broken only by a few robust cold fronts....

As the weather cools down, the Sailfish are heating up the action. We've been reeling in multiple fish in a single day, with some impressive big Sailfish making an appearance alongside scattered mahi. Using kites with live bait has been the go-to technique for winter...

As the festive season unfurls, so have our fishing lines! December in Fort Lauderdale has offered us a cocktail of weather patterns, but anglers aboard our renowned vessels – 'Marlin, My Darlin’ both 46 and 53 feet of pristine charter prowess – have reaped the...

The past few weeks have proven to be exciting times for fishing enthusiasts in South Florida. Despite windy weather and choppy seas, our charter fishing has been outstandingly fruitful. Why? Because these conditions usually lure in the larger fish. It's been a red-hot...

This week’s charter fishing report. The last few weeks have been really good fishing offshore for mahi-mahi and small Blackfin Tuna. October is one of the best months for Mahi Mahi. Most boats that go, are consistently catching school size fish from around 3 to 8...

This week’s Fort Lauderdale, Charter Fishing report. The month of September has seen really productive Ft. Lauderdale Fishing over the Last 2 Weeks. Fall fishing is definitely starting. Most boats that I’ve gone have done pretty well along the 3rd reef. With good...

Fort Lauderdale Charter Fishing report. The last 10 days we’ve seen very strong currents and beautiful weather Overall. The Fishing on the Reef continues to be good with good consistent Catch of Bonitas, kingfish, Spanish Mackerel and the occasional Wahoo. With the...

The last 10 days we have seen a variety of different species of fish offshore. Most of our fishing charters have stayed in shore along the reef. With the best fish, and being in sure, most of the fish range in size from 5lbs up to 40lbs. Trolling Between 80-350 foot...

Overall the last 10 days of Fishing off the south Florida coast has been hit or miss. The trolling outside the Deep Reef has been good with the steady Catch of Bonitas and Kingfish. There is also still a few nice Wahoos around in anywhere from 150 to 350 foot of water...

This weeks fishing report has been hit or miss. Some days the trolling on the third reef Between 80-350 foot has been great with quite a few Bonitas and king mackerels still biting consistently. The wreck fishing in the deeper water is still good as well. Quite a few...

This week’s fishing report consist of lots of Bonitas…. Both of The Marlin My Darlin Boats had large catches of Bonitas and Kingfish consistently this Week. We have also caught some larger barracudas, including Two very nice Wahoos as well. The Mahi fishing offshore...

This weeks fishing report has been good. Most of the boats have gone out and have caught at least some king fish, if not full limits. Along with a box full of Bonitas. The offshore Mahi Mahi Fishing continues to be hit or miss but some guys did have a good day’s this...

Warm weather, sunny skies and suddenly we find ourselves halfway through May. The first half of May has been enjoyable and we have had charters of families with kids, couples, two bachelor parties and a corporate group outing aboard with us here on our two Marlin My...

We are pleased to say in this report that our fishing charters have been consistently producing some nice fish for our anglers here @ Marlin My Darlin. Blackfin Tuna have been a catch on many recent charters and as you see in the photos of recent anglers there have...

This second half of April has given us some good catches and also some good fish on our fishing charters in Ft Lauderdale. From birthday parties for children targeting smaller fish "action" charters to targeting larger fish to fishing for "whatever bites we are happy"...

The unbelievable incessant rain has finally left us and we have resumed our deep sea fishing charters here in Ft. Lauderdale. If you weren't here to experience it (lucky you) you likely read about it. All true, worst ever, but gone gone thankfully gone. So we are back...

Spring has arrived (officially). A warm toasty 89 degrees here this afternoon for our fishing charter in Ft. Lauderdale this clear and almost flat calm Sunday. Snappers today, Amberjack, some Kings and Bonitos. We have had a fair number of Blackfin Tunas and some...

Tomorrow marks the 1st day of Spring and we are actually in the midst of one of our infrequent cool fronts. Very small change in temperature of only several degrees but we have a possibility of some rain showers tomorrow as the front pushes through. Choppy today with...

And in what seems to be a blink of the eye we are halfway through March. True Chamber of Commerce weather as day after day is in the mid to upper 80s with no rain and pleasant sea conditions for our fishing charters in Ft. Lauderdale. Blackfin Tunas, Bonito on or near...

As we move through February we continue to see similar trends as the last month also with the continuing recent trend of warmer days not typically experienced in February. We think of February as “cooler”in South Florida, many up the line think of it as downright...

Ft. Lauderdale has set new records for heat lately. Not ridiculously hot, just warmer than on record. Visitors in town lovin it, us not quite so much., but certainly not complaining. Breeze up last couple of days and with this latest breeze the fishing has Finally...

Deep into our winter now but one would not know it as many daytime high records have been rewritten despite the awful series of storms in the northern states. 83 the high today, yesterday another record fell as we topped out @ 85. Slightly cooler this weekend with...

And just like that we are into the middle of January. This report of fishing in Ft. Lauderdale features  all photos of kids. Little kids, big kids. All of them really good kids that chose to bring their parents along with them for their fishing charter in Ft....

Hope everyone had a great start to the new year. Weather has been beautiful and the ocean has been very reasonable. And some of our caught species have been beautiful as well, and others not so reasonable. In more accurate terms the fishing has been very similar to...

As we make our way to the end of 2022 we find ourselves completely booked out thru the end of the year. The lows in the upper 40s will be a memory as Friday and Saturday lows are forecast to be 71 &72 with highs of 79 & 81. Something to look forward to for...

I easily recall when it used to rain here....at times it rained a lot.....As I write this fishing report for Fort Lauderdale I honestly cannot say when we had our last rain, or even a brief shower here on the coast. That said it will possibly rain some on Friday as we...

So Thanksgiving is here this week and all of us here @ Marlin My Darlin wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving with family and friends. The weather is sightly cooler as we get ready for Thursday's turkey (and fish?) dinner. We will be having the traditional turkey dinner...

And there goes October in what seemed to be a “blink of the eye”. Always liked that phrase “blink of an eye”. Another oldie I like is “time flies”, and I think most of us, especially the older (experienced?) ones among us are familiar with them. So that said, here...