Hello everyone Capt. Vinnie here, man what a great week of fishing in Fort Lauderdale, probably if I was to say the absolute best mutton snapper bite I have ever seen in my life, and lots of other species biting right now… So for this week we will start with whats hot and thats snapper snapper snapper, right now the mutton snapper spawn is going on and the fish are hungry, mutton snapper is one of the larger of the snapper species, similar to red snapper which is caught in the gulf side mutton snapper would be there Atlantic cousin. Mutton snapper fight hard and are fantastic to eat on the dinner table. Somewhat wary and are not easy to fool but when hungry they will eat just about anything. Just on the edge of the reef there has been good concentrations of mutton snappers either anchoring up or just drifting areas has been a great choice, fresh dead bait has been working very well, we use bonito exclusively because that is usually what we have daily. A standard bottom rig with a long leader is a must because mutton snappers are very wary and the further away from the sinker your bait is the better. Also while fishing these snapper there is a chance for grouper and other snappers as well. Now for trolling this week there has been a fair amount of nice kingfish and plenty of bonito around just on the edge of the reef, trolling with fresh bonito strips daily is the best thing that you can use for consistent action, most of the action has been super early in the mornings and seem to slow down as the afternoon approaches. I would not recommend an afternoon trip right now the weather hasn’t been the greatest, lots of rain and thunderstorms. Moving just a little deeper there has been a few blackfin tuna and wahoo but it has been a early morning bite like mentioned earlier. A few mahi mahi have been showing up in the deep and it should only continue to get better as we approach the month of July. This week be sure to check out some of the great photos we have of some recent catches while out on our deep sea fishing charters. Also remember to give us a like and follow on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram @Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content. We still have some availability for the rest of the month of June and for the first few weeks of July, The Ft. Lauderdale fishing is absolutely fantastic so if your looking to do some deep sea fishing please look us up we would love to show you a great time on the water…
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Hello everyone Capt. Vinnie here, some great fishing going on right now just off the coast of Fort Lauderdale and great weather too. This weeks report is similar to last weeks report starting on the reef is where most of the action has been at, trolling in the early mornings has been one of the most consistent things to do right now, anywhere from 90 to 120 feet there has been a nice mess of fish to catch bonitos, and kingfish mostly but there has been a few cero mackeral as well as a few mahi mahi chasing live baits. Fresh bonito strips cut daily is key in order to catch the kingfish right now, also live baits like pilchards have been a great way to target the kings as well. On days with light winds and north currents we have been anchoring up on the reef in around 80 feet of water and catching some nice sized yellow tail snappers as well as a few kings and mackeral. Yellowtail snapper is one of the best eating fish around very mild and flaky meat and served on almost every menu for dinner in the keys. On the deeper side of the reef there has been a few blackfin tuna mixed in with the bonitos, there seems to be no real way to target them just more of a luck thing when trolling. There has been lots of seaweed around lately that has been a real pain, some days better then others some days worse, but it always seems on days with bad seaweed that the barracudas bite, so we have been getting a few larger barracuda lately as well. Last thing on the reef that has been good before we move offshore is sharks. Shark fishing still remains very good right now a few different species we have been catching, sandbar sharks as well as hammerhead sharks to name a few. Sharks fishing is strictly catch and release and although may not be for everyone it is still a great way to pull on something big. Last but not least way offshore I have been hearing a few reports about mahi mahi, there has been a good amount of fish offshore but since its early in the season for mahi most have been on the smaller side but there still has been a few good sized fish around, finding birds and or something to fish to is going to lear you to the winners circle out there, I would say another few weeks when I start to hear more consistent reports of fish out there we will be heading out to start to look for mahi.
This week please be sure to check out the great photos of some recent catches caught aboard our deep sea fishing charters and remember to give us a follow on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram @Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content. A good amount of availability this week if your looking to do some deep sea fishing in fort Lauderdale please give us a shout we would love to show you a good time on the water.
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Hello everyone Capt. Vinnie here, what a great week of deep sea fishing right in Fort Lauderdale that we have had, some of the best weather we have seen in a long time and not to mention the fish are biting! To start the report off we will stay on the inshore because thats where most of the action has been, right on the reef there has been solid kingfish action with some bonitos mixed in just about daily, the only thing that has been a pain as of late is the seaweed, some days the seaweed is so bad its been very difficult to fish and other days there has been none. Trolling has been a great way to target the kingfish as well as the bonitos but live bait has been working very well right now in order to get some of the larger kings. There has also been some very very large blackfin tuna on the edge of the reef that we have been catching while slow trolling live baits, some of the tunas have been as big as 30lbs. This week we had some great weather and favorable conditions for bottom fishing we have been anchoring up on the deeper side of the reef catching some quality yellowtail snappers. Light tackle and small baits has been the best combo, while on the anchor we also have been putting out some live baits on the surface and there has been quite a bit of sailfish around right now as well, and the occasional mahi mahi in on the reefs chasing live baits. Moving a little off the reef to the deeper water there has been quite a bit of shark activity. Big game sharks are still around and plentiful right now, hammerhead, sandbar, bull sharks, and tiger sharks just to name a few. All sharks are catch and release only but if your looking for a fight they will give it to you. On the offshore side of things mahi is the hot topic that seems to always be coming up but unfortunately it is to early to go out there and search for the fish so nice they named it twice I would imagine that they will start to pick up as we reach the summer months like June and July so that is something to look forward to in future reports.
All in all the fishing as of late has been great right here in Fort Lauderdale, so many options of different things to fish for. This week be sure to check out some of the great photos we have of some recent catches caught aboard our deep sea fishing trips, and also remember to give us a follow on social media platforms for daily fishing content like facebook and instagram @Ybnormalsportfishing. Very busy week coming up but we do still have some availability if your coming to Fort Lauderdale and looking to do some deep sea fishing look us up we would love to show you a great time on the water… more later… Capt. Vinnie 954-559-4700
Hello everyone, Capt. Vinnie here. This weeks report is just like the title says SOLID. The warm weather has already arrived, feels like summer time, hot temps some days windy other days not even a breeze but good fishing right now off the coast of Fort Lauderdale. Just on the edge of the reef is where most action has been best, for the most part the most consistent bite has been kingfish and bonito, they have been biting anywhere from 100 feet of water on out to 150 feet, trolling has been the best choice right now, live bait has been hard to get and there has been alot of seaweed certain days. Trolling with fresh bonito strips in my opinion is always a fantastic choice to entice finicky fish to strike, fishing with a planer to take the bait under the surface right into the strike zone has been the most productive. Moving a little deeper the afternoons have been fantastic for larger tuna, blackfin tuna up to 25lbs have not been uncommon, the depths from 200 on out to 350 feet is where you want to be for those guys, same theme as inshore with the trolling for the tuna, but increasing our trolling speed and using lighter leader has been a great way to dial the tuna in perfectly, while tuna fishing there has been a select amount of wahoo available as well, one of my favorite fish to eat, one more fish that has been prevalent, is a few and I mean a few mahi mahi, on days when the wind has been blowing out of the east and the seas are churned up, we have been catching a few mahi n birds, although it is a little early in the season for them it is a good sign that the fish are starting to move our way. Last but not least, we did a little bit of bottom fishing this week and had some success with some large vermillion snappers and a few lane snappers, on the days that the current is light we have been doing some snapper fishing in depths up to 300 feet, small pieces of cut bait like fresh bonito and or squid has been a good choice for these tasty snappers right now, nothing huge but all very good sized anywhere from 1-3lb fish perfect for a nice fresh fish dinner.
This week be sure to check out some of the great photos of some recent catches we have been having while out on our deep sea fishing charters and remember to follow us on social media platforms like Facebook and instagram @Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content. Summer is right around the corner and so is the fishing and the summer heat, something to look forward to would be mahi season which should start to pick up towards mid June. We still have some availability for the month of May so if your coming down to Fort Lauderdale and looking to do some deep sea fishing we would love to get you out and show you a great day on the water… more later… Capt. Vinnie 954-559-4700
Hello everyone, Capt. Vinnie here, we have another great report this week of some fantastic deep sea fishing right here in the Fort Lauderdale area. To start off the report this week we will begin with our inshore fishing, as of late there has been some really good action in the early mornings primarily for king mackeral, the king mackeral have been biting very well in depths from 80 feet on out to 150 feet of water, there has also been some bonitos biting in these depths as well as the occasional sailfish. The weather lately has had some very light winds and calm seas so trolling has been primarily the best way to get some action, a few surface baits on top consisting on smaller squid imitation lures and some bonito strips fished behind sea witches fished on a planer in order to take the bait under the surface has been a deadly combo for all types of fish specially with what is biting right now. Moving a little deeper for an offshore report, on certain days that we have had the correct conditions and what I mean by that is north current with some blue water there has been some blackfin tuna action early in the mornings and later in the afternoons, seems if those conditions are available in the early mornings there has been a very good chance for wahoo, as stated above trolling remains the preferred technique for all the fish biting right now in the fort Lauderdale area.
One last fish that is on the radar but has primarily been hit and miss is mahi mahi, now it is early in the season for these guys and finding numbers of them is almost impossible right now, there has been some single loaner fish that have had some size which in my opinion a good sign for whats to come. Last but not least if trolling is slow there still has been some good shark fishing available as well as wreck fishing for fish like amberjack and grouper that is just starting to heat up. This week please be sure to check out some great pictures of some recent catches we have had while out on our deep sea fishing charters and remember to follow us on social media platforms like facebook and instagram @Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content. A few busy weeks coming up ahead but there is still some availability if your coming down to Fort Lauderdale and looking to do some deep sea fishing we would love to have you and show you a great time out on the water… more later
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