OFFSHORE- Sailfish action picked back up this week. Teams fishing the Jimmy Johnson "Quest For The Ring" have released well over a hundred sailfish midway through the first day (at time of writing on Thursday afternoon) of competition. Conditions look good for the sails the rest of today and tomorrow; hard to say what will happen headed into the we...

Well I survived Valentine's Day at home and the balance of February was great. We had a couple of mild cold fronts that kept the weather cool and the skies crystal clear. The tarpon fishing sparked up again as we landed a few tarpon on fly and hooked a few more on spin on different charters. Meanwhile on the flats bonefishing was fantastic with a...

This morning with we set out deep sea fishing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale with Harrison and 3 of his good friends for a few hours of kite fishing. We had no idea what a great fishing trip we were in for! We had 2 kites in the air with 2 live baits suspended from each kite once the trap was set the wait was not long with king mackerel striking...

OFFSHORE- Sailfish action absolutely went off last weekend with some of the best numbers of the season coming on Friday and Saturday. The sailfish numbers fell off a bit Sunday and early into the week but still a lot of boats with multiple chances over the past few days. This weekend is the Jupiter Billfish Classic; will be interesting to see if th...

This past week the Miami Boat show was in town every year myself and Capt. Alan Sherman get to fish with different employees from Yamaha Marine. Its always fun because these guys don’t fish much and anything that pulls drag is fun. We met them at Pelican Harbor on 79th. I had Shinoki and Yuki and it didn’t take long. I spotted some fish (Tapon) ro...

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OFFSHORE- Sailfish action should pick up headed into the weekend. A cold front and wind change should get the sails snapping. Bluewater Movement's three inlet "Sailfish Challenge" is Friday and Saturday; and with some of the best sailfish teams in the country competing...somebody is going to put up some numbers this weekend on the sails! The dolphi...

Well for the guys out there reading this report I hope you survived Valentine's Day.  What a stressful day but thankfully we have fishing.  The month of February has gotten off to a fast start with warmer than usual weather and very stable weather read no cold fronts and the nasty weather that go with them.  Overall fishing has been pretty solid s...

Greetings from the crew aboard Marlin My Darlin! February has proven to be an exceptional month for fishing in Fort Lauderdale thanks to favorable weather and thrilling catches. **Sailfish Migration and Offshore Action** The sailfish migration is in full swing creating exciting opportunities for anglers. Alongside sailfish we’ve seen a good presen...

Today was another beautiful day fishing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale clear blue water and a very comfortable 72 degrees makes for a great day of fishing.We started out trolling for Wahoos since we managed to catch a couple nice ones the other day but today we just could not seem to find them. We then set out to catch some small bonitos to use...

OFFSHORE- Sailfish action seemed to slow way down this week. Those really putting in the time have been seeing a few fish but no big numbers to speak of. Looks like we get a cold front pushing through early next week which will likely have them snapping again. Dolphin fishing remains fair with a handful of decent fish around. East/southeast winds i...

OFFSHORE- Fishing was a bit slower offshore this week. Sailfish numbers fell off with two or three releases being a good day this week. A handful of dolphin mixed in with the sailfish but those numbers fell off as well. 120-250' remains a good depth to look for the sailfish. Dolphin seem to be biting best in 200-350' of water. East wind in the fore...

Today fishing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale started out slow. We had three fathers Al Dave and Michael who brought along their sons. Daniel Benny and James. Was flat calm and the water was clear blue beautiful day on the water slow fishing but we kept trying different methods and bam it finally paid off hooking into a doubleheader Wahoo turn th...

The Shrimp Run is here and in full effect! This is one of my favorite times of the year the Shrimp Run! Cold weather kicks off this huge flow of shrimp and the Tarpon can’t […] The post Tarpon Fishing During the Shrimp Run in Miami & Ft Lauderdale appeared first on Flat Bottom Charters.

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My oh my this January has been a cold one but we've been able to get on the water almost every day and get some fish to the boat. Sure it took five layers for me to stay warm but the fish didn't care my clients were tough and we had a blast in the process.  This cold weather has caused the fish to become a bit lethargic but fishing a little deeper...

OFFSHORE- Much much nicer weather this week and calmer conditions have allowed a lot more people to get out this week; and the fishing reports coming back in have been good! Sailfish action remains very good; with just about everybody seeing a few fish this week and five or more chances not being out of the question. The sails seem to be scattered...

Flamingo January for us is our peak of winter air and water get cool to cold. We wait for the 10 day stretch of warmer weather and everything turns on. Our water temps has been is the 60’s for a couple weeks. It good for some species and others slow down until it warms. Live Shimp can really change your chances on the coldest days and when it warm...

Flamingo January for us is our peak of winter air and water get cool to cold. We wait for the 10 day stretch of warmer weather and everything turns on. Our water temps has been is the 60’s for a couple weeks. It good for some species and others slow down until it warms. Live Shimp can really change your chances on the coldest days and when it warm...

OFFSHORE- Reports were slim this week offshore...turns out three days of greyed out misty rainy windy conditions with rough seas doesn't inspire a lot of people to run offshore. The conditions do look like they will start to improve later in the weekend though and the sailfish should be biting. 120-200' of water will be a good area to start looking...

I’m sorry the report is a little bit late for the last month; I was catching fish! I know I have said it was windy in a few reports but it just has not slowed down. It has been common to fish in 15-25 mph. I’m lucky to fish out of Flamingo where we have hundreds of miles of shoreline in the backcountry. The winds aren’t completely bad! They create...