As a seasoned Captain fishing over 35 years off the coast of Fort Lauderdale you can say I’ve learned quite a bit about anglers and fishing down here. I want to talk a bit about the does and dont’s when chartering a boat and coming back to the dock feeling like you got your monies worth and with a crew that gave it their best trying to catch you n...

As a seasoned Captain fishing over 35 years off the coast of Fort Lauderdale you can say I’ve learned quite a bit about anglers and fishing down here. I want to talk a bit about the does and dont’s when chartering a boat and coming back to the dock feeling like you got your monies worth and with a crew that gave it their best trying to catch you n...

Doesn’t happen a lot but I’m going to skip this week’s fishing report (Picking Fisher up from Summer Camp in North Carolina and somewhat disconnected). Back to regular programming next week.Thanks For Understanding! ​Todd [...]

The second half of July got HOT and the fishing was still good with most trips being fun catch whatever is fun trips.  These are great trips because we can focus on the best fishing not necessarily a specific species.  My trips were with Scott then Ray and his friend Evan Tom Danny and his kids and I wrapped up the month with local regular clients...

OFFSHORE- Dolphin fishing picked up a bit this week with a handful of decent reports coming in from 500-800' of water. The dolphin for the most part seemed to be in smaller packs along scattered weed and floating debris and not in big schools. Small ballyhoo bonita strips and trolling squid have all been good choices for the dolphin. Wahoo fishing...

#### 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... The post Fort Lauderdale Charter Fishing Report: Week of 7/23/24 first appeared on Ft Lauder...

Tarpon hooked by James Kang on NLBN “SHEESH'“! The fishing is very dependable right now. I’m finding small Tarpon and lots of Snook to start my mornings. There’s an active Tarpon bite for the first couple hours and then we have to work them once the sun comes up. The Snook bite is all day for the most part some days better than others. This past 1...

OFFSHORE- Dolphin reports picked back up a bit this week. Fort the most part: The best dolphin reports came in 1000-1500' of water with the fish mainly being in small packs around birds and floating debris. No well defined weedlines instead it's a luck of the draw (or a well trained eye on the radar). Trolling small ballyhoo squid and bonita strips...

Smooth summertime seas give us the opportunity to run to …

The first week of July was off to a hot start. The first week I was fishing with repeat client Ron and we fished in Biscayne Bay and Everglades National Park.  Ron had never fished the Everglades before and after we did so on day two he wanted to come back every day after that.  Admittedly the fishing was not on fire but we caught fish and Ron had...

The second half of June had some tough conditions that kept me at home and rescheduling trips thanks to 7 days of constant rain we had move across the area.  But I was able to sneak in a few trips and the first one was with Bob armed with a fly rod.  I took Bob to an area out of the wind and we were able to find some schools of bonefish moving t...

Fort Lauderdale Inshore Fishing Report Late June. Summertime in Ft. Lauderdale is here and so are the big fish small baits hot temps rainstorms and SHARKS!! This past week has been challenging with the weather […] The post Late June 24″ SHARKS & TARPON!!! appeared first on Flat Bottom Charters.

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... The post June 27 2024 Fort Lauderdale Charter Fishing Report first appeared on Ft Lauderdale...

OFFSHORE- Great looking forecast headed into the weekend. Despite really nice weather this week reports have been a touch slim (My guess is A LOT of people are getting ready for a run to the other side headed into the 4th next week). A few scattered dolphin reports out deep. Blackfin Tuna including some good sized ones seemed to pop back up in litt...

This is the 3rd week of June 2024. The rain we had for the last 2 weeks has the Snook bite on fire. This happens every June we get tons of water pushing out to Fl. Bay and the Snook love it. They are also in the backcountry when it is blowing 15-20mph or more it’s a good back up plan. The fish are on the edges and points so you just have to go fis...

OFFSHORE- A funky weather/windy week has kept reports down again. Dolphin fishing should be good headed into the weekend; with southeast weekends hopefully helping to push the dolphin in a little closer. No depth reports to speak of this week on the dolphin but look for the better catches to likely come outside of 500' of water. The usual assortmen...

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 highlights: –... The post Fort Lauderdale Fishing June first appeared on Ft Lauderda...

This is a short report due to the weather we've been having.  I was scheduled to fish with Ron Monday through Friday but we rescheduled due to constant and severe rain the whole week and my Saturday trip was rescheduled as well du to rain.  But Father's Day was better and I was able to get Jake and Tom out for a 6 hour trip.  The weather was  thre...

OFFSHORE- No reports to speak of this week with the weather. It does look like we will start drying out headed into the weekend and the ocean forecast is looking pretty good. Before the weather went south dolphin fishing remained good in 800-1000' of water (With scattered dolphin reports in shallower as well). Trolling smaller baits (strips squid s...

There are a few things going on going on that’s sends me into the back country. The first one is the pea green water in Fl. Bay the second is there has been a great bite in Whitewater Bay. and then a S.W. wind. Pea green water out front sometimes turns into no fish. The backcountry has had a solid bite of Snook Trout Goliaths and a few small Tarpo...

Finally the winds have calmed down and it’s back to deep-sea fishing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale. Today we had Kolton and 4 of his best friends down from Michigan to celebrate Kolton’s birthday! Everyone got to the boat this morning a little disappointed due to the Detroit Lions losing to the Buffalo Bills on Monday night football. A few beer...