Aboard the Marlin My Darlin Sportfishing Charter Over the last couple of weeks fishing has been absolutely red hot here in Fort Lauderdale. A series of cold fronts moving through South Florida has triggered a strong sailfish bite along with plenty of wahoo still in the area. Most wahoo have been ranging from 25 to […] The post December Fort Lauder...

As the rest of the country is freezing and living in arctic like conditions in Miami ti has been perfect.  With a warmer than normal December the weather has been warm skies clear and the fishing fantastic.  While there have been some schools of pilchards around my bookings and focus have been on other species that don't require tons of pilchards...

November has proven to be an exceptional month for the Marlin My Darlin fleet with outstanding fishing experiences that are not to be missed. Over the past few weeks we have witnessed remarkable catches of Wahoos coupled with a strong Sailfish bite making this a thrilling time for anglers. Shallow waters have also yielded several […] The post Nove...

Well guys I hope everyone of you had a great Thanksgiving and had a great November. It has definitely been fun down here. It has also been unusually warm with only one mild cold front moving through towards the middle of November. Otherwise daytime temperatures have been in the low 80s nighttime lows in the high 60s with perfect crystal clear wea...

The year seems to have flown by tomorrow is Thanksgiving. There has been allot of great days and very few not so good. This is my 25th year of guiding and I still love waking up at 4 a.m. and driving almost 2 hours to Flamingo. I enjoy it just like every other fishing guide I know. This last weekend I fish with Joe Garcia his wife Naomi and their...

This November has been very productive off the coast of Fort Lauderdale with a good handful of nice gaffer mahi-mahi coming through. We’ve also had a steady flow of sailfish showing up — one here one there — along with kingfish with some good-sized smokers biting as well. The weather’s been great. We made it through another hurricane season and co...

Happy November everyone I hope all you had a great Halloween. The first half of November so far has been pretty solid although it hasn’t been absolutely insane like it usually is this month. With that being said I guess I’m just spoiled because we’ve been catching bonefish on almost every trip plus we’ve been finding juvenile Tarpon that have been...

The month of October has provided solid fishing and tons of mullet migrating south getting snook and tarpon very excited and willing to take top water lures. However the month of October proved to be warmer than usual and the pilchards that should be flooding the bay never did show up as of this month.  To make up for the lack of pilchards bonefis...

Wow wow wow — what a month for fishing in Fort Lauderdale! The mahi mahi showed up a little late this year but when they did they came in thick and hungry. We’ve been catching beautiful gaffer-size mahi ranging from 8 to 15 pounds — an unexpected pleasure for this time of year. The sailfish are starting to show up strong too mostly in 170 to 200 f...

October fishing report! 10-11-25 This past week the fishing was good I fished the FNLGA tournament out of Flamingo with my son James and friend Mike. We had a good start with 7 Redfish up to 24 1/2 inches. It took a while to get the rest of the species even though they weren’t giants. The numbers were good with a bunch of Snook several Tarpon Trou...

August/September are slow business months so I get to do lots of family and friends fishing. Having the Key Largo weekend home lets me get my fill of offshore action and dinner. I actually didn’t fish Flamingo for over a month; this has never happened in my 40 years of fishing there. There were a few things that made me not want to go floating gra...

Well OK it doesn't FEEL like fall yet in Miami but the fish think it is and that is all that matters.  Schools of fall migrating mullet have been getting bigger each day in Biscayne Bay and there have been plenty of tarpon and snook chasing them.  I have been using top water lures for these guys and it has been working well since the clicking spla...

Welcome to this week’s Fort Lauderdale Fishing Report from the deck of the Marlin My Darlin where we operate our 46′ and 53′ charter boats. Lately the waters have been teeming with action especially for those eager to reel in some mahi-mahi. As storm season hits its stride the currents are bringing in significant debris […] The post Later Septembe...

OFFSHORE- Dolphin reports sound good this week; with a solid number of fish being caught in 800-1000' of water. Trolling small ballyhoo bonita strips and squid remains a very good way to go for the dolphin. Look for the dolphin to be on well formed weed lines around floating debris and on well defined current rips and color changes. Most of the dol...

OFFSHORE- Tough fishing continued offshore this week. Inside of 300' the water remains dirty with very little current. A few scattered dolphin out deep this week; with reports seeming to bounce from 800-1000' of water. The usual smaller trolling baits are the way to go for the dolphin; with bonita strips and squid being solid choices. Most of the d...

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Greetings from the vibrant waters of South Florida! As summer gracefully transitions into fall Fort Lauderdale’s fishing scene is offering some fantastic opportunities for anglers of all kinds. Over the past couple of weeks the fishing has been consistently rewarding with ysuccessful catches both offshore and inshore whether it’s trolling or botto...

OFFSHORE- The new moon wahoo bite has been good this week with some good numbers around. The wahoo have been biting along the 120' ledge early in the mornin g and then sliding out to 250-400' of water as the sun gets up higher in the sky. A sea-witch and bonita strip behind the planer is a great way to go for the wahoo. The Nomad DTX minnow is also...