Welcome back guys or should I say it's good to be back.  I had some trips in the early part of the month and then took a nice long vacation and came back to a full calendar of trips so here's the run down of the month so far.   The water temps are still in the mid to upper 80's but there has been a big push of mullet and pilchards migrating into B...

Plenty of good sized fish this week! We had the opening of snook season lots of small white bait everywhere tough weather but still got out there and made it happen. With the mullet run […] The post Snook & Tarpon Fishing In Ft Lauderdale Mullet Run 2024 Update appeared first on Flat Bottom Charters.

Another successful Mahi Mahi fishing trip here in Fort Lauderdale. Yep once again our anglers wanted to catch some Mahi Mahi and when I asked why Mahi they responded so we could bring home some fish for dinner. So we went for trolling to catch a couple king fish and than hit it out of the park with bottom fishing instead and well let’s just say th...

Another successful Mahi Mahi fishing trip here in Fort Lauderdale. Yep once again our anglers wanted to catch some Mahi Mahi and when I asked why Mahi they responded so we could bring home some fish for dinner. So we went for trolling to catch a couple king fish and than hit it out of the park with bottom fishing instead and well let’s just say th...

The month of August always allows me to take a breather from an otherwise really busy season and while many don't travel this time of year it is actually a solid month to fish Miami.  I ended the month of August mixing it up fishing for snook sharks bonefish permit and dinner.   It began with two days of fishing with regular client Chris and we ta...

Well it’s that time of the year again where all the kids go back to school and we’re not fishing as much and to top it off throw in election year yep thing have slowed down quite a bit lately. But this gives us the time to do lots of maintenance on our charter boat and this year we went all out!! New Engines New Generator New Propellers New Toilet...

Well it’s that time of the year again where all the kids go back to school and we’re not fishing as much and to top it off throw in election year yep thing have slowed down quite a bit lately. But this gives us the time to do lots of maintenance on our charter boat and this year we went all out!! New Engines New Generator New Propellers New Toilet...

**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 post Fishing Report Late August Early September first appeared on Ft Lauderdale Fishing Charter...

These two weeks have been hot but they have been fun!  Fishing with a number of clients I've had the opportunity to fish for different species from bonefish to snappers.  My week started with local regular clients Josh and Janelle fishing out of Key Biscayne with the idea to catch dinner.  We had a fun trip catching yellow jacks and some legal siz...

Crazy hot weather past few weeks and the water temp inshore is 90 degrees but that hasn’t shut off the bite for the juvenile tarpon. This week we’ve had multiple double ups hour long sessions […] The post RED HOT TARPON BITE! appeared first on Flat Bottom Charters.

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... The post Fort Lauderdale fishing report mid August first appeared on Ft Lauderdale Fishing Charters-F...

The fishing is really good considering the heat index is 110 every day and the business side is slow. Flamingo Snook bite continues to be fun! Hurricane Debbie blew really hard just off the S.W. coast but the watercolor was really clean for last weekend FFT tournament. Plenty of Snook Tarpon and Redfish were caught the Trout were tough to find kee...

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...

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...

#### 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...

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...

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...

I have to admit it's been a tough December so far well until this week.  The first week or so of December I was busy with charters and it was a grind.  The weather was good the moon phase was great and the water temps were perfect and yet fishing was a grind.  During this time we didn't catch and bonefish or snook and most of the trips were worki...