OFFSHORE- Another week of scattered sailfish action; with boats trolling up to the north picking away at a few sails and the live baiters getting chances south of Jupiter Inlet. A few dolphin have been mixed in with the sailfish along with the occasional wahoo and blackfin tuna. Most of the live bait action has been from the Juno Beach Pier to Jupi...

Inshore Fishing Report  January was definitely a chilly one for us Floridians. It was even a cold month for some of our out of state guests! While the cooler weather was a bit refreshing for some of us it definitely can play a role in the bite. Capt. Justin Rieger saw water temperatures drop into […] The post February 2026 Fishing Report – Stuart...

Fort Lauderdale Offshore & Reef Fishing Update Fishing in Fort Lauderdale has been slower than average over the past couple of weeks mainly due to rough weather patterns. While big seas often trigger strong bites the favorable conditions did not last long enough to create sustained action. The good news is that the 10–14 day […] The post Fort Laud...

OFFSHORE- Sailfish action picked up a bit this week from Palm Beach to Jupiter Inlet. No huge release numbers; but most boats putting the time in have at least been seeing a few fish. Conditions do look decent for the sails headed into Friday and Saturday. A few dolphin mixed in with the sailfish along with a few scattered Blackfin Tuna. Most of th...

OFFSHORE- Tough fishing offshore this week with very few reports. The general hope is that the cold front passing through Thursday gets the sailfish fired up. Conditions are looking ideal for Friday and pretty good for Saturday as well....time will tell if they want to bite! Bluewater Movements "Operation Sailfish" Tournament out of Sailfish Marina...

I wish all a Happy New Year! The end of fishing year was exciting for a few weeks when the big Tarpon showed up in the back country and on the coast. I spent the holiday in Key Largo fishing with my kids. and a block party for the neighborhood just having a good time. We caught Mutton Snappers Yellowtails Barracudas Cero Mackerels Parrotfish Snook...

OFFSHORE- Reports have been a bit slow this week offshore. Despite the decent cold front sailfish action never really went off. The general consensus was most boats putting the kites up saw a fish or two with only a few boats getting more than 4 or 5 chances. A scattering of dolphin in 250-400' of water but no big numbers. The wahoo have shown up a...

2026 is now upon us and we are looking forward to a great year with plenty of fish hopefully in everyone’s future! Inshore Fishing Report  For those fishing inshore there has been a good bit of action with our winter migratory species making more of a showing as we continue to get cold fronts! Triple […] The post January 2026 Fishing Report – Stua...

Season’s Greetings from Marlin My Darlin the premier family fishing charter in Fort Lauderdale! This Christmas season our fishing charters are delivering outstanding results. Kite fishing has been exceptional with consistent catches of sailfish mahi-mahi wahoo and tuna thanks to live bait and kite techniques. While trolling has been a bit slower r...

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...

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...

December is now upon us which means our 2025 Customer Appreciation Tent Sale is right around the corner! Join us at the shop on Saturday December 13th from 8am – 6pm to catch the deals of the year! Tune into our social media pages for more information shoot us a message or ask a crew […] The post December 2025 Fishing Report – Stuart FL appeared f...

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...

Hey guys its Alec from the shop who usually writes up the fishing reports. I have been super jammed up preparing and planning this year’s tent sale to ensure that it will be the best one yet! We also had a construction project here at the shop over the past few weeks that is just […] The post November Fishing Report Update appeared first on Snook...

Join us for the 2025 Customer Appreciation Tent Sale on Saturday December 13th from 8am-6pm! The deals will be flying underneath the tent from 8am-6pm and will run until close inside the shop if you can’t make it by 6pm. If you have ever been to one of our tent sales you know what to […] The post 2025 Snook Nook Customer Appreciation Tent Sale – S...

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...

Inshore Fishing Report  Our annual fall mullet run has brought along some great fishing inshore over the past few weeks. Snook Tarpon Jacks Sharks and a variety of predators have been putting on a show feeding on the schools of bait. We should continue to see some schools of mullet continuing to push our way […] The post October 2025 Fishing Repor...

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- Another week of scattered sailfish action; with boats trolling up to the north picking away at a few sails and the live baiters getting chances south of Jupiter Inlet. A few dolphin have been mixed in with the sailfish along with the occasional wahoo and blackfin tuna. Most of the live bait action has been from the Juno Beach Pier to Jupi...