The second half of March was a weather roller coaster ride. We had a cold front move through keeping the air temps in the 50's for almost a week and then tons of wind in the 20-25 MPH range and then it got slicked out with no wind on the last few days of the month. Throughout all this the fishing changed but generally remained good. The tarpon fis...

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cool story here Ross hooked and lost a snook and the orange lure He cast the topwater and caught the Snook which had his lure in its mouth. Very Rare to happen! 03-26--25 Flamingo /Key Largo area If you notice in my pictures guys are still wearing jackets and sweatshirts in the mornings. It’s cool then warms up to 80 the snowbirds love it! The fis...

The last couple of weeks have been a reel up and down roller coaster fishing for these sail fish in Fort Lauderdale. We’ve had some days where we were catching 3 to 5 sails a day than out of nowhere the current shifted and went from north current to south current and BAM just like that the bite slowed down. Don’t get me wrong one here and one ther...

What an incredible first half of March we have had.  Things have been moving a bit quicker than normal and I attribute to the warmer than normal February we've had.  The big surprise has been the sheer number of permit around a little earlier than usual for early March.  The tarpon fishing has been solid for the smaller resident fish in the 40-60l...

Well it has been a real roller coaster fishing in Fort Lauderdale this month!! We started out this month with some of the best sail fishing I’ve seen here in 40 years I mean catching sailfish one after another not just us aboard the Hooked Up fleet I mean everyone was catching them As a matter a fact there was a 2-day sailfish tournament and they...

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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...

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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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...

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...

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...

Wow what a way to end the month of June! While most of my charters have been for bonefish tarpon and permit I have done a little bit of potluck fishing and done pretty well catching barracudas Jack ladyfish and the sort. But let's turn our attention to the prized silver species that are swimming around in Biscayne Bay right now. The last two weeks...