Monthly Archives: August 2007

We caught a 65 pound cobia this afternoon fishing off Fort Lauderdale

Wow, a 65 pound cobia caught on our drift fishing boat, the Catch My Drift. A very nice cobia, about as big as we ever catch them. We were fishing the reef in about 100′ of water when the cobia swam up. We all saw him there on the surface and everyone frantically tried to get their baits in front of him. Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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2 Sharks on the same rig caught sportfishing off Ft. Lauderdale

That’s right, we caught 2 sharks on the same rig while sharking off Port Everglades on our fishing trip yesterday. Pretty bizzare for us. It certainly doesn’t happen every trip. Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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Sharks are biting good fishing on Ft. Lauderdale reefs

The Fort Lauderdale sportfishing boats came in with a couple big sharks today and yesterday. The big sharks are still coming through the area and they are hungry. Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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Kings and some nice bottom fish caught this week

We had a group of students from Nova Southeastern charter the Mary B yesterday for a group fishing trip. It was a fun trip and a lot was caught. We caught some kings and bonitos on the reef. Then we moved offshore to do some bottom fishing. Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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Fort Lauderdale Friday Night Swordfishing Charter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now, there are a few trips a year that really astound me, and this trip last night absolutely did for me. Our luck on our swordfish trips lately has been kinda down these past few weeks. The past few Friday nights hasn’t been that good for us. Last week we fished the Sword Lords Tournament and we hooked into3 fish, but unfortunately pulled the hooks on all 3 fish. Needless to say, our luck has been down for about 3 weeks now. But we were due. We were due for a good trip and last night was it! Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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Fish are snapping out of Ft. Lauderdale- Drift fishing and Sportfishing

Wow, the fishing is still exceptional off the coast of Ft. Lauderdale. Usually by now it starts to slack off for a few weeks before the mullet run, but the fish are still biting like mad dogs. Bonitos, which were few and far between last year, bit better this year than the past 5 years. Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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Fort Lauderdale Party Boat Fishing is where the action is at

Fort Lauderdale party boat fishing in the summer is the best chance at catching lots of fish this time of year. Our boat the Catch My Drift has been catching great catches on morning, afternoon and night trips. Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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Great Day of Deep Sea Drift Fishing off Ft. Lauderdale

Sportfishing boats have been doing good, but the drift boats have been getting more action. The sportfishing boats have been catching some big barracudas though, which this drift boats haven’t been getting. Some nice amberjacks are showing up around some of the wrecks too. Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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Swordfishing Trip on Saturday Night

Guys, We are setting out on Saturday night to fish the swordfish tournament off Ft. Lauderdale.  It should be a great night and as you know, with the success of our Friday Night Swordfishing trips that we run every week, we’ve … Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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Fort Lauderdale Drift Fishing is GOING OFF!!! 68 bonitos in a half day trip!

Fort Lauderdale must have a fish magnet buries deep beneath the reef because the fish are coming from all over. This week has been crazy fishing. Drift fishing on the reef has been absolutely phenomenal. I haven’t seen the fishing this good for over 10 years. Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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