Category Archives: Offshore Reports

30 Dolphin caught on Mary B III All Day trip

The Mary B III had an awesome all day trip yesterday with a catch of 30 dolphin.  Eight anglers went out on our open party all day fishing trip that we go out on every day.  We started off trolling … Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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Sailfish and Dolphin Fishing Excellent in Fort Lauderdale

The heavy east winds we’re getting are making the seas rough and the fish snap!  Dolphin are all over the reefs in 80-150 feet of water.  We are catching scattered dolphin on almost every trip this week.  Mostly schoolies, but a … Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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Offshore Fishing in Fort Lauderdale Excellent

The fishing offshore of Fort Lauderdale is excellent this week.  There are some big dolphin biting about 6-10 miles offshore and lots of schoolie sized dolphins biting too.  We are finding the bigger dolphin near to and underneath the big … Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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Swordfishing offshore Ft Lauderdale is HOT

We went daytime swordfishing offshore of Ft Lauderdale today.  We ran offshore 20 miles to our swordfish grounds and made some drops.  The first couple drops, we didn’t get a bite.  On the third drop, we had the bait down … Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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Fort Lauderdale Fishing Report- Big Bite Off Ft Lauderdale Beach

Outstanding fishing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale this week.  Our daily drift fishing trips aboard the Catch My Drift are catching lots of kingfish, bonitos and some nice snappers.  We’re getting the best bites drifting in 180 foot of … Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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Offshore Dolphin Fishing Getting Hot in Fort Lauderdale

The offshore fishing in Fort Lauderdale is lighting up.  We’re finding dolphin 5-8 miles offshore along the seaweed beds that are forming in that area.  The seaweed beds are large, some as large as an acre.  Dolphin are schooling up … Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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Swordfishing in Fort Lauderdale Excellent This Fishing Season

We had an exceptional swordfishing charter this week…. as soon as the bait hit the bottom, the fish hit. We fought the fish for about 45 minutes before we got him to the surface. He took some small runs during the course of the fight, but no fast/hard runs as you would expect from a fish this size. As soon as the fish came within sight of the boat, the fish went ballistic. He thrashed and shook his head, made a crazy fast run and jumped out of the water. Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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Deep Sea Fishing Action on the Reef this Summer – Fort Lauderdale Fishing Report

The King Mackerel bite is hot this month too. The Kings are averaging 4-10 pounds and are biting excellent on both the drift fishing and the sport fishing trips. Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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60 Dolphin Caught on the Wednesday All Day Dolphin Trip

We fished on that same drift for over an hour, catching dolphin literally non-stop. The waters around the boat were swarming with streaks of yellow and turquoise as dolphin frenzied and circled the boat. Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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Deep Sea Fishing Action Great in September

The deep sea fishing action has been excellent for the Fort Lauderdale fishing boats. Lots of kingfish are making it easy to catch everyone a fish or 2. The kingfish this time of year average 4-10 pounds, but the occassional Autumn kingfish can sometimes be 20 pounds or bigger. The reef has been holding a lot of kingfish, but these months also offer some other big fish on the reef. Continue reading

Capt. Andy Roydhouse
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754-214-7863