There are some big fish swimming off Fort Lauderdale right now.  Sailfish are beginning to bite, smoker kingfish are also around, mahi-mahi are biting offshore and some monster bottom fish are biting too.  Captain Rod and John were fishing aboard the Big Game on … Continue reading →

The smoker kingfish are here and man, are they big.  Late May is when we get the giant kingfish snap, some of the biggest kingfish that we’ll catch all year.  Johnny caught this monster kingfish that weighed 62 pounds.  He caught … Continue reading →

Wreck fishing is also very good for quick action on big game fish. Amberjacks are stacked up on the local shipwrecks, some groupers too and even a cobia now and then. The bite on the wrecks is very solid this month. The fishing in Fort Lauderdale is red hot. Continue reading →

Our reef drift fishing trips are catching mahi-mahi, fishing in only 100′ of water. They come through in schools of 3-8 fish, and are hitting randomly throughout the day. I expect the mahi-mahi to bite exceptionally well over the next couple weeks.
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A couple days ago, we were trolling out in 300′ of water and got a monster bite on the planer bait. The fish came off instantly and when we wound in the bait, we saw we had been chopped off. I grabbed a wire leader and hooked it up and we circled back around through the same area. Another huge bite as we passed through the same spot, but this time the fish held on. The fish smoked most of the line off the reel on the initial run. After 30 minutes of pumping and winding on the fish, we got him to the boat. Rod gaffed the fish when it came close enough and pulled it over the covering board. Continue reading →

There’s a hot bite going on, trolling the edge of the gulfstream. Sailfish season has begun and its starting off with a bang. We’re getting a great early morning and late afternoon bite on the sailfish, and around that time of the day, we’re seeing a lot of free jumpers too. Continue reading →

September is the month for kingfish in Fort Lauderdale. The kingfish we’re catching out there have been very nice sized and are averaging 12-15 pounds. Continue reading →