Captain
Dave Allen

Member since October 2019 Fort Lauderdale, United States
Background
If you're looking for a local guide with 20 years of experience and who spent most of his life fishing, Captain Dave Allen is your guy! He was born and raised in Fort Lauderdale and the area's waters are his playground.
Techniques
Kite Fishing, wreck fishing, reef fishing, deep water fishing

Hey, I'm Captain Dave Allen

Fort Lauderdale, United States
Background
If you're looking for a local guide with 20 years of experience and who spent most of his life fishing, Captain Dave Allen is your guy! He was born and raised in Fort Lauderdale and the area's waters are his playground.
Techniques
Kite Fishing, wreck fishing, reef fishing, deep water fishing
Anglers Choice
257
Reviews
47
Fishing Reports
Verified
Our Team
Seth S.
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My Charter Listing

SoFloSportfishing.COM

Federally permitted
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(257 reviews)
Angler's choice
Fort Lauderdale
 4 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $200

Fishing Reports

Some of our recent trips
Some of our recent trips
Aug 31, 2025 Fort Lauderdale
Fishings been great little bit of everything feom safish mahi mahi tunas barcudas and snappers
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Book your next Soflo Adventure its a lif
Book your next Soflo Adventure its a lif
Aug 31, 2025 Fort Lauderdale
Hey fishing booker family we been busy painting and doing improvements, to provide the best experience in Fort Lauderdale. The boat has cold AC cabin and bathroom onboard for guest. Bounty is a fishing machine give us a holler if your in the fort lauderdale area love to show you what the fishing is about here in south florida. Enjoy some pictures of our recent trips. Hope to fish with you soon!
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Giant wahoo
Giant wahoo
Jun 17, 2025 Fort Lauderdale
What an epic day caught this wahoo in 200 feet of water while trolling first thing in the morning book now while the fish are biting
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Epic May
Epic May
May 29, 2025 Fort Lauderdale
Mahi tunas sailfish sharks grouper snapper we been catching it all great month of fishing hopefully it continues thru the summer months ahead the troll bite has been amazing offshore for the mahi mahi fish so pretty they named it twice. Always fun hunting the mahi schools in the summer I feel like they showed up early this year
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Epic May
Epic May
May 29, 2025 Fort Lauderdale
Mahi tunas sailfish sharks grouper snapper we been catching it all great month of fishing hopefully it continues thru the summer months ahead the troll bite has been amazing offshore for the mahi mahi fish so pretty they named it twice. Always fun hunting the mahi schools in the summer I feel like they showed up early this year
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Mahi mahi fish so pretty they named it t
Mahi mahi fish so pretty they named it t
Apr 17, 2025 Fort Lauderdale
Found a big piece of debry holding fish in 300ft, the ocean is a blue desert whenever these fish find structure they tend to hangout, its like an open buffet for the pelagic species
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 257 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (337)
It\u2019s called fishing for a reason
It\u2019s called fishing for a reason
Fantastic trip
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
96%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
100%
Appropriate for children
94%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
89%
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Dominic G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Dave

VERIFIED   Half Day AM Sportfishing on January 24, 2021
Dominic G. recommends SoFloSportfishing.COM
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Otto A.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Boat trip 2020

VERIFIED   3/4 Day offshore fishing AM on July 24, 2020
Captain Kieth and Mate Kyle were great we caught some fish on the trip Dave was great very fair and reasonable Kyle is a very...
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John J.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Best fishing trap.

VERIFIED   Half Day AM Sportfishing on May 18, 2020
Iโ€™ve been on many fishing trips. These guys are hands down the best. Knowledgeable and personable. Iโ€™ll be seeing them...
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Miles H.
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
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December fishing trip

VERIFIED   3/4 Day offshore fishing AM on December 25, 2022
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Yoshihiro H.
Maryville, TN
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
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May fishing trip

VERIFIED   3/4 Day offshore fishing AM on May 6, 2022
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