Finishing August With A Bang In Fort Lauderdale Hello everyone, Capt. Vinnie here. Its been a great week this week fishing here in Fort Lauderdale still super calm weather and some excellent catches as well. For the report this week we are going to begin on the reef. Trolling in the early mornings there has been pretty much non stop action on the false albacore right now, depths around 100 feet to 200 is going to be the best place to target them. Surface baits have been working well, also baits fished below the surface using a planner with a spoon has been just plain deadly. Other then false albacore there has been a few blackfin tunas mixed in and a few king mackeral are starting to show back up as well. This week we did manage to get super lucky and catch what I would say is the fish of a lifetime specially for our waters here in Fort Lauderdale. We caught a 70inch wahoo weighing 63lbs (pictured) in 600 feet of water on one of our deep lines with a sea witch and fresh bonito strip combo. We do catch a fair amount of wahoo through the year here but not many are as big as this one they seem to average 15-25lbs. Staying offshore there has been a few mahi mahi around but some days they are just easier to find then others, recently we had a bunch of wind from the west and that made it somewhat difficult to find the mahi, the west wind pushed them offshore so to speak. I still would continue to look for weed lines as well as birds if your heading offshore and it wouldn’t hurt to bring a few live baits as well just incase. Bottom fishing report has been super solid this week with some great catches of vermillion snappers as well as a few porgies. There has been very light current this week so we have been able to target these fish more accurately. Depths with structure around 200 feet has been producing consistent results of nice snappers. Average size on the snappers has been 2-3 lbs with a few almost in the 5lb range. This week please be sure to check out some of the great photos of some recent catches that were caught while out on our deep sea fishing charters and remember to give us a like and follow on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram @Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content. For the upcoming next few weeks looks like some great weather on the horizon, and the month of September is notorious for some great catches while out deep sea fishing. We should see some sailfish, as well as some great mahi mahi action and some bigger ones at that. Also bottom fishing for snapper is something that is great in the month of September. A lot to look to specially in future reports, so if your thinking about coming down to south Florida for maybe a few days or even for an extended vacation the month of September is a great time to get out and do some deep sea fishing. Look us up we would love to have you and show you a great time on the water… Capt. Vinnie

Hello everyone, Capt. Vinnie here. Its been a great week we have had to start off the month of September. We are starting to see some cooler temps somewhat compared to the previous months of July and August and the fishing has been pretty decent as well. For the report this week inshore has been were most of the action has been, trolling has been the standard to start with first thing in the morning specially if your getting out early. The main species we have been trying to target is the wahoo which we did catch a beautiful one this week while trolling. The wahoo we caught ate a purple and White Sea witch with a fresh bonito strip and weighed just under 30lbs. Other then wahoo there has been a good amount of barracudas right now and some small bonitos too. The bonito have definitely slowed down from how they were a few weeks ago as we are beginning to transition to our fall fishing patterns. As far as kingfish goes there has been a select few caught while trolling but if it were me I would invest more time in the wahoo fishing while chances are high to get one. Offshore report for mahi mahi has been non existent right now, can you get lucky and catch a few absolutely but for the most part it has been very very slow, I would say the culprit for that is the westerly breeze we have been having that is pushing them further and further offshore. We need the wind to shift more south east or direct east and that will push them closer to us. Bottom fishing has been very very good right now for species like snapper and amberjack. Vermillion snapper along with a few yellow eye snapper have been biting very well on most hard bottom spots around 250 feet. I have been trying to fish areas with big marks of bait and fish for the best results, average size on the snappers has been about 2lbs with some up to 4lbs. Amberjacks have been biting pretty good right now not on the wrecks like normal but more on our bottom spots that are marking heavy concentrations of snappers. I believe the amberjacks are there eating the snappers. So we have been dropping a heavy rod with 100lb test line on these spots with a live bait and having some good success with some larger hard fighting amberjacks up to 50lbs. Amberjack have the nick name reef donkey because of how stubborn they are and how hard they fight, they also can be goods table fair as well. A lot of amberjack meat is good smoked and made into a fish dip. This week please be sure to check out some of the great pictures of some recent catches that were caught while out on our deep sea fishing charters and remember to give us a like and follow on social media platforms like Facebook and instagram @Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content. On the horizon for the next few weeks I'm hopeful for some mahi action to turn on here shortly as well as possible starting to see some blackfin tuna. Sailfish have been around but the bite should only improve as we get closer to winter. For the rest of the month of September we have a good amount of available dates right now so if your coming down to Fort Lauderdale and looking to get out deep sea fishing, look us up we would love to show you a great time on the water. more later.... Capt. Vinnie

Hello everyone, Capt. Vinnie here. This week the fishing has been just plain excellent off the coast of Fort Lauderdale right now. For the report this week we will start offshore. There has been a pretty consistent mahi mahi bite this week and some good size on them too. There has been a good amount of large weed patches and some birds offshore right now. Some days there is just to much seaweed to fish in 1 trip so the key is to look for the birds thats what is going to pay off. If you can get lucky enough to get in front of some there has been plenty of hungry mahis willing to take your baits. Average size on the mahi has been anywhere from 5-10lbs with a few larger fish around 15lbs in the mix. Moving inshore the reef has been hot right now on the troll. Plenty of action especially if you only have a half day trip. A lot of false albacore or bonito right now but mixed in with them is the other species like king mackeral and blackfin tuna, trolling with fresh strip baits and seawitches is our go to to get bites. Early mornings you tend to see more action with surface baits but as the day goes on the deeper baits fished under the surface using a planner get more bites. Also on the reef there has been a few sailfish around even though sailfish are more of a winter time species we have been catching a few on our trips. Last but not least bottom fishing for species like vermillion snappers has been excellent right now with some large ones close to 5lbs, most structure in depths around 200 feet has them pretty consistent right now, we did manage to get lucky this week and catch a beautiful red grouper, we dont catch many grouper in our area so everyone we do get is a treat for sure. This week please be sure to take a look at some of the great photos of some recent catches that were caught while out on our deep sea fishing charters and remember to give us a like and follow on social media platforms like facebook and instagram @Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content. Like the title says "back to school" this week the kids return back to school and the fishing industry slows down a little bit buisness wise but that doesn't mean that the fishing slows down. The month of August in my opinion is one of the best time to chase fish like mahi in our area. As well as wahoo, kingfish, and tuna. If you have an opportunity to get down to south Florida and do some deep sea fishing right now it is one of the best times, it is off season so hotels are cheaper and the weather is excellent everyday, I can't find an excuse not to come fishing for a few days. Anyways for the rest of the month of august we do have a good amount of availability for deep sea fishing charters, so look us up we would love to show you a great time on the water. Capt. Vinnie