Ending The Month With A Bang
May 31, 2021 Dania Beach 5 photos

Trip Summary

Hello everyone, Capt. Vinnie here great report this week for you guys I know I haven't given you guys one recently because we have been very busy but here is a great one to wrap up the month of may. As of late the fishing in Fort Lauderdale has been sporadic some days better then others, some days so good you dont even want to come in when time is up and other days seems like a struggle to catch a few fish, but thats fishing and thats what keeps us coming back! This week has been one of those weeks with some epic days of fishing some of the best I have seen this year, starting off trolling the reef kingfish have been hard to come by as well as bonito not to many around right now but they should be biting fairly steady in the next coming weeks, when the conditions have been right there has been a fair amount of wahoo around due to the moon cycle and very clean water and heavy currents seems to concentrate them best off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, trolling is the primary way to catch them while on a deep sea fishing charter, seawitches with bonito strips are the go to followed by a blue spoon, wahoo like faster moving baits so trolling a bit quicker. then normal is a great way to get there attention, focusing on the depths of water from **hidden content** feet is best also trolling over ship wrecks that are located off the coast of Fort Lauderdale is a good Idea as well. While fishing for wahoo, tuna is a great by catch, larger sized blackfin tuna have been off the coast of fort Lauderdale the last few days, tuna are great fighting fish as well as excellent on the table served raw or grilled you can't go wrong. Just on the deeper side of the reef there has been a few summer time sailfish biting, fishing with live bait under a kite has been best live goggle eyes would be the bait of choice, sailfish is a great gamefish and fun to catch with there speed and acrobatics. A further offshore report: mahi have been some what plentiful this week on our longer deep sea fishing charters we have been making a run around 8 miles offshore for mahi it is a little early in the season for them but if you can find something to fish to like birds or debris most likely the mahi are not far behind. This week I have some great photos of some recent catches including 2 giant wahoo we recently caught on our deep sea fishing charters so please be sure to check those out, another busy week this week but there is some availably for the month of June so if your thinking of getting out on the water June is a great time, as always please be sure to follow us on facebook and instagram @Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing videos and repots... Capt. Vinnie More Later....
Vinnie Sacks
Dania-beach, Florida, United States
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Great Fall Fishing In Fort Lauderdale
Great Fall Fishing In Fort Lauderdale
November 14, 2025
Hello everyone Capt Vinnie here, the first cold front is officially in the books here in Fort Lauderdale. What is cold for us may not be cold for you but its a brisk 60 degrees here. Anyways cold fronts tend to bring fish with them and the first one being in the books this week has brought some nice fish with it. For the report this week we will start way offshore with a fish that we typically don't talk much about and that's the swordfish. As of late there has been a great swordfish bite going on, we recently went out to the shelf and caught 3 out of 4 swordfish in only a few hours. This doesn't happen all the time but when the conditions line up it can be an epic day out there. One key thing to note is that the swordfish we caught were full of squid and that means there is plenty of bait and as long as the bait stays the fish will be close by. Moving inshore a little bit there has been some really nice mahi mahi still around, finding weed lines and birds are going to be the best places to look. Trolling down the weed lines with surface baits has been the best way to get some action, average size on the mahis has been around 10lbs with some bigger fish around. The mahi fishery is on the ending side meaning soon they will be gone but we still have till the end of November to catch them. Heading on the reef there has been a good bite of sailfish going on right now which is to be expected given we just had a cold front. Live baiting has been a good choice if you are just looking to target a sailfish but if your looking for other species as well trolling is going to be the next best option. There has been a few wahoo as well in the mix, we just recently had a bunch of small bonito arrive in our area and that is a snack for a wahoo. Finding the bait is always key when looking for predatory fish. Last but not least the afternoons have been producing some blackfin tuna, although they haven't been the biggest in size the bite has been consistent, i believe we will start to see a better bite of tuna as we get closer to winter time. 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 in Fort Lauderdale and remember to give us a like on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram @Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content. Coming up for the rest of November we do have a good amount of availability for deep sea fishing, so if your coming down for vacation or even for the holiday i recommend you look us up because even though its chilly outside fishing is starting to heat up...more later Capt. Vinnie
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Great Start To November Deep Sea Fishing
Great Start To November Deep Sea Fishing
November 6, 2025
Hello everyone, Capt. Vinnie here. The fishing this week has been just excellent right now in Fort Lauderdale, being that we just had our first real cold front although what is cold here in Florida may not be cold for the rest of the world. Anyways this week i would say we are right in tune with our fall fishing patterns and the catches we have been having prove that to be true. For the report this week, inshore is where majority of the fish have been biting right now trolling has been the most productive thing that we can do. Lots of king mackeral are biting right now just on the outside of the reef and pink has been the go to color. With winter right around the corner a lot of the king mackeral are going to be keyed in on shrimp so it makes sense why pink would be the best color. In shallow there has been a few very nice sized mahi mahi, this time of year is a very cool time to fish because a lot of the mahi come in very close to chase live ballyhoo just on the edge of the reefs, meaning you can catch some of the biggest mahi we get right off the beach. Other then mahi and king mackeral right now the sailfish bite has been super hot. Pretty much every trip we have been able to get at least 1 or even 2 chances to try and catch one. We have been getting majority of our bites trolling with surface baits, purple and blue have been our go to and i think these colors have been so successful lately due to the fact that the sailfish are keyed in on the ballyhoo just like the mahi and these colors match those baitfish perfectly. I would imagine coming up soon live baiting for pelagic fish like sailfish is going to be the ticket but i think in a few more cold fronts that will be the norm, for now we will catch them trolling. 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 in Fort Lauderdale and remember to give us a like and follow on social media platforms like facebook and instagram @Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content. Upcoming for the rest of the month i would be on the look out for some wahoo action specially with the moon we have as well as a couple really great mahi catches. November is one of the best months for bigger mahi here in south florida so be ready for that. Also very possible to see some blackfin tuna to start showing up as well but that is more of an afternoon bite. Anyways lots to look forward to in the upcoming weeks. If your coming down to south florida and looking to do some deep sea fishing we have plenty of availability for the rest of the month of November so look us up we would love to show you a great time on the water. more later.... Capt. Vinnie
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Fall Fishing In Fort Lauderdale
Fall Fishing In Fort Lauderdale
October 22, 2025
Hello everyone, Capt. Vinnie here... Sorry for the delay in reports I happen to take a vacation for a little bit of R and R, but I'm back and I have a great fishing report for you guys this week. For the report this week the hot topic is going to be mahi mahi. I always say that the fall season is always best for mahi specially for size and numbers. We have been catching alot of mahi in the 10lb average class on up to 20lbs too. This time of year is very special when it comes to fishing for mahi and I say that because the fish seem to be scattered all over, you can catch them as shallow as 40 feet of water and you can also catch them out deep as well, so its not needed to have an all day trip. The mahi that are shallow are all going to be feeding on live ballyhoo. You can catch them trolling with ballyhoo or seawitch and strips combinations but your best bet is going to be to catch live ballyhoo and use them its as good as a guarantee. The fish that you find offshore are going to be either on birds or on weediness specially when we have these Northern winds with south current inshore, there will be an edge somewhere offshore where the south current is going to meet the north current and form that tidal edge. Trolling right down the blue side is going to be the ticket. Â Other then mahi action this week sailfish seem to be very prevalent right now and all sizes at that. Trolling on the reef has been yielding good results anywhere from 100-300 feet seems to be where the best sailfish action has been. Trolling on the reef has been very productive for kingfish too right now, the kingfish haven't been the biggest ones but there have been a good amount around anywhere from 80-140 feet. The water has been super green inshore so bright color lures have been best, bright pink as well as yellows have been my go to. There has been a few wahoo around and we did manage to get a nice one this week in the dirty water (pictured) around 25lbs. 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 trips out of Fort Lauderdale and remember to give us a like and follow on facebook and instagram @Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content. Coming up for the rest of the month of October we have availability so if your coming down to Fort Lauderdale and looking to do some deep sea fishing we would love to show you a great time on the water. Fishing wise seems that Fall fishing is in full effect and the mahi mahi bite is about as good as it can be right now, I would imagine the sail fishing is just starting to heat up and will only improve more and more, the one species we haven't seen in a while is blackfin tuna but that fishery starts to pick up more as we get closer to our winter season, lots to look forward to stay tuned..more later... Capt. Vinnie
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