November Deep Sea Fishing In Fort Lauder
November 20, 2024 Dania Beach 6 photos
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
Sailfish
Sailfish
Wahoo
Wahoo
Tuna (Blackfin)
Tuna (Blackfin)
Snapper (Vermilion)
Snapper (Vermilion)

Trip Summary

Hello everyone Capt. Vinnie here, what a great week weather wise and also fishing wise, finally it seems like we have been able to find a break in the weather and the fishing has been pretty top notch as well. For this week majority of the action has been right on the reefs edge. Trolling has been somewhat slow on the reef right now, not many kingfish or bonito around at the moment but there has been a few mahis and some blackfin tunas coming on the troll. The best bite trolling this week has been for wahoo, with the November full moon and the king tides in full effect it has made the wahoo fishing excellent for a few days. There were bites early morning and late afternoon, trolling with planers is going to give you the best chance at that wahoo bite as they tend to feed under the surface but they also can be caught on surface baits too, but I do suggest fishing with wire on your surface baits or you will get cut off due to there sharp teeth and aggressive nature. This week we had the best luck on rigged double hook ballyhoo as well as split tail mullets. Other then a great wahoo bite this week live bait fishing has been where the bite is. Taking time in the mornings to catch live ballyhoo is the best bait in my opinion to catch fish right now in Fort Lauderdale. We have been slow trolling live ballyhoo on light tackle spinning outfits in depths from 100 out to 300 feet. We have been doing very well on nice sized gaffer mahis as well as sailfish. We use light wire circle hooks for this type of fishing because it gives you the best hook penetration possible when the fish takes your bait and you reel the line tight. Starting shallow and working the depths is going to give you the best shot at finding where the fish are. Fishing with live ballyhoos has been working best on days with light winds where fishing with a kite would be hard to do. On days that the wind has picked up kite fishing has been very productive mostly for sailfish right now, live goggle eyes have been the bait of choice. I would recommend at least a 6 hour trip right now specially if your looking to use live bait, sometimes it doesn't always go as planned and it takes a little more time somedays to catch bait and that longer trip will come in handy if bait fishing is slow. This week the bottom fishing has defiantly picked up for species like vermillion snapper, when the conditions allow and the current is light there has been some nice sized snappers on bottom fishing spots around 200 feet of water. We have been doing best with fresh bait like small bonitos cut into pieces, this is going to stay on the hooks best. Some of the snappers we have been catching have been as big as 3lbs. This week please be sure to check out some of the great photos of some recent catches 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. As we approach the last few weeks of November I would imagine the fishing to stay pretty consistent specially with sailfish, as well as some really nice sized mahis when the wind blows out of the east for a few days. I think for now the wahoo bite will be a little quiet till the next moon but there is always a chance everyday to get that needle in the haystack. Also bottom fishing for species like snapper should stay good as long as conditions allow as well. Looks like the weather is in our favor for the next few weeks so if your coming down to Fort Lauderdale and looking to do some deep sea fishing we have some availability, so please look us up we would love to get you out on the water with us and show you a great time as well. More later.... Capt. Vinnie
Vinnie Sacks
Dania-beach, Florida, United States
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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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Mahi mahi Action In Fort Lauderdale
Mahi mahi Action In Fort Lauderdale
September 30, 2025
Hello everyone, Capt. Vinnie here. This week here in Fort Lauderdale we have had some excellent fishing and some great weather also. For the report this week we will start on the inshore side, while trolling on the reef we have been picking away at some nice sized king mackeral in depths from 100 to 150 feet of water. With all the rain we have been getting our water color has been on the green side so majority of our bites have been on bright colored baits like pinks, yellows, and greens. Average size on the kingfish have been anywhere from 5-25lbs. Other then kingfish on the reef there has been a good amount of large barracuda. These fish are considered a trophy gamefish, that being said majority are let go because there food value is not very good but they do put up a great fight. Moving offshore is where most of the action has been, with all the rain we have been getting there has been a lot of green water like previously stated and there has been a tidal edge just offshore where the green water meats the blue water and a tidal edge forms usually with sea weed and this is where the mahi have been. Trolling down the blue side has been the ticket to catch the mahi mahi, although they haven't been in a school they have been nicer sized fish singles and doubles all averaging around 10-15lbs. Surface baits fished with strips have been our go to, the strips are very important in this scenario because if the mahi take the bait and miss the hook odds are they will come back because the bait tasted real. On these types of tidal edges there are usually quite a few wahoo present so its always important to put out a planer with a bait down below the surface just incase. Other then mahi offshore there has been quite a few nice sized skipjack tuna. These tuna are very hard fighters and not to mention they taste great. One thing to know about these type of tunas is that they are used a lot in cans. If you have ever had tuna in the can that says chunk light that is skipjack tuna, these tunas also make great sushi and poke bowls. Average size on these tunas has been anywhere from 2-10lbs. 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/ Dania beach and remember to give us a like and follow on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram @Ybnormalsportfishing for daily fishing content. Coming up for the month of October we should start to see some even better mahi mahi fishing as well as some more sailfish showing up, The month of October in my opinion is one of the better months to fish in Fort Lauderdale specially if your looking to catch mahi mahi, so there is that to look forward to, and also I would expect the king mackeral action to improve over the next few weeks. If your coming down to Fort Lauderdale and looking to do some deep sea fishing we would love to have you out with us, we have a good amount of availability for the month of October so look us up and we will show you a great time on the water. more later.... Capt. Vinnie
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September Deep Sea Fishing In Fort Laude
September Deep Sea Fishing In Fort Laude
September 18, 2025
Hello everyone Capt. Vinnie here. Crazy week this week with lots of rain, almost seems to be that the afternoons are virtually unfishable due to all the thunder storms and rain. This week we have been fishing a few times in the morning, but this is our off season right now, but offseason doesn't necessarily mean that the fish are not biting just business is slow for a short period. Anyways for the report this week, fishing has been a little slow on the troll right now primarily due to a lot of rain we have been having over the last few weeks, a lot of the lakes and canals here in south Florida have drainage set up to come out into the ocean when the water gets to high and with all the rain there has been a good amount of fresh water run off in the ocean right now causing the water to have a green color. This fresh water can be a bite killer for certain pelagic species. Like I stated earlier the bite has been a little slower than usual due to that fresh water run off, most of our bites tend to come on our deeper lines fished with planers. The last few days we have been catching a few king mackeral and barracuda while trolling on the reef. With there being green water on the reef that usually means when heading offshore there is going to be a tidal edge somewhere. A tidal edge is where the green water meats the Northern current of the Gulf Stream and forms a green to blue color change and usually there is debris or seaweed on these edges, which in turn would be where the mahi mahi are. Which brings me to the offshore report this week there has been a consistent bite of mahi on these tidal edges as well as bigger sea weed patches offshore. There has been some birds offshore but most of the fish have been on the tidal edges. Average size of the mahi has been very good around 8-10lbs with some larger fish around too. I still think if your heading offshore right now bringing live bait is key incase you happen to get into a school of mahis. Last but not least there has been a pretty consistent bottom fishing bite for snapper and some very large amberjacks. Vermillion snapper as well as a few yellow eye snapper have been biting pretty good on a lot of bottom spots around 300 foot, average size has been anywhere from 1-5lbs with a few bigger ones mixed in. We have been catching some larger amberjacks as well on live bait while snapper fishing, I love to drop a live bait on a heavy rod while snapper fishing because while your bottom fishing your making lots of commotion and alot of times all that noise brings in predators, so you can see where this is going. Some of the amberjacks have been close to 50lbs. 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 @Ybnormalsportfishing on Facebook and instagram for daily fishing content. Coming up for the next few weeks we have plenty of availability for the month of September, also this time in my opinion is one of the best times of year for mahi so keep that in mind if your coming down and looking to do some deep sea fishing. more later.... Capt. Vinnie
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