Nice Catches In Fort Lauderdale

Hey everyone Capt. Vinnie here with another great deep sea fishing report. Just like the title states summer fishing heating up that's exactly the theme right now, although the temps are hot the fishing is just as hot right now too. On the reef we have been seeing a good amount of bonito while trolling, even though there not the best eating fish they are a great fighting fish as well and a key role in catching everything else. They make great strips baits for trolling and great bottom fishing baits for snapper. Other then bonito there has been a few kingfish mixed in when the water is dirty, for some reason kingfish prefer the dirty water over clean. The kingfish have been good sized around 10lbs and have been biting best on our deep lines fished with planers and fresh bonito strips. Moving a little deeper off the edge the blackfin tuna have been biting pretty good earlier in the mornings as well as in the afternoons too, the key to getting more tuna bites right now is increasing your trolling speed to around 8 to 9 knots. The faster speeds let you cover more water and help entice the bite, the old expression "speed kills" is true trust me. Blackfin tunas have been decent sized but the bigger ones have been biting better in the late afternoons just before the sun goes down. Further offshore mahi have been somewhat plentiful right now but the only downside is the size, June usually yields strong numbers of mahi mahi off the Fort Lauderdale coast but sizes vary, I truly believe in the next coming months we will start to see more keeper size then undersize. If your heading offshore the best thing to look for is birds or floating debris, but there has been a lot of seaweed as a good starting point. Last but not least bottom fishing this week has been good when the weather allows, we have a great photo of a beautiful cubera snapper that we caught while fishing a deep ship wreck with live bait, that was probably the last fish that crossed my mind that we were going to catch but hey that goes to show you that you just never know and even the professionals get surprised sometimes. The vermillion snapper bite has been good as well on bottom spots around 300 feet of water, you want to use fresh bonito over squid because the bonito is going to stay on the hook a lot better and give you more chances to catch a fish. This week please be sure to take a minute to check out some of the great photos of some catches we had while out on our deep sea fishing charters out of Fort Lauderdale and remember to give us a like and follow on social media platforms like facebook and instagram at "Ybnormalsportfishing" for daily fishing content. Coming up for the rest of the month in June i would say the fishing is going to remain consistent and im hopeful for larger mahi on the horizon as well as a few wahoo showing up on the next full moon. Even though the temps are hot we have ice cold air conditioning aboard so there is no excuse not to come out fishing with us. Flat calm weather and great fishing all that's missing is you, so if your heading down to Fort Lauderdale and looking to get out deep sea fishing look up YB Normal serving Dania beach, Hollywood, and Fort Lauderdale. More later... Capt. Vinnie

Hey there everyone, Capt. Vinnie here, with another Fort Lauderdale deep sea fishing report for all of you. So for this week I would have to say the theme of the report is going to be honestly, now with that being said I would like to point out that in all reports I do my very best to give you the most honest and accurate report that I can, meaning good, and bad. Not every week the fishing is outstanding like others may make it seem it still is fishing after all and things change daily. Moving on to what you really came here for.... The report this week has been hit and miss meaning some days fishing is good and other days it has been a real grind and i think majority of what is making it a grind is the seaweed. If you have been watching the news or even social media I am sure you have seen a video or two of the beaches full of seaweed. Some days what's on the beach is on the fishing grounds before it gets to the beach. When the seaweed is on the fishing grounds it really makes it tough to troll and catch fish, you do get rewarded at times for grinding it out and fishing through the seaweed but it really is tough on the crew. As far as what has been biting lately on the reef there has been a scattered amount of king mackerel biting trolling baits fished below the surface and mixed in with them has been some bonitos. Kingfish are going to be caught on sea witches and bonito strips and the bonito are going to bite best on a drone spoon in the blue color. Moving just off the reef there has been some blackfin tunas, but they have been deeper then normal around 400 feet. Smaller baits are going to be best due to the bait they are eating naturally. Small baits would include squid skirts, spoons, or lures under 2 inches. The tuna have been active in the mornings but the afternoons seem to be more productive. For an offshore report this week the mahi have been biting pretty well but you do need a trip longer then 4 hours if you want to target mahi I suggest 6 or even 8 hours. There has been some nice weed patches out there as well as some floating debris which I have a photo I took of a floating wood pallet. This pallet that we found didn't have a bunch of mahi on it but it did have wahoo which in my opinion is better then mahi. That goes to show you never know and it always pays to be ready. Last but not least we did some bottom fishing this week with some old friends catching some really nice snowy and yellow edge grouper. In my opinion these types of grouper are the absolute best tasting fish in the ocean, they are somewhat rare and live in deep water where there is structure, they are a fish that is hush hush in the fishing industry. We were lucky enough to have the correct conditions to fish for these great fish and to get to catch them with some great friends brings it all together. The season is now closed on these deep water gems till next year. This week please take a minute 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 "Ybnormalsportfishing" on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram for daily fishing content. Coming up for the next few weeks I would expect the mahi bite to keep improving more and more as we reach the heat of summer, I also think we would start to see more and more kingfish daily as long as the seaweed stays controlled but that is a day to day basis so I am sending my prayers out now. Bottom fishing for yellowtail snapper should come into play soon as well so be on the look out in future reports, for the next few weeks availability is good if your looking to get out deep sea fishing, we have plenty of openings and trip selections to suit anyones needs, so look up YB Normal serving Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and Dania beach. More later...... Capt. Vinnie

Hey there, Capt. Vinnie here with another great deep sea fishing report for you guys, but first id like to take a second and wish everyone a happy Memorial Day. Now time for the fishing, so for this week it has been a some what windy week here in south Florida but i believe this is the weather we needed to get the fishing back to where it was. Earlier in the week we had a good catch of mahi mahi offshore that were caught on scattered weed lines, but as it got later in the week they seem to have been hard to come by in numbers, the only mahi we are seeing right now are just solo fish or ones and twos. The size has been excellent with most mahi around 5-8lbs and a few larger in the mix. I would imagine we would start to see some more mahi action as we get closer towards the summer. Next species that was good this week was kingfish. This year has been a tricky one on kingfish some days there here and other days they have been hard to come by, but this week we were picking at them the whole week. Majority of our bites have been shallow or just on the edge of the reef in depths around 100 feet or so. All of our kingfish bites have been coming on our down lines or lines under the surface. Blue and white sea witches have been our go to color this week because there has been a surplus of flying fish in the area and that color combination matches them the best. The kingfish have been nice sized average fish close to 10lbs. Next on the list this week is blackfin tuna, which have been very prevalent anyhwere from 300-180 feet of water and have been biting surface and below surface baits. For some reason this week morning trips have been good but afternoons have been better for tuna, which probably has to do with the tides. They have been mixed sized anywhere from 5-15lbs with a few larger fish too. This week please take a minute 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 **hidden content** for daily fishing content. All in all this week the fishing has improved from what it was, even though it has been a little rough with the heavy winds we have been having some great catches. It looks like for the week coming up that the wind is going to settle down a bit and the ocean will be calmer then it has been, should make for some more great fishing. If your thinking about heading down to Fort Lauderdale and looking to do some deep sea fishing now is a great time to get out while the fishing is hot. Hope to see you soon and show you a great day on the water... more later... Capt. Vinnie