Ft. Lauderdale Deep Sea Fishing Reports
Ft Lauderdale Offshore Fishing Report- February 2008
Each year by this time, we expect to have
seen the migration of Sailfish to the south by now. As the winter fronts
push temperatures lower in the ocean, the bait fish move south in search
of warmer conditions and the pelagic fish follow. While up north in the
mid west and the northeast have experienced some serious winter cold, we
down here in Fort Lauderdale have had an extremely mild winter so far.
And that mildness has caused a delay in the fish we expect to make their
appearances as scheduled.
While some Sailfish
have been caught, we have not seen the mass movement through our area
yet. They will be coming; they always do, driven by the weather. Last
year, we had GREAT action with Sailfish from February through March
because of the late arrival of winter.
Some of our other
winter visitors have begun arriving on time. All species of sharks are
beginning to show. While I have yet to hear of a Mako being caught,
Threshers, Hammerheads, Blacktip and even Tiger Sharks are being seen
and caught. It’s not unusual to see them swim by, just cruising the
surface for a meal. 
The reef has offered
some Kingfish action. While not the numbers we catch in the summer, we
can usually pull a few fish for dinner or shark bait to the boat.
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi) also have made their presence known on the reef as
well as off shore. Schools of these fish moving south have been seen
each week eating anything they come across and continuing their trek
south. Some of the bigger fish, in the 20 and 30 lbs class have been
caught as well.
Amberjacks have made
an entrance on some of the deeper wrecks and reefs. Some Grouper and
small Snapper are also being caught.
Each day we head out
to the fishing grounds… expecting today to be the day it all begins for
2008. While we have had some good days, the best is still to come for
this year.
Join us, won’t you?
Captains,
Rick Brady and Steve Souther
Marlin My Darlin Sportfishing
Call direct
954/761-8202
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