Our Daily Fishing Reports

JUSTIN and his boys joined us for a six hour adventure right out in front of Fort Lauderdale. We started the morning off by soaking a couple of large baits right out front by the the #1 buoy . We waited about twenty minutes with no bites. Brett checked the bait and fired it back down. We got bit immediately.

We battled this huge barracuda up to the boat . took a couple shots and let him go. I made my way to the south as brett deployed the standard trolling spread. Three on top and two deep lines on the planners. We trolled down the reef catching our limit of kings with several bonitos mixed in. I made one pass right inside a shallow wreck and boom the deep rod smoked off a bunch of line then stopped . I knew what we had, it was a beautiful full grown red grouper. What a great fish, this one went right on the ice.

We trolled off shore looking for a few mahi to round out the day but they were no where to be found but we did manage to catch one really nice black fin to add to the menu.

Thanks for the trip and the great camaraderie!

Fishing has been really consistent over the past few weeks. I have been very busy running trips and fishing hard. The reef has been red hot with numerous catches of king mackerel, bonita, black fin tuna and some really nice mutton snapper. Wreck fishing has been great, the other day I hit one of my favorite shallow spots and my customers caught three beautiful African pompano and two nice mutton snapper along with several king mackerel and bonita on the troll. That makes for one action packed four hour trip.

The shark fishing has been hit or miss. When the current has been running the shark action is very consistent. We are catching several hammerhead sharks and beautiful sandbar sharks along with a few silkys.

The inshore bite in the intercostal has been great producing lots of juvenile tarpon , jacks , nurse sharks and cuddas

Give me a call and lets get out there on the rip!

Jason and his father from chicago joined us for a reel great adventure out front of fort lauderdale beach! The wind was blowing out of the east and the seas were about 2 to 4 feet . Now when you have these winter like conditions in July , LOOK OUT cause its sailfish time.

There are sailfish here year round. It just takes certain conditions to get them chewing in the summertime. We chugged out the cut up to the north were there was a killer edge out in 200 feet . I launched the kites and out went our spread of goggle eyes. It took a little patience but it payed off . There he was on the left long the kite ribbon started walking off, locked up and we were on. Jason jumped in the chair and battled the sailfish for about a half hour . Joey grabbed him and pulled him the boat for a measurement and a few great shots. I ran right back to the blue water blend a little further south now and reset. This time it didn't take long , it was a reel aggressive bite on the right short I could see the entire fish eating the gog like it was 3-D, AWESOME we all saw it. This fish was hot ,running and jumping all over the place . Jason's Dad jumped in the chair and managed to tame this acrobatic fish. The fish tired himself out and came boat side to joeys hand for a quick measurement and picture before the release. What a great morning right out in front of Fort lauderdale Beach.

Thanks for joining us!!!

Today we took a family from Arizona out for the morning to do a little South Florida deep sea fishing. The moon was full the night before, so we were hoping the fishing would have been better for them. We started the day trolling, catching 2 nice king mackerel. We trolled our way south, deciding to bring the lines in and set up for a deep drop. We passed over a deep wreck out near the Dania Beach Pier. Instantly we were on! After about 10 long fighting minutes, a gorgeous amberjack came up to the boat. Sorry the fishing was slow guys, but at least the weather was pristine! See you next year!

Capt. Stu and the Crew of the Miss Bonita 2

Since the weather has been poor and the fishing slow, we took advantage of the time to do a little routine maintenance. We changed all of our oil filters, fuel filters and racors. We are ready to go! The weather is set to improve back to the classic "Sunny South Florida" weather and the fishing is expected to start jumping again!

Call us today to book your trip on the Miss Bonita 2!