As a seasoned Captain fishing over 35 years off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, you can say I’ve learned quite a bit about anglers and fishing down here.
I want to talk a bit about the does and dont’s when chartering a boat and coming back to the dock feeling like you got your monies worth and with a crew that gave it their best trying to catch you not only fish, but the kind of fish you wanted!!
When you arrive at our Ft. Lauderdale charter, we always like to take a few minutes to see what your looking for and what kind of experience your looking to have.
First, we like to go over some safety points about the charter boat including the head (bathroom) coming up on the fly bridge and some of the most comfortable places to sit or stand while waiting for the bite.
Now the important part- THE FISH!!
When I ask our angles in these summer months what they would like to catch the most common thing I here is Mahi Mahi!!!
The summer time in South Florida can produce lots of Mahi but not always.
When we go fishing for Mahi we usually go pretty far off shore and look for weed lines or good color changes in the water or any kind of debris we can find floating and if we do find any of these thing it can be a BANNER day
BUT if we don’t find that needle in the haystack it can make for a disappointing day.
Also you really are not utilizing our skills and knowledge till and if we do find them.
So here is what I recommend if your heart set strongly on Mahi Mahi I would recommend taking at least a 6 hour fishing trip so if we don’t find the Mahi we can save some time to try some other fishing techniques to putting some food on the table.
Remember while Mahi are fun to catch and good to eat there and more fish in the sea than just Mahi.
These are some of the fish we have been catching this summer.
Yep you got it great fun to catch and yes great eating as well. If you don’t think these fish put up one hell of a fight on light spinning rods well you’ve a big surprise coming. I’m not saying that these big beautiful fish are always going to be biting, but your Captain who you charter with should have his finger on the pulse fishing the waters of Fort Lauderdale everyday and can lead you in the right direction to a successful day on the water.
So remember not just Mahi but eating fish gives your Captain a much bigger window and more opportunity to showing you a great time on the water.
