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Taco P.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
July fishing off the coast of fort Lauderdale had it’s ups and it’s downs butt all in all it was a good month for catching.
We had a real hard time fishing due to all the sea weed in the ocean. This was one of the toughest months we have had in a long time trying to fish and trying our best to keep the seaweed off our baits.
But at the end of the month looking back while yep the seaweed was a real pain the fishing was actually pretty good.
The tunas were biting well all month along...
Taco Perez
Taco P. Fort Lauderdale, Florida Reported 3 years ago
July fishing off the coast of fort Lauderdale had it’s ups and it’s downs butt all in all it was a good month for catching.
We had a real hard time fishing due to all the sea weed in the ocean. This was one of the toughest months we have had in a long time trying to fish and trying our best to keep the seaweed off our baits.
But at the end of the month looking back while yep the seaweed was a real pain the fishing was actually pretty good.
The tunas were biting well all month along
with a few Wahoo’s.
One new thing we tried just to get around the sea weed was anchoring up in front of a ship wreck and WOW it paid off for us with some great bottom fishing along with a couple of sailfish.
Also found a Cuban raft floating! Coast Guard had marked it so they must have gotten everyone off?
So the sea weed actually helped and made us think out side of the box and went back to basics and fished like we did way back when.
Black Marlin fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Black Marlin fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Black Marlin fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Black Marlin fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Black Marlin fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Black Marlin fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Craig Korczynski
Craig K.
West Palm Beach, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
Finally the wind machine stopped for the Palm Beaches. Calm seas, light variable winds made for epic fishing. The sea weed along the beaches was still present, but the calm waters allowed for the sea weed to settle and anglers to sight fish crystal clear waters.
Beach fishing was fantastic the past week, calm waters allowed for bait schools to school in troughs along the beach. Plenty of bait signals predator species like snook, tarpon, jacks and sharks to feed on these bait schools. Snook could be seen cruising the shorelines in search of there next meal. Not far behind...
Craig Korczynski
Craig K. West Palm Beach, Florida Reported 3 years ago
Finally the wind machine stopped for the Palm Beaches. Calm seas, light variable winds made for epic fishing. The sea weed along the beaches was still present, but the calm waters allowed for the sea weed to settle and anglers to sight fish crystal clear waters.
Beach fishing was fantastic the past week, calm waters allowed for bait schools to school in troughs along the beach. Plenty of bait signals predator species like snook, tarpon, jacks and sharks to feed on these bait schools. Snook could be seen cruising the shorelines in search of there next meal. Not far behind
the snook, tarpon allowed anglers to sight fish and present live baits and DOA Terror Eyz in there path creating drag screaming action.
Inlet action for snook stayed consistent, DOA C.A.L. 3" shad tail in Mole’ rigged with a 3/8oz jig, excellent bait of choice as well as live baits. Tarpon, jacks, sharks and snapper all species that offered steady action . Snapper fishing provided plenty of action for anglers along rock jetties and drop offs.
Inshore fishing anglers had a blast targeting big jacks on top water Rapala skitter walks, also catching bluefish and mackerel. Docks, sea walls and drops offs all great areas to target a plethora of species. Snook, tarpon, jacks always main target, but sometimes we are surprised with species we don’t see often in the ICW. This weeks surprise catch was an African pompano, caught by a JR angler.
Well that is the fishing reply for the past week, hope you all enjoyed. Remember you can’t catch them from the couch, so get out there and get hooked up. Tight Lines
African Pompano fishing in Palm Beach, Florida
African Pompano fishing in Palm Beach, Florida
African Pompano fishing in Palm Beach, Florida
African Pompano fishing in Palm Beach, Florida
African Pompano fishing in Palm Beach, Florida
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Charlie S.
Tequesta, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
Looks like the unseasonal wind is finally subsiding. Mutton snapper has been the highlight bottom fishing. King fish bonitos and mahi are around. I've been finding some Goliath grouper and large snook for the Instagram bros. Mullet run is right around the corner. Then the tarpon, snook, Jack, and blacktip sharks will be abundant. When this happens we always seem to find mahi offshore.
Charlie Stuve
Charlie S. Tequesta, Florida Reported 3 years ago
Looks like the unseasonal wind is finally subsiding. Mutton snapper has been the highlight bottom fishing. King fish bonitos and mahi are around. I've been finding some Goliath grouper and large snook for the Instagram bros. Mullet run is right around the corner. Then the tarpon, snook, Jack, and blacktip sharks will be abundant. When this happens we always seem to find mahi offshore.
Cubera Snapper fishing in Jupiter, Florida
Cubera Snapper fishing in Jupiter, Florida
Cubera Snapper fishing in Jupiter, Florida
Cubera Snapper fishing in Jupiter, Florida
Cubera Snapper fishing in Jupiter, Florida
Cubera Snapper fishing in Jupiter, Florida
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JP Mckay
Jp M.
Deerfield Beach, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
Largemouth bass are still in the Everglades, still biting big time. We've been catching up to 7lb beasts running us around the boat! Topwater is unreal. 22 peacock bass today. Positive attitude, positive latitude!
JP Mckay
Jp M. Deerfield Beach, Florida Reported 3 years ago
Largemouth bass are still in the Everglades, still biting big time. We've been catching up to 7lb beasts running us around the boat! Topwater is unreal. 22 peacock bass today. Positive attitude, positive latitude!
Peacock Bass fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Peacock Bass fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Peacock Bass fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Peacock Bass fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Peacock Bass fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Peacock Bass fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Peacock Bass fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Peacock Bass fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Peacock Bass fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Peacock Bass fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Peacock Bass fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Craig Korczynski
Craig K.
West Palm Beach, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
August has arrived signifying the heat is still on and this tends to be the hottest month for South Florida. If you can’t beat the heat, at least beat the fish in a tug of war match.
Windy conditions for the local palm beaches continued until the end of this past weekend, finally giving anglers a reprieve from turbulent conditions.
Snook fishing has been excellent along channel edges, docks, and sea walls. Moving water equals hungry fish. Live baits and DOA C.A.L. 3" shad tail have been the baits of choice. Snook are ranging in size from 2 to 25...
Craig Korczynski
Craig K. West Palm Beach, Florida Reported 3 years ago
August has arrived signifying the heat is still on and this tends to be the hottest month for South Florida. If you can’t beat the heat, at least beat the fish in a tug of war match.
Windy conditions for the local palm beaches continued until the end of this past weekend, finally giving anglers a reprieve from turbulent conditions.
Snook fishing has been excellent along channel edges, docks, and sea walls. Moving water equals hungry fish. Live baits and DOA C.A.L. 3" shad tail have been the baits of choice. Snook are ranging in size from 2 to 25
pounds.
Tarpon fishing has been hit and miss past week. I believe slower bite contributed to south wind and dirty water. Incoming tide cleaner water fish seemed to be happier taking live baits and DOA Terror Eyz worked along the bottom.
Deep holes and channel edges still offering jacks, bluefish, mackerel, snapper, sharks and many other species. Live baits great way to get fish fired up, but top water Rapala skitter walks and DOA C.A.L. 3" shad tail also trigger strikes.
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Rudy Neumann
Rudy N.
Riviera Beach, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
Fishing has been pretty good. Still getting mahi, bonita,mutton snapper, and some yellow tail. Also grunts triggers and porgies. Have to deal with a lot of sharks though.
Rudy Neumann
Rudy N. Riviera Beach, Florida Reported 3 years ago
Fishing has been pretty good. Still getting mahi, bonita,mutton snapper, and some yellow tail. Also grunts triggers and porgies. Have to deal with a lot of sharks though.
Mahi Mahi / Dorado fishing in Riviera Beach, Florida
Mahi Mahi / Dorado fishing in Riviera Beach, Florida
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Will H.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
The bite is Hot!
Let's get offshore in July. The best time to get tight. Dolphin have started to show up in numbers aswell as our local favorites kingfish snapper and tuna! Deep dropping for rose fish is always a local favorite they taste delicious and are plentiful year round. For thise looking to catch a fish of a lifetime the daytime deep drop swordfishing has been consistent. Hurry to book your trip today August is looking like it's going to be an epic bite aswell and is almost completely booked.
Will Howard
Will H. Fort Lauderdale, Florida Reported 3 years ago
The bite is Hot!
Let's get offshore in July. The best time to get tight. Dolphin have started to show up in numbers aswell as our local favorites kingfish snapper and tuna! Deep dropping for rose fish is always a local favorite they taste delicious and are plentiful year round. For thise looking to catch a fish of a lifetime the daytime deep drop swordfishing has been consistent. Hurry to book your trip today August is looking like it's going to be an epic bite aswell and is almost completely booked.
King Mackerel / Kingfish fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
King Mackerel / Kingfish fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
King Mackerel / Kingfish fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
King Mackerel / Kingfish fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
King Mackerel / Kingfish fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
King Mackerel / Kingfish fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
King Mackerel / Kingfish fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
King Mackerel / Kingfish fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
King Mackerel / Kingfish fishing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Robert Pujol
Robert P.
Coral Springs, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
Fishing has been slow, water temperature too hot and sea weed has been brutal . Alot of small mahi, some cudas, but snapper fishing has been pretty good.
Robert Pujol
Robert P. Coral Springs, Florida Reported 3 years ago
Fishing has been slow, water temperature too hot and sea weed has been brutal . Alot of small mahi, some cudas, but snapper fishing has been pretty good.
Mahi Mahi / Dorado fishing in Hillsboro Beach, Florida
Mahi Mahi / Dorado fishing in Hillsboro Beach, Florida
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Anthony Corcella III
Anthony C.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
Hog fishing is hot!!!
If you have the patience to hunt these guys down, I will offer up the same great strategy that seems to work for me: To start off, I utilize medium lite to medium size fishing rods- and our “weapons of choice” are the green stick made by Kris green these custom fishing can be purchased at ST. Pete Fishing Outfitters. I prefer a 10-15lb rod rating, but you can go with what you will have the most confidence in. As usual, the line of choice 15lb Braid attached to a 20lb fluorocarbon leader. What I feel...
Anthony Corcella III
Anthony C. St. Petersburg, Florida Reported 3 years ago
Hog fishing is hot!!!
If you have the patience to hunt these guys down, I will offer up the same great strategy that seems to work for me: To start off, I utilize medium lite to medium size fishing rods- and our “weapons of choice” are the green stick made by Kris green these custom fishing can be purchased at ST. Pete Fishing Outfitters. I prefer a 10-15lb rod rating, but you can go with what you will have the most confidence in. As usual, the line of choice 15lb Braid attached to a 20lb fluorocarbon leader. What I feel
is the most critical component of my setup is the use a 1/4oz Mission Fishin jig-head. Now that we talked about the setup, let’s get to how to find them. I’m going to suggest you search around ledges- there’s no need to look for the wrecks. When fishing these areas and using this type of rig, you will also hook up with a fair amount of Mangrove Snapper and Key West Grunts. The water depth I am looking to fish in is 25-60ft. Save yourself some of your hard earned money. There is no need to buy the biggest shrimp at the bait shop to catch these guys. Regular or Hand Picked shrimp work just fine for this application, but make sure you bring plenty of them. As a rule of thumb, I typically make sure to bring 15 dozen shrimp for my clients when I’m running a 4 hour charter. 4thST bait and tackle and Mitch’s bait and tackle always has great looking shrimp! So when you’re out there hoggin’ try to bring a 4/0 reel lined with 80lb matched with a stout rod. You’re going to want to drop a 3-5oz sinker to bottom (depending on current) with a dead bait to the bottom. My personal favorite here is to have a butterflied Key West grunt attached to the business end. Make sure you lock the drag down and then simply set it in a rod holder. You just may happen to pull up a nice Gag Grouper ( If you put these tips to use and you’ll set yourself up for some great cold weather fishing & some of the best tasting fish you can get!! Check out our New Tv show on Waypoint.
Hogfish fishing in Saint Petersburg, Florida
Hogfish fishing in Saint Petersburg, Florida
Hogfish fishing in Saint Petersburg, Florida
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Charlie S.
Tequesta, Florida
Reported 3 years ago
Looks like the unseasonal wind is finally subsiding. Mutton snapper has been the highlight bottom fishing. King fish bonitos and mahi are around. I've been finding some Goliath grouper and large snook for the Instagram bros. Mullet run is right around the corner. Then the tarpon ,snook,Jack, and blacktip sharks will be abundant. When this happens we always seem to find mahi offshore.
Charlie Stuve
Charlie S. Tequesta, Florida Reported 3 years ago
Looks like the unseasonal wind is finally subsiding. Mutton snapper has been the highlight bottom fishing. King fish bonitos and mahi are around. I've been finding some Goliath grouper and large snook for the Instagram bros. Mullet run is right around the corner. Then the tarpon ,snook,Jack, and blacktip sharks will be abundant. When this happens we always seem to find mahi offshore.
Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper fishing in Jupiter, Florida
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Recent Lake Clarke Shores Reviews

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    Jose was a great guy to spend the day with. Fishing was slow so we focused on iguanas. Could have filled up the boat with them if we had done our part. Did manage to catch a few fish too but the highlight was definitely the 🦎.

    Bruce J. | July 17, 2026

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    Grayson C. | July 15, 2026

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    Ricky was awesome. We both had a great time - saw plenty of iguanas.

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    Had a great day with Captain Jose! We fished the Everglades and caught large mouth bass, cichlids, and even a peacock! Thanks Jose you are a great guide, very knowledgeable!

    Sharon M. | July 10, 2026

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    It was a GREAT experience. Jack knew right where to go. Caught two nice mahi and had a barricuda follow one. LOVED IT ALL

    David S. | July 1, 2026

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    Andrew is awesome, we had a blast. Very easy to talk to and did a great job working iguanas with my son and I.

    Ben W. | June 30, 2026

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    Brad was great captain and provided an awesome trip! He took the time to explain his rigs and allowed me to do more than just reel in the fish. I would not hesitate to go with Brad again

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    My son and I had a great time with Mike and his crew. We caught some kings, blue runners, and a giant eel.

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