Fishing Reports by Capt. David Ide

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - Summer time Fishing! The bonitas and kingfish are still biting on the reef. Trolling spoons and strips are the best bet. We did manage to catch a few Wahoo last week. Many other reports of wahoo were heard on the radio. We hope to see even a be more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - Bonitas, Kingfish and Wahoo The Bonitas have moved in thick. From the perfect size for live bait to large and XL large. Great fun. Mix in a few good size Kingfish, Barracuda, and an occasional jack and thats what we have been catching each trip. more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - Bonitas, Kings and More: The Bonitas have moved in and a few kings are mixed in. Most have been caught trolling spoons and strips in 100' of water. Some Kings have been over 20 lbs. The Amnberjacks and sharks are still on the wrecks and more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - Where did the Dolphin go? The dolphin have been scare and small. The kingfish have moved on and...... But, we have been catching a few large kings 18 to 30 lbs, sailfish, barracuda, amberjacks, bonita and sharks. Most of these fish have been on more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - Dolphin, Dolphin & more Dolphin The Dolphin have been everywhere. Lots of schoolies and a few gaffers. Weedlines & debris from 120' to 600' of water. The Sharks are still biting. Hammerheads, blacktips and even a mako was weighed in this week. more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - The weather has been great, sea conditions are calm for the most part and fishing has been steadily improving. Dolphin are being found near and under the numerous weedlines and debris in the water. Catches have been made in most all depths on trolled more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - The BIG sharks are here! All the boats in town have been catching a wide variety of species. These fish are very abundant in and around 300' of water. AJ's are on the wrecks in good numbers. Kingfish have been in the 100' range. Most of the kings more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - Dolphin, Dolphin & more Dolphin! From 3 lbs. to 45 lbs. They are everywhere. Most of the fish are in being caught in 120 to 400 feet of water. Boats going too far offshore are not finding them. Thresher Sharks have showed up and they are more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - The March winds have improved the fishing as expected. Kite fishing, we caught Big Dolphin 20 to 45 lbs this week along with Sailfish, Wahoo and Sharks. On the reefs were Bonitas and a few King Mackeral. Some nice Mutton Snappers were also cau more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Offshore - The Dolphin are here! The Easterly winds have brought the blue water in along with some weedlines. Quite a few Dolphin have been caught with most of the fish being in the 5 to 15 lb. range. There was also a couple of fish in the 40 lb range we more...
Capt. David Ide - Fort Lauderdale