Fishing Reports by Capt. Rod Roydhouse

January is Sword Fishing Month in Ft Lauderdale - January is here and this is the time of year we catch our biggest fish of the year... particularly swordfish. Swordfish are an offshore species that we catch about 15 miles offshore of Fort Lauderdale in anywhere from 1000-1800ft of water. Tradit more...
Capt. Rod Roydhouse - Fort Lauderdale

Sailfish and Swordfish Are Biting in Ft Lauderdale - Sailfish season is red hot after the cold front we had this past weekend. The chilly weather really got them lit up. January is probably the peak of sailfish season before it starts tailing down towards the end of February. Sailfish like cool we more...
Capt. Rod Roydhouse - Fort Lauderdale

Grouper Season About to Close. Get Out and Catch'em Quick! - We're into our last week of grouper fishing for the year. They close on January 1 and won't be open again until May 1. You know why they close them this time of year? Because they are biting so good! Black groupers, red groupers, gag groupers an more...
Capt. Rod Roydhouse - Fort Lauderdale

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Sailfish This Christmas - We've had an exceptional week of fishing this past week off the coast of Fort Lauderdale. The sailfish are snapping and some other big fish are too. This is one of the best months of sailfish season in Fort Lauderdale and it's the best one we've more...
Capt. Rod Roydhouse - Fort Lauderdale

Sailfish, Sailfish, Sailfish - The sailfish bite is on! Lots of action on sailfish this week. December and January are sailfish season here in Fort Lauderdale and this year the action is excellent. We're catching them in 120-180ft of water, just a mile off the coast of Ft Lau more...
Capt. Rod Roydhouse - Fort Lauderdale

Let the Big Game Fishing Season in Ft Lauderdale Begin - At New Lattitude Sportfishing, our specialty is big game fishing. Sharks, sailfish and swordfish are our targets and this is the time of they year when the biggest fish of the year are caught. December and January are hands down the best time to more...
Capt. Rod Roydhouse - Fort Lauderdale

Sailfish, Sharks and Big Game Action in Ft Lauderdale - The sailfish action is heating up in Ft Lauderdale. Sailfish started biting good this week in 150-180ft of water, on the blue/green color change. The bite is best using the kite fishing technique, live goggle eyes or mullet out of the kite are wo more...
Capt. Rod Roydhouse - Fort Lauderdale

Big Mako Shark Caught off Ft Lauderdale - The fishing is getting better and better this month on our big game fishing charters. The sailfish bite has been picking up steadily over the past few weeks. As soon as a little cooler weather moves in, the sailfish bite will get awesome. The bi more...
Capt. Rod Roydhouse - Fort Lauderdale

September Sailfish Are Here in Ft Lauderdale - The sailfish are here! Every September, the mullet run begins, which is a huge migration of literally millions of mullet down our coastline. They reinvigorate the shallow waters and the reefs with plenty of available food and bring with them a sl more...
Capt. Rod Roydhouse - Fort Lauderdale

Daytime Swordfish Caught Offshore Fort Lauderdale - The swordfishing is getting a little big active this month. We fished a daytime swordfishing trip yesterday and landed a 120 pounder. It was a subtle bite on the deep bait. We saw the rod tip bounce lightly a few times, which looked only slightl more...
Capt. Rod Roydhouse - Fort Lauderdale