SOUTHEAST: Ft. Lauderdale, Miami & Florida Keys

Carl’s Bait & Tackle (954) 581-8890  Scott informs us that the fishing has been good.  Mangrove snapper and yellowtail snapper are being caught on night trips.  Dolphin are scattered 15-23 miles offshore.  Kingfish are biting in the morning on the reef.  Bonita are being caught all day on the reef.  They are catching a few swordfish offshore Les Will’s Bait – Tackle & Gun Shop Inc. (954) 583-7302  Bill tells us that the peacock bass and largemouth bass are biting really well on 6-8” worms.  They have been catching a lot of bluegill and other pan fish on crickets and worms.  The offshore anglers are catching a few snook and snapper.  Sea Legs Marina (954) 923-2109  Capt. Segno informs us that the kingfish are biting really well during the day trips.  They are getting enormous amounts of bonita.  The nighttime fishing trips are producing a lot of yellowtail snapper and mangrove snapper.  The mutton snapper are coming in very big sizes.  The sailfish are showing up.  They have caught a lot of sharks.  Everglades Pro-Bass Center (954) 434-4495  Pat informs us that the peacock bass are biting really well on small shiners.  Most of the bass have been caught in the local canals and residential ponds.  In the local canals they are catching some nice tarpon up to 10 pounds and they are going after on small shiners.