Fort Lauderdale Fishing Reports

This big Bull Dolphin was caught aboard Lady Helen Fishing Charters, it hit a rigged squid fishing off Key Largo, Florida.

This 49lb. Bull Dolphin was caught by Capt. Jeff Salter aboard the "Lady Helen" this bull ate a trolled squid offshore Fort Lauderdale.

Frank Lopez of N.J. caught this Dolphin on a kite fishing trip off Boca Raton, Florida

This lady angler beats out most of the guys as she landed both of these big Bull Dolphin on a Fort Lauderdale fishing trip.

Mike and Susan Snyder with Gary Gardner at the cleaning table with a couple of Dolphin.

Jim and Jordan Shiffler caught some nice Mahi today on the weed line.

Jim and Jordan Shiffler fishing about 10 miles offshore Fort Lauderdale found some nice Mahi today.

Phillip Adams, Ron Adams, and Cris Corey had a great day offshore Fort Lauderdale catching Mahi and Sailfish.

Nina Mendez and Sergei Esinenkov with a Mahi Sergei caught very close to the Fort Lauderdale sea bouy.

This 32lb. Bull Dolphin was caught by Dror Tohar 3 miles offshore Fort Lauderdale. The weather was perfect and the fish were biting. Several nice Dolphin (mahi-mahi) as well as Mutton Snapper and Amberjack on the bottom.

Woody and his buddy Steve teamed up to catch nice size Bull Dolphin during one their annual fishing trips offshore Fort Lauderdale.

Kelly Tacconi holds up a nice Mahi-Mahi (Dolphin) for the camera. She fished with Lisa Paskowitz and Alison Lage.

Ed Reed, Will Reed , and Marc Thomas had a great day catching 23 Mahi today.

Marc Thomas holds up one of the many Mahi caught today fishing weedlines in the gulfstream.

This fall run mahi was caught by David Panella. We were able to search offshore due to the great South Florida weather.

Several early springtime Dolphin (mahi-mahi) are showing up off Fort Lauderdale marking the beginning of the annual run. Paul Edmondson of Meadvillo, PA holds a couple for the camera.

Shai Gabrieli visiting from Israel caught his first Dolphin Mahi trolling in 800' of water off Hallendale, Florida

Rob Warwo visiting Ft Lauderdale spent the day aboard the "Lady Helen" catching Dolphin (mahi-mahi) offshore Port Everglades.

Randy Haynes caught this Dolphin (mahi-mahi) on a live goggel eye suspended from a kite on the downwind side of the boat. This Dolphin will provide some fine dinning tonight.

Kara & Rob Eder of Blakeslee, PA fishing off Ft. Lauderdale hold up Robs Dolphin (mahi-mahi) for the camera. Rob's fish will make some fine eating for the the table.

The Schoenhofer crew, Alan, Dakota, Bruce, & Darin had a great day offshore Ft. Laud. catching Dolphin and Wahoo.

Doug, Riley, & JoAnna Nehring along with Mike & Farrah Jobling had a great day catching Dolphin (mahi) off Fort Lauderdale.

Bob Leroy of Wilkes Baarre PA holds one of the 6 Dolphin (mahi) caught offshore Fort Lauderdale. The weather was perfect for fishing offshore.

Lori Archer of Lake Butler, FL brings this colorful Dolphin (mahi-mahi) aboard after a good fight. The crystal clear gulfstream waters off Ft. Lauderdale were providing some great fishing.

Royal Bushry and Brian Hall of Vermont had a great day fishing offshore Fort Lauderdale catching eight Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi).

Jay Winder of Alexandria, VA Caught this Dolphin (mahi-mahi) while trolling offshore Fort Lauderdale. His fish hit a ballyhoo rigged with IsIander lure.

Jessica Peterson had a blast catching her Dolphin (mahi-mahi) offshore Ft. Lauderdale. Dolphin fishing will be coming into full swing during April and May.

Danielle Raub of Wilkes Barre PA reeled in several of these tasty Dolphin (mahi). Dolphin are not only great fun to catch but great eating as well

Larry and Travis Lock had a great day offshore Fort Lauderdale catching 13 Dolphin (mahi), a Kingfish, Cero Mackerel, and Mutton Snapper.

Melisia Griffin Of Houston, Texas enjoyed the Dolphin Fishing offshore Fort Lauderdale and reeled in this nice fish.

David Dandron (Hawg) holds up a nice Dolphin (mahi-mahi) for the camera. Dave's fish hit a Isllander/ ballyhoo combo fished on the long rod behind the teaser.

Jeremy & Erika Wood along with Bob & Nancy Hibjan caught a few nice Dolphin (mahi-mahi) before the rains came. These fish hit trolled baits about 9 miles off Fort Lauderdale.

Darin Schoenhofer of Fort Collins, CO caught this nice Dolphin (mahi-mahi) on live bait when a school surrounded the boat.

This nice pair of Dolphin, a bull and a cow, smashed our trolling baits simultaneously giving us unbelievable double header action on this deep sea fishing trip off Fort Lauderdale.

Bill Evanson's party had a great day fishing the offshore waters of Ft. Lauderdale. They caught Kingfish and Dolphin (mahi-mahi)

Mahi-Mahi and Blackfin Tuna were the catch of the day for these happy anglers. A great day of fishing Fort Lauderdale's offshore waters.

UFC fighter Buddy Roberts won his fight at the Bank Atlantic Center Friday night and fished early Saturday morning catching a cooler full of Dolphin (mahi-mahi).

Alex Stimphil caught this Bull Dolphin (mahi-mahi) fishing aboard the "Lady Helen" Out Port Everglades Inlet, Florida. His fish crashed a trolled ballyhoo on the surface.

Dustin Hoffman and Cassandra Hoffman had this dolphin (mahi) blackened for dinner and enjoyed some of Floridas finest eating from the sea.

Eileen Luken did an awesome job fighting this big Bull Dolphin to the boat. Her fish put up quite a battle before it could be gaffed and put in the box.

Greg Fullington and Elaine Weider hold up a 32lb bull dolphin (mahi) that Elaine reeled in 7 miles offshore Fort Lauderdale. Her fish made several nice runs before coming to the boat.

This photo shows off the awesome colors of the Dolphin (mahi) highlighted against the deep blue waters of the gulfstream. These fish are commonly caught with live baits as they surround the boat.

A big Bull Dolphin is always a great catch when deep sea fishing off Ft Lauderdale. The distinctive blunt head of this fish, signifies that it is the male or bull dolphin (mahi).

Emily Koesters visiting from Ansonia, Ohio had a great day catching Dolphin (mahi-mahi) along with some beautiful weather as well.

Craig Eckert, From Buffalo, NY Holds up a beautifully colored Dolphin (mahi). The weather was beautiful offshore as well.

Jeff Miller, his sister Renee Perry and brother- in- law Duane Perry hold up the days catch. They brought home a dozen Dolphin (mahi-mahi) a Tuna and released many more.

Greg Patterson fishing aboard the "Lady Helen" with his son James, caught this Dolphin trolling 8 miles off Ft. Lauderdale beach.

Tony Ferrino lands Dolphin (mahi) offshore Fort lauderdale Beach. The seas were calm and the Dolphing fishing was good.

Ashton Hophan of Coral Springs, FL helped catch some of these Dolphin (mahi-mahi) from a huge school of fish that stayed with the boat for nearly two hours. We finnaly left the school after catching 30 keepers.

Jasper Arnold of Frisco, TX caught this Dolphin (mahi) offshore of Pompano Beach. He and his wife Lisa caught plenty of Mahi fishing live baits under weed patches.

Tony Wolfe visiting from Lexinton KY. caught a nice Dolphi (Mahi-Mahi) fishing in Fort Lauderdale. His fish is great eating and will be delicious when put on the table tonight.

Charlotte Osborne of Finksburg, MD caught this beautiful Dolphin (mahi) offshore aboard the Fort Lauderdale charter boat "Lady Helen".

Scott & Jessica Boersma from Minneapolis, MN with one of the many Dolphin (mahi-mahi) they caught fishing a weedline in 750' of water offshore Ft. Lauderdale.

Mark Thoreson of Erie PA. catches a 56.5lb Bull Dolphin (mahi-mahi) aboard "Lady Helen". Mark was fishing in 140' of water off Fort Lauderdale beach when this big bull ate his live pilchard fished on a 20lb. spinning outfit.

Jeff Hophan of Coral Springs holds his Dolphin (Mahi) for the camera. His fish hit a Illander ballyhoo combination offshore Hollywood, Florida

Chris Anderson visiting from Edmond, OK caught this big cow dolphin (mahi) trolling offshore Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Aaron Rickords of Wichita, KS fishing with his dad caught half a dozen Dolphin (mahi-mahi) on a weedline off Fort Lauderdale.

Mark Thoreson and Richard Geniesse hold up Marks 56.5lb. Bull Dolphin for the camera. Mark now holds the boat record for biggest Dolphin caught aboard the "Lady Helen".

Father and daughter, Emily and Randy Larson hold up a couple of their Dolphin (mahi-mahi) caught while Kitefishing offshore Lauderdale By The Sea, Florida.

Emily Larson from Coralville, IA caught this Dolphin (mahi-mahi) kitefishing aboard the "Lady Helen" She landed her fish after it made several nice leaps into the air.

Nicole Edwards of Spartanburg, SC pulled in this nice Dolphin (mahi) trolling offshore on a beautiful Florida day.

Fetoun Reda from Ft. Lauderdale holding her Dolphin (mahi-mahi) next to her cousin Brooks Nesbitt with Kingfish, visiting from Toronto, Canada.

David Katz of Weston, Florida caught this Dolphin (mahi-mahi) trolling offshore. A Frigate bird above gave away the location of the fish.

Kevin Mayer caught this Dolphin trolling a weedline 4 miles offshore Ft. Lauderdale Beach.

Another beautiful day offshore Ft Lauderdale fishing for Dolphin (mahi-mahi) aboard the charterboat "Lady Helen".

John Hess landing a nice Dolphin (mahi-mahi) on a light tackle spinning rod offshore Boca Raton, Florida.

Jerry, Bruce, and Ally fished the reef for Kingfish and trolled offshore for Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi)

Dahea Watson of Portland Or. sent this juvenile Dolphin back home to grow up. Luckily Dolphin are one of the fastest growing species in the ocean.

Lawrence Fry of Lakeview, Ohio caught this Dolphin deep sea fishing aboard Lady Helen Fishing Charters offshore Hollywood, Florida

Dan Overgaard and Alex Freeman hold up Dan"s 22lb. Dolphin caught trolling a weed line offshore Fort Lauderdale

Yoshikazu Suzubi of Ann Arbor, MI found time to catch this Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi) during his busy convention schedule. The charter boat Lady Helen is located in Port Everglades only 5 mins. from the convention center.

Frank Lopez of visiting from Monroe, N.J. with one of the Dolphin he caught today.

Karl Brinkman of Boca Raton, FL. lands another Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi) in 300' of water just of the beach in Fort Lauderdale.

Caroline Erickson with one of the many Dolphin (Mahi- Mahi) she caught trolling a color change offshore Fort Lauderdale.

Wayne Ivany of Stratford, Canada boated this Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi) trolling a green chugger and ballyhoo combination offshore Lauderdale by the sea.

Paul Homburl of Baltimore, MD. caught this Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi) on the spinning rod using a live pilchard.

Robert Hale and Gary Rogers with a nice Dolphin (mahi-Mahi) they caught trolling a color change offshore Dania Beach, Florida.

Ernest & Ghislaine Lambert of Virginia Beach, VA. watched this 32lb. Bull Dolphin charge across the waters surface to attack the kite bait. They also caught the 23lb. Cow Dolphin on the second kite bait.

Kristi & Larry Kraushar, Tom & Jerome Davidson of Coral Springs, Florida. found a floating piece of plywood that held a giant school of Dolphin, Mahi-Mahi. They kept 10 Dolphin and released more than twice that many.

Jason Deaton caught 6 Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi) on his fishing trip aboard the "Lady Helen" that his wife Amy surprised him with for his birthday.

Scott Lord holds up a beautiful golden colored Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi) he caught trolling the gulfstream waters, off Broward County, Florida.

Howard Bachrach and Scott Lord of Deerfield Beach, Florida caught several Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi) and Kingfish trolling offshore Fort Lauderdale.

The Meszaros's hold up a few of the Dolphin (Mahi-Mahi) they caught during a fishing trip offshore Fort Lauderdale. Birds working the waters surface provided the clue to finding the school of fish.

Mark & Deven Cruikshank hold some of their catch for the camera, along with the Dolphin & Wahoo they caught their limit of Kingfish trolling the reef off Fort Lauderdale.

Mark Cruikshank and his son Deven visiting Fort Lauderdale from Granville, Ohio, had a great day fishing aboard the "Lady Helen" they caught a limit of kingfish shown here, along with Dolphin and Wahoo.

Chris Clarke visiting from Merrimack N.H. caught this Dolphin (mahi-mahi) on a blue and white isllander ballyhoo combination trolling along the weedline.

Paul Meleedy from Nashua, N.H. holds a nice Dolphin (mahi-mahi) caught trolling a beautiful color change and weed line found just offshore Fort Lauderdale.

These Dolphin (dorado) came charging out from under the weeds to attack our baits as we trolled along a nice blue green color change. Chris Clarke and Paul Meleedy experienced some exciting South Florida Dolphin fishing.

Henning Hartmann, Stefan Weyrauch, Sandra Philipp, Lennart Strodthoff, & Katharina Latzel here from Germany to study at FAU, find time to get out on the water on a beautiful day for some great Dolphin fishing.

Stefan Weyrauch caught this 22lb. Dolphin (mahi-mahi) on a live bait thrown to a school of hungry fish under a large weed patch offshore Fort Lauderdale.

Lennart Strodthoff holds up a nice Dolphin after a great fight on spinning tackel. This fish displays the beautiful coloration that the Dolphin (mahi-mahi) are known for.

Ryan Smith and Ujash Patel students from Nova University, hold up a couple of nice Dolphin (mahi-mahi) they caught kite fishing just after a cold front passed through South Florida.

Zach and Taylor Alfeld visiting Fort Lauderdale from Simsbury CT. caught a couple of schoolie Dolphin (mahi-mahi) along with a Sailfish that did not want to come aboard to have his photo taken.

Jon Greaves holds a nice schoolie Dolphin (mahi-mahi) on the gaff. These colorful fish provide a great fight on light tackle and are a favorite on the table.

The Greaves family after catching a Sailfish went offshore and ran into a nice school of Dolphin (mahi-mahi) and Wahoo. These fish were found in 600' of water off Fort Lauderdale.

The Hughes family with the sailfish that Brandon landed on a 20lb spinner. This fish measured 87" and was caught over structure in 115' of water off Hollywood.

Zachary Crouse of Bayville, NJ caught his first Sailfish kitefishing off Ft. Lauderdale. This awesome photo was taken just before his fish was leadered and released.

Michael Rhodenizer caught this Sailfish on a 20lb spinning outfit.

Ron and Phil Adams along with Cris Corey hold up their Sailfish for the camera. They also caught Mahi out on the weed line.

This Sailfish went tailwalking across the ocean when he was hooked up and put up a good fight before coming to the boat to be released.

A great Sailfishing trip aboard the Fort Lauderdale charter boat Lady Helen.

Jeff Warren's party catches another Sailfish aboard Lady Helen Fishing Charters offshore Fort Lauderdale.

Nick Bartone of Upper Black Eddy, Penn. holds up his first Sailfish deep sea fishing aboard Lady Helen Fishing Charters.

Dr. Azar of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, caught his first Sailfish deep sea fishing aboard Lady Helen Fishing Charters

The day looks dark and gloomy but the Sailfishing was bright and sunny.

Dennis Testa caught this Sailfish aboard Lady Helen Fishing Charters fishing offshore Miami, Florida

Deep sea Sailfishing was good again onboard the charterboat Lady Helen, off Miami .

Jeff Warren's party catches another Sailfish aboard Lady Helen Fishing Charters offshore Fort Lauderdale.

A beautiful Sailfish to go with a beautiful day fishing in South Florida.

Sportfishing onboard the Lady Helen this Sailfish provided lots of action and made several acrobatic junps and leaps into the air.

Darell is a happy man after catching his Sailfish after a great fight offshore Dania Beach.

Capt. Jeff releases another sailfish offshore Pompano Beach, FL. A release mount will be made of this fish for the wall.

Another Sailfish released unharmed to inshure the future survival of the fishery for the next generation.

Sailfishing was successful aboard the charter boat Lady Helen, another beautiful Sail landed today.

Gary Wenzel from Kiuwa, CO. releases his first Sailfish offshore Fort Lauderdale Beach.

A.J.Cardounel and his dad hold up AJ's first Sailfish fishing aboard Lady Helen Fishing Charters offshore Fort Lauderdale.

This fine looking specimen of a Sailfish can be released to fight another day, and a great looking release mount made for the den or office.

Sailfish hooked up and tailwalking offshore Fort Lauderdale. This fish made numerous jumps before coming to the boat.

Jeff Ciesla sailfishing off Fort Lauderdale catches and releases a nice fish aboard the charter boat Lady Helen.

Ken Lett visiting from Lorton, VA battled this Sailfish on a 20 lb. spinning rod in 4-6 foot seas. His fish made several spectacular jumps before coming to the boat for photos.

Susan German reeled in this beautiful sailfish during her visit to Fort Lauderdale

This beautiful sailfish was caught kitefishing offshore Fort Lauderdale

This is a great photo of John Bolduc's Sailfish. John caught his first sailfish offshore Ft. Lauderdale's beach.

Captain Steve Lamb a IGFA State Representative from Michigan, catches a beautiful Sailfish off the Fort Lauderdale coast.

Mark Mineo of Lancaster, NY caught his first Sailfish measuring 82" on a 20lb spinning outfit. His fish ate a freelined live pilchard off Ft. Lauderdale.

Brian Heine and Cory Smith hold up Brian's first Sailfish. His fish ate a live goggel eye fished off the kite just off Fort Lauderdale Beach.

Frank Razzaboni caught this Sailfish on a 20lb spinning outfit. His fish went deep and took us offshore before coming to the boat to have his photo taken. Frank was fishing the surface offshore Lauderdale by the Sea, Florida.

Mario, Santiago,& Ignacio Madinaveitia along with Federico Farber from Argentina caught this 87" Sailfish on a live pilchard off Hollywood Beach.

This awesome photo shows off all the vibrant colors of a lit up Sailfish. This catch was made aboard the "Lady Helen" by the legendary Danny Fender.

Joseph Lovins, of Tallahassee, Florida caught this great looking Sailfish fishing in some inclement weather but it was well worth the effort.

Bruce Kaufman visiting from NY catches his first Sailfish aboard the "Lady Helen" Bruce caught his fish on a 20lb spinning outfit off Ft. Lauderdale.

Nick DeBerry of Castleton, VA caught his first Sailfish on a beautiful and sunny South Florida January day. His fish measured 92" from tip of bill to tip of tail.

Robert Hailes of High Point, NC wanted to cross off sailfish from his list of fish yet to be caught. He got his wish today aboard the "Lady Helen" fishing offshore Ft. Lauderdale.

Gseorge Lipstreuer with his Sailfish just before it's release back to the sea unharmed. His fish ate a bait that a hammerhead shark was trying to catch.

Peter Gifford scored this Sailfish on a live pilchard fished deep. His fish surprised us all as he came up jumping offshore of Pompano Beach in 110' of water. His fish was one of 5 Sailfish hookups this afternoon.

William Gardner of Charlotte, N.C. caught this beautiful Sailfish on his birthday. He caught it on a live goggel- eye fished from the kite. Patience paid off for William as he hooked up his fish in the final minutes of the trip.

Bruce Kaufman catches his second Sailfish of the day one hour after releasing his first offshore Lauderdale by the Sea.

Mike Walzer of Grand Rapids, MI caught this 87" Sailfish on a 20 lb line fished deep over a wreck off Fort Lauderdale.

Colin Sherrell of Miami FL landed this Sailfish fishing offshore Fort Lauderdale. He released his fish after a quick photo.

Sal Sanchez from Ney York boated this 89" Sailfish off Ft. Lauderdale beach on 20lb test after a long fight.

Cindy Russell from Sunbury, Ohio did a great job bringing this sailfish to the boat. Her fish made a number of spectacular jumps during the fight.

Patrick Connaughton from Boston, MA had to hold this sailfish himself as I took the photo. His fish fought hard before finally coming aboard for this shot.

Sarah Wilson visiting from Ontario, Canada caught this Sailfish all by herself. The weather was great and so was the Sailfishing.

Robert Lee visiting from CA caught this beautiful Sailfish on a 20lb spinning rod. He and his cousin Danny Fender hooked up on 5 Sailfish during their 2 days of fishing.

Dean Short of Franklin, TN caught this Sailfish kitefishing off Ft. Lauderdale. His fish was released to fight another day, as a release mount has been ordered for the wall.

Doug Tozer from Mississauga, ON Canada caught this Sailfish on a 20lb spinning rod. His catch was made even more difficult when his fish came up jumping between a cargo ship and an oil barge.

Tom Balgooyen with his second Sailfish of the day. He and his wife Lucie stopped in Ft. Lauderdale for some fishing before taking a Panama canal cruise.

Charlie Champagne visiting Fort Lauderdale from New Hampshire, caught this Sailfish on a live goggel-eye suspended from the kite. Charley fishing solo did a great job bringing his fish to the boat.

Mam Carlson of Macon GA. had the time of her life reeling in this beautiful Sailfish. After a quick photo her fish was released to fight another day.

Normand Coulombre from Montreal, Canada caught this Sailfish on a 20lb spinning rod. His fish made a number of spectacular jumps during a long fight.

Brien O'Neill was kitefishing when this Sailfish appeared and engulfed the live pilchard at the waters surface. Sailfishing has been unusually good lately for this time of year off South Florida.

Mike Hoffman of Eau Claire, WI has an action packed spring break going sky diving yesterday, catching a sailfish today, and going to the keys for diving tomorrow.

Fort Lauderdale beach can be seen in the background as this Sailfish is is held for a photo. This fish was caught just off the reef.

This Sailfish proved to be tough competition for Laurier Plante visiting from Montreal, Canada. His fish ate a bait fished of of the kite and fought hard to the end.

Wayne Ivany of Ft Lauderdale and Doug Webb of Pittston, Maine hold up Wayne's sailfish for the camera. Wayne's fish hit a kite bait then ran deep and was a bit of a job bringing to the surface.

Kitefishing off Ft. Lauderdale produced this Sailfish for Mark Thoreson. His fish ate a live goggel-eye and then went greyhounding across the water.

Sam Choi visiting from Korea caught this beautiful Sailfish offshore Fort Lauderdale. His fish made several acrobatic leaps before coming to the boat to be released.

Peter Ording from Manitowoc, WI hooked up this Sailfish offshore Fort Lauderdale. After a good fight he was released to fight again.

Sailfishing is good in the cold blustery weather. Jeff & Risa Tareila of Frenchtown, NJ found that out after landing this nice fish after a cold front pushed through the South Florida area.

Another nice Sailfish comes aboard the charter boat "Lady Helen" The weather was perfect and the Sailfish were biting.

Chef John Hess from Wapello, Ia. caught and released this Sailfish kitefishing offshore Port Everglades, Florida.

Mike Mottram caught this 84" Sailfish his first, kitefishing offshore Ft. Lauderdale. Mike's fish jumped many times during the fight.

Tom Salerno of Cinnaminson, NJ caught this Sailfish kitefishing with livebaits just outside the 3rd reef off Ft Lauderdale.

Donna Roark caught her first Sailfish on a live pilchard fished on a deep line offshore Fort Lauderdale.

This Sailfish caught offshore Fort Lauderdale is being revived prior to it's release to the deep blue sea. It's majestic sail is silhouetted against the sky.

Gary Seaman from Deerfield Beach, Florida caught his first Sailfish fishing with his dad who was visiting him from Fairbanks, Alaska.

This beautiful Sailfish caught by Don Sabo of Bethlehem, PA. put up one of toughest fights I've seen in quite a while. He ate a live pilchard kitefishing just outside the Fort Lauderdale sea bouy.

John Hooker visiting from Blackwood, NJ released this nice Sailfish caught on a light tackle spinning outfit offshore Ft. Lauderdale.

The Rayas family of Plainfield, ILL. teamed up to catch this 82" Sailfish. He swam away unharmed after we took this picture to fight another day.

John Morgan caught his first sailfish in 120' of water just off the Fort Lauderdale sea bouy.

Chad Nansteel of Mount Bethel, Pa. released this 88" Sailfish after taking his picture. Chads party hooked up 7 Sailfish on their trip of which 4 were brought into the boat for a quick photo and measurment.

Cory Nansteel of Bangor Pa. catches his second Sailfish of the day aboard the Lady Helen.

Kevin Kerton of Boynton Beach, Florida caught his first Sailfish Saturday, kitefishing offshore Fort Lauderdale aboard the Lady Helen.

Danny and Caroline Erickson visiting from Olathe, Kansas take a quick photo of Danny's first Sailfish before releasing him to fight another day.

Vern Westcott from Bellevue, Ne. catches his first Sailfish and a nice size one at that. The Westcott family also caught several Dolphin, (Mahi-Mahi), Kingfish, and Cero Mackerel fishing the blue water edge offshore Fort Lauderdale.

Charles Coeyman of Riverview, FL. caught his first Sailfish on a 20lb. spinning outfit fishing live bait offshore Fort Lauderdale.

September is not known as a hot month for Sailfishing but on this trip we hooked up three of them. Andy Dobrasz of Medford Mass. holds up one of them before being released.

Charles Lowe of Boynton Beach, Florida, caught this Sailfish on 20lb spinning tackle off Pompano Beach. He was fishing with his buddies Keith Owens and Brian Young of Russill Springs, KY. They also landed Dolphin, and Kingfish on their trip.

Paul Izbasa of Highland Park, IL. caught this 87" sailfish while kitefishing in 250' of water off Port Everglades, Florida. Fishing aboard the charter boat Lady Helen. Paul released this beautiful Sailfish to fight another day.

John and Ivonne hold up a Sailfish that took John around the boat a time or two. His fish was caught on 20# spinning tackle and provided more than enough of a battle before coming to the boat.

Jon Greaves of Tampa FL. catches his first Sailfish, caught on a live bait fished down deep in 190 ft of water. Jon fished with his sons Will and Nathan and their friend Conner Dawson.

This Sailfish was caught of Fort Lauderdale Beach

Adrian Gomez with a very nice Kingfish caught fishing offshore fort Lauderdale aboard the " Lady Helen".

Jorge Gomez and Danny Gomez celebrate Danny's birthday with his first Mahi-Mahi catch.

Billy Dzurilla caught this Blackfin Tuna on his birthday fishing trip. He also caught Dolphin (mahi-mahi) and had two Sailfish hooked up at the same time offshore Ft. Lauderdale.

Nick Grecco and Joe McChrystel from Coral Springs, FL. have a great day Dolphin fishing aboard The charter boat "Lady Helen" fishing with Nicks dad Fernando.

Jake Novacek of Plainfield, IL had himself a good fight on his hands with this big Bonita, caught live bait fishing offshore Fort Lauderdale.

Nick Mele (12yrs) visiting from Garwood N.J. holds a nice Blackfin Tuna for the camera. He caught his tuna fishing live bait off Pompano Beach, Florida.

Gage (8) fishing with his big brother Yanio Martinez won a trophy in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward fishing tournament. They hold one of the Kingfish they caught on the trip.

Stella Johnson catches her first yellowtail snapper. She proudly holds it up for the camera.

Jilly Gordon (age 7) and Jacob Gordon (age 8) took turns reeling in this beautiful African Pompano. Coincidentally their fish was caught off Pompano Beach.

Billy Kenedy (11) fishing with his father Bill Sr. and grandfather Reid gets the top Jr. angler award with his first Sailfish. His dad also caught a Sailfish on a 20lb spinning outfit.

Lexi Novacek had lots of fun reeling up Groupers on the reef. She is going be be quite a lady angler some day.

After fishing the reef for small bottom fish, Capt. Jeff holds Tyson Frain's (5yrs old) first Barracuda he caught fishing the inshore waters of Port Everglades.

Marco Iafelice (age7) caught himself a nice barracuda fishing inside Port Everglades Inlet.

Nicole Mair (7) of Kingston, Jamaica proudly shows off her first saltwater catch.

The Masters family with dad's Tuna caught trolling offshore Ft Lauderdale beach.

Jesper Ohman visiting Fort Lauderdale from Sweden, had a great time catching this Dolphin (mahi-mahi). we ran into a school of Mahi while trolling offshore.

Luke Byerly of Brentwood Tn. caught this Ribbonfish or (cutlassfish) at the mouth of Port Everglades Inlet. His 43" fish became the new boat record for Ribbonfish.

Capt. Jeff Salter, Sydney Chafe, and big sister Kim Shelley with Sydney's winning 40" Kingfish. Sydney won the 2012 Fort Lauderdale Big Brothers big sisters fishing tournament.

Will Jennings visiting Ft. Lauderdale with his mom and dad had a great day fishing catching this Kingfish as well as Tuna, Mutton and Lane Snapper, and Cero Mackeral.

Capt. Jeff Salter and Sydney Chafe who took two trophy's at the 2012 Fort Lauderdale Big Brothers Big Sisters fishing tournament aboard the "Lady Helen".

Jesper Ohman visiting Fort Lauderdale from Sweden, had a great time catching this Dolphin (mahi-mahi). we ran into a school of Mahi while trolling offshore.

David Arena (13yrs) Of Milwaukee, WI pulled in this nice King Mackerel (Kingfish) fishing offshore of the Westin Diplomat Hotel just offshore Hollywood Beach, Florida.

Ty (6) holds a Kingfish he caught with his Big Brother's help (Todd Hanna). Ty also caught several snappers and grunts fishing in the Big Brothers of Broward fishing tournament.

Oscar Masters had fun reeling in his fish today aboard the "Lady Helen".

Junior angler Madisyn Matello visiting with her parents from Round Rock, TX caught a nice kingfish on this fishing trip while in Florida.

Ty Perry (age 7), visiting Ft. Laud. with his family from Fort St. James, BC Canada catches his first Tuna.

Dani Sweet (10) catches her first Kingfish aboard the "Lady Helen" She holds it up proudly for the camera.

Grace Perry (age 9), needed just a little help pulling in this Kingfish on her vacation to Fort Lauderdale.

Ally MacConchie catches her first Kingfish and proudly holds her catch for all to see.

Cole Hennen of Pierz, MN. proudly holds up his Barracuda for a photo before it was released.

Nicholas Yap visiting from Toronto, Canada, caught this Barracuda slow trolling a live pilchard in the Port Everglades hot water canal.

Frank Yap and his son, Nicholas hold up a nice Jack Crevelle caught fishing the intracoastal waterway.

Dylan Sinkler of Highland Beach caught this barracuda fishing a live pilchard along a seawall in Fort Lauderdale

Matt Donnelly Of Highland Beach, Florida with barracuda caught on the flats of Port Everglades Inlet.

Jack Emberg pulls in another Mutton Snapper while fishing the bottom of Laud By The Sea, Florida.

Rachael Rayas hooked this Dophin (Mahi- Mahi) and brought it to the boat all by herself.

Matt Bauk visiting Fort Lauderdale from Ashton, MD, caught this Barracuda on a live pilchard in Port everglades Inlet.

Rachael Rayas caught this Cero Mackerel while visiting Fort Lauderdale with her parents. The Rayas family also caught Sailfish, Dolphin (mahi-mahi) Bonito, and Jack Crevelle.

9 year old Matt Bauk catches a Jack Crevelle to add to his list of species he has caught. Matt has caught and documented 26 different species.

Victor Milon holds up a Filefish he caught fishing the bottom offshore Fort Lauderdale.

Victor Milon visiting with his family from Lyon, France catches his first Barracuda in Port Everglades Inlet aboard the charterboat Lady Helen.

Junior angler Miss Olivia Jarrell visiting from North Vernon, IN. holding her catch of schoolie Dolphin (Mahi- Mahi).

Jimmy Mier of of Holyyoke, Mass. with a nice Kingfish he caught trolling a Drone spoon just outside the 3rd. reef off Fort Lauderdale.

Kevin caught this 31" bonita after a hard fight. he was fishing aboard the "Lady Helen" during the 2008 Big Brothers Big Sisters fishing tournament

Junior Angler Billy holds up his Red Grouper for the camera. Billy participated in the 2008 Big Brothers Big Sisters fishing tounament held out of Bahia Mar, in Fort Lauderdale.

Tyrell (age 10) holds his trophy along with Kristin his big sister. He won his trophy for the most fish caught in the 2008 Big Brothers Big Sisters fishing tournament.

Betty Liska watches as her grandson pulls in his first Lane Snapper.

Another Red Grouper comes aboard the Lady Helen, fishing the bottom offshore Ft. Lauderdale.

Omer Beschepper watches his grandson Jacob reel in a Porkfish on a family fishing trip offshore Fort Lauderdale.

Jacob Beschepper caught this Red Grouper fishing the reef.

Dave Beschepper holds up a Dolphin his son caught aboard the Lady Helen fishing charter boat.

Carl Carney age 9, and his dad Patrick, team up to catch this Red grouper, Carls first.

Courtney Lancaster visiting Fort Lauderdale with her friend Annemarie catches a nice Red Grouper.

William & Luke Yoshida visiting from Los Angeles, CA. Show off some of the fish they reeled in during their Fort Lauderdale fishing trip. The boys caught their limit of Kingfish and 6 Dolphin, (Mahi-Mahi).

The Yoshida brothers reeled in Dolphin, (Mahi-Mahi) and Kingfish deep sea fishing aboard the Lady Helen fishing charter boat.

Celia Walsh, age 9 fishing with her dad, grandfather and uncle, catches her second mutton snapper of the day. Celia caught her snapper using squid, fishing over bottom structure.

Wyatt Zenda age 9 fo Parkland, Florida, reeled in this Kingfish with a little help from his dad. The Wyatt family caught several other Kingfish on a picture perfect day in South Florida.

Zachery Brown From Los Alamos, NM reeled in this Jack Crevalle fishing just inside Port Everglades Inlet. He released his fish after taking a quick photo.

Andrew Mair (12) of Kingston, Jamaica had more trouble holding his Tuna still for the camera than he did catching it.

Anthony Iafelice with son Luca (age9) team up to catch this Kingfish off Ft. Lauderdale.

Elijah Cole (15) fishing in the Big Brothers Big Sisters Tournament won a trophy with this 40" Barracuda. Elijah was fishing with his big brother Steve Bijou.

Chris Scott of Fort Lauderdale caught this nice Kingfish live bait fishing on a beautiful South Florida day.

This 51lb. Kingfish was caught on a live blue runner kitefishing on top of the third reef off Fort Lauderdale.

Frank Lopez from New Jersey caught this nice King Mackerel kite fishing Fort Lauderdale.

Chris James holds up a nice King Mackerel for the camera.

Shane and Dani Hanna with one of the King mackerels caught trolling offshore Fort Lauderdale. Spanish and Cero mackerel were also caught closer to shore and inside the inlet today.

David Damery of Boca Raton fishing with his daughter Eliza Strickland of Scottsdale, AZ hold up Eliza's Kingfish for the camera.

Jamie Bixler caught this big Kingfish kitefishing offshore Pompano Beach. Jamie also caught Dolphin (mahi-mahi), Bonito, and Blackfin Tuna.

Ken Schiller of Bartlett, IL. Rob Prange of Elmhurst, IL. and Chas Prange of Hollywood, FL. found the Kingfish biting good offshore Fort Lauderdale Beach today.

Brandon and Ashly Monerief visiting from Texas, hold up the Kingfish that Ashly just landed. Her fish ate a live pilchard over the bottom in 210' of water.

Gene Mcdaniel of Decatur, TX and Tuo Vuong of Arlington TX hold up a big Kingfish caught by Tuo off Fort Lauderdale Beach.

Deborah Brommell visiting Fort Lauderdale from Canada with her father John Brommell, reeled in this Kingfish after he made a couple of blistering runs off Pompano Beach.

Hung Dinh and Denise Jakeman visiting from Ontario, scored a couple of nice Kingfish fishing offshore Fort Lauderdale.

The Greenhalgh family did well catching Kingfish on this beautiful Ft. Lauderdale day.

Bob, Tyler, Sarah,and Karen Wenson all caught Kingfish on thier trip to Fort Lauderdale from Novi. MI. The fishing was great as well as the weather.

Jeff cornish holds his Kingfish for the camera. This fish hit a live pilchard fished deep over the 3rd reef off Lauderdale By The Sea.

Nathan DeWaard from Cape Coral. Florida caught this Kingfish trolling deep offshore Port Everglades Inlet.

Cecil Brooks of Baltimore MD holds up a Kingfish as the charter boat "Lady Helen" passes beneath the 17th St. causeway in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Tom Spraul of Cincinnati, Ohio holds up a nice King Mackerel (kingfish) for the camera. Tom was fishing aboard the charter boat "Lady Helen" offshore Hollywood Beach, Florida with his family.

Logan Duke and Jared Davidson visiting from Atlanta GA hold a couple of kings for the camera. These kings were caught on live bait fished deep just off the Fort Lauderdale reef.

Justin Stolinski of Cheektawaga, NY catches a nice Kingfish just off the third reef offshore Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The Kingfish bite was on offshore Fort Lauderdale today. Andy Hanes of Phoenix, AZ. reeled in this King after a couple of blistering runs.

Kim and Tim Mcmenamin of Levittown, P.A. with a couple of Kings they caught live bait fishing offshore Fort Lauderdale.

George & Carin Marr of Ontario, Canada hold up a Kingfish that came skyrocketing out of the water after inhaling a live googel-eye suspended from a kite line offshore Ft Lauderdale.

Stephanie Miller of Natrona Hgts. PA, holds a nice Kingfish for the camera. She caught her fish deep sea fishing off Ft Lauderdale aboard the "Lady Helen".

Mike Mies took his son Alex offshore Fort Lauderdale for some great Kingfishing. They had no trouble getting their limit of Kings as the bite was on.

Elizabeth Marzocchi and Adriana Lafata hold up a couple of Kingfish they caught drifting live baits off the beach at Lauderdale By The Sea.

Julie Katz landed this Kingfish in 80' of water off Fort Lauderdale Beach. The Kingfish were hitting live baits non stop today.

Lindsay Grubel holds a nice Kingfish for the camera. She caught her fish just off Fort Lauderdale Beach.

Elizabeth Katz caught her Kingfish on a live pilchard fished near the surface using a 20lb spinning rod. The weather and fishing were both perfect.

Douglas, Kevin, and Bob Mayer hold up a few Kingfish and a Dolphin (mahi-mahi). they also released several more caught fishing the deep reef dropoff.

Pat Katz holds a Kingfish for the camera aboard the "Lady Helen" The Katz family had a great day on the water catching both Dolphin and Kingfish.

196 viewsJared Staab of Weston, FL. caught his first Kingfish fishing with his dad aboard the fishing charter boat Lady Helen.

Ron Warwo from Buffalo, NY. holds up a pair of Kingfish he caught while kite fishing off Fort Lauderdale aboard Lady Helen Fishing Charters.

Nicky Valenti visiting from Fort Lee, N.J. caught this Kingfish deep sea fishing aboard Lady Helen Fishing Charters.

Virgil Banks of Newport News, VA. and Henry Haukins of Sanford FL. with one of the Kingfish they boated just off the reef. They also landed a few Dolphin as well.

Jeff & Brook Evans vistiing Fort Lauderdale from Texas, hold a couple of Kingfish for the camara.

Daniel Smith of Chicago IL. caught this Kingfish on a live pilchard while doing a little fishing after a bussiness meeting in Fort Lauderdale.

Grace From Fort Lauderdale landed this Kingfish she caught on a live pilchard in 130' of water just outside Port Everglades.

Dave Beschepper hooked up with this Kingfish off Dania Beach, Florida.

Jess Coburn of Lake Worth, Florida, And Joe Hammon of Delray Beach, catch a couple of Kings aboard the Lady Helen.

D C Shin from Maryland caught these Kingfish trolling a deep line just outside the reefline offshore Fort Lauderdale.

Top angler Tony Ferrino does it again fishing aboard the "Lady Helen". He holds up a couple of Kings for the camera.

Mark Cruikshank and his son Deven visiting Fort Lauderdale from Granville, Ohio, had a great day fishing aboard the "Lady Helen" they caught a limit of kingfish shown here, along with Dolphin and Wahoo.

John and Tony Srebrnjak caught their limit of Kingfish and released several others fishing the reefline aboard the charter boat "Lady Helen".

Guilherme and Guilherme Jr along with Francisco and Claudio teamed up to catch 8 Kingfish during a recent I/2 day fishing charter out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida aboard the "Lady Helen".

Peg and Don Clifford visiting from Strafford N.H. caught a couple of nice King Mackerel and a Cero Mackerel live bait fishing offshore Fort Lauderdale.

Ben Rowan of Philadelpia, PA. caught this Kingfish on a light tackle spinning rod using a live pilchard fished near the surface. He was fishing with his father and brother

Dror Tohar from Delray Beach, Florida caught this Kingfish near the bottom on a live pilchard in 200' of water. The waters were calm on this perfect South Florida December day.

Jeff Warren and his party hold up a White Marlin for a quick photo before being released offshore Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Manny Barrios of Fort Lauderdale caught this Blackfin Tuna fishing offshore Key Largo, Florida

This Cobia inhaled a live bait fished near a wreck deep sea fishing off Fort Lauderdale, FL

A great days catch consisting of Cobia, Amberjack, Grouper, Kingfish, Mahi-Mahi, (Dolphin) caught deep sea fishing offshore Fort Lauderdale.

This 34lb. Black Grouper caught by Jeff Hophan is resting comfortably in the fish box.

Frank Lopez from N.J. holds a nice Blackfin Tuna caught kitefishing offshore Boca Raton, Florida

Blackfin Tuna caught on light tackle are quite a battle. This Blackfin was brought to the boat on a light spinning rod.

Another nice Blackfin Tuna caught offshore Fort Lauderdale on light tackle.

Captain Jeff Salter of Lady Helen Fishing Charters shows one of the larger Barracudas caught deep sea fishing off Fort Lauderdale

Mercy of Fort Lauderdale, FL. caught this Jack Cravelle fishing inside Port Everglades Inlet.

This Mutton Snapper is a prize catch in South Florida as it's one of the best tasting for the table. Derek Judd of Trenton, Nebraska reeled this one up from 140'.

Courtland Foos of Wilmigton, DE caught this beautiful 42 lb. Wahoo trolling a current edge offshore Ft Lauderdale. A short time later his wife landed a second Wahoo on the same edge.

Mark James caught this Barracuda trolling the dropoff along the 3rd reef offshore.

Pierre Cote from Smithers, BC reeled up this great tasting Mutton Snapper fishing near a deep water wreck offshore Ft Lauderdale.

Alex Bates caught this Gag Grouper fishing a shallow reef offshore Hollywood, Fla. His fish ate a piece of cut ballyhoo as bait.

Mat Battista fishing with his father Ralph from Cranston, R.I. Reeled in this Mutton Snapper from down deep. Mutton Snapper is my personal favorite Florida fish to eat.

Larry Hoskins and Sherry Harlander with a big Cuda that Larry caught trolling offshore Fort Lauderdale.

Brittany Stoltzfus of Gilbert, AZ. holds a Grouper caught deep sea fishing aboard the "Lady Helen" off Port Everglades, Florida.

This Shark provided a good fight before being cut loose to return to his duties patrolling the reef.

Rodrigo Velasco holds his Blackfin Tuna for the camera. This blackfin will be featured on tonight's menu.

Scotty Humpareys from Bali, Indonesia pulled up this hefty Amberjack on a 20lb test outfit. He was fishing live bait over artifical structure.

Justin Cooper fishing aboard the "Lady Helen" with his father and brothers lifts this hefty Tuna (bonito) for the camera after a great fight.

Jordan Howard visiting from Bosie, ID caught this large Mangrove Snapper over a Ft Lauderdale ship wreck.

Dorian Kojtari of Newburgh, NY caught this hard fighting Blackfin Tuna trolling off Hollywood Beach, Florida.

Greg Cameron of Lakeland, Florida caught this Barracuda kitefishing off Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Peg Clifford did a great job bringing this 14lb Wahoo to the boat. She caught her first Wahoo and first Dolphin (mahi) today aboard the "Lady Helen" fishing out of Port Everglades Inlet.

Cindy Shevrovich caught this big Barracuda on a live pilchard. She had quite a fight using a 20lb spinning rod to land her fish.

Chuck Pastori of Deland, Florida caught this Wahoo trolling offshore Fort Lauderdale fishing aboard the " Lady Helen".

Brent Doak of Waterford, MI caught this big Barracuda live bait fishing off Hollywood beach, Florida. Brent's fish hit the live pilchard hard in 140' of water.

Sherri Flocesom from Huron, TN caught this beautiful African Pompano on a live pilchard fished deep off Lauderdale by the sea.

Mike DeWarad of Cape Coral Florida caught this toothy critter (Barracuda) fishing over an underwater oil platform off Hollywood, Florida.

Frank Lopez of Monroe Twp. New Jersey caught this 32lb Wahoo trolling in 350 ft of water offshore Lauderdale by the Sea, Florida.

Will Jennings of Hockessin, DE. caught this Mutton Snapper on a deep wreck offshore Fort Lauderdale.

Fishing the inshore canals due to rough offshore conditions Wally Cacello caught a nice snook that came out from under a dock to eat a live pilchard.

Cindy Shevrovich of Ann Arbor, MI holds up a Red Grouper caught offshore Ft. Lauderdale aboard the "Lady Helen".

Scott Willett Jr. from Rocky Point, NY holds up the new boat record Rainbow Runner. His fish measured 37" and was caught over a Ft. Lauderdale wreck.

Kali Mon visiting from New York City caught this good eating Cero mackerel offshore Pompano Beach.

Andy Garnham from the UK caught this 30lb Blackfin Tuna over a deep reef offshore Ft. Lauderdale.

his large Barracuda was caught slow trolling a live bait inside the intercoastal waterway of Ft lauderdale.

Bruce Niles brought up this large Yellowtail Snapper from a 200' deep shipwreck off Fort Lauderdale. This snapper ate a live pilchard.

Don Clifford from N.H. caught this 20lb Wahoo trolling offshore Fort Lauderdale. The seas were high but he and his wife were rewarded with Wahoo and Dolphin (mahi)

Beth Schenk of Gruver, Texas caught this Grouper fishing the bottom off Fort Lauderdale beach. Groupers have been biting good on the bottom lately.

George Koury and his party caught Mutton and Vermillion Snappers wreck fishing on this beautiful day on the water off Fort Lauderdale Beach.

Gillian Teh visiting Fort Lauderdale from Singapore holds a nice Jack Crevalle she caught inside Port Everglades.

We saw this Pink Flamingo just after sunrise as we went out Port Everglades Inlet. Flamingos are not native to Florida so this one is just visiting from Cuba, or the Bahamas.

Frank Lopez and John Morgan hold up Frank's 32lb Wahoo for the camera. The fishing was as good as the South Florida weather today.

Paul Clark, Tim Adams, Andy Garnham, and Dave Saunders came all the way from the UK to enjoy South Florida's fishing.

Craig Eckert, caught this nice Mutton Snapper fishing a livebait offshore Pompano Beach fishing a deep reef.

Brian Finn of Dacula GA had a great fight bringing this Tarpon to the boat. The waters offshore were a bit rough, so we fished Port Everglades channel with live baits.

Greg Patterson visiting from Australia caught this Barracuda by dangling a livebait on the waters surface from a fishing kite. His fish skyrocked out of the water when he engulfed the livebait.

Katie Sweet helped her dad catch this Blackfin Tuna that's ready for the cleaning table.

James Patterson (13) visiting Fort Lauderdale from Australia, did a great job bringing this 40lb Wahoo to the boat. He caught his Wahoo on a 20lb spinning rod with no wire leader.

Mark Thoreson of Erie, PA was manning the kite when this Blackfin Tuna crashed the live baite and ran deep before being brought to the boat.

Isaac Miller and Sasha Sapolich each took a turn reeling in this hefty Amberjack from a Ft Lauderdale deep water wreck.

Wahoo is one of the best eating fish caught deep sea fishing offshore Fort Lauderdale. This fish was caught trolling an Islander and ballyhoo combination.

This big Blackfin Tuna caught by Chris Edwards of Spartanburg, SC crashed a livebait fished from a kite.

Brent Longenecker caught this Barracuda fishing a wreck off Hollywood Beach FL

David Arena (13yrs) of Milwaukee WI fishing inside Port Everglades Inlet caught several Barracudas and this fiesty Jack Crevalle. David was fishing live baits along the channel edge.

Nicole Johnson did a great job bringing this Almaco Jack to the boat. Her fish made several long deep runs before coming to the surface.

Angie Vachavake and Mike Hoffman of Eau Claire, WI visiting Ft. Lauderdale on spring break 2011 caught Dolphin (mahi), Sailfish, Kingfish, Barracudas, Shark, & more.

James Patterson (13) of Australia has the boat record for Junior Angler with this 40lb Wahoo. What makes this catch especially impressive is the fact that he caught it on a 20lb spinning rod with no wire leader.

Lindsay Grubel preferred not to hold the sharp toothed Barracuda she caught on the flats just inside Port Everglades Inlet.

Marlin Johnson of Pavo, GA caught this hard fighting Bonito on a live pilchard just off the Fort Lauderdale deep reef.

Amanda and Brent Longenecker each catch a Red Grouper at the same time fishing live baits on the bottom.

Chris and nicole Edwards of Spartanburg, SC had a great day catching several Tuna and Dolphin including the two biggest shown here.

Dahea Watson holds up the Queen Triggerfish one of the most colorful bottomfish caught deep sea fishing offshore Fort Lauderdale.

Lawrence Fry caught this triple tail while on a Dolphin fishing trip Christmas Eve. He also caught a couple nice Dolphin.

Stephanie Emberg from Bridgewater, MA. caught a few Mutton Snappers fishing the reef off Ft. Lauderdale.

Kevin Li visiting from Toronto, Canada caught this hard fighting Bonita on light tackel spinning gear. He was fishing live bait just outside the reef line.

Offshore waters were to rough to fish, but the inshore fishing was very good. Lauren Hall of Kalispell, MT caught this Jack Crevell after a nice fight inside Port Everglades.

Hunting and fishing guide Tryg Koch visiting from Montana, catches a Barracuda fishing the calm inshore waters on a day that was not fishable offshore.

David Cook of Ann Arbor, MI caught this Bonito on light tackle off Hollywood Beach. He was taking in a fishing trip during his convention of heart surgeons at the Fort Lauderdale convention center.

Vincent Goffredo of Holmes, PA. caught this Skip Jack Tuna trolling off Lauderdale By The Sea. The Goffredo party also released a Sailfish, Amberjack, and several Barracudas.

Capt. Stephanie Pennay of Fort Lauderdale, caught this Cero Mackerel on a live pilchard just off the third reef.

Christine Chojnicki of Coventry Conn. caught this keeper Red Grouper bottom fishing off Fort Lauderdale. Christine and her party also caught Yellowtail Snapper and Lane Snapper.

Peter Schermerhorn of Coral Springs, Florida with a Mutton Snapper he caught bottom fishing on the reef off Fort Lauderdale.

Saleem Khaja, of Falls Church, VA. caught this Wahoo trollinig offshore Pompano Beach with a little help from his son.

The Miller family from E. Islip, NY. caught a mixed bag of South Florida fish including Cobia, Dolphin, and Kingfish.

Pam & Celeste with A Blackfin Tuna that Pam just landed trolling offshore aboard the Lady Helen.

Celeste poses with the colorfull Spanish Hogfish. The Spanish Hogfish is one of the best eating snappers caught on the bottom.

Bottom fishing off Fort Lauderdale Celeste pulls up a Gag Grouper.

Annemarie Carney caught this Tuna trolling a spoon on the Lady Helen charter boat.

Howard Bachrach caught this nice size Cuda trolling a Illander ballyhoo combination.

Stefan Weyrauch from Frankfurt, Germany holds up a nice Red Grouper for the camera. Stefan and his friends also caught several Mutton Snappers bottom fishing, and several Dolphin (Mahi-mahi) kitefishing with live .

John and Tony Srebrnjak from Toronto, Canada hold up one of the Red groupers they caught bottom fishing while they kite fished offshore Fort Lauderdale.

Jorge Lopez from Chesapeak, VA. caught this Red Grouper on a live pilchard fishing a ledge just offshore Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Bianca Couto and Sam Piorkowski from Chicago, had fun fishing the bottom catching red Groupers on this beautiful sunny South Florida day.