Fishing the Backwater — Florida’s Estuary Headwaters
An honest field guide to fishing the upper estuaries — St. Lucie, Loxahatchee, Caloosahatchee, and other backwater systems where snook, redfish, tarpon, jacks, and bass mix in water almost nobody…
Weekly Reports · Species Guides · Gear Reviews
Planning a fishing trip to Fort Lauderdale? Start with our complete Fort Lauderdale Fishing Guide for the full breakdown of where to go, when to fish, and what species to target. Below: the latest weekly fishing reports for Fort Lauderdale.
An honest field guide to fishing the upper estuaries — St. Lucie, Loxahatchee, Caloosahatchee, and other backwater systems where snook, redfish, tarpon, jacks, and bass mix in water almost nobody…
Fort Lauderdale is in the middle of its peak spring mahi run, with weed-line action excellent within sight of the beach. Tarpon are in the Intracoastal,...
Mahi-mahi at peak on the offshore weedlines, tarpon stacked in the canals and Intracoastal at night, and daytime swordfishing picking up off the Fort Lauderdale fleet.
Fort Lauderdale fishing report May 2026 — mahi-mahi peak on weedlines, tarpon in the canals, daytime swordfish trips. Updated weekly every Thursday.
April 2026 fishing report for Fort Lauderdale. Inshore: tarpon in urban canals and Port Everglades. Offshore: mahi building.
April 2026 fishing report for Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Top inshore targets: tarpon in urban canals and Port Everglades. Offshore: mahi building. 76–80°f conditions.
March 2026 fishing report for Fort Lauderdale. Inshore: tarpon in canals and inlets. Offshore: sailfish.
March 2026 fishing report for Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Top inshore targets: tarpon in canals and inlets. Offshore: sailfish. 74–78°f conditions.
February 2026 fishing report for Fort Lauderdale. Inshore: snook and tarpon in canals. Offshore: sailfish peak.
February 2026 fishing report for Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Top inshore targets: snook and tarpon in canals. Offshore: sailfish peak. 72–76°f conditions.