Captain Jeff and Lunkerdog.com offer up to date fishing reports and videos for the South Florida Region. Our reports are both entertaining and informative. We have over a million viewers and believe this audience will keep growing as we record and report our catches during our fishing charters from Fort Lauderdale to Miami. Monster snook and tarpon are captured on video and then reported directly to our viewers.  

Inshore fishing tarpon and snook with Ben and Mike - Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
I go fishing all the time and have never experienced a fishing trip quite like this. My friend Mike and I had the opportunity to fish with Jeff whose expertise and knowledge of the area was unmatched. We were stoked to catch our first tarpons and the snook were abundant! We highly reccommend lunkerdogs to [...]

Snook fishing with George and Family - Sunday, July 4th, 2010
Some of the greatest moments in my life was when my Grand Father and father took me fishing over the years. Sometimes it was the trophy fish that I remember most, but most it was the time I got to spend fishing with my family. As a fishing guide I love to take families out [...]

Father Day Snook with Joe Deltito - Monday, June 28th, 2010
Joe has called me numerous times over the last few years. He is hell of a sportsman landing trophy snook and tarpon along with many other species we fish for down here. This time it was not about Joe but it was about Joe giving back to a great father. You could tell in our [...]

Fishing Fort Lauderdale Justin & Shanna from OK - Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Justin and Shanna came down to Fort Lauderdale to do some tarpon fishing. They stayed at a real nice hotel right on Fort Lauderdale Beach just walking distance from where I picked them up to fish. We started casually at 4 PM the two days they spent fishing down here and stayed out to about [...]

Dan from Canada first Tarpon - Thursday, May 6th, 2010
This was the day you could never forget. We travelled for a few hours just to make sure we had enough bait to start fishing as the conditions seemed a little different than the last couple days. We watched large jacks smashing fish on break walls and I hooked into one that broke off around [...]

Old Dogs! Sniffin Tarpon - Thursday, April 29th, 2010
Got a call last month from one of my old Dogs I grew up with . He was going to be in town on business and had a couple of good old boys with him. We went 1 for about 8 on tarpon and had a great night. It was good to fish with an [...]

Dakota a 12 year old Big Game Hunter from IL - Monday, April 5th, 2010
Dakota and his dad explained to me that they are into big game hunting and the outdoors. When they got on the boat, I said to myself I really want this kid to experience a nice tarpon so he can feel the rush. Well the day started a little slow with some cut offs from [...]

Deep Undercover Tarpon with Robin Matt and Jason - Saturday, April 3rd, 2010
Robin and his partner Tim are regulars, they fish with me multiple times of year. This trip Robin was getting together with two of his life long friends Matt and Jason. Matt was down from DC and Jason still lives locally. The trip started with not being sure wheather to fish for sailfish and tarpon [...]

Tarpon fishing with Erick - Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Today was another great tarpon trip with Captain Jeff! He picked me up at 4:00 pm and within a half an hour we were fishing our close by destination. After missing numerous tarpon (one being a 100 lber) I finally brought a 70 lb. tarpon to the boat. Mixed in with all the tarpon bites [...]

Tarpon fishing and snook fishing forecast for Fort Lauderdale MIami - Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Lunker Report TARPON GET READY TO RUMBLE April Is the month where the fishing changes dramatically. Our inshore fishing and offshore fishing absolutely explode. For Lunkerdog Fishing Charters Tarpon and Snook will be on the top of the priority list. As the water warms the Tarpon and the Snook will start their migratory pattern. Tarpon [...]

Cherry Picking for Tarpon and Snook! Epic night - Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Posted on Reel Reports Tarpon & Snook Fishing Fort Lauderdale Aboard Lunkerdog When I heard that my friend Payam from Jacksonville has never caught a tarpon, I knew exactly who to call.  I have fished with Captain Jeff before and it is always a pleasure to be aboard with a skilled captain and all around good [...]

Bill from NJ With a Grand Slam - Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Bill had a epic night catching trophy tarpon permit and snook in the same night . Bill said he would make a report we wi;; edit this post when he does.

Them Chicago Boys got them some Lunkers - Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Had some real good guys come down to fish from Chicago they ended the night with some nice Lunkers. Tarpon and d snook Ft Lauderdale. They are going to e-mail a good report we will edit the post as we receive it! Jeff,Just got home. Great to be back to cold/snow. Was wondering if you [...]

Rich & Judy from Michigan - Friday, February 19th, 2010
LunkerDog.com Spawns a New Addiction. We recently had the privilege of fishing with Captain Jeff for the fist time. I have fished and hunted over 40 years. Not once have I had a better day on the water than I did with Captain Jeff! This was my first tarpon trip and I can’t wait for [...]

Erick From NY tarpon Fort Lauderdale - Monday, February 15th, 2010
Erick was lucky enough to land over 5 snook and 3 tarpon in the same night. He will be sending his report so we can update this post. Hey Man thanks again for the great tarpon fishing trip… hopefully i’ll see you in March.  Here’s my report: Fishing with Captain Jeff was a great experience.  [...]

Super Bowl Fun with Kevin Kolb - Thursday, February 4th, 2010
A guide friend of mine ( Jimmy from GETCHASOME CHARTERS) called me up last week to ask if I could help him take a group of 6 out fishing this week. They fished for sailfish first and had a good day landing two sailfish and about 10 nice kings. later that afternoon they wanted to [...]

Andy And Loraine from NH - Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
These guys had an epic trip getting 8 tarpon in one night, Andy promised to send a report so here are some photos until we get it! Heres Andy report Hi Jeff sorry about the delayed report.  You all owe it to yourselfs to go tarpon fishing in Fort Lauderdale! No words can describe the trhill of 50lb [...]

Night Time tarpon & Permit - Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
This week we saw the first phase of our winter time tarpon fishing start to kick in. We are hoping for a repeat of last years fantastic fishing. Last year the tarpon filled in very well with huge schools feeding on crabs and shrimp at the corner of the tides. This week we fished for [...]

cold weather action - Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
Tarpon have slowed and the snook disappeared and i will not expect them to eat until after this cold weather. Sail fish have been staedy and Muttons crushing troll baits, it been alot of fun. 60 feet trolling down to about 30. getting grouper, muttons macks and Lizard fish, we rarely have been going more [...]

A Fun Day with Dr. D and Dr. Sherry - Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
We took a little chance to try to get some sail fish and king fish. They were not biting so we played with a few of these .. Thanks guys I had a blast Captain Jeff Can’t wait to fish with you guys again! My What BIG teeth you have, Mr. Barracuda….Had a great time [...]

The Two Luckiest Guys in the World - Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
This year has been nothing short of spectacular. Most of my clients went home happy catching tarpon, snook, sailfish and more according to the season and what species were best to target. Two of my luckiest clients Tim and Robin booked trips over the coarse of the year on ten different occasions. Sometimes they fished [...]

Steve and Jack from England - Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Hi Jeff we hope all is ok. Sorry we have been so long contacting you but since we have been back in the UK it’s been all work and no play. Autumn has set in and it’s all a bit dull. How we miss the Florida sunshine. I’ve been showing all my fishing buddies the [...]

Good fishing for Jeff from Ohio - Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Jeff from Ohio Day 1 and 2 – Hooked up with Jeff for the second time this year and didn”t think the fishing could be as good. I was wrong. It was in the mid 90″s and hot. Tarpon and snook weren”t biting, but Jeff kept our lines bent with cudas and jacks. After the [...]

Droze with his first tarpon - Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
“Hells Yeah!”, is all I gotta say. Couple years ago my buddy Darin got me watching Captain’s Jeffs Lunkerdog videos and I’ve been dying to get in the boat with him ever since. Now I grew up canal fishing out by the Everglades and have caught some nice size bass, but today showed me there [...]

Tarpon Fun Light Tackle with Micheal and Harry - Friday, September 25th, 2009
Our third trip with Jeff and it keeps getting better and better. Jeff is trying to turn us into master Tarpon Fisherman but it is still a work in progress. Luck was on our side on this trip but I think we were to lucky. Jeff had us tied up with 8 and 10 pound [...]

Broken cherries, broken lines, and broken fishing gear!!! - Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Report By Tim from Sprinklermatic Once again Capt. Jeff proved all the nay sayers wrong!! Standard response in Ft Lauderdale that the fishing is thin. Well team Sprinklermatic never seems to feel that way! Robin ran the dog on his first snook, after boating two nice Tarpon. Tim showed some poise and grace under serious [...]

Fishing with the Dog! - Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Report: From Dick Christensen Well, what can I say, when Jeff “the Dog” Maggio says “this is unbelievable!” you gotta wonder…this was only my second trip with the Dog and what a time we had. THe action began as soon as we dropped our first lines in the water! We tied up two juvenile tarpon [...]

Rick from Utah tarpon and snook - Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Hey Jeff, Here is my report: I planned a cruise for my wife and I and really wanted to do a fishing trip while I was in Florida. I decided to google for tarpon/snook guides and found Jeff. I checked out his webcite and the posts of the recent people that had gone with him. [...]

- Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Hey Jeff, Here is my report: I planned a cruise for my wife and I and really wanted to do a fishing trip while I was in Florida. I decided to google for tarpon/snook guides and found Jeff. I checked out his webcite and the posts of the recent people that had gone with him. [...]

Cash For Lunker Program & VID - Friday, August 21st, 2009
Got a call from a client the other day ( Chris Nunez from Miami Ink and World Wide Tribe ). He said he wrote a letter to tell his congressman to sign Dade up fo the same “Cash For Lunker Program” that the counties North of Dade had. We both started laughing as Chris explained [...]

Tarpon with Dick Christensen - Saturday, August 8th, 2009
Got a call from Dick he was coming to Fort Lauderdale on business and wanted to take out one of his good clients to catch a tarpon. I told him we might catch a tarpon and the snook fishing should also keep us busy. Both Dick and his client (Scott) had multiple shots at some [...]

Great inshore fishing with Jerry and the Boys! - Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
I got a call the other day from Jerry. He wanted to know why i did not call him back to tell him when to schedule a trip. He called weeks previously and just was busy and neglected to call him back. We scheduled a trip almost right away because his son was going away [...]

All the way from URUGUAY - Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
First of all I wish to thank you for all your patience and skills in making possible a dream come true. Friday 24th July 6pm: what’s a Lunker I asked? as soon as I got into the boat, Jeff just smiled at me and responded “you’ll see”. After several tries trolling for tarpon he looked [...]

Tom & Kim Lunkerdogs from Cali - Saturday, July 25th, 2009
I had the pleasure of taking out Tom & Kim from California for some tarpon and snook fishing. Tom figured Fort Lauderdale would be a good place that both of them would enjoy and catch some big fish. Tome did a great job and caught some really nice snook but Kim had the luck on [...]

Toby and Ed with a nice pair of tarpon - Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
I had the pleasure of taking out Toby and Ed we had a blast I just returned to Colorado last night and the first thing I did was download the pictures of our Tarpon. It was great fishing with you and I can’t envision anywhere else in Florida that you can get eight takes in [...]

Day 1 with Jeff from Ohio - Friday, May 8th, 2009
These are shots from Day 1 with my Man Jeff from Ohio Jeff, I Had a fantastic time fishing with you last week. Catching that first tarpon 45 minuets into the trip and a couple 100 yards from the boat launch was unbelievable, and the big one to finish off the night made this my [...]

Lunkerdog FL inshore light tackle fishing! - Monday, May 4th, 2009
Capt. Jeff, Sorry for the delay…needed to whip my office staff back into shape! Here’s the report… Lunkerdog Guide Service is the way to experience Florida’s inshore light tackle fishing! Capt. Jeff Maggio is an exceptional, knowledgeable and ultra determined guide and captain. Not only will he put you on the fish, but he will [...]

Mark and Bree from Maine - Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Jeff, Thanks again! We had a great time! I have been sharing pics and stories w/ friends and family. I think you will be taking out even more Maine anglers in the future. Report: Mark and Bree 4/20, 4/23. We had the incredible opportunity to go Tarpon fishing with Captain Jeff on two separate days. [...]

Crew day trying to get Cliff his first Marlin - Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
This is Cliffs story. Well, where do I begin!?! It was truly an epic day fishing with The Lunkerdog himself, Capt. Jeff Maggio, right here in Fort Lauderdale in search of the ever elusive Marlin. Many of you know my story, or curse I should say, of Marlin and how they always seem to evade [...]

MIke from DE Family Fun - Sunday, April 19th, 2009
Mike from Delaware gave me a buzz a few weeks ago. He wanted to take his Buddy and his sons out fishing for some fun. We picked them up with the Bertram at 8AM in Fort Lauderdale and we were fishing by 8:30. The action started fast with a nice Bonito within the first 15 [...]

Latest Fishing Reports

- Inshore fishing tarpon and snook with Ben and Mike
- Snook fishing with George and Family
- Father Day Snook with Joe Deltito
- Fishing Fort Lauderdale Justin & Shanna from OK
- Dan from Canada first Tarpon
- Old Dogs! Sniffin Tarpon
- Dakota a 12 year old Big Game Hunter from IL
- Deep Undercover Tarpon with Robin Matt and Jason
- Tarpon fishing with Erick
- Tarpon fishing and snook fishing forecast for Fort Lauderdale MIami