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.  

A Great April Inshore fishing Fort Lauderdale - Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Its been a while since we have had an April produce so many tarpon and snook. We averaged about 12 strikes a night for over 39 days. Lat night Phil and Brian came in from NJ to fish tarpon with me. Last year they had a monster fish that wore through the leader after a [...]

Inshore Tarpon Fishing at its finest - Saturday, March 30th, 2013
There are some truly big numbers of tarpon hanging around Fort Lauderdale and Miami right now. This last full moon the fish exploded off the beach here in South florida. As the full moon started to rise you could hear the tarpon off in the distance starting to feed. It sounded like someone was dropping [...]

Its A great time year to catch Lunkers - Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
Fishing from Fort lauderdale to Miami is truly a great fishery. We have caught many different species while targeting tarpon. John and Nancy came into town for a two half day trips we fished tarpon the first day and did well landing some really nice tarpon. Nancy got this really nice permit fishing right on [...]

Florida West Coasters Crush tarpon - Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
Hi all, Last night Jim Pampinella and I went to Miami to fish for tarpon from 3:30 to 9:00 p.m. right in Miami Harbor. They evidently winter there and the fishing guide ( Lunkerdog ) assured us that they were around so off we went. We simply drifted live shrimp around the bridges over he [...]

January Spectacular Tarpon action and Feb Starts off strong! - Monday, February 4th, 2013
We have had one of the best Januarys in a long time! The sail fishing has been slow but the steady tarpon bite has made up for it. During our tarpon trips we landed 27 tarpon in 19 trips last month. The sizez of the tarpon have been all over the board ranging from 15 [...]

Another Good Tarpon Bite - Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
Tonight was a typical pattern we have seen in the past few weeks. Plenty of tarpon but they are very in active just laying around the bottom. No rolling fish , heck you would not even know they were there if you did not have a bait in the water. Tonight we started fishing about [...]

Tarpon Time - Saturday, January 5th, 2013
WE have been crushing the tarpon this new year. Fifteen fish in the last days fishing Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Also we caught a few stray permit while tarpon fishing along with jacks and barracuda. This is some of the best tarpon fishing we have to offer. Share this:

Fort Lauderdale and Miami are your best bet for tarpon. - Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
Fort Lauderdale to Miami best bet for Tarpon Every winter people come from all over the world to fish for tarpon between Fort Lauderdale and Miami. While the rest of Florida waits for winter to end before targeting tarpon, down here in south Florida we catch them right through the coldest months. We have the [...]

Happy Bait 2012 Inshore fishing Fort Lauderdale - Monday, November 19th, 2012
This years mullet run was pretty awsome at times. Mullet started trickling through early this year which made the peak some what soft. Who can complain when the fishing was so good for so long. From July through October we caught tarpon on every single trip until Super Storm Sandy. Of coarse thats when we [...]

Tarpon and Snook Trophies Fort Lauderdale - Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
Fort Lauderdale snook and tarpon fishing is excellent right now. Last night my angler Pierre and Claud caught trophy snook and tarpon in the same afternoon. The started off the day with a beautiful tarpon. They Ended the night with a really hot snook bite!   We really do not realize how good we have [...]

Fort Lauderdale Miami Inshore fishing report - Thursday, October 4th, 2012
The mullet schools are stampeding down the Fort Lauderdale beach. Tarpon from 15 to 150 pounds are crashing through them . This is some of the most visual inshore fishing you can get in South Florida. These fish will keep moving south down to Miami as the days go on. Share this:

Tarpon fishing the Mullet Run - Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
Fort Lauderdale is a great place to fish the mullet run. As the mullet migrate south during September and October so do many predatory fish. Our main query is tarpon fishing but along with the tarpon are snook, jack cravelle , barracuda , shark and bluefish. This fishing is fun and exclusive to South Florida. [...]

Snook Tarpon Mullet Run - Friday, September 14th, 2012
The Mullet run is in full effect right now. The mullet are migrating down the coast and the tarpon, snook, jack cravelle are right in there with them. This is some of the most spectacular inshore fishing South Florida has to offer. This fishing will last into November and will be the main focus for [...]

Fort Lauderdale Slam snook Tarpon jack and cudas - Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
Last night my angler Steve from the UK ended up with a triple slam. As we pecked away at some bridges most of the night tarpon were popping all over the place and the snooks were right in there with them. When added the final tally he had 2 tarpon 3 snook 4 Jacks and [...]

Summer tarpon and snook - Monday, August 20th, 2012
The summer has been fun catching snook and tarpon all through Fort Lauderdale. Both bait fishing and fly fishing has produced The mullet run will be the next big thing September will be off the charts as the mullet run fills in with tru trophy snook and tarpon coming through. Share this:

Inshore Fishing Fort Lauderdale Miami - Monday, May 7th, 2012
Hi Jeff. Thanks once again for the good time l had yesterday, and for getting me my first ‘Giant Tarpon’. It sure was a whole lot different than what l am used to, and feel like l have been challenged by them to come back and have another go. I appreciated your enthusiasm and approach [...]

Dereks tarpon Fort Lauderdale - Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
Derek has come down to fish jere in Fort Lauderdale for the past three tarpon seasons. He has a lucky streek that continues. This year inshore fishing rewarded Derek with three tarpon.               Derek would like to go on our next Bahamas Blue Marlin Excursion. Share this:

Paulie’s Birthday Tarpon - Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
This is Paulie from NJ   This is Paulie’s Birthday Tarpon could not have happened to a nicer angler. Happy Birthday!   I had a great time fishing with Capt. Jeff,there were numerous schools of large tarpon swirling and jumping on the South Beach and bay area.  My sister Stephanie and I caught jack cravelles [...]

Reel Time filming with FL Sportsman this is going to be good. - Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Recently I received a call from George Gozdz the host for Reel Time with Florida Sportsman.He wanted to do some filming of urban fishing down here. We met under some really diverse conditions with 25 kt winds. Did not seem to bother the fish we had a banner night as the tarpon seemed to be [...]

A true trophy - Sunday, March 11th, 2012
A True trophy I’ve been fishing down here for a life time and believe me this was a once in a life time fish. The full moon often make these permit show up in the oddest places. This one was taken off the beach in about 20 feet of water. This is Fred he was [...]

Inshore fishing South florida - Monday, March 5th, 2012
Inshore fishing has been good so far this month. We have been catching plenty of tarpon jack cravelle and barracuda. I had the pleasure of taking a group from Miami who fish with me every year. We had alot of fun .     Most of the tarpon have been between 20 and 60 pounds. [...]

Spectacular Tarpon Fishing! - Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
Right now the tarpon are really starting to show. We have been getting plenty of shots at some really nice tarpon. This is inshore fishing at its finest and its going to last thru June. South Florida fishing reports shine while the other parts of th state are to cld for tarpon. Share this:

South Florida Fishing Report - Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Fishing is really heating up down here in South Florida. As most places in the state are to cold fishing Fort Lauderdale and Miami thrives during the winter months. Tarpon are filling in the intracoastal taking advantage of the warm water. Fishing is outstanding we have been averaging 10 to 12 hook ups per trip. [...]

Tarpon Fishing Fort Lauderdale - Monday, January 2nd, 2012
Although this is not peak tarpon season here in Fort Lauderdale we ar having fun catching them. Many anglers prefer the tarpon ranging fro 10 to 50 lbs . These small tarpon keep us busy until the bigger tarpon move in to Fort Lauderdale usually at the end of January. Light tackle is the fun [...]

Inshore tarpon fishing Fort Lauderdale - Monday, December 12th, 2011
Today was about as nice as gets when it comes to tarpon fishing here in Fort Lauderdale. I picked up Jaremy and Matt at 2 PM on Fort Lauderdale Beach to find some tarpon. It did not take too long to find the tarpon although they took there sweet time to decide to eat. After [...]

Sailfish Mahi and tarpon - Monday, December 5th, 2011
The wind has been blowing almost everyday down here in Fort Lauderdale but the fishing remains strong. This week I had anglers in from MD and Chicago . Jeff Cooper fished two days with me. The first day was a bit windy as we managed to get off shore for sailfish then come in and [...]

Today South Florida Fishing Report - Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
Small Tarpon and snook right now are by the bridges in Fort lauderdale. This is some of my favorite fishing, often never using more than 10 lb test. Here is a shot of some anglers in from South Africa. Most of the fishing in Fort Lauderdale can be done no matter what the weather does. [...]

LIght Tackle Tarpon fishing Fort Lauderdale - Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
The South Florida fishing report here in Fort Lauderdale Has been strong. We are catching tarpon on light tackle. This is Chip he and his son landed four nice tarpon like this on 10 lb test. It was a whole lot of fun.   Captain Jeff Maggio AKA Lunkerdog Share this:

Sailfish Then Wahoo - Monday, October 31st, 2011
We will be taking the Zinn Dog to Miami Bayside Marina tomorrow to get ready for sail fish on Wednesday. She will then come home to Fort Lauderdale to prepare to leave for Bimini and then the Berry Islands   This is the time of year when fishing gets very diverse Often getting sailfish and [...]

Tarpon snook sharks and Jack Fort Lauderdale beach - Monday, October 17th, 2011
Awsome fishing action right now do to the bait migration. South Florida fishing reports are strong tarpon snook jacks and sharks can all be caught. check out the saltwater fishing in this video fishing fort lauderdale Share this:

First long range excursion on the ZinnDog - Sunday, October 9th, 2011
Its been over two years since i started building my own custom fishing boat. Last week was the first time we were able to use it and man were we stoked. [IMG[/IMG] We left ft laud about 530 in the morning headed toward Lucuya to check in. We got a little more than half way [...]

Inshore fun! Tarpon snook fishing - Sunday, August 14th, 2011
great summer for tarpon we have been staying on them pretty good. Dan landed his first tarpon last week fishing Fort Lauderdale. night tarpon fort lauderdale Lunkerdog south florida fishing report Share this:

What an Unbelievable Experience…. Fishing with Captain Jeff - Sunday, May 29th, 2011
What an Unbelievable Experience…. Fishing with Captain Jeff on —->  Friday Night on 5/ 27 / 2011 My good friend and I were in South Florida on business… and we were both looking to check out the local fishing scene on our down time Neither one of us had ever caught a Tarpon before So via [...]

Jasons Tarpon was to BIG to bring in the Boat! - Friday, May 20th, 2011
For this South Florida Fishing Report, Jason a sportsman from VA was on the boat today with his lovely wife. They fished for about two minutes and Jason ties into this nice tarpon Just outside Ft Lauderdale. His Tarpon was to big to bring in the boat but that did not stop him from getting [...]

A Real Cowboy - Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
I had this fella that came all the from Oklahoma to catch tarpon here in Fort lauderdale. He was met with a blistering west wind and a full moon, not exactly the best conditions. Patience produced his first snook !   Persistence produced this healthy tarpon!   Real great guy to fish with. He had [...]

spectacular tarpon fishing - Sunday, April 17th, 2011
Been fishing a good bit as of late, Although today we took out the NV and had plenty of action with blackfin tuna and skippies.  We caught most od our fish out about three fifty or so trolling swimming hoos. Most of my action has been inshore just slaying the tarpon and big jacks that [...]

Tarpon season is in full effect! - Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
This years tarpon season is going along very well. Many big fish have moved in in the last few days. Tarpon Fishing should stay good for the next 8 weeks and the snook are already starting to fill in. I will try to get up some more reports but I have been fishing so much [...]

Jim Hayes Loves his Fishing - Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
This is Jim and James Hayes. Jim is one of my best customers he loves fishing and loves tarpon. Although not quite as much as he loves his son. This is what it is all about.     These guys went 2 for 8 and had a couple of 100 plus pound tarpon that we [...]

Tough weather made us work this week. - Saturday, March 12th, 2011
Thank god i had good  anglers on the boat this week because the weather really kept us off the fish. We had to fish some hidden spots to get any real production. We did manage to get some nice fish we just had to work for them alot harder and not expect the 10 to [...]

Peter and James had their hand full! - Saturday, February 26th, 2011
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