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 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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Matt & Ed Great Father Son Fishing trip - Monday, February 21st, 2011
I had the pleasure of taking Matt and his father Ed for some south florida fishing action. Matts father Ed had a big birthday and Matt wanted to take his Dad in celebration. It was great to see both of them enjoy their time together! It helped that the fish cooperated in the celebration! Another [...]

CT Fishing Club Members Crush the Tarpon - Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Having read the recent reports we were all giddy with excitement as we hopped on our flights to come down from CT and NY. The day had finally came and after a great lunch with some amazing views, we headed out with captain Jeff, Jimmy and our group of 7 yankee friends and relatives. With [...]

Nick Noons Birthday Tarpon - Thursday, February 10th, 2011
The day started out good as soon as we got to the fishing grounds tarpon were rolling all over. So we put the baits in the water and started to drift to them it only took us 10 minutes to hook up to the first tarpon after the release of the fish the bite slowed down a little bit for [...]

Big Tarpon Night in Ft Lauderdale - Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
Picked up a Couple of French Canadians today at Lauderdale Marina. Nice couple who wanted to catch a tarpon. We set drift watching big schools of tarpon rolling down the beach. They did not eat at first but teased us so as the rolled around the boat. Most of the fish were in the 0 [...]

Bass Pro goes tarpon - Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
Last night I had the pleasure of taking out two bass pro guys. Wayne wanted his friend Jonathan Newton to experience the awsome fight of the silver king. Jonathan is still active on the tour and we wish him the best of luck through the tournament trail this year. These guys went 5 for 9 [...]

SOB Fishing Club Anglers - Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
Actually the two good old boys I took out worked for Dave the President of the SOB Fishing Club. Just two hard working guys, getting little bonus for it. As we headed out of  Port everglades conditions were as good as it gets. A nice breeze from the NE and 1 to 2 feet and [...]

Coach and the kids - Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
A young group of all around sportsman and hocky nuts came all the way down from NJ to play in a hocky tournament and catch some lunkers. These guys caught a bunch of sailfish on a previous trip and wanted to catch a tarpon on this one. Well as we approached our spot we started [...]

Mixed Bag tonight tarpon snooks grouper drum ect…… - Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Tonight’s South Florida fishing report was a total mixed bag of fish. I had jeff and his buddy stew on the boat tonight and we had steady action during the whole fishing trip. We set up just north of Ft Lauderdale and started drifting off the beach. We started seeing tarpon as soon as we [...]

South Florida fishing Report tarpon - Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
The latest fishing report was from yesterday when Jeff and his two friends from Boca wanted to catch a tarpon. This did not take long as the tarpon were eating at the start of the trip. The tide was changing as we anchored up and bingo a nice little tarpon on 12lb gear. as the [...]

Bills Birthday Trip - Sunday, January 23rd, 2011
This is report from Bill, his Birthday was recent and his wife was nice enough to book him a tarpon trip. He brought two friends and had a nice bout with some tarpon and Mother Nature. The sky turned even more gray than it had been all day and a fine mist was hitting us [...]

Great Night on the Water - Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
Finally it feels like South Florida again. This is the first trip in two months I did not have to wear a jacket and multiple layers. Today Brian and his buddy Troy from the west coast of Florida booked for a tarpon charter. Although the fish really made us work tonight we ended up doing [...]

Good Action, Jan 11th New TV episode this week - Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
We Have had some good tarpon action the last few nights. The fish are anywhere from 20lbs to 15o lbs so tackle is tough. I have been fishing with 20lb gear to be well rounded. Most of the fish are eating late at night by most bridges. Be sure to check out the Bill Dance [...]

The ZINN DOG 46 Wesmac takes shape - Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
We have been running behind schedule with the build out of our new 46 Wesmac. Although she is starting to take shape there is still allot of finish work to be done. The next step is to prep the interior of the Zinn Dog for painting. We will also start the wiring process. This is [...]

Sail fishing time Fort Lauderdale to Miami - Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
Most of my anglers are targeting sailfish offshore and tarpon inshore. Here is a shot of Jeff Robinson and his grand son getting ready for a full day trip. Here is the youngster just holding on as the sail fish shows some power! This is another south florida fishing report from the Lunkerdog Share this:

Fishing Fort Lauderdale - Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
One of the best winter fishing locations in florida is Fort lauderdale to Miami. As the rest of the state goes into a very cold fishing pattern often shutting the fishing down Fort lauderdale to Miami improves as the fish settle in to our coastal waters and enjoy the warm waters that only found south [...]

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