Fort Lauderdale Fishing Report
Updated . Scores and conditions are for this date and refresh through the day.
Slow day around Fort Lauderdale on October 31, 2026. Common Snook, peak window 1 PM to 4 PM, 6 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 34 of 34 spots around Fort Lauderdale today.
Conditions
- Water
- 83°F
- Wind
- 14 kt from the E
Daylight readings across the spots that scored. Wind is the mean, not the gust.
Best windows today
Each window is the forecast at the spot leading that species today. Fishable hours are a count, and they can fall outside the peak window when the bite splits.
- Common SnookPeak window 1 PM to 4 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Indian Creek
live bait drifting (live shrimp, live pilchards, live mullet)
- DoradoPeak window 12 PM to 4 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Burnham Point
trolling (rigged ballyhoo, skirted trolling lures, feathers)
- Gray SnapperPeak window 1 PM to 4 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Indian Creek
bottom fishing (live shrimp, cut bait, live pilchards)
- Mutton SnapperPeak window 1 PM to 4 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Indian Creek
bottom fishing (live ballyhoo, cut bait, live pilchards)
- WahooPeak window 12 PM to 4 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Burnham Point
high-speed trolling (bullet-head trolling lures, skirted trolling lures, lipped diving plugs)
- Yellowtail SnapperPeak window 1 PM to 4 PM4 fishable hours
Leading spot: Indian Creek
chumming and drift fishing (glass minnows, cut ballyhoo, live shrimp)
- King MackerelPeak window 2 PM to 4 PM3 fishable hours
Leading spot: Indian Creek
slow trolling (live goggle eyes, live threadfin herring, live pilchards)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in October on the season curves for Fort Lauderdale. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Dorado · good
- Wahoo · peak
- Common Snook · good
Tides
Read from Hillsboro Inlet Marina. Fort Lauderdale has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- high tide12:41 AM · 2.5 ft
- low tide7:10 AM · -0.1 ft
- high tide1:26 PM · 2.7 ft
- low tide7:52 PM · 0.3 ft
What you can keep in Fort Lauderdale today
- King MackerelKeep2 a day · min 24"Open at all 34 spots we cover
- DoradoKeep5 a day · min 20"Open at all 7 spots we cover
- WahooKeep2 a dayOpen at all 7 spots we cover
- Yellowtail SnapperKeep10 a day · min 12"Open at all 27 spots we cover
- Common SnookKeep1 a day · min 28"Open at all 27 spots we cover
- Mutton SnapperKeep5 a day · min 18"Open at all 34 spots we cover
- Gray SnapperKeep5 a day · min 10"Open at all 27 spots we cover
Rules differ between management regions and change in season. Check FWC for the management region you are fishing before you keep anything.
Common questions about Fort Lauderdale
›What is the Fort Lauderdale fishing report for October 31, 2026?
Slow day around Fort Lauderdale on October 31, 2026. Common Snook, peak window 1 PM to 4 PM, 6 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Fort Lauderdale today?
Common Snook, Dorado, Gray Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Wahoo, Yellowtail Snapper and King Mackerel have a forecast window or fishable hours around Fort Lauderdale on October 31, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Fort Lauderdale today?
The daylight water reading for Fort Lauderdale on October 31, 2026 is 83°F.
›How is the wind for fishing in Fort Lauderdale today?
The daylight mean wind around Fort Lauderdale on October 31, 2026 is 14 kt from the E.
›Which species are in a strong month around Fort Lauderdale in October?
On the season curves for Fort Lauderdale, Dorado (good), Wahoo (peak) and Common Snook (good) rate good or better in October. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.