Heading to Ft Lauderdale soon for a week. Which dockside spots are best for boat watching?

15th Street fishery or Bokamper's just North of Oakland Park bridge

Shooters, Flip flops, Le tub, Kaluz, and a few others.

another vote to 15th steet.

big fan of that place.

15th Street doesn't seem to like you to stay long unless it's a weekday.

If you are expecting to see performance boats rumble by you will be disappointed. I would bet if you sat at any ICW bar on a Sat/Sun you would see maybe 1 or 2 I/O performance boats in an afternoon.
30 years ago you would have seen dozens in a couple hours either near 15th street or Shooters. Everglades Marina (Apache, Fountain, Cigarette dealer) was down the canal from 15th street fisheries.......it is a condo now.

Sands Hotel..... Atlantic Blvd. & I.C.W. Pompano Beach on the East side.

Houston's on the West side of the I.C.W. on Atlantic Blvd

In Fl . stop in Orlando and Visit RaceBoat Rus. He will buy you lunch

This is disappointing if it pans out. I'll be giving them a try. Was hoping to see more than here in Texas in Kemah. Still quite a few on weekends under the bridge at Redfish.

I was at Houston's recently and saw they banned docking now! Apparently the boaters were not the clientele they were seeking.....complaints about attire and large groups combined with boats loaded with alcohol vs. buying from the restaurant.