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The air temperature dropped down a few degrees the past couple of days and the skies have been absolutely clear. This is the off season for the majority of tourists in the Florida Keys but it doesn't mean it's the off season for Islamorada f

Yesterday we fished off Hatteras out around the Rockpile. We caught a Wahoo while high speed trolling on the way out at 13 knots in 81 degree water. We picked up a gaffer and bailer shortly after.   After fighting scattered grass, we dec

I was out of town for a couple weeks so I'm just catching up with all of the Islamorada Offshore Charter boats at Bud n' Mary's Marina to give you an update on what they've been catching lately. We want to congratulate "The Indig

Well February went by pretty quickly deep sea fishing in Islamorada but the good news is we fish 12 months a year here! I was out of town for the past week but I got a few pictures the last couple of days and a few reports from the guys. Live baitin

Summer is coming to an end for a lot of kids and we had a bunch of families fishing here the past couple weeks. School is starting back up now so the family travel is slowing down but it was nice to see the next generation of fishermen and fisherwom

Late fishing report for March 9. Went commercial deep dropping for the first time this year and we found some pretty fish. Snowy Groupers, Golden Tiles, Blueline Tiles, and Blackbelly Rosefish were the catch of the day.  Photos are the best

I know my report is a few days late but I was off on a fishing mission myself in Venice Lousiana. I did get back out on my boat here today though and talked to the guys to get the scoop of what's been going on while April fishing in Islamorada a

We're approaching Mid August fishing in Islamorada and quite a few boats have still been getting out on a daily basis. As we enter the Fall months not as many boats will be fishing because school starts for the kids and summer trave; is coming t

The time is flying by here in Islamorada and we just finished the second week of May fishing in Islamorada. Most the offshore charter boats are doing full day charters now but a few are still doing half day charters. The boats are fishing both offsh

It was a cold week for us here in Islamorada. We had temperatures in the low 50's a couple days but it finally started to warm up yesterday. Most of our deep sea fishing boats have been out on charters the last few days fishing here in Islamorad

We had some gorgeous weather here the past week while deep sea fishing in Islamorada! We also saw the mahi bite really pick up so that was great news! A lot of boats had 20 - 30 fish on their recent trips but a few boats still just had a handful. Th

It was a busy first week fishing in June in Islamorada here at Bud n' Mary's Marina. The majority of the boats have been heading offshore on their full day trips a couple have stayed on the reef and wrecks and pretty much all the boats have

We're half way through March here while offshore fishing in Islamorada and it's spring time fishing! The spring months always give us opportunities at a little bit of everything. The charter boats have been fishing both the reef/wrecks as we

There were better catches by the Hatteras fleet today. Good Times caught 610 pounds of fish today according to the ice house. Sea Creature caught a 55# mahi, and several other boats caught gaffers over 40#s. There were a lot of bailers and peanuts

Offshore: The Rudee Angler returned last night with another great haul of fish! They had some really nice catches of Blueline Tilefish Black Bellied Rose Fish Chomper Bluefish a handful of Yellowfin Bass and a 52.5 lb Golden Tilefish. There was also

Today we had the Backlash High Hopes and WaveRunner offshore. Inshore we had the Top Notch and Capt. Cheryl. The Backlash High Hopes and WaveRunner all came back with some meatfish including Blueline Tilefish and a few BlackBelly Rosefish. The High

It's hard to believe we are already fishing in June in Islamorada. Most of the the offshore charter fleet has been running out to the gulfstream lately targeting mahi although a couple boats have been staying closer to home and fishing on the re

Late fishing report for 6-1-2019 Caught my first Yellow-faced Tilefish. Also caught Snowy Grouper, Yellowedge Grouper, Blueline Tilefish, Mahi, Blackbelly Rosefish, Hake, and Eels.

Boats are doing well offshore. Fishing in the canyons has produced makos yellowfins blueline tilefish mahi some bluefins and some white marlin releases. Inshore boats have gotten spanish mackerel and bluefish. Keeper flounder are starting to show up.

Offshore: This morning we had the Rebel WaveRunner and High Hopes all head out to the deep water offshore. The High Hopes returned with a nice catch of Blueline Tilefish and a few Black Sea Bass in the mix of things. The WaveRunner pulled into their