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We've had some wind here the last few days while deep sea fishing in Islamorada but we still have plenty of boats get out each day. We had a cold front pass through a couple days ago so the winds followed the typically pattern west and then to t

April 29th 2017 – Winds are up this weekend but coming back to manageable next week to start off our Grouper season here in Key West and get down and dirty with the tarpon that will be migrating through our area. May is without a doubt one of m

Hard to believe today was the last day fishing for 2014! The good news is many boats ended the year with some great catches! We've really seen a mixed bag of fish here the past week. Not everyday was red hot fishing for all of the boats but ever

A few boats the last couple weeks have ventured offshore 15 - 25 miles in search of mahi. Some have been successful but some have struggled with finding fish. The boats that found them had some great catches of fish but it is nearing the end of the

Patty and I arrived in the Keys yesterday and we fished today. We had a great day. We started off on the flats and caught three bonnet head sharks and broke off a nice lemon shark sight fishing. We changed tactics and moved. It turned out to be a gr

We had a few really nice days of weather the past week as well as a few windy and rough days. The majority of the boats are fishing the edge of the reef this time of year so even on the rough days they are able to anchor down and make the the best o

June 10th 2019 The calendar may not say that summer is here but the temps certainly do. With temps soaring into the 90s its no guess what time of the year it is here in Key West. The waters surrounding Key West are in a constant flow so water temps d

Well we've just finished up fishing the first week of May 2015 here at Bud n' Mary's in Islamorada. A lot of boats were anxiously waiting for May 1st because of the opening of the shallow water groupers (all the reef species). A lot of p

On Saturday Patty Ryan Brady and I fished in Islamorada. We hit the flats first and sight fished three lemon sharks. After releasing them we moved and caught snappers jacks mutton snappers and more. It was a beautiful day. Pro Tip: When casting ligh

Sailfish caught on a sportfishing charter by Ben Getz It’s the best time of the year to catch sailfish in Fort Lauderdale.  Every year, sailfish migrate down our coastline and for a couple months, take up residence in our bai

April is moving right along and it's been full steam ahead tarpon fishing in the everglades and locally around Islamorada. Fishing has been decent we are just coming off of a late season cold front that made fishing a little slower the last week

June is flying by here while offshore fishing in Islamorada! We are already past the mid way point and we've had lots of fish stories made here the past week at Bud n' Mary's. The wind finally let up a little the last few days so the oce

July 4th 2016 – Happy Independence day everyone. I thought with such a pretty day here in Key West I would drop a fishing report and let everyone know how good the reef bite is here before I head out to the reef with some friends for some tasty

We had a pretty strong cold front last week with temperatures in the high 50's. I really was hoping it would spark the sailfish bite but there was just a few here and there for the offshore fleet. The Reel McCoy had 3 releases one trip a handful

It was a super busy week here fishing in Islamorada at Bud n' Mary's Marina. Tons of boats fished and we saw a variety of fish caught. On the reef there was a couple sailfish around each day and one day they bit pretty decent and a handful o

I think we can all agree this has been the coldest March we can remember. We've had multiple cold fronts come through and temperatures have been well below normal. We had another very strong cold front pass through the last couple of days and it

My last fishing report was titled “May Fishing Ready to Peak” and boy was that right.  The month of May saw some of the best action of the year.  Variety was the name of the game but the best action definitely

We've had boats fishing both the reef and offshore here in Islamorada lately. Offshore the mahi bite has been fair overall. A few days the fishing was great and all the boats found plenty of fish and some of the days the fishing was tough with j

We just came off a busy weekend here at Bud n' Mary's Marina in Islamorada Florida Keys. Last Friday Saturday and Sunday the Islamorada Sailfish Tournament took place and Capt Paul Ross and his crew took 1st place with 15 sailfish releases o