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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

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

    We've been catching a mixed bag of species of late. Sailfishing is decent most days we've fished for them we've caught them. There has also been a few Wahoo bites. Kingfish are starting to show up in greater numbers and on

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

It's still busy here deep sea fishing in Islamorada for July. The majority of the boats have been fishing offshore most days and a couple boats have been staying on the reef on their half day charters. The mahi bite was a little on and off the p

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

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

I just got back into town so here's an updated report of the recent fishing in Islamorada. December 4th - 6th was the 52nd annual Islamorada Sailfish Tournamen and weather onditions were tough with lots of rain and storms but it didn't stop

October 23rd 2018 – Fall fishing in Key West is not to disappoint. The weather is typical October for us here. Mild conditions with lesser humidity. Our first cold front will be coming through Key West sometime this week toward the end of the w

It's hard to believe we are already nearing the end of June fishing in Islamorada. The weather has really turned out to be pretty nice the last couple days and the next few days look even nicer! Summer time is Mahi time and the past week we'

It's almost mid March here Deep Sea Fishing in Islamorada and our offshore boats have been hard at it the past week. The majority of the charter boats are still focusing on fishing the reef but a few boats have been venturing further "offsho

February is flying by here in Islamroada! This is the busiest month we've had since hurricane Irma so that's been nice to see. The sailfish bite has been mediocre overall the past few weeks. A lot of boats have had 1 - 2 releases with a coup

If you want to catch Sailfish now is the time to come down. Fishing has been very good for Sailfish Kingfish Mutton/Yellowtail Snapper Blackfin Tuna and occasional Cobia. A variety of methods have proved successful in catching Sailfish lately along

Nice mangroves caught on the night anchor trip aboard Catch My Drift We’re getting some good action on our daily drift fishing trips this week.  The snappers on the bottom are getting pretty frisky.  We’re

We had some great catches here the past week fishing in Islamorada in April. The weather was very crummy yesterday with solid rain all day but we can't control the weather and I suppose we were due for it. The mahi bite defitely picked the past