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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

The winds were calm here the past week in Islamorada. The week before we had lots of wind though. We had some great catches of mahi the past couple weeks especially when the wind was blowing. It definitely got a little tougher for a few days once th

Well we finally got this trip out postponed several times since Dec 3rd due to weather. The skies and seas were beautiful for the ride out and the current was going into the wind the 1st day and the 2nd day while deep dropping the wind picked up

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 had some cold weather for a few days last week here in Islamorada. Temperatures were 50 degrees in the morning which feels much colder when running on a boat over the water! However we didn't let it stop the boats from getting out fishing! Te

We had some great weather the last week of September here while offshore fishing in Islamorada. The wind picked up the last couple days but most the boats still made it out. Offshore the blackin tuna bite was still the best bet for action. Most of t

The marina is looking better everyday since Hurricane IRMA. We've got most of our rooms and the ocean front house available to stay in and should have our houseboats ready to stay on in December. We've had a handful of boats fishing most day

July is moving right along and we are past the half way mark fishing in Islamorada in July 2015! The weather turned really nice the last few days with calm winds but unfortunately we've seen some tough fishing! Since the middle of last week 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

We're a week through November 2016 and there's been plenty of fish caught so far. Fishing the edge of the reef is where the action has been and we've seen a variety of fish caught. The sailfish bite has been pretty good overall but of co

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

A-Medusa Spar (1090) is a gas/oil platform built by Murphy Exploration & Production Company - USA and installed on 08/08/2003. A-Medusa Spar is considered a minor platform that stands in 2223 feet of water and may provide habitat for many different o

Canyon fishing was poor after Hurricane Irene but a Gulf Stream eddy moved in Saturday to produce some fine catches. Frank Criscola of Bedminster put in the day aboard his Crisdel from Brielle Yacht Club during the Manasquan River Marlin & Tuna

Works the walls for Barrelfish here.

Today was the last day fishing in Islamorada in June 2016 and a couple boats finished the month up with good catches! The past ten days the mahi bite was mediocre overall but it definitely improved for most of the fleet the last couple days. The boa

Another great trips for the books! We headed out Thursday running SW to the grounds. We started fishing at sunlight the next day. Tilefish and more tilefish! Fish were coming over the rail hot and heavy throughout the day. A few snowy grouper and yel

Capt Steven Jr reports a slower then average trip with tough conditions giving us a very fast drift. We caught fish everywhere we went but it was hard to hold bottom. We caught Golden Tilefish Hake Pollock a couple of Barrelfish and one wreckfish. Th

May came to an end yesterday and we are already fishing in June here in Islamorada! The mahi bite finally picked up last week for a handful of days but unfortunely the bite got a little slow again the past few days. A week ago boats were averaging 1

The good fishing has continued the past ten days here in Islamorada. Everybody keeps saying "I thought this was the off season?" What they don't understand is that it's the off season for tourists not the fish! We've seen some gr