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We had some beautiful weather here while fishing Offshore in Islamorada. One thing you should know is when we refer to our offshore fleet of boats as well as to offshore fishing this time of year most of the boats fish the edge of the Reef. We may c

Today was the 2nd trip this week for these folks. They fish 2 days ago and we caught a basked full of Yellowtail Snapper and some Cero Mackerel on the Reef. So today they decided to try their luck offshore. Hey heard about the Wahoo from yester

On February 20th we left the Treausure Coast for Grand Cay Bahamas. On the trip over we saw a bamboo float and stop to fish. We caught a few bar jacks and a nice Mahis. We arrived at Grand Cay around 500 pm it was beautiful and plenty of water to ge

There's been lots of action fishing both offshore and on the reef. Offshore the Daytime Swordfish Trips have still been producing fish not quite as big as last weeks but still some over 100 lbs. The Catch 22 caught 2 today and 3 yesterday (betwe

Yellowtails Cero mackerel and Mangroves

The wind has picked up quite a bit the past few days making for choppy conditions but not un-fishable by any means. The Islamorada deep sea fishing charters have been focusing on the edge of the reef mostly both live baiting and anchoring down for b

The wind has been steady out of the NE about 15 - 18 knots the past couple of days making the seas a little choppy but not too bad for most. The Islamorada Sailfishing slowed down a little bit but the boats that have been patient and putting their t

Cero Mackerel

The wind has been strong here in Islamorada Florida Keys the last few days but it hasn't stopped our deep sea fishing boats from getting out. And the good news is it looks like great weather tomorrow with a cold front moving through on Christmas

Here are Jack and Alex with some Blackfin Tunas. We fished the Hump in the morning to catch them and then came to the Reef in the afternoon where we caught some Yellowtail Snappers and a Cero Mackerel. Wind was out of the West at around 5 and the sea

It's been a warm February here so far while fishing in Islamorada. The past few days we've had outstanding weather with light winds and lots of sunshine. Most of the boats are still focusing on fishing the Reef right now but we'll see mo

We had another late season cold front move through last night and early this morning. Temperatures didn't drop a ton but the wind went from a strong south east breed a few days ago all the way to the west and then from the north this morning. Wi

I guess NOAA weather has to be given credit for predicting a lot of rain after midnight. We ended up with a record for the date and it's still coming down as this is being written. We're down to just a possibility of more rain on Monday bu

This week’s broadcast of the Chevy Florida Insider Fishing Report will focus on mackerel There are three main species of mackerel caught in the state of Florida. Spanish mackerel king mackerel and cero mackerel. Spanish macks and kings are comm

The past couple days have been on the windy side but that can be typical while Fishing in Islamorada in March. Today most of the offshore fishing charters got out but unfortuantely with an 18 - 20 knot wind a lot of boats came home early. The fishin

It's been a busy few days here at Bud n' Mary's Marina in Islamorada FL. Most of the florida keys offshore charter boats have been getting out on full day trips and a few on 1/2 day fishing trips. Today the fishing was decent overall. A

Well the wind has been blowing the past few days but it hasn't stopped everybody from going fishing. We had Henry and his friends and family out on the BNM today for an Islamorada Fishing Trip. The water was a little dirty which made for good bo

It was an exciting weekend here at Bud n' Mary's Marina in Islamorada. The Cheeca Lodge Sailfish Tournament took place on Friday and Saturday and 27 boats entered the competetion. The bite was decent for some boats and very slow for others.

We had cold front pass through last night temperatures didn't drop too much but the wind did pick up quite a bit. However it blew from the north west which makes fishing on the ocean side not too bad! The Key's run east and west for the most

Last weekend the Ladies Sailfish Tournament took place here in Islamorada. The Florida Keys sailfishing was decent and over the two day period the girls on Strictly Business with Capt. Wes released 5 sailfish to take 3rd place. It was a windy and ro