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Sorry for the lack of blog updates but we've been having a few issues with the blog as of late. Every time I've tried to do a fishing report it would end up crashing on me and I'd lose all my work so I had gotten frustrated with it. I

The lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris) is a species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. It can be found in a wide range of habitats, though it pre

Hope everyone had a safe and happy new year! 2018 is officially under way and we had a very busy christmas week here in Islamorada thankfully. Many guides were happy to be busy once again as overall it's been very slow for many of us the last co

Well February is just about over with and boy has it been a warm one! I think I read it's the hottest February on record in the South Florida area with it being around 8 degrees above average temperature for the entire month. We haven't had

Red Drum Seatrout Flounder Mangrove Snapper and....Catfish. That was the variety count today. I met Brian Shuford and his father in law Mike down at the Big Talbot Island Park boat ramp early this morning and we headed up the Nassau River making our

Another month of fishing has came to end here in Islamorada but we sure saw some great catches the last few days of the month! The Catch 22 released 8 sailfish one trip and the Cloud Nine released 9 sailfish one trip! It's not like that every da

December is cruising right along and so far it's still been unseasonably warm. That means we've had a little bit of everything going on as far as the species count go. But looks like this weekend winter is coming. It's suppose to get dow

Happy Holidays Everyone   Here is a quick update on fishing and recovery in the Keys after Hurricane Irma.  The Islamorada and Key Largo areas are starting to clean up.  A lot of the debris that was piled up on the roadside has been r

August offers hot summer fishing! By hot I mean both air water and catching. With the water temperature being in the high 80s in Tampa Bay most of my charters have still been targeting Spanish Mackerel and Mangrove Snapper for the most part. It real

Thank goodness we have great weather these summer days so that we can get all the booked trips in! I met Ivan and Peggy Jaskinia up at the Eagans Creek boat ramp early this morning (after spotting a manatee AND an alligator near my slip) and we head

Hurricane Irma has come and gone. We've been hard at work trying to get the marina back up and running and we've made great progress! Internet is still shaky in most areas here so it's been hard to update the blog/website but please chec

October is nearing it's end here and we've already had our first legit cold front of the winter! It's very early for it to be getting as cold as it did but the weather has been crazy the last few years thats for sure. It dipped down into

With another hurricane sweeping by way out in the Atlantic Amelia Island had some winds blowing today - what a time to get in some fly fishing right? That was the plan when I met Patrick Seidensticker up at the north end ramp and with a couple of the

Summer is here! The days are hot and the fish are biting. Every year swarms of tasty mangrove snapper converge on Merry Pier and they are easy to catch (even for kids and beginner fisherman). A size 1 hook a … Continue reading →

COCOA BEACH and PORT CANAVERAL OFFSHORE-Most anglers will be targeting the Mangrove snapper and gag grouper located on the reef and wreck structures starting at the 75 foot mark. Chum and chunk for the snapper. They should respond well to this techn

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!! Time is flying by as We are already past the 3rd week of November 2017 here in Islamorada at Bud n' Mary's Marina. The property continues to get cleaned up and the outside dock is getting fixed up more and more

February is rolling by quick and so far it seems winter time is over for us here in the Florida Keys. It's been very warm and windy and as of now no cold fronts in sight in the next week or so at least. Temperatures are forecast to stay around 8

We are moving right along through February 2017 here in Islamorada Florida Keys. We've had a mix of weather a few days with cooler temperatures some days with wind and it looks like some rain for tomorrow but should clear back up after that. The

I was able to trailer my trailer boat today after getting my trailer repaired at Allens Pro Trailer Service out in Yulee. They did a great job and it was great to get back to my routine! I met Dennis Brown and his two sons Jeb and Sam up at the

The wind died down just a tad today and it made for a great day of fishing with the Dowling boys - Alton Chris Devon and Elijah. We met up at the Dee Dee Bartels Park early and headed over to Tiger Island with plans to pitch the logs with jigs and l