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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

I took my brother Jeff and his sons Mark and Andrew out for his birthday on 120119. We got out in the dark had a beautiful morning finding Pilchards is a very important part of the Mutton Snapper fishery. We have been lucky lately and they seem to b

Well we finally got to go out on another 4 day mutton trip after the last 2 had to be canceled due to bad weather. We left the dock and made our way south. The next day around 10am Jerry decided to break up the ride and stop to fish a wreck. The guys

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 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

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

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

Fishing over the last several weeks has produced a number of outstanding catches ranging from Dolphin and Tuna to Mutton Snapper and Yellowtail. On days with the wind direction out of the SE the Dolphin fishing has been pretty good even though we ar

The Caribbean sun was barely peeking over the horizon when we set out from San Pedro, our boat gliding through the calm, glassy waters. The early morning air was crisp, carrying the faint scent of salt and adventure.  Our fishing charte

Inshore: Winter certainly has arrived! Our weekly cold fronts has just dropped more 40 degree nights upon us. Make sure you dress in layers when outdoors this time of year as the daytime will still warm up quite a bite. Water temps have fell into the

This past week Fishing was incredible “Again”. Its funny but we are starting to expect these crazy numbers of fish with multiple “Back Country Slams”. The cold fronts this week concentrated the fish in various spots making it eas

August 17th 2018 – South easterly winds prevail here in Key West as we slide further into the Dog Days of Summer where the blue water bite starts to slow down here off of Key West and The reef bite is were most of us go to get our meat fix

While charter fishing in Miami you never know what your going to catch. On the way out to the reef our lucky charter guest caught this beautiful Mutton Snapper. We catch these fish typically bottom fishing but trolling has a way of producing every va

December 13 2020 – Early December has started off with some great weather with cooler temps and a back to normal feel here in Key West getting our charter boats out to the reef for some exciting Key West reef fishing. Key West Fishing Report Th

Just wanted to update everyone who might have been concerned about Hank and Eva.  The winds were rough but overall the storm caused minor damage to the island.  It looks like Jose is going to miss them to the north but it is still too far

August 26th 2019 – Nothing beats the summer for the best weather offshore reef fishing Key West and this year is no different. With the weather in the tropics tossing little effect at us this year in comparison to years past we have been enjoyi

Dan’s Morning Muttons

Fished last Sunday with Darryl Jim and John in Islamorada. We stayed close and caught a bunch in the morning. We caught some big jacks mangrove snappers mutton snappers blowfish parrot fish and blue runners. Pro Tip: Make sure to point the rod direc