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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

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

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

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

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

Now that the holidays and new year have come and gone it is time to focus on the fishing again.  Even though it’s been a while since I posted a fishing report, we’ve been catching quite a few fish.  Our catches

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bait Means Good Key West Reef Fishing October 1 2018 So far here in Key West its been a quiet tropical storm season. With the occasional low pressure pushing through giving us some rains and Easterly winds our weather has been pretty steady. Sep

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

March 12th 2020 – March fishing promises a great reef bite every year and this year has been no exception. Now that the winds have come down to a nice 10-15 we are able to get our people out on the water and show them a great time. The weather