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OFFSHORE: Looks like a pretty good weekend for a trip offshore. Sailfish will dominate most of the action (largely due to more people fishing for them!) offshore. Pretty solid action on the sails over the past few weeks both to the north and south so

Dave Ferrell The Top Ten Lures of All Time Nothing makes an offshore angler's blood boil more than a disparaging comment attacking the lures he's pulling. I got set up like a bowling pin when I joined a table full of lure manufactures at t

Caught a nice wahoo on the high speeds on the way out this morning to break the ice. Went to the deep looking for the tunas dolphins and marlins that we found yesterday. Found some sails went two for three on sails all singles. No other bites made fo

Today was the nicest weather day we've had in weeks down here. There was 5 knots of wind most of the day with plenty of sunshine and air temperatures in the high 70's. Islamorada Fishing still continues to produce a mixed bag of fish for the

A group fished offshore releasing 4 for 5 Sails and keeping a nice Mahi. They did have a Marlin sneak up on them but did not get a bait to it in time.

    Wow what an awesome day for the offshore fleet.  All the captains I spoke with said there was Marlin everywhere they looked today.  Marlin are apex predators and hookups can often be difficult as they attempt to tri

OFFSHORE- Rough weather this week severely limited offshore reports. Some of the bigger boats that did make it offshore picked away at the sailfish. It wasn't a red hot sail bite but a fair number around. Based on the weather forecast at the time

Good Morning Offshore yesterday there where a few reports of some sails around to the north in 150 to 200ft with dead bait the live bait bite has also been good to the south off the Juno pier in 70 to 150ft. The dolphin bite has been steady with a f

Good Morning Happy new Year Offshore over the weekend was a little slow with the wind and rough weather. The few boats that got out had a few dolphin with some scattered sails mixed in to the north in 150 to 200ft with dead bait. The dolphin bite to

Fishing will always be fishing. Everyday will be different and there's no guarantees. But I will say when you book a florida keys fishing charter at Bud n' Mary's Marina the captains are the best around and work the hardest. The past few

Dave and Kathy on board today. They heard about the sailfish terrorization lately and they wanted to help Garrett get some revenge. They each caught and release one a piece for North Carolina Saltwater Citations! They also caught a nice mess of dolph

Tournaments Sailfish division winner releases more than 100 sails in three days Tranquilo ’s big third day and White Marlin’s impressive Day Two clinched wins for the teams. See more results and photos from this year’s tournament.

While I keep my sanity from the ''rainy'' months   I always say ''the fish are goin to get wet regardless''.  Which is why the bite has been great this past July.  Proof that Guatemala has the best sail

We Fished the Boat Builders Tournament 7/25 and 7/26. We had our Boat owners Dell Dembosky and Craig Johnson. Also had Howard Webb Jay Godwin and Jess Brindisi. Caught 1 white and 2 sails the first day and 4 whites the second day. Put us a couple fis

For more info or to book a trip please call (252) 247-5617 or e-mail us at info@billcollectorcharters.com www.billcollectorcharters.com http://billcollectorcharters.blogspot.com/           8/1 and past several days:  Tim

Sailfishing has improved during the last week we’ve caught as many as 3 per trip. The Sails have been eating live Goggle eyes fished off a kite or live Ballyhoo slow trolled. We are also catching some large King Mackerel Mutton Snapper and Yell

Sorry for the delay getting Tuesday's report on here our website was down for a little while.  You can always find the report at http://www.obxguides.com/fishing/featured_fishing/pirates_cove  as well. It was a beautiful day here on th

Another stellar day off the OBX.  Light winds and calm seas made it that much more fun for everybody.  The Pelican released 3 of 4 White Marlin 1 of 2 sails and put a few gaffers in the box.

Our friend and favorite author Chris Santella had this opinion piece published in he Oregonian and Oregonlive.com recently. Every March I begin looking forward to late summer afternoons at the mouth of the Deschutes River. The kaleidoscope of kite sa

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