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The blackbelly rosefish, Helicolenus dactylopterus, is a marine bony fish from the family Sebastidae, also known as bluemouth rockfish, and bluemouth seaperch. This Atlantic species is a typical sit-and-wait predator with a highly cryptic coloratio

Well this is my first offshore fishing report since Hurricane IRMA hit the Florida Keys on September 10th 2017. We've been working hard to get things cleaned up and back to normal and although we aren't 100% there yet we have been doing some

There was some exciting catches here at Bud n' Mary's Marina the past week. Last Wednesday the 28th annual Poor Girls Sailfish tournament took place which is a fun inexpensive tournament for the ladies and the Indigenous took second place wi

We've had some super calm weather the past week here fishing in Islamorada in September. The week before was rough with strong winds but it looks like it's going to be super nice the rest of this week. The strongest bite of fish we have had

On Sunday I fished on a 30’ Ricky Scarborough boat named Smuggler and caught over 4 dozen dolphin. Monday I fished on Magic, a 37’ Scott Briggs boat with some new friends. We started the day way down South and ended up 42 mil

Late fishing report for March 9. Went commercial deep dropping for the first time this year and we found some pretty fish. Snowy Groupers, Golden Tiles, Blueline Tiles, and Blackbelly Rosefish were the catch of the day.  Photos are the best

The Charleston Bump is a deepwater bottom feature 80 to 100 miles southeast of Charleston, South Carolina. The Bump rises from the relatively flat Blake Plateau that lies beyond the edge of the continental shelf off of South Carolina and Georgia. It

Things are getting better each week at Bud n' Mary's Marina since Hurricane IRMA. The outside dock where the houseboats are usually tied up should be back together within a few weeks and we will have some more accommodations available for se

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

The marina is looking better everyday since Hurricane IRMA. We've got most of our rooms and the ocean front house available to stay in and should have our houseboats ready to stay on in December. We've had a handful of boats fishing most day

Today we had the Backlash High Hopes and WaveRunner offshore. Inshore we had the Top Notch and Capt. Cheryl. The Backlash High Hopes and WaveRunner all came back with some meatfish including Blueline Tilefish and a few BlackBelly Rosefish. The High

Late fishing report for 6-1-2019 Caught my first Yellow-faced Tilefish. Also caught Snowy Grouper, Yellowedge Grouper, Blueline Tilefish, Mahi, Blackbelly Rosefish, Hake, and Eels.

July is moving right along and we are past the half way mark fishing in Islamorada in July 2015! The weather turned really nice the last few days with calm winds but unfortunately we've seen some tough fishing! Since the middle of last week the

Late fishing report for 8-10-2019   Caught a few Mahi, Snowy Grouper, Blueline Tilefish, Blackbelly Rosefish, and a Skipjack Tuna.

Late fishing report for 5-16-2019 Went down South and caught Dolphin, Wahoo, Snowy Grouper, Blueline Tilefish, and Blackbelly Rosefish.

Late fishing report for 7-31-2019 Wahoo, Snowy Grouper, Black Seabass, Blackbelly Rosefish, and Greater Amberjack. Beautiful day with friends.

July has been hot- and that’s not just the weather! The fishing report from the month from the team?  “Solid!” Deep drop trips have been citation central with large bluelines & black sea bass being brought back to the dock

May’s fishing has been hot!  Offshore deep drop fishing couldn’t be better with limits of blueline tilefish caught some of them weighing up to 15 pounds.  Some impressive 15 pound golden tilefish also made their way on board.

Late fishing report for October 15, 2019 Caught a couple of bailer dolphin. Caught some Blackbelly Rose Fish on bottom. Missed a Swordfish in Pamlico Canyon. Came in and caught Black Sea Bass on the Rock Pile.

June has been spectacular for deep drop trips!  Each trip has been filled with citation blueline tilefish with blackbelly rosefish black sea bass and yellowfin bass entering into the mix.  Some trips have also turned out stellar golden tile