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The blueline tilefish is a dull olive-gray overall and white below. The lack of fleshy protuberance behind the head distiguishes it from the commercially important tilefish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps. Elongate, continuous dorsal and anal fins m

It’s been hot in Hatteras the first 2 weeks of August, but the fishing has improved. The water has been hot in the sound all the way out to the Gulf Stream, but that hasn’t stopped the fishing. The Wahoo fishing has picked up

We had some super nice weather a little over a week ago follow by a few really windy days and now its starting to let up again. Some boats still fished in the 20 + knot winds and came back with plenty of fish. The last 10 days has been some of the b

The weather has been hot and the offshore troll bite has slowed. However the sailfish have been biting and several boats have been catching them. Tuna Duck has been on fire with 8 sails in 3 trips. A few dolphin are being caught and some small Blackf

We had some incredible weather the past week offshore fishing in Islamorada. Mahi have been the main target for the boats on full day trips. The mahi bite was decent most days but a couple days were tough when it was slick calm and there was no wind

The winds have steadily been rolling in from the South for a couple weeks now and the water is hot in the sound and right off the beach. With temps 85 degrees in the sound and blended water all the way out to the deep, it has made for some hot or m

Sorry for missing our fishing report last week but we've seen some great fishing this summer! The mahi bite has been the best we've seen in a couple years with lots of schoolies some gaffers and a couple big bull dolphin in the mix! Other of

July was one of the nicest weather months we have seen in a long time here in the Florida Keys. Most days were light winds with sunshine and there was only a few days with wind and thunderstorms. Overall the mahi bite was very good for the month. Su

The weather has been super nice the last few days here in Islamorada. We had some windy weather late last week but by Saturday afternoon conditions got beautiful. A lot of boats are venturing offshore and I would say the mahi bite has been decent ov

We've had some up and down fishing here in Islamorada Florida Keys the past week. A week ago it seemed like the mahi were going to be thick for the upcoming days but sure enough they were hit and miss. A few boats did ok with anywhere from 10 -

This is a good area to drift for Blueline Tilefish in the 600-800' range. When it drops to 800 - 1000' you will find Snowy Grouper.

August fishing is almost over here in Islamorada Florida Keys. We had some wind for a few days over a week ago but the past week was much nicer. A few days were cloudy with passing rain storms but it didn't stop the fleet from catching a bunch o

We've had some incredible catches of mahi the first couple weeks of August! The crowds are thinning out so the next month or two may be the time you want to come down and fish at Bud n' Mary's Marina. Most of the boats have been averagin

We've had some gorgeous weather here the last few days while deep sea fishing in Islamorada. Winds have been 5 - 10 knots with calm seas. We had a few passing showers but overall really nice. The majority of the charter boats have been on the hu

I didn't realize it had been 2 weeks since my last fishing report but it's our "busy" season here and everyone has been fishing long days so the time has been flying by. The past week the mahi bite has been good overall. There was a

Thick with big snowy grouper, tilefish, and black belly rose fish. This area was not as good to the north, but still thick to the south of here. The fish in the picture was a 100 yards to the south. Our first drop on this exact mark produced 2 ni

I'm Back!!! I apologize for the lack of reports and not keeping everyone up to date with whats been biting in islamorada! Instant Social Media has become the quickest and easiest way to get out the current fishing report but since I had a number

The air temperature dropped down a few degrees the past couple of days and the skies have been absolutely clear. This is the off season for the majority of tourists in the Florida Keys but it doesn't mean it's the off season for Islamorada f

Yesterday we fished off Hatteras out around the Rockpile. We caught a Wahoo while high speed trolling on the way out at 13 knots in 81 degree water. We picked up a gaffer and bailer shortly after.   After fighting scattered grass, we dec

I was out of town for a couple weeks so I'm just catching up with all of the Islamorada Offshore Charter boats at Bud n' Mary's Marina to give you an update on what they've been catching lately. We want to congratulate "The Indig