12-23/24 Islamorada Offshore Fishing Report

It's Christmas tomorrow but that didn't stop some people from getting out on the boat for their Islamorada Fishing Trip the last couple of days. Yesterday we had Mark out on the BNM for a daytime swordfishing charter. We fished last year on Christmas day but came up empty handed. We left early in the morning and ran out 2 hours and sent the first bait down 1500'. After 10 minutes we were hooked up, but the broadbill swordfish got off 1/2 way up. On the third drop Mark caught and released his first ever broadbill swordfish. A few hours later Mark was in the chair again and within 20 minutes put an 80# daytime sword in the boat. On the edge of the Reef today we had the Terry family out on the BNM and released 2 sailfish, kept our limit of kingfish, and also kept a decent mutton snapper for dinner. All of the other boats that reef fished did well too. The Man O War had 5 sailfish releases, the Sugaree had 3, the Kalex had 4 sails as well as a limit of kingfish and yellowtail snapper, the Cloud Nine had a sailfish release as well as a limit of kingfish, the Predator had a limit of kingfish, and the Relentless had a limit of kingfish as well as a handful of Mahi. The weather has been warm and it looks like Christmas week is going to be very nice. Call us at Bud N Mary's Marina and we can get you out for some exciting Florida Keys Fishing! 1 800 742 7945