1/6/12 Islamorada snook fishing in January!

Capt. Rick Stanczyk fished a full day today and headed back into the everglades early.  Yesterday some big schools of snook showed up way in the back, likely from this cold weather driving them down from the gulf coast of florida.  These fish were there today for our islamorada snook fishing trip.  We set up early, leaving the dock by 7 AM.  Shrimp was the bait of choice hooked through the horns on troll-rites, as the water was still cold.  Fish bit all through the end of the falling tide, slack tide, and the in tide.  We never moved all day, probably caught close to 40 snook, several nice size specimens such as these.  Also about a dozen redfish, handful of larger ones.  A couple black drum, trout, and sheepshead!  Aside from a few other boats running in on top of us and pratically casting into our boat, it was a great day on the water!  Come on down for some january fishing in islamorada!

Capt. Rick Stanczyk
305-747-6903
rick@seethefloridakeys.net

1/5/12 Great fishing the everglades in islamorada

Capt. Rick Stanczyk and Capt. Mike Bassett both fished deep in the everglades today on their florida keys fishing trips.  The water/wind was still pretty cold, the air not quite as cold as yesterday but the water hasn't had a chance to warm.  We fished some deeper channels and the redfish and blackdrum were loaded up again today.  A few nice size ones plus lots of smaller ones, great fun light tackle fishing islamorada.  Capt. Mike also found a big school of snook and caught several dozen nice size ones like this!  Hopefully they will stick around a few more days the cold weather likely drove those fish down from the northern gulf coast of florida!

2/11/11 Sharks in the back, along with some other stuff!

 Captain Jim Willcox fished with Pete Strope & his 5 yr old son Josh today, we caught a limit of snappers, lots of ladyfish ,trout & jacks....then no tarpon bites so we finished with 4 large lemon sharks. That's Pete & Jr working on the pump & wind technique. Thay are staying in room 4 & are digging all the action around the marina, if you're here to fish Bud & Mary's is really the perfect place. We're fishing again Sunday.  Capt. Rick Stanczyk also had plenty of trout, ladyfish, jacks, etc... on his half day, and hooked a couple sharks though they bit us off as we were fishing mono for tarpon, but no bites.

2/3/11 - Reds in the back, and some tarpon starting to show up!

Capt Jim Willcox fished with Bud & Mary's regular Tom Looby from Rochester NY today. We caught redfish in everyspot we fished,  & the warm weather has the tarpon showing up early in the back.  Very low tides in the back, and the water warming up, should be some good early tarpon fishing here soon with lots of bait being seen when fishing islamorada.

2/2/11 Relentess and BnM place 1st and 3rd in the Poor Girls Tourney!

Team Relentless and BnM, with Capt. Paul Ross and Capt. Nick Stanczyk, placed 1st and 3rd in the Poor Girls Sailfish Tournament on Wednesday.  It was a close tournament, with 46 boats and 46 fish released (pretty sure about the stats not entirely).  Relentless had 5, and BnM and Killer White had 4, though Killer White caught theres before so they got 2nd.  Instant action early in the morning, fairly slow mid-day, and another rally in the afternoon.  Congratultaions guys!