Bud N' Mary's Fishing Marina is located in Islamorada, Florida, The Sportfishing Capital of The World! It was established in 1944, and over the years has been one of the most famous sportfishing destinations in the world! It is home to over 40 of the finest offshore captains and backcountry guides. We also have a spectacular party fishing boat, the Miss Islamorada. There is also a great dive shop, boat rentals, motel, boat storage, transient dockage, and tackle store. We will be posting fishing related events, catches, media publications, and overall news concerning Bud N' Mary's here, so keep tuned in! You can contact Bud N' Mary's at 1-800-742-7945 or e-mail us:
bnmfm@budnmarys.com.
Welcome to our Florida Keys Fishing Reports section. Here we will be posting all the catch reports both offshore and backcountry around Islamorada and the Florida Keys. Remember all captains can be booked through Bud N' Mary's Florida Keys Fishing Charters by calling 1-800-742-7945. Islamorada Fishing Reports vary year round, so check back often! Thanks!
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P.S. You can also read Capt. Rick Stanczyks updated fishing reports here or tarpon reports here (during season).
Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 07:51AM
Bud & Mary's regulars Fred & Marie Moore,along with their son Ben from Wales, braved the weather yesterday on 1-12-11 & crossed the bay with Capt Jim Willcox. They still had a great day of florida keys fishing. They caught a mix of redfish , black drum & sheepshead. The cold weather in islamorada hasn't affected the bite of drum apparently!!!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 02:26PM Capt. Rick Stanczyk took Ed Grassia down for vacation in the keys out for a little half day backountry fishing trip today. The fishing in islamorada had been fantastic! Lots of fog this morning made it a little eerie riding back in the everglades this morning, but it lifted enough for a safe ride back. We fished a few runoffs and got into some nice trout, some ladyfish, and some jacks! Plenty of action, and lots of schools of mullet mudding around with porpoises going nuts feeding on them! We did that for an hour or so, then made our way up a little further in the same area and got into a great bite of redfish! Probably caught around 40 reds, 20 trout, a dozen ladyfish, and a dozen jacks. Spectacular fishing for just a couple hours!
Capt. Rick Stanczyk
305-747-6903
rick@seethefloridakeys.net
Foggy morning ride!
january, ladyfish, redfish, rick stanczyk, trout Monday, January 10, 2011 at 05:47PM Capt. Rick Stanczyk took his father out, Capt. Richard Stanczyk Sr., along with family friend and photographer Ron Modra for some Islamorada fishing. They had a late start around 9 am, and got back to one of Richard's old favorite spots around 10. They stopped to catch a few pinfish at first, which came right up with a little chum. We stopped in a runoff creek and caught a handful of nice trout as well as some jacks. Putting up a little further (upon Rick's suggestion) they got into a huge mess of redfish! It was action every cast, some eating bare jigs! Probably caught 75 in total in about 2 hours. Also caught a nice bluefish on a pinfish as well as this nicer red (pictured). After the tide quit falling we ate some lunch and ran out into the gulf. Not much happening out there, though we did see shocked permit swimming around, threw him a shrimp which he boiled on but wouldn't eat. After this we ran back towards home and stopped at a favorite mackerel spot. Caught about 25 mackerels, with the little chum we had, and a nice one that was close to 8 lbs (pictured)! Had a good bite on the shark rod though that we missed, and called it a day! Gorgeous weather, some clouds and rain around though that didn't bother us. Fabulous day of fishing in the florida keys!
Capt. Rick Stanczyk
305-747-6903
rick@seethefloridakeys.net
Friday, January 7, 2011 at 09:18AM Capt. Rick Stanczyk had a great day in the everglades on 1/6/11! He went for a day of fun fishing with his girlfriend and mother, Elizabeth and Ginger Baxter, and good friend Jonathen Ness. They fished way back around the mainland of florida and the cape in the morning. Great bite of redfish the first spot they stopped, and a handful of decent size black drum! They ran up in a few winding creeks and caught a few more, along with some trout and ladyfish. Ended the day running around the gulf side back towards home, the water was real dirty with the west wind blowing so we didn't see much around the usual spots where you may find a cobia or triple tail lurking. We did fish a few runoffs closer to home and caught some more trout and ladyfish, and a few larger reds one of the islands on pinfish! All in all probably caught 30 drum altogether! Great day of Florida Keys Fishing!
Capt. Rick Stanczyk
305-747-6903
rick@seethefloridakeys.net
Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 08:24AM
Galen Edie & his family(Galen,Nick, Chris & Sean) Bud & Mary's Florida Keys Fishing regulars for 20 years,rung in the new year fishing with Capt Jim Willcox & Ken Cohan on Dec 31st & Jan 1st. Day one was filled with plenty of trout & a full limit of snappers for all 5 anglers. Day two the boats split up & fished two different areas. Both boats caught double digit redfish,black drum,sheepshead,& large trout. Shrimp was the main bait of choice back here with the water still being somewhat cool! The weather was beautiful & there were no other boats around. The pics are of Sean with a nice black drum, Dad with a big trout, a close encounter with a crocodile, & a sneak preview of a new dam under construction. Great way to spend a day fishing in Islamorada!
