Islamorada tarpon fishing in April!

Capt. Skip Nielsen reported for the past week islamorada tarpon fishing...

I had Bryce Henderson from Leeds, England out for five Tarpon fishing sessions this past week. On the first 4 trips he caught 2 Tarpon each time. On the last trip he had fantastic action catching and releasing 5 Tarpon. All the fish were caught using Foxsportfishing Tackle on live Mullet for bait.

Last night, Capt. Rick Stanczyk had Nick and John Hodge, they each caught a big tarpon and had a couple others eat knock off our mullets.  The fish did bite early on the in tide which was good, water was very clear you could see them laying on the bottom all around the bridges. Capt. Vinnie Biondoletti also had some successful nights tarpon fishing this past week, again mostly on live mullet, as did Capt. John Johansen, Capt. Mike Bassett, and Capt. Jeff Beeler.  Tarpon fishing in April is prime time.  The fish our feeding on mullet during the days, crabs will still work but usually better around sunset/sunrise or when it's dark.  Live mullet is available through Richie now, check at Bud n' Mary's and they can put you in touch!  Get on out for some florida keys night tarpon fishing!

2/22/12 Islamorada backcountry shark and tarpon fishing!

Gerald Cohen holds up a Blacktip Shark for his 9 year old daughter Liat. She released 13 sharks and caught and released her first ever Tarpon an estimated 85 pounder.  She was using Foxsportfishing tackle.   Also on the trip was Hannah,Ben and mom Liz. Everybody got in on the shark action. Earlier in the day Spanish Mackerel and Mangrove Snapper were caught. The Cohen's have been Bud and Marys fishing customers since 1971 and fished with Captain Skip Nielsen.  Great to see the islamorada tarpon fishing starting to pick up!

1/28/12 Good Backcountry Fishing in Flamingo

Bob and Bobby Joyce from Boston went out on a full day in the backcountry with Capt. Vinnie Biondoletti a few days ago. They fished in the Flamingo area catching trout, redfish, and Blackdrum. They also caught black drum and a snook!  Capt. Skip Nielsen reported a good bite of tarpon the other day in the backcountry with Cliff Fox, they caught 4 out of 6!  Capt. Rick Stanczyk reported a good spanish mackerel bite on the edge of the gulf yesterday, they caught a boat load, plus mangrove snappers, trout, and pompano.  They jumped a couple tarpon they couldn't get to stay on, but did catch a couple 100lb bull sharks!  The tarpon may thin out again for a few days since we had a drop in temperature, but after it warms up again for a few days it should be game on! 

1/2/12 Islamorada Offshore fishing for sailfish

The Cohen family has been fishing in islamorada out of Bud n' Mary's since 1971. When Capt. Skip Nielsen was a mate, dad Gerald caught his first sailfish. Now son Ben released his first sailfish fishing with Capt. Skip on new years eve.He used Foxsportfishing tackle on the Sailfish. His dad Gerald, fished with vic gaspeny years ago and released 17 bonefish in one day. They have spent a lot of days over the years fishing from Bud n' Mary's and still do so today!

12/12/11 Great mix bag day of fishing, backcountry and gulf!

Capt. Skip Nielsen had Doctors Liz and Mark Harris visiting from the Isle of Man in the UK.
They caught and released 18 redfish,20 seatrout then moved to the gulf where the Spanish Mackerel bite was off the chart. Broke out the flyrod and Dr. Mark released over 20 fish of 5 species on the flyrod. I quote from Mark.."I am knackered" what a great day of fishing in the Islamorada backcountry fishing out of Bud n Marys Marina!  The weather has been on the windy side as of late though great to be able to get some different kinds of fishing in on a full day trip!  Wonderful to see as we enter our busy christmas week fishing islamorada!