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. Our captians will post individual reports and we will have overall marina reports. Check back often so you can hear and see the latest and greatest! Remember all captains can be booked through Bud N' Mary's by calling 1-800-742-7945. Thanks!
summer fishing
Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 05:30AM Dr. Joanne Mahoney, Dr. Dennis Rainwater and friend Ultalight John teamed up to catch limits of mangrove snapper, 4 goliath grouper to 50lbs, 5 snook releases(season closed) and numerous sharks, jacks, bluefish and seatrout. weather was slick calm. moved around a lot to cool off. fun day.
backcountry fishing
Friday, August 8, 2008 at 05:42AM had Dr. Hugh Dennis out yesterday. Weather was fine. slick calm and hot. We moved around a lot to create some air conditiong. First off Hugh caught and released a bunch of big redfish to 11 lbs. 15 in all. Then poling around some potholes caught and released a snook. Then fishing a channel managed an 85lb. tarpon to complete his backcountry grand slam. nice day Hugh. but not finished yet moved to another spot and caught 5 goliath grouper and a large bull shark. and to finish up on the way home stopped at a spot near 9 mile bank and limited out on fat mangrove snappers.
tarpon update
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 08:55AM dream day
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 07:34AM
Redfish reef action 7/25/08
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 10:03AM Capt. Merv Finch fished the reef using live cigar minnows, which produced a limit of King Mackeral (kingfish) up to 30 lbs. They also caught 8 mutton snappers up to 14 lbs. The seas were calm and they fished south of Alligator Lighthouse. This was Lisa & Darrell Myers family, with mate Dan Flynn. Nice going!
