They’re not required, but it’s customary to tip 20%.

Islamorada Inshore Fishing

Q: Can we keep the fish?

On our inshore trips, we harvest our Mangrove snapper and speckled trout. We like to call it dinner and a show. Give you a show and send you home with some dinner. We pride ourselves in maintaining a sustainable fishery and releasing as many sportfish as possible.

Q: Do you process the fish?

Yes! We will fillet and bag your fish for transport home. There are also several restaurants in the area you can take your catch to and have it cooked up for your group.

Q: Do we need a fishing license?

No, we have a blanket license that covers all customers on the boat. If you plan on fishing off our boat during the stay, we recommend purchasing a license from FWC .

Q: What if we need to cancel?

Please review our cancellation polic y for the most up-to-date information on cancellations.

Q: What if there is bad weather?

We pride ourselves on providing a safe angling experience. Review our weather policy for more information on how we adjust our plans if weather threatens our trip.

Q: Do you require a deposit?

Yes! A $200 deposit is required to reserve inshore trips, tarpon trips, and lobster fishing trips. A $400 deposit is required to reserve offshore trips.

Q: Can we keep the fish?

On our inshore trips, we harvest our Mangrove snapper and speckled trout. We like to call it dinner and a show. Give you a show and send you home with some dinner. We pride ourselves in maintaining a sustainable fishery and releasing as many sportfish as possible.

$700-$1,200

Trip Rate

1-4 Anglers

4-8 Hours

Year Round

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Inshore Fishing From The Everglades To The Reefs

From the backcountry mangroves of the Everglades National Park to the crystal-clear reefs in the Atlantic, we have some of the best variety of fishing options for novice and experienced anglers alike. Our specialty is to do the most aggressive, productive fishing the conditions allow us to do.

We are light tackle, live bait specialists and pride ourselves on having the bait ready and knowing exactly where it is. It’s why we’ve invested in top-of-the-line livewell systems for our boats. We also have an arsenal of artificial lures handy.

Looking to fly fish? We love hosting fly anglers but be sure to bring your fly tackle with you.

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Target Species

We’re targeting some of the most iconic inshore saltwater species from the mangroves to the reefs around Islamorada. During the Winter months, we’re targeting permit, cobia, trout, and Spanish mackerel. In the Summer months, we’ll target snook and redfish in the mangroves and tripletail around structure.

We have incredible year-round fishing for snook, mangrove snapper, and jack Crevalle. The best time to get here and fish is whenever you can come.

It’s also not uncommon to hook into a lemon shark, nurse shark, bull shark, or bonnet head.

Looking for an epic fight you’ll never forget? Check out our Islamorada Tarpon Trips, which run from April to June.

Where We Fish

Everglades National Park
The park starts a mile from our dock and is home to incredible year-round fishing. With a variety of habitat and species, there is something here for everyone.

Cape Sable
At the further end of the Everglades, Cape Sable is home to winding vines of mangrove channels with incredible snook, redfish, and tarpon fishing.

Gulf Of Mexico
During the winter months, and if the conditions are perfect, we’re going to run 20-40 miles out to the Gulf of Mexico where we have incredible sight-fishing for schools of permit, cobia, and Spanish mackerel. it’s a longer run but the fishing is WORTH IT! With our 300hp Yamaha, we’re cruising about 40mph, so it’s a 30-minute to hour run of action-packed, exhilarating fishing.

Eastern Reefs
Depending on the season and the weather, we’ll head to the Eastern side of Islamorada to target hogfish, mangrove snapper, mutton snapper, and grouper on the iconic reefs, wrecks, and shallow rock piles in the Atlantic. These are great trips for the family.

What's Included

We pride ourselves in using the highest quality, meticulously maintained boats, electronics, and tackle.

Everything for your inshore fishing trips is taken care of, just bring what you’d like to eat and drink. Our experienced captains meticulously maintain our boats and use only the best fishing tackle available. Our custom-made 25′ West End Bay Boat features the best electronics with live scope, side scan, and GPS. It has comfortable seating and is an extra wide platform for fishing and fighting. Our Minn Kota trolling motor with iPilot navigates us around structure and keeps us on schools of fish.

What To Bring

Bring everything you need for a day of fishing in the Florida sun. We highly recommend breathable and comfortable SPF clothing and sunscreen. Bring comfortable close-toed boat shoes (with good grip). A hat or a visor always helps and polarized glasses really make the experience better.

The cooler is loaded with ice. Be sure to bring your snacks, lunch, and any beverages you’d like for the day.

You’re welcome to bring fly tackle if you want to fly fish but we have all spin tackle and bait covered.

SPF Clothing & Hat
Polarized Sunglasses
Lunch, Snacks, and Beverages
Beer Is Recommended
Sunscreen
Good Luck

Cooler or Ice
Marking Shoes
Spray Sunscreen
Glass Bottles
Weapons or Drugs
Bananas

Islamorada Inshore Fishing FAQs

Have a question? We've got answers. If you do not see your question answered below, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Can we keep the fish?

Do you process the fish?

Do we need a fishing license?

Are tips required?

What if we need to use the bathroom?

Bud n’ Mary’s has restrooms and we recommend you go before we go.

For offshore trips, we do have a bucket with a toilet seat lid in case of an emergency. We respect your privacy as much as it can be respected in a center console in the middle of the ocean. We take our wives and girlfriends on the boats regularly and we’re used to making this as comfortable as possible.

For inshore trips, we may be able to find a remote island or shoreline to hop out.

What if we need to cancel?

What if there is bad weather?

Do you require a deposit?

When and where do we meet?

Our boats are located at Bud N’ Marys Marina. You can get directions here.

Typically we like to leave the dock around 7 am but we’re always in touch the day/night before to arrange the exact time.

Try and arrive 10-15 minutes before departure. We’ll help get you situated in the boat and load the cooler. As we’re loading you onto the boat, we’ll explain the layout and a briefing on the trip.

Other Trips

$900-$1,500 | 4-8 Hours

Islamorada Offshore Fishing

Head 3 to 30 miles offshore of Islamorada as we target some of the hardest-fighting and best-eating species from our legendary offshore reefs all the way out to the humps. We're running hard and fishing harder.

$600 | 3 Hours

Islamorada Lobster Fishing

Spend an evening on the shallow flats around Islamorada shining high-powered lights for lobster on our bullynetting trips. These are fun for all experience levels and a great way to put some bugs in the cooler without getting wet.

$750 - $1200 | 4 - 8 Hours

Islamorada Tarpon Fishing

Come fish with us for the impressive silver king as they migrate through the Islamorada area. We run daytime and nighttime trips for these hard-fighting fish using a variety of live bait and artificial tactics.