Bud n’ Mary’s Fishing Marina can host small, medium, and large fishing parties or corporate groups! We provide a one stop shop for setting up fishing charters (up to 80 people), breakfasts & lunches to go for fishing excursions, a covered event space to host large parties or a smaller air-conditioned meeting room for small groups, catered lunches & dinners provided by Lazy Days restaurant, and on-site accommodations for up to two dozen people as well! We also work with several larger hotels & resorts in the area and can assist in arranging necessary accommodations for larger groups.
Take the stress out of the planning logistics for your next group trip! There is no need to call multiple boat captains, hotels, restaurants, and venues… Don’t fret about handling everything from juggling deposits, & payments, meeting times, where to stay and what to do, etc… We’ve got you and your group covered!
Please contact the marina @ 305 – 664 – 2461 to find out more, or email Elizabeth at eventsatbudnmarys@gmail.com
October 27, 2026
Bud n’ Mary’s Marina Fishing Report — October 2026 Week of Oct 1-7 Conditions: East-southeast wind easing through the week, from 15-20 kt early on to near 5 kt by Oct 5, with Islamorada tides running morning highs of 0.82-0.89 ft and lows of 0.09-0.41 ft. Compared with a year… Read More
Had a great time aboard the Miss Islamorada !! Super professional and friendly crew !! The captain was awesome. He explained everything in detail. He was always ready to answer a question or help you while we were anchored. The mates were the best I have ever encountered on a party boat !! Seth and Essex went far and above to make sure everyone caught fish and had a great time. So professional !! They seemed to be everywhere at once !! This boat may not have all the amenities some look for, like an air conditioned cabin and food for sale on board, but the Miss Islamorada is a serious fishing machine. Fast and stable. Leaves and arrives on time, 30 people max on the boat, which makes for an awesome mate to passenger ratio. I think there were about 20 people on my trip. Again, best mates I have seen yet. The mates provided us a variety of baits like ballyhoo, squid, and shrimp. They even hooked me up with live baits. Lots of action !! This boat also does not allow the stern to be reserved like many party boats I have been on. That is awesome. The mates split us up into 3 groups and rotated us to the stern where they had chummed the water. They gave us all spinning reels and shrimp for bait and we slayed the mangrove and yellowtail snappers !! Best part for me. So much fun. We also took turns drift fishing for yellowtail with shrimp and sinking chum balls. Crazy fun !! Everyone caught fish. The mates and captain also gladly filleted our fish and bagged them up for us. Thank you to the Captain and Crew of the Miss Islamorada. Great experience. I will return.
Great day trip! Great trip on the Miss Islamorada. Captain kept us on the fish all day. We caught just under 30 fish between the three of us, nice Snappers and big Porgy’s. The mates Seth and Dawson were great!
I was there on a 2 day backcountry fishing trip with my 18 year old son. We had Capt John Johansen the first day and captain Ted Wilson the second day. We caught a tarpon and quite a few sharks. We had a most pleasurable trip and hope to do it again soon. Captain John and Captain Ted thank you for a great time on the water. You represent Bud and Mary's very well. I hope to see you guys soon!
