Mark Hlis - Bud n' Mary's Islamorada Fishing Marina Bud n' Mary's Islamorada Fishing Marina

Mark Hlis

Guide: Mark Hlis
Max Anglers: 2
Make: Hells Bay
Motor: 70 HP
Pricing: Inshore full day - $900.00
Half day - $600.00

Mark Hlis

Captain Mark Hlis has a strong passion for sight fishing the flats and backcountry. He has considerable knowledge and experience of the Florida Keys and can take you to where the fish are. He chooses to use only the best equipment; his boat is a Hells Bay Professional 17.8 Professional.

This boat will give you a comfortable ride in choppy waters yet floats in just 5 inches. It is stealth quiet when hunting for tailing bonefish, permit, redfish and tarpon. Whether you prefer light spinning tackle or fly fishing, he can put you on the fish. Novice anglers are welcome.

Captain Mark Hlis is a 2nd generation native of Miami and has been fishing South Florida and the Keys since the age of 6.

Today Mark’s passion is fishing the Florida Keys flats and the backcountry for tarpon, bonefish, permit, snook, redfish, and sharks.

Ride to your destinations in comfort and safety with a 17.8 Hells Bay Professional flats boat. Whether you prefer fly-fishing or light tackle, he can accommodate any technique.

All anglers are welcomed regardless of experience.

Fishing Reports

October 24, 2024

End of October Fishing Report!

Nate is awesome Captain …. Super Experience We had an amazing fishing trip this morning with Nate Blackburn ..post hurricane / rainy conditions could have made for a miserable fishing trip . Nate went above and beyond to make it the best experience ever !! Made sure we went to plenty of different spots to achieve our “ dinner “ goal which we did ! Our limit of snapper ! And I also caught Tarpon and Goliath Grouper
( both catch and release , protected species ) .. Great conversations . Great Boat Ride . thank you so much Nate , we had an awesome experience .. Highly Recommend!

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Stacey S

10/13/2024

Fabulous Captain and Sportfishing Facility Captain Nick Stanczyk is an absolutely fabulous guide and captain. He knew where to fish which put onto a giant fish very quickly. Then he never took his eyes off the line and kept the boat properly placed for the duration of an 8 hour plus fight. In the end, we landed a record size swordfish of over 757 pounds. As experienced captains ourselves we cannot say enough positive things about Capt. Nick, his boat or and his crew. In addition, Bud n Mary’s knows how to treat fisherman of all levels. The Galley Girls Cafe located at Bud n Mary’s puts together great early am breakfast in plenty of time to make the boat departures and their lunch boxes are excellent as well. If you are looking for great day trips or a trip of a lifetime Capt. Nick Stanczyk and Bud n Mary’s is the place to go.

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DebbieL2887

4/01/2019

The Bud N Mary's Party boat fishing charter was everything we hoped it would be. After looking through many of the fishing charters available in the keys, and many times gasping at the prices, we decided on Bud N Mary's Party Boat. The location was easy to find and crew and captain was super helpful and friendly. All of the bait, license and poles were provided. Hooks were baited by crew if needed and fish taken off of the hook if needed. We boarded at 9:30 and away we went to several locations throughout the Atlantic Ocean. The one thing I noticed is several of the high dollar fishing charters were in close proximity to our fishing locations at each spot we visited. Sometimes we were first and sometimes not. We caught a slew of fish from The common Grunt to several very nice Yellowtail Snapper. Others caught Amberjack, Grouper,Snappers, Mahi Mahi and King Mackerel. Fish were biting all day and we visited multiple spots offering an array of fishing styles from Bottom fishing off the back trolling for the big ones. By 4:30 we were worn out.

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George H.

12/20/2020