Captain Buddy LaPointe is an excellent fishing guide. He is knowledgeable and explains the techniques and tackle that lead to fishing success. We have a fun day catching a number of inshore / flats fish species including barracuda, bonnet head sharks, and a bonefish. Caught my first barracuda on one of my own tied flies. Great experience.

We could not give a higher recommendation! We had so much fun. Buddy helped guide our kids (9 year-olds) perfectly and they loved their first saltwater fishing experience.

We caught numerous species of fish and Buddy taught us something new about every one we caught. We fished three different spots and each one was unique and equally good. The final spot was targeting sharks for my husband and me, and it was incredible. We caught a lemon and had a very upclose experience with a hammerhead! It was NatGeo caliber!

Our priority was a great experience for our kids and they can’t stop talking about when we can go again. So I definitely recommend this for parents who want the same. However, it was equally enjoyable for the adults so it’s just as highly recommended for an all-adult outing. Buddy caters the trip to what you want to catch and your comfort level. He is a long-time resident, even longer-time fisherman and guide, and extremely knowledgeable about the area.

5/5 stars, A+, book with Buddy and you will have an incredible experience. We will never forget this trip because of him.

Had a blast on Capt. Buddy’s boat. My wife booked the trip for our family for my birthday, and what a great present it was. The Captain put us on a variety of tasty fish throughout the afternoon, plus I got to tangle with 6+ foot nurse shark which I fought for at least 20 minutes and got to the boat. The Captain capped off our evening with a great sunset before motoring in and cleaning our catch. I highly recommend Captain Buddy for anglers of any skill level, because no matter your skill or lack there of, he will put you on fish, and be friendly and accommodating with great gear, knowledge and local lore. Two thumbs up.

-Andrew from Connecticut

We are avid fisher people from MN and so we were eager to see how it is done down in the Keys.  Captain Buddy took us on a great half day morning trip.  We started out using shrimp with jigs and got into a bunch of different species.  Spanish Mackerel and Snapper were the main targets.  Then we moved to a new spot and set up for shark.  Deb hooked into a very large Lemon Shark which was an amazing battle.  We have never seen sharks in the wild and Captain Buddy sure knew where the big ones were!  He has been doing this for a very long time and he knows all the tricks.  After cleaning our fish he suggested we go to the Island Fish Co. a few miles away where they cooked our catch for us. He is not only a great fisherman but one heck of a guide and overall wonderful man.  His boat is super organized, clean, and he has very good equipment.  We hope to get back down to Marathon again someday with Buddy to get on the Tarpon.