Southbound Blog
What’s biting and the random ramblings of a local boat Captain.
Summer of 2017
August 16, 2017 It’s been a pretty good summer in both the fishing and business sense. We’ve been running 6-9 trips most weeks and there have been a good, but not great, number of dolphin offshore. On Half days, we’ve had great action with big...
Remembering Gary
March 27th, 2017 – Sad News I received a phone call today. One of my best customers/friends had passed away. Gary has been fishing with me for probably close to 20 yrs and was always a pleasure to have on the boat. We had a lot of good days……..and...
Today’s the Day!
November 21, 2015 I’m always telling my customers I know how lucky I am. I make my living by taking people fishing on the waters of Key West, I have a nice house 1 block off Duval St in Key West, and Most of all, I live with the sweetest, most amazing woman...
Ups and Downs in November
November 26, 2014 Fishing has still been up and down the last few weeks, but with more ups than down, which is good. Black Fin Tuna and Wahoo have been showing up offshore finally and the schools of Ballyhoo, (bait fish), have finally moved out to the reef as the...
It’s been a mixed bag of fishing
September 29, 2014 It’s been a mixed bag of fishing the last month or so. Inshore, there have been a few nice Wahoo and Blackfin Tuna as well as some bonitos for the boats that are trolling. The reef is holding some nice schools of big yellow tail snapper....
Effects of unseasonably warm and cold weather for Key West
March 7th, 2013 It’s been a tough year fishing so far. The ballyhoo came into the reef as scheduled in the fall and we caught quite a few. Since the first of the year, Bait has been a little tougher. The past few weeks, we’ve had both unseasonably warm...
Best ’06
SOUTHBOUND’SBEST OF 200 Here are some of pictures I like the best from 2006 Best Dolphin Men’s Best Dolphin under 21 Best Sailfish- Ladies Best Sailfish- Men’s Best African Pompano Best Amberjack Best Cobia Best Grouper Best Mutton Snapper Kingfish...
Best ’05
SOUTHBOUND’S BEST OF 2005 Here are some of the pictures I like the best from 2005 Black Grouper Black Grouper under 21 Black Fin Tuna – Men’s Black Fin Tuna – Ladies Yellow Jack Mutton Snapper Yellowtail Snapper Wahoo – Ladies Wahoo...
Best of ’04
SOUTHBOUND’S BEST OF 2004 Here are some of the pictures I like the best from 2004 Monster Yellow Jack Sailfish Wahoo Best dressed tourists Tarpon jump Tarpon Black Fin Tuna Bull Shark Mutton Snapper Where’s the gold? Kingfish Cobia Cravalle Jack Black...
Best of ’03
SOUTHBOUND’SBEST OF 200 Here are some of pictures I like the best from 2005 Back to Main Page Sport Fishing Vacation Holiday Special Sportfishingkeywest.com– Rates –Recipes–Holiday Specials Southbound Sportfishing HomeKey West Fishing Catch of...
Best of 2001
SOUTHBOUND’SBEST OF 2001 A Collection of some of theBestfish caught this past year on the Southbound Best Amberjack Barracuda Barjack Blue Marlin Cobia Dolphin Kingfish Jewfish White Marlin Sailfish Guide To Key West Back To Catch of the Day Sport Fishing...
Best of 2000
SOUTHBOUND’SBEST OF 2000 A Collection of some of the Best fish caught this past year on the Southbound Guide To Best of Key West Best African Pompano Best Amberjack -69lb. Best Barracuda Best Bonito Best Cobia Best Dolphin – 401/2 lb Best Grouper –...