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Photos from October 2020 As anyone that has visited my site on a regular basis has realized by now, I’ve been, shall we say, a bit neglectful about posting pictures. We’ve been fishing a lot, thankfully. Key West has been busy since the Roadblock came down...

Photos from Sept. 2020 Here are some pictures form Sept 2020. There were still some Mahi around early in the month, but as time went on the offshore fishing got a little more “hit or miss”. That is normal this time of year. Alot depends on the wind...

Photos from August 2020 It’s been pretty busy this summer. Late August still slowed down a little, but it always does. Definitely one of the warmest months in Key West and this year was no different.  ...

For those that are wondering if they should continue with planned vacations in Key West and for those that are considering making plans to visit Key West: Yes, we are open! The bars have reclosed, they were open for June, but now they can only serve alcohol for...

The last few days, we’ve caught more Tuna than Dolphin but then it’s been a weird year! I guess we all know that at this point. Aside from everyone’s life being turned upside down, the fishing has been “off” too. We have not seen very...

Most of the anglers I had on the boat today were not “experienced” offshore fishermen. The patience sometimes required can be boring to new anglers. So when I get a group like this, I usually suggest we start out just looking for “bites” and...

There is a tropical depression down off the Yucatan Penninsula that is causing a lot of tropical moisture through our area. Yesterday, the rain was torrential at times. Today, it was a heavy overcast with rain squalls all around. The ride heading offshore was very...

While the World still seems in turmoil, The world of Southbound is trying to get back to normal. The roadblock is down and US1 is open to all traffic again. We had our 1st trip in a couple of weeks yesterday, (5th since late March). It felt great to get back on the...

While charter boats such a mine have actually been “Open for Business” all through this shutdown, (groups of less than 10 people), in reality, we were shut down by the lack of visitors. While most boats, myself included, have a few “local”...

I had another trip today, the second day in a row. It was another group of locals and another half day. Two of the four in the group are friends of mine, which tends to put more pressure on me to produce. On top of that, one of my buddies, Gage a well known local...

We had our first trip since the beginning of May today. I’m not used to being off the water for such long periods of time and I don’t want to get used to it. Fortunately, we had a half-day trip today. A couple of local gents that need a little time out on...

The last few months have been tough. Between the boatyard, the boredom, the loss of business, and the virus fears I have not been having much fun. That being said, I realize those who have succumbed to the COVID virus and those who have lost loved ones have had a much...