Southbound
Catch of the Day

I have been hunting for the last few days. Part of any hunting camp is maintenance. This trip included fixing a deck and sealing a leak in the roof, (I hope). We hunt under feeders, which for those unfamiliar, means we set up a 55 gal. drum filled with corn hanging...

People tell me I have a great job, but I already know it.  I get to spend my days taking people out on the tropical waters of Key West, Florida. But even fishing gets to be a “job” if you do it often enough for long enough. So charter captains need a place...

There is a saying in this business, “it’s called fishing, not catching”.  To be honest, I don’t like fishing, I like catching. Unfortunately, while many days are good fishing, not all of them are good catching. Today was a good day of fishing....

We had a half-day trip again today. Leaving the dock at 7 am with the same two folks we fished with on Tuesday.  I wanted to head out deeper for Mahi, Tuna, and Wahoo, but there was a squall line that just sat offshore like a big wall. To get through it, we would have...

We had a 6 hr trip today. Originally, when these folks booked the trip, we had discussed going to the reef and catching Yellowtail Snapper and other reef fish. Our plan was to get some live ballyhoo while we were doing it and hopefully catch sailfish, mackerel,...

We had a half day fishing trip today. The weather was beautiful and the seas were calm, but half days can be tough. There have still been a few dolphin around, but not a lot and we decided to go offshore. Problem with going offshore when half day fishing is you...

To be honest, the last couple of trips have been tough. Not a lot of fish or bites. Today was one of those days. On the bright side, we did catch and release a Sailfish. On the “not so Bright” side that was all we caught. It was windy, It was rough and it...

We had a full day trip and decided to go offshore fishing today. The wind has been East or Southeast for the last few days. Even though it’s late in the year, a Southeast wind might mean some Dolphin,(Mahi) around. With a Southeast wind, any debris or weed...

The boat had a half-day fishing trip today. I was traveling north, so Capt. Craig Jiovani was running the boat for me. Capt. Craig was a long-time owner and operator on Charter Boat Row. He had the boat called The Ultra Grand Slam for many years. He recently sold the...

My customers wanted to fish the reef today. Our target species was Yellowtail snapper. At first, I was a little apprehensive. It was blowing a bit in the morning, 18-21 mph but it was supposed to calm down as the day went on. I figured we would give it a try so off we...

I know I have a great job. I get to go out on the tropical waters of Key West, Florida every day. That is my job. That is what I do for “Work”. Granted, it is work when your day is 12 hrs long and you sometimes 7 – 10 days in a row. But generally...

The customers I had on board today have already fished 2 full days this week. We did well both days. On the first day, we caught 3 wahoos up to about 35 lbs and about a dozen “keeper” dolphin. On the second day, we caught a 30lb Wahoo and some reef fish....