Today was one of the most special days I've spent on the water in my guiding career. I had young Robinson Smith "13yrs old" on board for day two from Atlanta and this young man has it!!!! Robinson is one of the most accomplished fly fisherman I've ever known and he can cast accurately/effortlessly at 70ft with ease. "Quite impressive". Today was his day as he placed the fly perfectly in front of a laid up tarpon twice his size, fought him for over two hours, leader touched several times and the hook eventually pulled out. Robinson gave that fish everything he had and it was a pleasure watching this young man go. Congratulations my man and an awesome job for your first tarpon.....Capt. Dan
Well, we made our run to the south flats today off Homosassa with Matt and Robinson in hopes of tackling a tarpon. The team and I left the dock at Macrae's at 6am and saw a few tarpon at sun up, but really didn't have to many shots to make it happen. As the tide came in, we made our way to the "point" and saw a few strings of fish, but no real good quality cast to hook up. So, to save the day we made a run deep in the salt river and my man Robinson caught his first snook on the fly to save the day. Robinson is quite the accomplished fly fisherman and I hope tomorrow brings some better opportunities for a tarpon.. Capt. Dan..
An amazing last three days with my cousin Rich on board. Rich was here for has annual tarpon June trip and we did outstanding. We jumped 17 tarpon over the last couple of days and boated four. Most of the fish were deep, so we used DOA bait busters for the majority of our days. Tides played a big role on when the tarpon turned on, but when they did; it was great. Rich also caught his first cobia and also caught and released a couple gag grouper. A very memorable trip and I always look forward to next year... Capt. Dan
Another fun day of chasing down the silver king with Jeff and Chris on board. I met the guys at 6am at Macrae's and we made our way to the famous tarpon grounds. The fish were rolling at sun up and we had some shots with the fly, but no eaters during the morning hours. By mid morning, we made a run to the North a bit and pulled out the DOA bait busters. The team jumped a couple and had some good action. I thank you both for the great time and I look forward to seeing you soon... Capt. Dan