I made the run to where I left the trout yesterday, and they were there again. I was at the Homosassa Fishing Club with my good friends Captains Mark Zorn and Mike Baize and we fished the Wallace Party. I had Mike, Russel and Brent on board and these guy were in trout mode. We drifted the 3ft grass flats with DOA deadly combo cork rigs, MIrrO'lure Lil' Johns and DOA glow shrimp. The action was extremely good and there really wasn't a moment when someone didn't have a fish on their lines. We headed to the shore lunch island at 11:30, prepared a fine lunch and had the guys back in time to watch some afternoon football. A really good morning of fishing and I'm glad to see the trout action picking back up. Here's my crew with a fine catch... Capt. Dan
Another fantastic trip for the MWI Veterinarians group held out of the Best Western on Crystal River. Myself and fellow Captains Clay Shidler, Jonathan Hamilton, Randy Hodges, Rick Spratt, Steve Fussell and Don Chancey were the guides. I had the pleasure of having Kevin, Brady and Brandon on board and we trolled up an awesome limit of Grouper. The sea's were up a bit and we had to take our time moving around, but the gags were on the feed. We trolled just a couple locations and we had a fine limit of grouper. As we eased back towards shore, I made a long drift just off the keys and the team added a couple trout to the mix. The other boats all did great as well and everyone had another successful trip. Thank you all again for a great day and look forward to seeing you next year... Capt. Dan
Not a super hot bite today, but today's team did well and we covered some ground. Mike and Bob joined me for the day and they are new to the area and while we did some fishing; I pointed out some locations and techniques to get them catching fish on their own. We fished from the shallow kelp beds off the channel for trout, the rocks for grunts and snapper and topped off the trip trolling up a keeper gag. The wind and weather haven't been the best the last couple of days and I've canceled some trips; but today was a big improvement. Fall was definitely in the air today and it's going to be a great fall season. I thank you both for a fun day and look forward to seeing you again soon... Capt. Dan
We beat the rain back at the dock just by minutes today and the morning action was "AWESOME". Don and Mike joined me today out of Crystal River and we left Pete's Pier Marina just before 8am. I had the trolling rods ready and usually by the 20th of September if the floating grass isn't to bad - it's time to troll. "My favorite way to target gags". We set out the plugs and worked various hard bottom areas and did very well. The first fish was a hefty 17lber and the others were good quality gags. After the guys trolled up their limit, I ran to the back country and free lined some live shrimp to add some red fish to the mix. A great day and I thank you both for the fun time... Capt. Dan