A big mix today in Homosassa and we had a slam and then some... I had the pleasure of having Tony, Donna, Chris and Beth on board and we caught the whole spectrum. Trout on DOA deadly combos began our trip just off the keys, but I'll tell you the water is extremely dirty from the high winds from the previous days. With a couple trout in the box, we made a run to the rocks and the water clarity was even worse. I had to fish off my numbers, mark the rocks and fish accordingly. The snapper and grunt bite was great though and a couple grouper kept us busy as well. To end the day on the incoming tide, we hit the outer keys and caught some fine red fish to top off the day. A great day and it was good to see some nice weather again. Thank you all for the great time and here's Chris and Beth with a Homosassa snook... Capt. Dan
Definitely a plan B move today to save the day, as grouper fishing just wasn't going to happen. I had the Womble group on board and we wanted to give it a try. We reached the mouth of the river just after 8am and were greeted to white caps and the first stiff NE breeze of the upcoming fall season. I made a run to the North Shore, made a couple drifts and we picked up a few trout on DOA deadly combo rigs. The tide was extremely low and the guys did well for the tough conditions. We called it a day just before noon and had a fine lunch at Lollygaggers Sports Grill to end the day. Thank you all for the good time and here's Brad with a couple Crystal River trout... Capt. Dan
Another good day on the grouper grounds with the Stribling party and we found the red grouper again. For those of you that don't know, we've had a red tide offshore this year in the deeper region and it has pushed the red grouper in shallow. I've been targeting the 25ft range and the red grouper action has been unbelievable. Cut thread fin herring and live pin fish have been the baits and they have worked fantastic. On today's trip we had a 1pm shore lunch on schedule, so we made a quick run offshore and caught some fine grouper. The shore lunch was awesome with fried grouper, red fish, grunts and snapper. Two great days of fishing and I thank you all for the fun time... Capt. Dan
Wow!!! A big haul today offshore Homosassa and the grouper bite was on. I was at the Homosassa Fishing Club fishing the Stribling party with my great friends Capt. Mark Zorn, William Toney and Rick Sprat and we all had an awesome day. I took my crew offshore to the 30ft range and the red grouper bite was unbelievable. We caught close to twenty keeper sized red grouper and some fine gags for the day. A combination of live pin fish and cut thread fin herring were the baits of the day. Slick cam conditions made for an easy ride offshore and I thank you all for the great day. Here's Yancey, Keith and David with a fine catch of grouper... Capt. Dan