Today was day one of the annual Homosassa Fishing Club Jaboree and what a fun day. I had the pleasure of having the husband and wife team of Ryland and Carol on board. Ryland and Carol worked the shallow rock bars and troughs out side the Little Homosassa River and found the trout. The Jaboree is an annual event with the club members and it's husband and wife teams. This was an eight boat party and some fine trout, mackerel, pompano and sea bass were caught. Myself and Capt. Rick Spratt tied for top boat honors with nine keepers before our afternoon shore lunch. The shore lunch was fantastic and what a great day on the Homosassa river. I thank all the club members and my good fellow Homosassa guides for the great time... Capt. Dan
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A pretty incredible day offshore Crystal River and Sharon, Bill and Pam got to experience it. I picked up the gang at Pete's Pier Marina a little after 8am and headed West. The forecast was calling for very favorable conditions, but the winds picked up a bit and it was choppy with a good swell mixed in. We toughed out the ride, anchored on one break and it was ON! Evey drop produced a sheepshead, grunt or grouper and I was a busy boy. The team had to bring a bunch of fish in to feed the big family in town and I think they did just that. With a box full, we called it a day and even picked up a bonus triple tail on a buoy to top off the trip. I thank you all for the excellent day and congratulations on an outstanding catch... Capt. Dan
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Another fun trip offshore on the sheepshead grounds and the action sure was great. I had the please of having Jim, Andrew and Eric on board and they had a ball. We left from Pete's Pier Marina and made our initial run to about 17ft of water and anchored down. One stop was all it took and we loaded up on the sheepshead. The seas were great, with just a slow roll and it even calmed some for the ride in. The team put a excellent catch in the box to secure a great fish dinner while on vacation and plenty to take back home. We picked up a couple trout in the creeks to end the day and I thank you all for the great day... Capt. Dan
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I guess I have to have one of those days when the fish get the best of you and today was definitely mine. I had a great couple on board, Jamie and Richard and we spent the day working for some trout. The heavy rains from Monday definitely cooled the water some and the steady NW wind made it a bit bumpy, but I just couldn't get anything going. From the North shore to St. Martins, I covered some ground. We picked up three keeper trout and lost a couple and that was it. There is always no guarantee and that's why they call it fishing ( but I like the catching, especially for my clients)... I thank you both for the fun time and look forward to seeing you again. Here's Jamie with one of the days trout.. Capt. Dan
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