It's that time of year again, the sheepshead spawn in begining to take place here off the Nature Coast. The river fishing has tapered off some, (how many lady fish do you really want to catch), so I asked my clients today if they wanted to go offshore in search of some sheepshead. I met Mike, Megan, Matt and Natalia at Pete's Pier this morning and with perfect seas, we were offshore in no time. The bite was fantastic and every location we fished today produced some quality sheepshead. We boated well over twenty fish and kept enough for a meal of two, while releasing the others to spawn our future stock. Thank you all for a fun time today and look forward to our next charter... Capt. Dan
I want to thank all my clients for making 2010 a great success. I look forward to another great year and making more fish catching memories. I'll see you on the water... Capt. Dan
This morning was about as cold as it gets here in Citrus County. Launching the boat this morning, my truck registered 18 degrees and it was iced over from bow to stern. However, it didn't slow my clients down and Austin and Barret were ready to spend a 1/2 day charter on the Crystal River. We started out the morning fishing the river catching a few trout and lady fish on assorted DOA colored jigs. After we put a few trout in the cooler, we ran to some rocky shorelines and sight fished a couple red fish before we called it a day. The red fish we landed were on the small side, but we did see a few upper slot fish mixed in. We made the best of a cold situation and I thank you both for fun morning. Here are the guys with a double header. I'll see you next time... Capt. Dan
I had a great family on board today and we fished a 1/2 day charter on the Crystal River. Don, Trevor and Anna met me at Pete's Pier and we spent the morning catching a variety of species including lady fish, trout, and mangrove snapper. The action was steady all morning, but everything was running on the small side. We did catch a few keeper trout and Anna and Trevor caught their first keepers. They were throwing jigs like a pro and did a fantastic job. I look forward to seeing you all again when the weather is warmer and have a great Christmas... Capt. Dan