Today was one of those late 4th quarter and seconds left on the clock kind of days..... I had Shane and Ted on board today and we covered some ground. I began the day in the back country in hopes of a snook, but no takers today. The tide was dumping out hard which is usually productive, and at the same time, we tried for some trout- no willing fish. The wind calmed some and I made a run to try and troll up a grouper or two. Well, the water is dirty from the storm and the floating grass made it impossible to do so. I checked the tide stage and the tide was about to start turning in decent around 2pm. I made a long run, staked out and the red fish cooperated nicely. We had a solid hour of non stop action and three were on at a time. The red fish saved the day and I thank you both for sticking with it and congratulations on some fine red fish... Capt. Dan
Good to be back at the "office" but still saddened by some of the storms aftermath around the river. Today I had the Novinger family on board and we had a nice inshore slam. The family caught a couple snook, trout, red fish and a black drum. We used a variety of baits from jerk baits, cork rigs and live shrimp. The wind was huffing steady out of the East and the water looks very good considering what we've recently experienced. I always enjoy having you all on board and I look forward to next time... Capt. Dan
It's been since 1993 since us folks here in Citrus County have experienced a storm of this severity. Hermine came though our area late Thursday night and really left a devastating aftermath. Extreme coastal flooding was the majority of the damage and water levels rivaled that of the 1993 "no name" storm. Homes and business were damaged and the water surge reached all the way to highway 19 and to the East side of the highway as well. Everyone is working to get things back to normal and it may be a bit of time before the fishing resumes as well. I'll keep you posted and please keep the ones that had damage in your prayers... Capt. Dan
I just finished up shooting a great inshore episode of Flats Class TV with C.a. Richardson. The show will air in a couple weeks on Destination America channel, and it will showcase some of the great back country fishing we have here in Citrus County... Capt. Dan