The Homosassa Fishing Club gang was in town and I had the pleasure of fishing David, John and Joe for an outstanding Homosassa mixed catch. Myself and Captains William Toney, Jim long, Rick Spratt and Don Chancey were fishing the Euart party and it was beautiful day. My crew began the day casting plugs to the shallow rocks and we turned five really nice keeper gags to start the day. David had big fish honors with one at 13lbs which gave him an outstanding fight. We left the grouper area and made our way to the trout flats and added a couple keeper trout for the mid day hours. DOA deadly combos loaded with bourbon colored Lil' Johns did their job once again. To end the day, we hit the keys and a nice pair of red fish ended our day. I won the big fish pot and Capt. William Toney won big red fish, so we split the pot and each of us came home with a few extra $$$. A great day and I thank you all for a fun time... Capt. Dan

Absolutely a picture perfect day out of Homosassa and the gags were on fire. Bill, Tony, Kay and Pam were my guests and they requested a shallow water grouper day. We fished some of my south areas I haven't been to in a while and it was fantastic. We jumped rock to rock taking a fish here and there by either trolling or casting plugs. The floating grass was a bit of a pain, but we managed to deal with it and had a great day. Hot head colored Rapala x-raps were the ticket and I thank you all for the fun day. Here's the crew with a grouper catch to be proud of... Capt. Dan

Hello everyone, today was one of those magical October days where everything comes together just right. Merrill, Robert, and Chuck were my guest today for their annual October grouper trip and we hit it out of the park. We left from Pete's Pier Marina, filled the live well with frisky live pin fish and headed West. A beautiful day and we began dropping some live baits on one of my favorite ledges. A quick keeper came aboard and several break offs soon followed. It's always frustrating loosing grouper, but it's part of the game in such shallow water bottom fishing. Mid morning, the tide was getting just right to drag a plug and the gags were in a aggressive mood. Each pass produced a keeper gag and one was in the upper teens. The group reached their limit and we ran to a shallow rock for a mixed bag. Once anchoring, the pompano were swarming the boat and we had a ball. An awesome mixed catch of the usual species , but several pompano were added as well. I can't thank you all enough for a great day and congratulations on a fantastic day... Capt. Dan

Be glad you weren't offshore in a canoe today. "Wow," it was a rough one, but I was in good hands. I joined my great clients Lee and Clell in their beautiful 30ft Hydra-Sport offshore boat for some grouper digging. The marine forecast called for much better conditions then it was and I'll just say it was rough.... We made it out to the 30ft range and then actually made our way back towards shore. The seas were manageable in 20ft of water and that's where we found our gags. We caught a couple trolling, a couple on live pin fish and had a fine limit to shore for our efforts. I thank you both for asking me to fish with you and look forward to doing it again soon... Capt. Dan

Back to the inshore scene today with Brian, Roy, Janet, and Dana and we caught some beautiful red fish. I haven't seen this group in a while with Brian and Janet visiting from Maine and Roy and Dana visiting from Texas. I'm glad they were here and it's always a fun day on the water with them. We left from Pete's Pier Marina and with a great incoming tide, we went looking for some red fish. The red fish were very happy today and we had a double digit day, with a couple of them well over the slot. Free lined live shrimp was our bait of choice. The trout action still wasn't on fire; but we added five nice keepers to the cooler to ensure a nice fresh fish dinner being prepared Oysters in Crystal River. A great October day on the water and I thank you all for the wonderful time. Here's yours truly and Janet with her big red fish of the day.. Capt. Dan

My team found some of the big boys offshore Crystal River today and Ken, Brad and Aaron were in grouper galore. I met the guys at Pete's Pier Marina just after 8am and headed West. It was a bit bumpy for the morning hours and we made our way out to the 30ft range. I haven't been this far offshore in a while, but it was good to be there. We sent down the plugs and "wham" fish on. The grouper action was very good and we put 5 really nice gags in the cooler in just a coupe hours. But...... the sixth fish took quite some time. I was determined to catch a limit for these guys and I made a several mile run to catch the last grouper. Brad caught the last keeper just after 2pm and we called it a day. A big catch and fantastic day offshore Crystal River. I thank you all for the fun time and look forward to seeing you soon... Capt. Dan

Flat calm condition's again on the big pond and it sure was a pretty day. It was day two at the Homosassa Fishing Club with the Turman party and red fish was our main target species for the morning. John, Jimmy and Richard were on board with me and we found a couple nice red fish to start the day. We saw a good school and caught a perfect 27" fish, a 28" over slot and 3 little ones to added to our red fish catch. The tide was dropping out and I wanted to add some trout to the mix. Well, trout fishing up until noon was nonexistent and we only encountered a couple short fish before our 1pm shore lunch. It was the same story across the board, but I'm sure when the sea breeze kicked in for the afternoon, the bite picked up. The lunch was fantastic and a couple great days are in the books. I thank you all for the fun time and here's John with one of today's red fish... Capt. Dan

Quite the catch today out of Homosassa and myself and fellow Homosassa Guides Association Captains Mark Zorn, William Toney and Rick Spratt had a good one. My crew was Lyle, Tom and Chuck and these gentlemen had a fine mixed bag of grouper, trout, sea bass, grunts and Spanish Mackerel. Slick calm seas made for easy running and we were able to do a little bit of everything. The other guides did fantastic with big mixed bag catches too and Capt. Toney did outstanding bringing in his limit of trout. It's always a special day when the fishing is this good and I thank you all for the great time. Here's the Turman party with an impressive day on the water... Capt. Dan

Unfortunately, yesterday's trip was a blow out with the cold front coming through. We toughed it out for a couple hours before we surrendered to the gusty NE winds. However, today was the turn around day and the grouper were ready to eat. Rick, Pete and Larry were my guests for today's Crystal River grouper charter and they did great. The NE wind blew the floating grass offshore and made it possible to troll again and that's just what we did. Hot head Rapala x-raps did their job and the grouper were definitely wanting the bright colors. We trolled up a limit of quality gags and spent the last hour or so chasing down some bonito. A beautiful fall day and I even put my jeans on for the first time in quite a while. Here's the guys with today's catch and I thank you all for the great day... Capt. Dan

A comfortable day on the Nature Coast with Len, Karen and Bill being my guest for the day and we caught some fish. Leaving from Pete's Pier Marina at 8am, there was just enough tide to stop and hopefully find red fish or two. We pulled up to a key with plenty of mullet activity, a steady outgoing tide and found a couple small red fish. No keeper sized again, but fun all the same. The next stop was pulling out the cork rigs and finding a couple trout. The action was fair with trout, sea bass, lady fish, blue fish and several lizard fish. DOA deadly combos rigged with bourbon Lil' Johns put the keepers in the cooler. To end the trip, we tried a couple passes to troll up a grouper, but the floating grass on the inshore locations fouled the plugs and is here to stay until we get a good NE cold front or two. A fun day and I always enjoy fishing with you all... Capt. Dan