This captains tired.... A windy one on the flats today, but we hung in there and caught some nice fish. I had the Desart party on board and these guys toughed it out. Sheepshead were the original plan, but the rough conditions kept us inshore. The team made several drifts inside the keys working the hard bottom flats and caught some quality keeper trout on DOA glow jerk baits. The full moon tide came rushing in and I made our way south to find some red fish. We got on a good school right away and caught a beautiful over slot fish, but the wind was blowing so hard it was difficult to get positioned right from then on. The guys ended the day with a couple more under slot reds and we did well for the tough conditions. I thank you all for the fun time and hanging in there fighting the wind. Here's Alec with a fine Crystal River red fish... Capt. Dan

An excellent 1/2 day charter with Chris, Justine, Callie and Emma on board and they had a blast reeling in some sheepshead. With young anglers on board, I always like to make it fun and anchoring up for sheepshead was a perfect plan. We left the dock at 9am and made our way West. Just a couple stops and the action was fantastic. 5lb average sheepshead were on the lines and this family had a ball. A great way for them to spend their spring break and I thank you all for the fun time... Capt. Dan

I always like to give back to the community and I donate several charters to local organizations through out the year. Today's charter was for the youth "sharks football" league (which I used to play) and Mike and Adam were the lucky ones to win the charter. I was a bit worried with the late season cold front, but we made a day of it and caught a few fish. The guys started the day with several hard fighting jack crevelle and they for sure, put a bend in the rod. We boated about a dozen with one well over the 10lb mark and it gave up great fight. Our next stop was to find some trout. The sudden drop in temperature took a bit for the trout to turn on, but they eventually did. The team put some fine keepers in the cooler to secure dinner and a great day was in the books. I thank you both for the fun time and for supporting sharks football... Capt. Dan

The wind was up today with the approaching cold front, but the conditions were absolutely prefect for drifting the skinny water for trout. My dear great clients Joe and Joanne were on board and once the morning showers passed, we were on our way to the gulf. Today's trip we covered some ground from the North side of Ozello all the way to St. Martin's Keys. The trout were in small groups and we would pick up a couple here and there which made for a nice easy pace day. The hot bait was the DOA glow/holographic jerk bait and a couple on the MirrOdine. I thank you both for the memorable day and always look forward to our future trips... Capt. Dan

What a day!!! An excellent group trip today with some of my best friends Capt's. Mark Zorn and Rick Spratt and we fished the Killebrew party. My team was Brad, Bob and Tim and we ran offshore for the day. Excellent sheepshead action, with the big fish of the year being caught weighing over 10lbs. The grouper were active as we landed several for catch and release photos and some bonus species. Brad caught a huge black drum and Bob landed a very cool trigger fish. The other boats did fantastic on trout, macks and a pompano. A really fun day and I thank you all for the great time. Here's the end of the day total, and the group is going to have one heck of a fish fry... Capt. Dan

The bite is excellent for the convict fish. What an awesome day offshore with Terry, Ryan and Roy and did we ever keep the rods bent. I ran back offshore once again to the sheepshead grounds and the action was fantastic. We kept a good dozen of fine sheepshead and released well over twenty, with most of them over the 5lb range. Perfect conditions made for a smooth ride, but no triple tail today. The team added a trout and flounder to the mix and a great day is in the books. I thank you all for the fun time and I always look forward to fishing with you... Capt. Dan

March is the turn around month for us here on the Nature Coast and as winter rolls behind us, a whole new bunch of species come in to play. Pat and Michael were my guests today and with weak mid day tides, offshore was the plan again. Sheepshead, grunts, grouper and a couple bonus triple tail were the species for us. The sheepshead bite was excellent once again and we encountered some real large fish in excess of 5lbs while releasing over a dozen of that size. A couple drops on various rocks filled out our day; until we ran the crab trap buoys and encountered a few triple tail. It's that time of year again and they are always a welcomed bonus catch for the day. I thank you both for an excellent trip and look forward to seeing you again soon... Capt. Dan

Calm conditions on the big pond today and Jeff, Steve and David had a beautiful day. This was a sheepshead trip and with the recent cold front, they were on fire. We dropped down on a couple rock piles and did great. The gag grouper were active as well and even though we did land a couple keeper sized fish on 10lb test, several more broke us off. Live shrimp on a knocker rig was the bait of choice and in a couple more days, I'll be leaving the sheepshead alone until next year. Thank you all for the great day and congratulations on a fine catch... Capt. Dan

Well, I canceled today's charter due to the windy conditions and I knew I couldn't make it offshore. So for a plan B and to stay on top of the fish, my good friend JC invited me for a couple hour morning red fish trip. We loaded up in his Hewes and hit the creeks. Cold and Windy sums up the conditions as we ran the creeks from Martins to Fish Creek. The red fish were there and saw quite a few. We landed a couple using the new MirrOlure Lil' John XL in the golden bream color and one real nice fish just over the slot. By 10:30 we were chilled and still able to see our breath, so we wrapped it up. Still a fun time and found some quality fish. Here's JC with a beautiful back country red fish... Capt. Dan

A great mix catch today with Rick, Joe and Mike on board and with the variety of species - these guys are going to eat great. We met at Pete's Pier Marina just after 8am and began our Crystal River Charter on the rocks. We targeted sheepshead and though the bite wasn't fast and furious; we caught a nice variety. Grunts, Spanish mackerel, grouper, sheepshead and sea bass kept our rods bent until the tide was right to run inshore and find some trout. The trout action was excellent in the creeks and using DOA jerk baits in the creeks - we quickly put a fine catch of trout in the box. A great day and nice variety, I thank you all for the great time... Capt. Dan