Items filtered by date: November 2015
Wednesday, Dec 30 2015

Beautiful December Weather...

I truly do not think you could have ordered up a more beautiful day than today's Crystal River Charter. I had two great anglers, Johnny and Scott on board and we had a blast. The trout action was a little slow compared to yesterday, but we did well using a combination of DOA jerk baits and MirrOlure Lil' Johns. The team caught a fine limit of trout and next, we ran to some sheepshead structures and did well. The sheepshead were on, as well as the usual grouper and bonus sea bass. A fantastic trip and I thank you both for the fun time... Capt. Dan

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Tuesday, Dec 29 2015

Homosassa Catch & Release...

What a day!!! An unbelievable catch & release day for my team out of Homosassa today and the trout bite was good as it gets. I had my crew of young anglers on board with David, Henry and Robinson ready to go. These young men are absolutely awesome anglers and it showed. We used jerk baits most of the day and the guys caught some serious trout. Every drift produced several trout and I honestly can say we hooked over 30 keeper sized trout through out the day. We gently released most of them and only kept a handful that were hooked deep. Some big bruiser jacks were added to the day and I thank you all for the fun time. Here's my tarpon man Robinson from last years big tarpon day, with a beautiful Homosassa trout ready for release... Capt. Dan

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Monday, Dec 28 2015

Spring, Winter Trout...

You wouldn't know it's almost January with the weather lately, and it sure has the fish in a different pattern then years past. I was at the Homosassa Fishing Club today fishing the Smith party and the guys did great. I began the day on the out going tide using DOA glow jerk baits targeting trout. I was on the flats where we usually fish in the Spring time of year and the action was great. If you're looking for trout right now and if you see the pelicans diving off the keys; you'll be in the right area. The guys had their trout fix and we ran to a couple rock piles to fill out the afternoon with a mixed catch. A beautiful day and I thank you all for the great time... Capt. Dan

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Saturday, Dec 26 2015

Crystal River on the Rocks...

Well, Christmas vacation is over and it was back to work today. On today's Crystal River charter, I had Sasha and his family visiting from Russia on board. The trip was just a 1/2 day charter, so I kept it simple and ran to some rock piles and caught a mixed bag. Grunts, sea bass, grouper, mackerel.... etc, kept us busy all morning long. The team didn't speak a lot of English, but we had a fun time and I learned to say yes, no and Vodka in Russian. We had a great catch and called it a day just after noon. Thank you all and enjoy all the fresh fish... Capt. Dan

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Friday, Dec 25 2015

Merry Christmas....

Hello everyone, I wanted to wish all of you and your families, a very Merry Christmas. Have a great Holiday and I'll see you on the water soon. All the best... Capt. Dan

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Tuesday, Dec 22 2015

Special Day...

A special Christams present I was able to give today and take my good friends son Colton out on the water. I have taken the Christmas week off for some family time, but today's schedule allowed me to make a special trip. I've been promising Colton for years to get him out and today's trip out of Crystal River was awesome. He and I jigged up some nice trout and pompano on MirrOlure Lil' Johns to get the day going. In just over an hour, we had a nice catch of both species and then we ran to a rock pile for some sheepshead. The sheepshead were biting right away and we caught quite a few before the approaching rain chased us in. I think I had just as much fun as you did and great job buddy... Capt. Dan

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It was day two today at the Homosassa Fishing Club fishing the Shelton party and with my great Homosassa Guides Association friends Capts. Mark Zorn, Fred Lyles, Jim Farrior and Rick Spratt we had a great day. My team was Reid, Bob and Joe and we had a fantastic morning trout fishing. We brought in 13 fine trout caught on glow jerk baits, before our early afternoon shore lunch. The other guides did good also with nice trout catches and some red fish. The lunch was a success and everybody had a great couple of days. He's the group shot and I thank you all for the fun time... Capt. Dan 

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Wednesday, Dec 16 2015

Homosassa Late Trip...

A late afternoon trip out of Homosassa today with the Shelton party and the team caught'em quick. We left the dock at 1:30 pm and fished until 4:30pm. I tied on some glow DOA jerk baits and on the very low tide, made a long drift on the flats off the keys. We picked up fourteen nice trout along and along, and we even made a quick stop and caught a couple red fish. A very busy afternoon trip and I thank you all for the great time... Capt. Dan

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Tuesday, Dec 15 2015

In the Kelp...

Another great day on the flats off Crystal River with Joe, Joyce and Lyle and what a great mixed bag they had. We targeted the inshore kelp grass patches in the 3ft to 5ft range today for our success. We eased along little by little and caught quite a nice variety. One cast was a trout, the next a sea bass, a pompano etc... it was fun. The day was overcast and dreary, but the fish cooperated nicely. I thoroughly enjoyed our Crystal River charter and I thank you all for the fun time... Capt. Dan

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Monday, Dec 14 2015

Breezy Trout...

A steady South wind was with us for today on the flats off Crystal River and Bill, Karen and Jim did fantastic. Targeting trout was the plan for the day and with the tides the way they were, it was our best option. I rigged up some DOA deadly combos and Jim's jig heads with MirrOlure Lil' Johns and the bite was on. We had some of the best trout action I've seen in a while, although most were under slot fish - it was a fish every cast for quite a while. The team hung in there and added several keepers to the cooler before we had to end the day. A fun time as always and I thank you for the great day... Capt. Dan

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