Items filtered by date: December 2016

An absolute great final day with the Sumner team out of Crystal River and after four great days of fishing; these guys are in good shape with lots of tasty fillets. Larry and the guys have been fishing with myself and Capt. Clay Shidler and loading up on some trout and sheepshead. On today's Saturday's trip, was the same and we did very well on both species. Steady action bottom fishing for sheepshead and happy inshore trout filled out our day. I can't thank you all enough for the fun fishing, great dinner and I hope to do it again next year... Capt. Dan

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Friday, Jan 13 2017

Go CLEMSON!!!

The man of Clemson on board today. Mr. Pat Fitzpatrick had an awesome day and he's a Clemson alumni. He and I always have a blast and he had a fine day on the sheepshead and trout. Pat is a great friend of mine and having several scheduled trips throughout the year, he gets to sample everything Crystal River has to offer. Well, today was one of them and we did great. We dropped on some fine sheepshead bottom and did great on the incoming tide; plus some great trout on the inside. A picture perfect day and thank you my man for the fun day... Go Clemson............ Capt. Dan

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A fantastic trip with the Sumner party out of the Plantation on Crystal River and these gentlemen did great. Sheepshead fishing was the first order of business and the action was great. We dropped down on a couple hard bottom areas and caught a couple nice keepers on each stop. The tide was running in hard and trout was are next target. We eased along the rock bars, with MirrO'Lure Lil Johns and did well. The guys had a wonderful day and congratulations on the fine catch... Capt. Dan

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Wednesday, Jan 11 2017

Crystal River Trips and Sheep...

Another beautiful January day off Crystal River with Judy, Greg and Chris on board and the Citrus fishing club team did fantastic. Sheepshead was the theme for us today and we delivered. The gulf water temperature is just right and the action is pretty good right now. You have to play the tides a bit, but when it gets right; the bite is on. We had a fine catch of sheepshead on a couple stops and we added a couple bonus triple tail to the mix for the day. I thank you all so much for the great day and I look forward to next time... Capt. Dan

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Tuesday, Jan 10 2017

Triple Tail Surprise...

How about that last cold front folks... It was a chilly one for sure and today, the weather was back on track and it was a great one. I had the Riley team on board and Joe, Rich and Deanna did absolutely fantastic. We did some sheepshead fishing and caught a few, but the big "surprise" was the triple tail action. I truly believe the big front moved them around and we were lucky enough to find the school. We eased along and presented live shrimp and they gobbled them up. It was a special sight to see and I thank you all so much for the fun day... Capt. Dan

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Friday, Jan 06 2017

South Wind....

A wind swap out of the South today which made for good red fishing and skinny water trout. Brian and Nathan were my guests and for their first time here in Crystal River, they did great. The tide was right for red fishing this morning, we hit one key and had our limit of red fish - plus a couple little guys. The shallow water trout on DOA glow jerk baits filled out the rest of the day and it was pretty good. Solid action and the guys had a great day. I thank you both and I hope to see you in the future... Capt. Dan

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Thursday, Jan 05 2017

Winter Time Special....

My favorite winter time special - trout and sheepshead and my crew of Dan, Lauren and Bob had an awesome one both inshore and offshore. The sheepshead bite started our day and it was a good as you could have hoped for. The sheepshead action was steady, plus the grunts, grouper sea bass, etc... was exciting too. The team did fantastic and then we ran back inshore to tackle some trout. The trout were much more cooperative than yesterday, and we worked for a fine limit to wrap up the day. I thank you guys and I'll see you soon... Capt. Dan

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Wednesday, Jan 04 2017

The Season Begins...

Today was the "official" start of the 2017 sheepshead season for my crew and the Keeler team did fantastic. We did a little mix of trout fishing and sheepshead fishing. The trout action wasn't quite as on fire as yesterday's, but we caught a couple and numerous shorts. I left the trout grounds and made a run to some hard bottom and had some fine sheepshead action. Live shrimp on knocker rigs kept us busy and I thank you all so much for the fun day... Capt. Dan

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A great start to 2017 and Jim and Nick were my first guests of the year. This father and son team were in town for the Outback bowl and they were able to squeeze in some fishing. The South wind was howling and quite a bit of offshore fog came in, but I will say the trout bite was unbelievable. I made a series of drifts on the North side of the keys with DOA jerk baits and the morning was made. I thank you both and look forward to seeing you in the future... Capt. Dan

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Happy New Year everyone and thank you all for making 2016 such a wonderful year. 2016 brought some fantastic fishing, both inshore and offshore and I'm so blessed to have gotten to know all of you and continue to make; so many fish catching memories. As the grouper season just closed, this year started out challenging with the 24" rule change, but as the waters cooled; the keepers and larger fish began to show. I'm anxious to see what the coming years bring, as much larger quality gags will be more abundant. The sheesphead season will begin to start now and I always enjoy the winter targeting them, plus trout and red fish.... On a side note, I wanted to thank all of you who voted in the Salt Strong contest on Facebook for the Best inshore guide on the West Coast of Florida. I was honored to make the top 22 cut, then to my surprise; make 2nd in the state. All I can say is "WoW" and how grateful I am to everyone, and I was joined by my good friend Clay Shidler taking 3rd. I work with a great team of friends and guides, especially the Homosassa Guides Association and we all ensure to our best, a great day on the water. Once again, Happy New Year and let's start the New Year off with some great fishing... God Bless and thank you... Capt. Dan

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