A little different condition's than yesterdays trip and we had the NE wind to contend with. Jim and Fred were my guests today and I had plans on running offshore to catch the last of the Sheepshead season, but we stayed inshore and covered some ground. The trout bite for us today was slow with only a couple keepers and a few shorts to fill out the day. We basically covered the entire North Shore area and only saw a couple fish over some hard bottom areas. The few trout we did catch came on DOA jerk baits and MirrOlure Lil' John's, but we worked hard for them. I thank you guys for all your effort and enjoy the fresh fish... Capt. Dan

With a week of cold temperatures and howling winds, today was the day we've been waiting for. I apologize for the lack of fishing reports, but I've had to reschedule/cancel several charters all week from the drastic weather condition's. I thank you all for your patience and today's charter was definitely worth the wait. Scott, Aaron and Paulette were my guest out of Crystal River and even though there was a little ice on the boat this morning, the bite was on. We were welcomed to a light chop on the gulf this morning and our next stop were the sheephead grounds. The water temperature is in the upper 50's and this has the sheepshead in a feeding frenzy. Live shrimp on a knocker rig was the bait of choice for the sheepshead. Having a good catch in the cooler and the tide making high, we ran back inshore, tied on some DOA glow jerk-baits and caught some beautiful trout. We eased along the oyster bars and every bar that had mullet activity had trout on it. We added a couple to the days total and called it a day. I thank you all for the fun time and congratulation's on an outstanding catch... Capt. Dan

Windy and Cold....... Yes folks, that pretty much sums up today's condition's. Phil and Al were my guests traveling from Pennsylvania and you just feel horrible when the conditions are so. We all said you can't catch them sitting at the dock, so we left from Pete's Pier and ran down the river. Another extremely low tide was with us and limited us to where we could fish. We stayed a little north and worked some of the oyster bars and did catch quite a few trout. Most were on the short side with four of them making it to the keeper sized. DOA glow cal shad tails were the color of the day and every trout we caught was this color. The big catch of the day was the beautiful snook that put up great fight and was one of the larger ones I've seen in a while. We took a few pics and watched her swim away. I thank you both for the fun time, good laughs and we'll see you next time... Capt. Dan

The 15mph NW winds that were forecast, never hit us today and it sure was a beautiful day. Jim, Vern and Jerry were my guest and these guys had a great day. It was overcast and chilly yesterday, but the sun was out for us today and the fish turned on. We didn't move around to much today and just concentrated on one area and worked the oyster bars. Glow colored DOA cal shad tails under deadly combo rigs was the bait of the day. I've been discouraged with the red fishing lately, but decided to give it another try. As luck would have it, we pulled up to a rocky point and in no time; landed seven beautiful red fish on free lined live shrimp. I guess you just never know. I thank you all for the great time and congratulations on your fine catch... Capt. Dan

Good to be back on the water with Virgina and Doug for an afternoon Crystal River 1/2 day charter. I had the boat detailed the last few days and it's all buffed out, shiny and ready to go. On today's charter, we did a little fishing and also showed Doug and Virgina some of the back country areas Crystal River has to offer. The trout were holding on some shallow hard bottom flats inside the keys and DOA jerk baits put five nice keepers in the cooler. We did a tour of Ozello and Salt River with hopes of picking up a red fish along the way, but takers for us today. We did see a couple nice red fish, but they were awfully spooky and had no intentions on eating. I thank you both for a fun afternoon and enjoy the fresh trout tacos... Capt. Dan

A little breezy on the big pond today, but we caught a few to ensure a great day. Clell, Sam and Butch were my guest today out of Crystal River and the guys met me at 9am at Pete's Pier Marina. Targeting offshore sheepshead was going to be my original plan, but the winds would not allow us to do so. For a back up plan, it was going to be an inshore day trying to hide from the wind and tackle some trout. We covered a lot of ground from the North to the South and had the best action in the creeks mouths. DOA deadly combos and glow jerk baits were the baits of choice.  We had some good action, but most of the trout were just under the keeper size with a couple keepers sprinkled in. I thank you guys for great time and look forward to seeing you again.... Capt. Dan

A beautiful day on the Gulf of Mexico with Chris and John on board. The guys weren't to serious about loading up the cooler with fish, so we made a long run south, did some scouting and checked out some early spring locations. Much like yesterday, the bite was quite slow for the the majority of the morning hours. We picked up an assortment of fish here and there and made a stop or two for sheepshead; but they were no where to be found.  Finally, when the late afternoon outgoing tide started running, the trout turned on. We had some awesome action for 30 minutes with a fish on almost every cast and the guys just kept enough for their family's. I really enjoyed the day with you both and enjoy tonight's fresh catch... Capt. Dan

Today we did not have fast and furious action by any means, but we did catch a few to make the day a success. Dave and Alex were my guest out of Crystal River and once again, we had a real low tide to contend with. We spent most of the day inshore targeting trout and we did catch a few here and there, but only a couple keepers to show for our efforts. We used a variety of baits and techniques, but the MirrOLure Lil' John's did their job on producing the trout. With the little bit of tide that did come in, we were able to add a red fish to the mix and lost another with quite an explosive strike! A windy start to the day, but calmed down for a very pleasant afternoon. I thank you both for the fun time and here's Alex with her first red fish... Capt. Dan

A big change in the weather from the last few days and it was great to see the sunshine again. Ron and Sherry were my clients on board today out of Pete's Pier Marina on the Crystal River and we had a great day catching some trout and sheepshead. With calm seas and the gulf water temperature still in the low 60's, we had perfect conditions to catch some sheepshead. The sheepshead spawn is in full swing, so we targeted some ledges, sent down some live shrimp and had some fantastic action. We caught numerous sheepshead, put 13 in the cooler and released the others. The tide was turning around noon and I was anxious to put my crew on a couple big trout. Well, today was the day for big ones and we caught some hefty Crystal River trout in excess of 20". MirrOlure Lil' Johns were our bait of choice and the largest trout today was a true trophy at 26", which was released to fight another day. I thank you both for the great time and look forward to seeing you again soon. Here's Sherry with today's big trout... Capt. Dan

A fun 1/2 day trip with my good friends Cassie and Erin out of Crystal River. We did a little bit of fishing and touring the river today and wow, was it windy. Leaving from Pete's Pier marina just after 8am, we made a quick dash to gulf to catch a fish or two before the wind kicked up even worse. The trout bite was slow to be expected in the white cap conditions, but we caught a few before we ran back in to the river.  I did a tour of the bay, found some manatees, showed them the springs and the ladies had a great time. Here's Cassie and Erin with a beautiful Crystal River trout and always look forward to seeing you again... Capt. Dan