I fished the Homosassa Fishing Club today and it was a good one. I had Kenny, John, Jamie and Jim on board and we loaded up on the trout. We left the club around 8:30 am and ran off shore to the deeper grass flats. The trout were waiting and it was truly cast after cast action. Numerous short trout were on our lines and for the longest time I was getting worried about getting a keeper. Finally they started rolling in one at a time and before we knew it we had a cooler full. The DOA glow shrimp on a 1/8oz jig head was the bait of choice today. Looking forward to tomorrows trip guys and I'll see you in the morning....Capt. Dan

All I can say is that I'm very blessed to be as busy as I am, and the fishing is truly fantastic. I had a wonderful family out of Crystal River today and we loaded up on some quality offshore trout. Dennis, Mary Ann and Alex were ready to have something tug on there lines and I quickly obliged. We started our drifts in 8ft to 10ft of water, and my ever reliable DOA shrimp in the holographic watermelon color and a couple of white gulps put the trout in the boat. We also had a couple mackerel and a sea bass to add to the mix. After our angler trout limit we ran into the creeks to find a red fish but no takers today. We could see them, but they ignored our shrimp and cruised on by. Thanks to you all for another great day on the water and enjoy tonight's fish dinner... Capt. Dan

I have done several shore lunches with my fellow Homosassa Guide Association and Crystal River Fishing Company team mates, but today was my first solo shore lunch. I met Drake and Jim at Pete's Pier at 8am for a grandfather and grandson fishing memory. We had a busy morning, Drake kept count as we boated 31 fish including trout, mackerel, grouper, sea bass, lady fish and our favorite lizard fish. We kept a trout and mackerel for lunch and everything else was released to fight another day. We pulled up to little shell island at the mouth of the Crystal River and I got to work preparing a great shore lunch. The spread included: hush puppies, bacon, guava jelly, baked beans, cole slaw and fresh fish - my mentor Capt. Z would be proud! Jim and I sat around and talked while young Drake took a swim and cooled off. Thanks for a special day for me guys and I look forward to our next charter... Capt. Dan

I fished day two of the 26th annual cobia big fish tournament today with friends Jimmy, Jim and Sam. It was total madness when we left Macrae's at 7am. Over a hundred boats going down the Homosassa river is a sight. We made it safetly out the river and ran to a couple wrecks in 20ft. We caught a few grouper, but a nine pounder was the biggest one of the day. Yours truly had more break offs today than I'd like to admit. The seas were rough, so we were "very" limited to how far offshore we could run. Our final stop did produce a nice cobia, but not a tournament fish. Thanks guys for the good trip and look forward to doing it again next year. Here is Jimmy from Extreme Fishing Adventures with today's cobia... Capt. Dan