Crystal River Fishing Charters & Homosassa Charters

Grouper, flounder, Spanish mackerel, sea bass, grunts, and mangrove snapper were just some of the species we caught today out of Crystal River. Myself and Captain Mark Zorn had a outstanding day with a fun group out of Pete's Pier. I had Heath, Chuck and Matt on board and these guys beat the heat and reeled them in all day. Using DOA holographic root beer shrimp for the trout and live shrimp on a 1/8oz Hank Brown jig head were the baits of choice. It was a hot one, but the guys kept at it and they have a great catch to show. Capt. Z's team did great as well and I thank you all for a fun day... Capt. Dan

It was day two at the Homosassa Fishing Club and my guests today, were Talbot and Jackson. We began the day running south off Chazz and loading up on the scallops. We had our 6 gallon limit and the 7ft depth range was the hot zone. We left the scallop grounds and off to the creeks, in search of some red fish for the afternoon. We covered a lot of ground and ended up with a slam. A few red fish, a trout and a little Homosassa snook filled out our afternoon. Thank you both for an awesome day and look forward to seeing you soon. Congratulations Jackson on your snook and this is one species now off your list... Capt. Dan

We did the Homosassa special today and this consists of part of the day scalloping and the other half red fishing. I was at the Homosassa Fishing Club and it was father and son teams today. I had Alex and Hunter on board and these young men were ready to go. We started the day loading up on scallops and in a couple hours, we had our 6 gallon limit. By noon, the tide was rushing in, so we spent the afternoon catching a few red fish. We had to move around some to find them, but the guys caught their limit and released some under and over slot fish. A combination of cut lady fish and live shrimp was today's baits of choice. Thank you both for a fun day and here is a Homosassa red just under the 30" mark released to fight another day... Capt. Dan

Gene and Linda joined me again for a 1/2 day Crystal River charter and they brought their grandsons along to sample some saltwater fishing. The wind was blowing pretty good out of the south, so we stayed close to shore and targeted some shallow ledges. Mangrove snapper, sea bass, a cobia and numerous grouper kept our rods bent throughout the morning. Actually, the grouper bite was outstanding and even though they were under slot sized fish, we had them on two, three at a time. I estimated releasing well over 30 grouper on two locations, until we ran out of shrimp. Lots of action and everyone did great. Thank you for the fun morning and here is Jordon with a mangrove snapper from today's trip... Capt. Dan

The scalloping off Homosassa continues to be outstanding. There are fair numbers in the shallow water, but for those who don't mind the deeper 5ft to 7ft depths, the picking is excellent. Myself and Captains Rick Spratt and William Toney over the last couple days, have put our clients on their 10 gallon limits in just a couple hours. This season is exceptionally good, so grab the family and have a great day on the water. Thanks to everyone over past few days and here is Janice with her first bag of the day... Capt. Dan

We hit the mother-load today out of Crystal River and Chris, Jake, Jason and Eric had their hands full. We met at Pete's Pier this morning and made our run offshore. Jumping from rock pile to rock pile we caught grouper, grunts, snapper, sea bass, mackerel, etc... The bite was steady all day considering the long outgoing tide and calm seas made for a picture perfect day.. The mackerel bite was the main attraction and it was one after another, while we were watching them attack our shrimp right next to the boat. The snapper didn't cooperate as well as they did yesterday, but we did pick up a few. After an hour at the cleaning table and feeding the tarpon " I actually think I finally made them full" the day was complete. Thanks guys for the outstanding day, enjoy the fish and look forward to seeing you again soon...

Wow! What an awesome day and for today's clients first time saltwater fishing, they got to see it all. Mark and Mary Beth met me at Pete's Pier and once again, I ran offshore to the rocks and ledges for some outstanding bottom fishing action. We fished a little deeper today and caught a great variety of grouper, cobia, grunts, snapper, flounder, sea bass, mackerel and sharks. Just a live shrimp on a jig head was the bait of choice. After a cooler full of groceries off the rocks, we ran a bit farther offshore and  picked up a couple keeper trout. While we were jigging for trout a large school of jack crevelle came through and it was three on at a time. It was total chaos, and it even got crazier when the sharks came through and bit our jacks in half. It really makes you appreciate how awesome large sharks are especially when they get in to a feeding frenzy. It was a day to remember and thank you both for a fun time. Here is Mark and Mary Beth with a cobia from today's trip... Capt. Dan

I had a fun afternoon 1/2 day Crystal River Charter today with Gene, Linda and Michael on board. For some guaranteed action, we ran offshore with perfect conditions and fished some hard bottom structures for a mixed bag variety. Grouper, mackerel, snapper, sea bass, grunts, cobia and a special catch, a lookdown filled out our afternoon. We released most of the catch, except for a handful of grunts and sea bass for tonight's dinner. The water was crystal clear, like looking into an aquarium and watching the fish eat our shrimp. Thank you all for a fun afternoon and look forward to our next charter. Here is Michael with the unique catch, a lookdown... Capt. Dan

Today was about as good as it gets for a 1/2 day charter and Tim and Larry had a cooler full. We met at Pete's Pier, ran offshore to the rocks and it was fish on. Grouper, grunts, snapper, mackerel, jacks, sheepshead etc... were on the feed and it was non stop action for the the last of the out going tide. Once again, just live shrimp on a jig head was the bait of choice. The only down side of the day was when the tide turned to come in, the bite completely stopped, and that was pretty much it. I thank you guys for the fantastic day and I look forward to seeing you again. Enjoy tonight's dinner... Capt. Dan

A great mixed bag today on the North side of Crystal River. Mishel and Earl met me at Pete's Pier and fishing the last couple hours of the outgoing tide, the bite was on. We anchored up, and immediately landed a mixed bag including red fish, snook, flounder, black drum, mangrove snapper and a bonus cobia. Just a simple rig of live shrimp on a jig head was today's bait of choice. The conditions were excellent and a cool NE breeze made for a comfortable morning. Thank you both for a great 1/2 day charter, and I'll see you soon. Here is Mishel with her Crystal River snook... Capt. Dan