Crystal River Fishing Charters & Homosassa Charters

Good to be back on the big pond, but definitely some weird weather today. The last three days have been extremely windy and rainy and unfortunately, I've cancelled these last few days. Mishel and Earl were on schedule for today, and even though today was dreary and cold for April, we gave it a try. With misty rain bands and a steady West wind, we had plenty of water to give red fishing a try. The team and I left from Pete's Pier Marina just after 10am and we hit the keys. Free lined shrimp around the rocky points did well for us today and we caught several red fish, sheepshead and trout. A couple of the red fish were mid slot fish and the usual shorts for this time of year, kept us busy as well. I'm glad we gave it a try and we did well. I thank you both as always for our time on the water and here's Earl with the big fish of the day... Capt. Dan

Not the conditions I was hoping for with Rich and Mandy on board again today, but we did make it out. This was a quick trip out to the keys, two drifts and then back to Pete's Pier Marina. There was an approaching rain squall line coming, but I wanted to make an effort with the little amount of time we had. We did have some action and caught four trout and a couple mangrove snapper, before we had to head for the hill. I thank you both and I enjoyed talking with you at the marina, as we watched the weather come rolling through... Capt. Dan

A fun time with some good friends visiting from Maine. Rich and Mandy were on board with me and we had a great catch and release trip. I get the pleasure to fish with Rich in Maine on his home brook trout and salmon waters and every once in a while, I get to return the favor down here. I was able to do a couple different techniques today, since there wasn't a request for a cooler full of groceries and we did some plugging for snook. I put the trolling motor down and covered some ground. The team caught a couple nice mid sized snook and numerous jacks to start the day. The jacks always are a favorite to bend the rod and a couple snook in one day is definitely a bonus. To end our trip, we fished way in the back country on the flood tide and added a dozen red fish to our total. A really enjoyable day and I thank you both for the great time. I'll see you tomorrow... Capt. Dan

Kind of a slow one for keepers today, but we had a bit of action with a little variety. Myself and Capt. Randy Hodges had the pleasure of having the Norton family for a fun day out of Crystal River. We ran offshore to the 8ft depth range and jigged up an assortment of species. Trout, sea bass, lady fish, Spanish mackerel and a bonus bonito filled out our day. Only a couple keepers though, while most of the trout were on the short side. Still, we had a fun time and I thank you all for the great day. Here's Steve with a drag screaming Crystal River Bonito... Capt. Dan

Sometimes you have to stick with the them to get them going and today we had to do just that. Sam and Sam Jr. were my guests once again and we made a day of casting jigs around the spotty bottom areas and near shore rocks. We stayed in the 6ft to 8ft depth range and did fine with a little mix in variety. DOA 1/8thoz jig heads loaded with cal shad tails and bourbon Lil' Johns were the baits today. Plenty of lady fish kept us busy as well as several under sized trout to keep our rods bent. A beautiful spring day and I thank you guys for the fun time. Here's the guys with today's catch... Capt. Dan

A picture perfect day on the Nature Coast and what an excellent day. I had the pleasure of having LouAnne, Royce and Bob on board and we did excellent on the trout. We began the day using DOA glow jerk baits on the shallow flats off the keys and put several nice keepers in the cooler on our first drift. The tide slowed a bit and so did the wind, so we headed west and worked the 8ft depth range and got back on the trout. Bourbon colored Lil' Johns did the trick and the team finished off their limit. I thank you all for the great day and I look forward to seeing you again soon... Capt. Dan

What a fun day for myself and several other of the Homosassa Guides Association Guides and we had the pleasure of fishing some special guests. Operation Outdoor Freedom is an organization that organizes fishing trips for wounded warriors and allows them to have some great experiences. The Collins family were my guests and we won big catch honors and found some fine trout. We fished the shallow hard bottom areas with just off the keys and the DOA glow and glow/holographic 5.5" jerk baits were the baits of the day once again. I can't stress enough how productive these baits are this time of year and you anglers owe it to your self to give them a try. We ended our trip cooking a fine shore lunch with all the fixings and it was a pleasure having you all on board. Here's my crew with today's morning catch... Capt. Dan

A really fun morning with the Smith party again out of Homosassa and my crew today, ran a bit offshore and chummed up some macks. Since yesterdays was such an unbelievable inshore trip, I thought we would mix it up and run offshore to fish some drag screaming mackerel. I anchored up on one of my favorite ledges in 10ft of water, began chumming and free lined some live shrimp. The macks soon followed and we did great. Spanish mackerel, grouper, blue fish and a couple hefty sharks kept us busy for our morning hours before our afternoon shore lunch. Our Homosassa traditional shore lunch was great and another excellent day was in the books. Here's CJ with one of today's mackerel... Capt. Dan

What an unbelievable day at the Homosassa Fishing Club fishing the Smith party and myself and fellow Captains Mark Zorn, Rick Spratt, Jim Long, Jody Johnson and William Toney filled the boxes. Excellent trout action on the flats just off the keys and Glow DOA jerk baits across the board were the baits for the teams today. I had Matt, Robinson and Bill and my crew had a fine catch of sixteen trout and a red fish for the days total. Some other mixed species were brought in as well and what a beautiful spring day in Homosassa. Here's the entire father and son team group with an outstanding catch... Capt. Dan

Hello everyone and it sure was good to be back fishing and I'm definitely feeling better. I had a couple down days with the flu and it hit me hard. I fished on one of them (Wednesday) with high fever and I'll just say "an upset stomach", but I hung in there and we caught a few trout and macks before I surrendered to get some rest. However, today I was back on my game and Matt and Steve had an excellent trip catching trout and red fish. We fished the skinny water with DOA jerk baits for the trout and free lined some live shrimp for the reds. A really good day out of Crystal River and thank you to the Plantation for being their hosts for a fun couple days... Capt. Dan