It's been a while since I've fished out of Homosassa and it was great to be at the Fishing Club again. This weekend was the club jamboree and Lee and Allen were my guests. We did a little bit of everything on this trip to mix it up. We drifted the flats for trout and caught a handful on cork rigs, stopped on a point for a keeper red fish and ended the trip with a limit of gags. The guys really enjoyed the grouper fishing and both of them caught their first keeper groupers. It was great to see you all and fantastic job. Here's Jeff with the first one down... Capt. Dan
A bit bumpy today and just about on the verge on being to rough for what I like to fish in. However, we call it the grouper chop and with all the extra oxygen in the water and rolling seas, it makes the grouper very happy. Shane and Lee were the team and oh my, did these guys do great. We had our grouper in short order and even released a couple others, with one being a whopper of a good one. Live baits were the ticket once again and here's Lee with a great Crystal River grouper... Capt. Dan
I took Lee and Ed way South to some bottom I have and we were almost West of Bay port. The sea's were nice and made for a smooth 20 mile ride. The water down there was beautiful and crystal clear. We set up shop on a couple rocks in the 15ft range and in a matter of minutes, we had our four beautiful grouper on ice. After such a great catch, we took it easy and searched for some new structures. Well, I found a couple new ones and whoever is going to be on board the day I fish them, will be very pleased. I thank you both and great job.... Capt. Dan
Another fine day to poke offshore a bit with the Barlow family and once again, they did terrific. I actually eased out to 30ft of water and the bite was quite good. The first two baits down were keepers, but then had to weed through some shorts on a couple stops to get the last two good ones. I'm still live bating the grouper, but hopefully soon I'll be able to drag some plugs behind the boat... Capt. Dan