It was Hail Mary time for us today, but we found the big one's with a couple minutes left on the clock. I had the Lloyd family on board out of Crystal River and they were in town for spring break. The conditions couldn't allow us to run offshore, so we stayed in close and covered a lot of ground. The bite was slow for us most of the day and we saw some fish that wouldn't cooperate and unfortunately; we were also cut off by some dolphins who had eating our trout on their minds as well. Finally, I said hold on folks, were making a run. I made a long run up to the North and in less than an hour, eight hefty trout ranging from 18" to 22" saved the day. I thank you all for for the fun time and hanging in there so we could find them. Enjoy the rest of your spring break and the fresh trout... Capt. Dan
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Yes, another cold front came through last night and we had to keep the jackets on all day today. Ron and Jack were my guests on board for today's full day Crystal River Charter and the trout bite turned on for us late in the day. During the morning hours, the action was slow with only a hand full of short trout and lady fish keeping our lines tight. Jack picked up a pompano to get the skunk off the boat and slowly keeper trout started trickling in. The sun warmed the gulf a degree or two and we worked the shallow flats with DOA jerk baits to catch our keepers. The guys finished strong with a fine catch and I thank you both for the fun time... Capt. Dan
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Wes, Nicki and Brooke joined me for a 1/2 day Crystal River Charter today and we lucked into some more healthy trout. Leaving from Pete's Pier Marina just before 9am, with caught the last of the incoming tide and fished a couple hours of the outgoing. We ran a ways south and worked some of the bays inside the keys with DOA jerk baits and my crew landed six beautiful keeper trout. A couple shorts kept us busy as well and we lost several other really nice trout at boat side. Some day's they just seem to come unbuttoned. It was a great morning and I thank you all for the great time. Here's Wes with a 24" gator that started the day... Capt. Dan
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We hit it out of the park today! Myself and Capt. Mark Zorn fished the Kilebrew party for an excellent day of Crystal River Fishing. I had Bob, Greg and Brad on board and the trout fishing couldn't have been better. From the oyster bars to the rock piles, the trout action was excellent. My team primarily used MirrOlure Lil' Johns in the new Bourbon color (I really like this color, and so do the fish) on 1/8th oz DOA cal jig heads. We had some added bonus species for the day including snook, pompano and Spanish mackerel. The entire group did oustanding with both boats bringing in their limit of trout and Capt. Z had several more macks to end the day. I thank you all for the great time and for more pictures, please visit the Crystal River Fishing facebook page... Capt. Dan
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