A beautiful day on the Gulf of Mexico with Chris and John on board. The guys weren't to serious about loading up the cooler with fish, so we made a long run south, did some scouting and checked out some early spring locations. Much like yesterday, the bite was quite slow for the the majority of the morning hours. We picked up an assortment of fish here and there and made a stop or two for sheepshead; but they were no where to be found. Finally, when the late afternoon outgoing tide started running, the trout turned on. We had some awesome action for 30 minutes with a fish on almost every cast and the guys just kept enough for their family's. I really enjoyed the day with you both and enjoy tonight's fresh catch... Capt. Dan
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Today we did not have fast and furious action by any means, but we did catch a few to make the day a success. Dave and Alex were my guest out of Crystal River and once again, we had a real low tide to contend with. We spent most of the day inshore targeting trout and we did catch a few here and there, but only a couple keepers to show for our efforts. We used a variety of baits and techniques, but the MirrOLure Lil' John's did their job on producing the trout. With the little bit of tide that did come in, we were able to add a red fish to the mix and lost another with quite an explosive strike! A windy start to the day, but calmed down for a very pleasant afternoon. I thank you both for the fun time and here's Alex with her first red fish... Capt. Dan
A big change in the weather from the last few days and it was great to see the sunshine again. Ron and Sherry were my clients on board today out of Pete's Pier Marina on the Crystal River and we had a great day catching some trout and sheepshead. With calm seas and the gulf water temperature still in the low 60's, we had perfect conditions to catch some sheepshead. The sheepshead spawn is in full swing, so we targeted some ledges, sent down some live shrimp and had some fantastic action. We caught numerous sheepshead, put 13 in the cooler and released the others. The tide was turning around noon and I was anxious to put my crew on a couple big trout. Well, today was the day for big ones and we caught some hefty Crystal River trout in excess of 20". MirrOlure Lil' Johns were our bait of choice and the largest trout today was a true trophy at 26", which was released to fight another day. I thank you both for the great time and look forward to seeing you again soon. Here's Sherry with today's big trout... Capt. Dan
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Hello everyone, I wanted to let you know the grouper episode of One More Cast with Shaw Grigsby I filmed is airing this week. You can see it on the Sportsman's Channel and the air times are Saturday 2/16 at 9:30pm and Sunday 2/17 at 12:30am and 8:30am. I thank everyone for your support and once this weather straightens out, I'll see you on the water... Capt. Dan
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