The fog was as thick as peanut butter (or pea soup as you wish), when we reached the gulf this morning. We took our time reaching our destination with John and Jack on board and even though is was wet and dreary, the trout cooperated fairly well. We fished the top of the incoming tide and the first of the outgoing for our 1/2 day Crystal River charter. I can tell you this, the feed was on for the last of the incoming tide. We used a combination of DOA deadly combos and MirrOlure Lil' Johns jigs for our success, but when the tide turned to go out- the trout turned "OFF". The guys did great with a fine catch of quality sized trout and I had a great time with you both. Here's John and Jack with their morning catch... Capt. Dan
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Grouper, grouper, grouper!!! It was a fun catch and release day today with Lisa and Jay on board and they have always wanted to catch some big grouper. Unfortunaly the season is still closed, but that doesn't mean you can't go out and prove to the "Gulf Council" that there is not a shortage of gag grouper and take plenty of picutures. Well thats what we did and we caught some beautys. We trolled just a couple miles offshore in the 10ft range and in less than a hour, caught several keeper sized gags. It was a fish on every pass and the CD 14 fire tiger Rapala was the hot ticket. After taking some great pictures, we ran to some shallow rocks and jigged a variety of species to end the day. Trout, mackerel, sea bass and flounder finished the trip and I thank you both for the fun day. Here's the couple with a great together shot... Capt. Dan
I can hardly believe were in December with this beautiful weather were having. We're so blessed, and the fishing is truly fantastic. Today's Crystal River Charter was a great one and I had the pleasure of having Hazel and Bill on board for the day. These couple requested plenty of action and I delivered. We had an outstanding day targeting a mixed bag of species. Trout, grouper, sea bass, flounder, mackerel and other odds and ends kept the rods bent during the day. The abundance of Spanish Mackerel right now was surprising and we caught our fair share and lost many, many jigs to them today. The gulf has warmed to 66 degrees offshore and the action should remain great until a cold front comes through. I really enjoyed today with you both and congratulations on a fine day out of Crystal River... Capt. Dan
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I had a really good time with Dale on board for the day and we caught our limit of trout, plus released some hefty gag grouper. Dale was solo, so I gave him the option of what species we wanted to target. Dale has fished in this area years ago with the best trout guide that Citrus County has ever known, "the late Marvin Williams" and it was great to hear some of the past stories. Trout was going to be our morning target species and as luck would have it, we caught some quality trout. The bite wasn't fast and furious, but steady enough to keep us interested. With a good catch of trout on board and a grouper trolling rod ready to go, I said "hold on Dale, were going offshore". I could go on and on, about how terrific the grouper action was; but I'll just sum it up and say "it couldn't be any better". I thank you for the excellent day and will look forward to seeing you next time... Capt. Dan