Yes folks, it was a tough one today. I had my good client Mike on board in hopes of finding a couple grouper, but due to the lousy conditions; it just wasn't meant to be. We began today's trip fishing the river and caught a nice snook and missed a few other to get the day going. We also picked up a healthy large mouth bass on a jerk bait in the brackish water as a pleasant bonus. The NE wind was howling, but we did give grouper trolling a try and not even one taker to show for our efforts. The water was extremely dirty and trolling in the white caps wasn't any fun. On the way back inshore, we caught a couple trout to end the day and we'll have to give those grouper a try again some time. Thanks again Mike for a good day and look forward to fishing again soon... Capt. Dan
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A Chilly start to this mornings half day charter and with the gusty conditions, we stayed inshore. Mishel and Earl were on board for day three of their three day fishing adventure and the early morning red fish bite was pretty good. As of late, the red fish bite has been a little hit and miss, but we found six nice red fish to make our trip a success. Simply free lining live shrimp in the mullet schools was our tactic of the day. It was a wonderful couple of days with you both and always look forward to seeing you again soon... Capt. Dan
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The weatherman was right today with the 15mph NW winds and it definitely made today a little challenging. I had Mishel and Earl on board out of Pete's Pier Marina and we gave it our best to find a couple grouper. The water was quite dirty and the floating grass was an issue which made trolling difficult, but when we had a clean drag, we caught a couple keepers. The CD Rapala fire tiger 14's were the plugs of choice. For an extra bonus, Mishel caught a beautiful snook while trolling for grouper to top off the day. A nice triple tail was added to the mix and a windy, but fun day out of Crystal River was had by all. I thank you both again and we'll see you soon... Capt. Dan
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My great regular clients and friends Mishel and Earl joined me today out of Homosassa for some grouper action. We left a little late today as we waited for an approaching cold from storm line to pass, but when the weather cleared; we were off to find some fish. With a little bit of the high tide left, we staked out on an outer key and caught a couple red fish to start the day. The water was running out fast, so our next plan was to troll up some grouper. The grouper cooperated nicely as we trolled a couple shallow areas and in a few hours, we had our limit of beautiful grouper. I always enjoy my trips with you both and I thank you for the great time... Capt. Dan
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