We gave the grouper a break today, stayed inshore and targeted the trout. Lou and Glen were on board for a full day charter out of Crystal River and the steady North wind was with us once again. The trout bite was hit and miss throughout the day, with catching a couple here and there at each location. The guys did fine putting twelve nice keepers in the cooler to show for their efforts and I thank you both for the fun day. Here's the father and son team with their catch... Capt. Dan
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Choppy and rough conditions today off Crystal River and did I ever earn today's catch. Scott and Clay were on board for the day and the morning grouper bite started off great. The first couple passes trolling produced a few grouper, but they were all just under the 22" minimum. The rest of the morning got tough and the conditions were very challenging. I'll put it this way - we didn't have a fish in the cooler until 12:30pm. Finally the grouper turned on for a few minutes and the guys put three real nice 10lbers on ice. The fourth one just wasn't meant for us today, so we anchored up on a rock pile and added a few more groceries to the cooler. I thank you both for the hard efforts and you guys did great with the less than favorable conditions. Enjoy all the fish... Capt. Dan
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When the weathers allows me to get offshore in October, the fishing is usually as good as it gets. This is exactly what Merrill, Lou and Dan experienced this fine day off Crystal River. I met the guys at Pete's Pier Marina and we were ready to troll up some gags. We targeted ledges, rocks and wrecks and all these areas had some very nice keeper sized grouper on them; plus we lost a couple too. Fire tiger, orange and blue mackerel colored Rapala and Yo-Zuri plugs were the top producers today and there was very little floating grass to deal with. Leaving the grouper, we anchored up on a rock pile and caught a multitude of species. The action was non stop and the big and "pleasant" surprise, was hooking into five beautiful pompano to add to our catch. What a perfect day and congratulations on your outstanding catch... Capt. Dan
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A pleasant day on the gulf with Gene and Lynda on board and we chummed up a few Spanish Mackerel. We left from Pete's Pier Marina this morning just before 8am and made a couple quick stops in hopes of finding a red fish or two. There was a decent high tide, but all I could find was two under slot reds to start the day. Our next plan, we anchored up and began chumming in a mixed variety of species. Spanish mackerel, blue runners, trout, jack crevalle, sea bass and sharks were our visitors in the chum slick and made for some fun action to end our day. We kept a few macks for dinner and I always enjoy the time on the water with you both... Capt. Dan
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