Pre Cold Front Gags...
Another tremendous grouper day and the Worthington team got to see it as good as it gets. We have the coldest air of the season arriving tomorrow and with gusty winds and a huge temperature drop, I won't be able to get out for a bit. We had the calm before the storm today however and my goodness, the grouper were on the feed. Numerous quality gags kept us busy and we caught and released big fish of the season at around the 20lb mark. You all did terrific and I'll be going in for treatment again tomorrow. So between that and the weather; I'll be off the water for a couple days. I'll see you all soon... Capt. Dan
Offshore Crystal River....
Marilyn and David were the team today and another hot grouper bite was on order. I pushed offshore a bit out to the 30ft range and wow, was the action ever good. We had a fish on literally every drop and released at least over 30 keeper gags. It's so good to see our fishery in such good shape. They both had quite a day and terrific job... Capt. Dan
Fun Trip...
A fun trip today with good friends Mishel and Earl. We had a good one as the gags were wound up and even had some hitting on the surface. Live pinfish were our baits of choice and we released several other keepers as well, just to have some fun. I thank you both and a great day... Capt. Dan
Happy Thanksgiving....
Hello everyone! I want to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy the day, eat lots of turkey and I'll see you on the water soon.... Capt. Dan
Crystal River Gags....
A tremendous grouper bite today with Bill and Kim on board and they sure had a ball. It was pretty bumpy for the first couple hours, so we trolled a bit and found a pair of keepers on plugs to start the day. The seas soon calmed, so we ran offshore and bait fished some really nice fish. We secured out limit and released over 10 keepers in the 10 to 15lb range. I thank you both and great job... Capt. Dan
Grouper trolling...
Another annual trip for Mr. Emory on board and he brought his son along for the day. Well, we put the dogs in the water and trolled up a really nice limit of quality grouper. All the keepers were double digit fish with the largest topping in at 17lbs. No grass to contend with and it made trolling a breeze. A great day and I thank you both... Capt. Dan
Nice Ones....
Some nice ones today for the Surber team and they come every year around this time for their grouper goodies. Well today was on, and we picked up a couple trolling and on bait. It was a bit bumpy for the morning couple hours, but soon enough calmed right on down for a beautiful day. You both did a great job turning some quality gags and I'll see you next year... Capt. Dan
Breezy Gags....
Good to be out after the last three days of windy weather. It was still breezy, but the Tscairos family was ready to give it a try. I'm glad we did as it was bumpy, but the grouper were biting. We picked up a couple on plugs and live bait to secure their limit of Crystal River gags. I thank you both and great job...Capt. Dan
Crystal River Gags & Trout...
A one man band with the one and only Tony Sans and he and I sure had a day. We started off before todays approaching front, grabbing some grouper and did so just in the Knick of time; before the seas got rough. Our first spot thankfully produced our limit and we slowly eased back inshore in the bumpy conditions. Next up, we drifted the shallow hard bottom off the outer keys and had an awesome trout bite. We caught well over 20 keepers and numerous shorts for our afternoon. Lots of action and I thank you... Capt. Dan