Some exciting tarpon charters to end the week, but they were on and off so fast I couldn't get a picture. This week I had the Brue couple on board and the next day the Short family, and both days we had some great tarpon action. Tarpon were rolling all around us and on a few occasions all we had was a quick take or jump and the DOA bait busters came sailing back to us. As many of you know the tarpon mouth is extremely hard and the hook has to set just right. One large tarpon in the 150lb range with the Brue family was on for about 5 minutes, but came unbuttoned as it was coming towards the boat. Just seeing the fish and having some shots sometimes makes the day for a tarpon charter. I thank both families for a fun and very memorable couple of days and look forward to seeing you again soon... Capt. Dan

Today was the weekly trip with my bride and with tarpon season winding down, we had to give it at least one more try. We covered a lot of ground and saw a few tarpon rolling first thing this morning, but they didn't really get active until the tide turned to come in. Once the tide began rolling, we found a pod of happy fish and I was able to put one in the air. A couple jumps and the DOA bait buster was sent flying back to me. Becky did great getting the action shot and  hopefully we can find one more before the seasons over... Capt. Dan

A fun day out of the Plantation on Crystal River and myself and Capt. William Toney had the pleasure of hosting Sport Fishing Magazine for the day. They are featuring the Crystal River area for an upcoming story and we had a ball. My group caught several beautiful offshore trout and Stephanie caught her first tarpon. Capt. Toney did great on the trout as well and was in schools of tarpon all day; but couldn't get one to cooperate just right. This is going to be a great story and several other Homosassa Guides Association members are taking the editors fishing from inshore to offshore for additional photographs. Thank you all for a great day and here's our tarpon that got the day started... Capt. Dan

Another fun day with my bride and we worked hard to chase down a tarpon. For those of you that don't know, my wife's a school teacher and when summers here, she wants to go fishing. Today was one of our scheduled days to fish and we did some running around. We checked the usual locations and saw a couple, but my good friend Capt. Clay Shidler gave me a hot lead on an approaching school. We set up the drift, lead the fish and the DOA bait buster did the rest. A great fight, we took some fantasitc pictures and watched her swim away... Capt. Dan

A very special couple of days with one of my mentors that helped me get going in the business, Capt. Mike Locklear and we had a blast. Mike is retired and moved out of the area, but is always excited to spend some time on his old home waters. We've had this trip planned for quite a while and Mike loves to chase these tarpon as much as I do. We checked some of his old stomping grounds, some of mine and today, we were able to get one to cooperate. We took turns throwing the fly and luckily I was up and able to connect. A wonderful fight, some great pictures and we watched her swim away. I thank you Mike for a fun couple of days and here's yours truly, in the heat of the battle... Capt. Dan

Not a hook up today, but we did see a few tarpon. I was at the Homosassa Fishing Club with fellow Homosassa Guides Association Captains Mark Zorm, William Toney and Jonathan Hamilton and we fished the Smith party. I had a fun father and son team on board, Robert and William, and they wanted to try their luck at fly fishing for tarpon. We loaded up in the silver king skiff and headed south. Things are still a little shaken up from the storm last week, but I'm hoping this week the water will clear up. We saw a couple free jumpers off in the distance crashing bait and did have a good shot at a pair of tarpon cruising by the boat, but as with most days for tarpon fishing; no hook ups. We met at the island and prepared a fine shore lunch from yesterdays catch of trout and red fish ( I was at a wedding) and we finished up the day with a great meal. Thank you all for the fun time and look forward to seeing you again soon... Capt. Dan

Here one day, gone the next. Yes folks that's tarpon fishing and on today's charter, they disappeared. I had Oscar and Arno on board for their final day with hopes on bringing another tarpon boat side, but today was not the day. We ran North, South, East and West, but no visible fish for us. I can only attribute this to a change in the wind pattern and the group of tarpon I was fishing continued migrating up the coast. We did have a couple fun days and took some great pictures to last a lifetime. I look forward to your next visit and travel back to South Africa safely...Capt. Dan

Today was a very special day for me and I finally caught and landed my first tarpon on the fly. I was with my good friend Ted Johnston, owner of Leisure Time Travel, and he said "Captain, you're up first". I wasn't going to argue and after seeing a tarpon just roll, my line was in the water. I've hooked, jumped, and had the line break over the years, but today was my lucky day. After several casts and a little frustration, we had a tarpon cooperate. I hooked up and the battle was on. Several jumps and line screams runs on the Billy Pate fly reel, she finally came boat side for a leader touch and release. It was a very memorable day and I thank you Ted for being there and all your help. Here's your truly with a day to remember... Capt. Dan

Sorry for the delay in reports everyone, but I'm having some technical issues on the computer.... On Wednesdays charter, I had Oscar and Arno back on board for day two of their tarpon fly fishing charter. We didn't see as many numbers of fish as yesterday, but we did put a couple in the air. The guys each jumped a tarpon and we got some great shots. Dark colored flies have been the pattern color and here's Arno with a great shot of tarpon putting on a show... Capt. Dan