Hardly a ripple of the gulf today and we had the weather to go offshore. Buck, Norm and Larry were with me for the day and we were offshore bound. I haven't been to the 30ft range in a while, so that was where we targeted the grouper. We sent down the plugs and Norm hooked up with a smoker king fish to get the day going. The grouper turned on for about an hour, as was to be expected before the tide started hauling in. We caught six fine gags, anchored up and added some grunts to the mix then called it a day. Calm seas, beautiful weather and great fishing - it was an awesome day... Capt. Dan

If you're a fisherman, you either love the full moon tides or don't. I personally like them for red fishing, but grouper can be a bit tough with the large volume of water moving. However, the bite usually gets good though on the slack periods. Today Clell and Lee joined me for the day and we were able to troll up a quick keeper gag, before we hit the keys for red fish. The red fishing was good today and we did have to work for the keepers we had. Lots and lots of under slot fish kept us busy and it's always nice to see our up and coming red fish in good numbers. A great day with you both as always, and look forward to seeing you next time... Capt. Dan

The trout bite was not happening for us today with only one keeper, but the red fish and grouper were on. Bart, Jim and Richard were with me for the day and what a fun day. We tried drifting for trout for a couple hours off the keys, however they did not want to cooperate. The red fish on the other hand were awesome. The team caught double digit red fish and free lined live shrimp were the baits of the day. To end the trip, the seas calmed and we trolled up a pair of fine gags to take back to Pete's Pier. Thank you all for the great day and look forward to seeing you soon... Capt. Dan

The weather forecast was a bit off today and the seas were definitely not 2ft or less. However, Brad and Aaron joined me for the day and we targeted some shallow water grouper on some near shore locations. The south winds have pushed the floating grass back to the North off Crystal River which made trolling just about impossible. We did catch one fish right away on a clean drag, but the rest of our charter we bottom fished. A a team we turned a couple keepers, several short gags and released five cobia. Cut thread fin herring were the baits of the day and thank you guys for your patience and "sea legs". Here's Brad and Aaron with some fine Crystal River grouper... Capt. Dan

Day two today with the Carter party at the Homosassa Fishing Club and we headed south to target some trout. Our first stop though, was off St. Martin's keys to tackle some red fish. I had Ronnie and Jane on board and the couple made four cast and had four keepers. Yes folks, it was that good and we put up the red fish rods. For a change of scenery, I ran south of the "Chazz" channel and with DOA deadly combos in hand; the team caught some fine trout. The bite wasn't super hot, but we caught a keeper or two on each drift. The seas slicked off to glass and to end the day, we plugged up a couple shallow water gags to top off our charter. I thank you both for a wonderful time and congratulations on a fine catch... Capt. Dan

A great day at the Homosassa Fishing Club fishing the Carter party and I had Dave and Libby on board. We had a 12:30 shore lunch on schedule for the day, so we got as much fishing in as we could. The tide was good for some morning red fishing and we hit the keys, free lined some shrimp and the team put three nice slot red fish on ice. The tide soon dropped out and we gave trout fishing a try, but the bite was slow and we only produced three keepers. With 15 minutes left to fish, I hit a shallow cave I haven't been to in a while and we pulled a hefty 12lb gag grouper out of it. What an awesome fish to catch in 3ft of water and it sure was good at our shore lunch. A fun day with a good variety of fish in just a couple hours of fishing - I thank you both for the fun time... Capt. Dan

It was quite the day before the rain chased us in and the fish were in a " happy" mood. I had Brad, Greg and John on board for the day and we hit it just right. I stuck with what's been working lately and we trolled our way from spot to spot picking up a keeper gag on each location. Bunker colored Rapala x-rap 20's were the baits today and we even landed a 100lb Goliath grouper on one. It's not to common to pick up a Goliath grouper trolling, but when the rod goes off - you think you have king grouper I can assure you. The guys put their sixth fish on ice just as the rain was approaching and we headed back to the marina. A really good day and I thank you all for the fun time... Capt. Dan

Well, the one's we landed today were big, but the four that took our plugs - who knows how big they were! A great and special day with my dear friends and clients Mishel, Earl and Jason and today was going to be trolling up some grouper. The gang and I left from Pete's Pier marina just before 8am and by 9am, we had our first 15lb grouper on ice. We covered a bunch of areas today and though the bite wasn't hot and heavy; the ones we did have were really big fish. On four occasions, the fish hit the Rapala x-raps, the drag went off and we just couldn't stop the fish from running back home. " That keeps us coming back though". We had three real nice keepers for our charter and plenty of grouper fingers will be on the dinner table. I thank you all for the good day and always enjoy our trips... Capt. Dan

Another fantastic trip for the MWI Veterinarians group held out of the Best Western on Crystal River. Myself and fellow Captains Clay Shidler, Jonathan Hamilton, Randy Hodges, Rick Spratt, Steve Fussell and Don Chancey were the guides. I had the pleasure of having Kevin, Brady and Brandon on board and we trolled up an awesome limit of Grouper. The sea's were up a bit and we had to take our time moving around, but the gags were on the feed. We trolled just a couple locations and we had a fine limit of grouper. As we eased back towards shore, I made a long drift just off the keys and the team added a couple trout to the mix. The other boats all did great as well and everyone had another successful trip. Thank you all again for a great day and look forward to seeing you next year... Capt. Dan

Not a super hot bite today, but today's team did well and we covered some ground. Mike and Bob joined me for the day and they are new to the area and while we did some fishing; I pointed out some locations and techniques to get them catching fish on their own. We fished from the shallow kelp beds off the channel for trout, the rocks for grunts and snapper and topped off the trip trolling up a keeper gag. The wind and weather haven't been the best the last couple of days and I've canceled some trips; but today was a big improvement. Fall was definitely in the air today and it's going to be a great fall season. I thank you both for a fun day and look forward to seeing you again soon... Capt. Dan