Sunday, Aug 17 2014

Offshore Surprises....

A big group today out of the Plantation on Crystal River with fellow Captains Mark Zorn, Rick Spratt, Clay Shidler, Zach Hoffman and Kelly Kofmehel. We had the pleasure of fishing the ATS company and they did awesome. Great catches of red fish, snook, grouper, Spanish mackerel, black drum, flounder and grunts were brought back to the dock. My team did great with some red fish, a limit of mangrove snapper and a couple offshore surprise snook to fill out the day. A great day for the entire group and I thank you all for the fantastic day.... Capt. Dan

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Saturday, Aug 16 2014

Hello Sunshine....

An awesome mixed bag today out of Crystal River with Jason and Deanna on board and it sure was good to be in the sunshine. I picked up the couple at the Plantation on Crystal River and we began the day targeting red fish. Our first stop produced four nice keepers and then the dolphins showed up and shut us down. With a fine of red fish on live shrimp, we made our way west and anchored down on some ledges. Grunts, mangrove snapper, lady fish and mackerel kept us busy while we sent down live shrimp on knocker rigs. The action was great, but I wanted to try a favorite spot to add a grouper to the mix. So, we made a couple mile run and found the gags. The grouper bite was excellent and we were able to turn three fine keepers,  plus a couple got the best of us as well. A fantastic day with finally some great weather - I thank you both for the great time... Capt. Dan

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Wednesday, Aug 06 2014

Crystal River Rocks....

What a fun day with a great father and son team today out of Crystal River. Steve and Stevie joined me for some rod bending fun. We fished a couple different rock piles and ledges and found a nice assortment. Grouper, mangrove snapper and grunts kept us busy and Stevie at just seven years old did awesome. The guys did great and brought home a fine catch for a good upcoming dinner. Thank you both for a fun time and look forward to seeing you again soon... Capt. Dan

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Saturday, Aug 02 2014

Crystal River Gags....

Perfect weather once again and we were able to make it offshore to tackle some grouper. I had David and Steve on board for their annual Crystal River grouper charter and we did great. The gags were caught on a combination of live pin fish and cut thread fin herring on a couple different ledges. I stumbled on a new spot today and we hooked in to some "big ones" we just couldn't stop. We'll get the ones that got the best of us next time and I thank you both for the fun time... Capt. Dan

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Friday, Aug 01 2014

Great Homosassa Grouper...

Almost a mirror image as yesterdays charter and the Bosworth family did it again. Leaving from Macrae's just before 8am, we made a stop at Bonnie the bait lady and headed West. The first stop was catching some mangroves and grunts on the shallow rocks, then the grouper grounds. The gags were very cooperative and good sized fish once again. The team put a fine grouper limit in the cooler and then we made a couple drifts back towards shore for some trout. Several fine trout were added to the mix and a great couple days are in the books. I thank you all again for the fun time and I look forward to seeing you in the future... Capt. Dan

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Thursday, Jul 31 2014

Homosassa Rocks...

We made the 20 mile run offshore today and was it ever on! I had the pleasure of having the Bosworth family on board out of Macrae's and these guys hit it out of the park. Awesome action of grunts and mangroves on the shallow rocks to start the day. Excellent grouper action in 28ft of water with some hefty gags. And the team finished off the trip with seven fine trout drifting the grass patches in 10ft of water. What a day and I thank you all for the outstanding trip... Capt. Dan

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Thursday, Jul 24 2014

Back on the River...

As you all probably know, this past Wyoming trip was the best yet and it was sure sad to say good bye. However, today I was back on the big pond and Drew and Carey had a great day. We ran offshore and did some grouper digging for today's Crystal River charter and the guys did well. The team loaded up the live well full of pin fish and we ran West. We fished the 18ft to 20ft range and found the gags. We were able to turn a couple, but the usual break offs got the best of us for the majority of the fish. Another surprise was landing a hefty snook in 20ft of water that hit a pin fish on a bottom rig. A fun day, but a hot one for sure and I thank you both for the great day. Here's Drew with a fine gag from today's trip... Capt. Dan

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Thursday, Jul 03 2014

Homosassa Rocks...

An offshore trip out of Homosassa today with the Athens family for their second charter and they did fantastic. I picked up the crew at their river house and we headed West. It was a smooth ride to the grouper grounds for a while, but by mid morning it got white capping and bumpy. The action was great for grunts and snapper on live shrimp, while the gags came aboard using thread fin herring. We hung in their as long as we could, but the conditions finally chased us in. A great couple days with you all and I look forward to seeing you every year... Capt. Dan

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Wednesday, Jul 02 2014

Shallow Rocks.....

A really good day on the shallow rock piles with Bill, Gary and Jerry and the guys loaded up. The gulf is quite warm with water temperatures in the mid 80's and for sure fire action, we hit the rocks to catch some groceries. I anchored up tide of the rocks, sent down some live shrimp on Hank Brown jig heads and the bite was on. Great action of snapper, grunts, grouper and a Spanish mackerel filled out our morning before it got to hot. A box full of fine eating fish and we called it a day. I thank you all as always for the fun time and I look forward to seeing you again soon... Capt. Dan

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Tuesday, Jul 01 2014

Gag grouper season Opens!!!

The 2014 gag grouper season opened today and it was fantastic. I had the Athens family on board and they were ready for some grouper digging. We left from Pete's Pier just before 8am and headed West. A stop on the flats to load the live well with pin fish and we ran to the 18ft range. We bottom fished some ledges and the gags are there. We brought aboard some beautiful grouper and had several get the best of us too. A picture perfect day and I thank you all for the great time. Here's Tony with a fine Crystal River grouper... Capt. Dan

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