The one and "only" good thing about a NE cold front, is that you can usually make it out a couple miles before it gets to rough. I had my dear great clients Mishel, Earl and Jason on board today and we made the best of it with the gusting winds. I started the day tracking down some snook in the river and we immediately hooked up. We had them on and some real good ones; but they either straightened the hooks or the hooks pulled out. Mid morning, we made our way to the gulf and began trolling some inside ledges. The first rod went off and Mishel caught one heck of a surprise snook on a Rapala x-rap 20. We picked up a keeper grouper and then made our way south to cast a couple plugs for some more gags. I put the boat in position and the team put some beautiful gags in teens to top off the day. It was a bit bumpy, but thank you all for working hard and congratulations on a great day. Here's Mishel with her big Crystal River snook... Capt. Dan
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The day of all days..... Finally, we had a break from the howling winds and we're able to make a run offshore. Gary, Jim and Luis were my guests today out of Pete's Pier Marina and it was a great grouper day. Calm seas, aggressive gags and beautiful weather- it felt good to be offshore after five days of windy weather. I took the guys to the 20ft range, sent down the Rapala x-raps and "wham" the grouper were on. Gary had big fish honors and raised the bar again for big gag grouper of the 2013 season. The fished weighed 22lbs on the boga grip and was in the mid 30" range. All the other grouper were of quality size as well and we caught a couple keeper trout on the flats to end the day. I can't thank you all enough for the great time and here's Gary with today's this years big grouper... Capt. Dan
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Tuesday, Oct 29 2013

Crystal River Bumpy Gags....

Definitely a bumpy ride to catch those grouper today, but it was well worth it. Today was a fun day with Virginia and Doug and they have been some great friends and clients. We left from Pete's Pier Marina and we were only able to make it out a mile or so, but we hit some of my old stand by trolling holes and found some nice quality gags. Fire tiger was the color plug for the day and we also picked up a nice pair of keepers casting on the shallow rocks. We had our limit by noon and we called it a day. Thank you both for a fun time and letting me catch a couple too... Capt. Dan
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A beautiful day offshore Crystal River and what an excellent charter. Skip, Chuck and David were back for their annual fall grouper trip and the grouper were in the mood for Rapala x-raps. The guys trolled up a quick limit of grouper and by 11am, we were heading to the rocks to catch a bunch of grunts for their church fish fry. The action was non-stop with grunts, snapper and a bonus pompano to add to their catch. With a cooler full of fish, we called it a day; but not before we picked up a hefty triple-tail on a crab buoy to end our trip. A fantastic day and I can't thank you all enough. Here's the gang with a fine mixed catch... Capt. Dan
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This will probably be the last offshore trip for a couple days with a gusty cold front approaching. I was so glad to get in today's trip with my great returning clients Doug, Aaron and Jake. Grouper was on the menu and we made our run to some shallow ledges and when the tide got right, we had our limit in a matter of minutes. Trolling Rapala X-raps did their job once again and the sweet spot for trolling has been 4.2mph lately. The guys did great catching a fine limit of grouper and we even released a few on a new honey hole I stumbled on. We ran back inshore, added a couple trout to the mix and called it a day. Great action and a great time - I look forward to seeing you all again soon... Capt. Dan
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Another outstanding day with Phil on board and I don't believe you could have asked for a more perfect day. We started today's Crystal River charter making our way to the grouper grounds and trolling up some gags. The action was great and would have been even better, but we had to battle the floating grass for a little while. Phil had his limit and we ran to one of my favorite rocks and the Spanish mackerel were eating the bottom out of the boat. As we hooked the mackerel, the mangrove snapper came off the bottom and were in a frenzy. I was catching the snapper and Phil was taking care of business on the macks. With our arms sore and catching and releasing several others, we called it a day. Today was definitely one to remember and I can't thank you enough for such a great time. Here's Phil with another outstanding catch to take back to Pennsylvania... Capt. Dan
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A foggy start to this mornings Crystal River Charter and Phil was back in town from Pennsylvania, ready to catch some fish. We began today's trip casting plugs on the shallow ledges and in just a matter of minutes, Phil had his limit of beautiful grouper. On our next stop, we anchored on the rocks and filled the cooler with a mixed bag of groceries for a few fish fry's for Phil to take home. The action was great and to top off the day, we drifted the shallow "yellow" hard bottom areas off the keys and topped off a fine limit of trout. It was as good as it gets today and I can't thank you enough for an excellent day. Here's Phil with quite the catch... Capt. Dan
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The Homosassa Fishing Club gang was in town and I had the pleasure of fishing David, John and Joe for an outstanding Homosassa mixed catch. Myself and Captains William Toney, Jim long, Rick Spratt and Don Chancey were fishing the Euart party and it was beautiful day. My crew began the day casting plugs to the shallow rocks and we turned five really nice keeper gags to start the day. David had big fish honors with one at 13lbs which gave him an outstanding fight. We left the grouper area and made our way to the trout flats and added a couple keeper trout for the mid day hours. DOA deadly combos loaded with bourbon colored Lil' Johns did their job once again. To end the day, we hit the keys and a nice pair of red fish ended our day. I won the big fish pot and Capt. William Toney won big red fish, so we split the pot and each of us came home with a few extra $$$. A great day and I thank you all for a fun time... Capt. Dan
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Thursday, Oct 17 2013

Homosassa Grouper Diggin'...

Absolutely a picture perfect day out of Homosassa and the gags were on fire. Bill, Tony, Kay and Pam were my guests and they requested a shallow water grouper day. We fished some of my south areas I haven't been to in a while and it was fantastic. We jumped rock to rock taking a fish here and there by either trolling or casting plugs. The floating grass was a bit of a pain, but we managed to deal with it and had a great day. Hot head colored Rapala x-raps were the ticket and I thank you all for the fun day. Here's the crew with a grouper catch to be proud of... Capt. Dan
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Hello everyone, today was one of those magical October days where everything comes together just right. Merrill, Robert, and Chuck were my guest today for their annual October grouper trip and we hit it out of the park. We left from Pete's Pier Marina, filled the live well with frisky live pin fish and headed West. A beautiful day and we began dropping some live baits on one of my favorite ledges. A quick keeper came aboard and several break offs soon followed. It's always frustrating loosing grouper, but it's part of the game in such shallow water bottom fishing. Mid morning, the tide was getting just right to drag a plug and the gags were in a aggressive mood. Each pass produced a keeper gag and one was in the upper teens. The group reached their limit and we ran to a shallow rock for a mixed bag. Once anchoring, the pompano were swarming the boat and we had a ball. An awesome mixed catch of the usual species , but several pompano were added as well. I can't thank you all enough for a great day and congratulations on a fantastic day... Capt. Dan
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