Thursday, Jan 15 2015

Winter Day Trout & Sheep's...

If you ever think of a classic over cast chilly winter day with some light rain mixed in; well, we had it today. Henry, Helen and Derrick were my guests today and even though the conditions were not all that great, we had a good catch. I primarily fished the same areas as yesterday's trip with similar results. The trout were caught on DOA glow jerk baits and we found the sheepshead on the ledges in about 12ft of water. The weather unfortunately chased us in just after 1pm and we called in a day. We had a fun time and I look forward to seeing you again soon... Capt. Dan

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A fine winter day out of Crystal River with some great guys. Larry, Henry and John were on board and we did a little inside and out fishing. We started the day using DOA glow jerk baits around some kelp grass patches in 3ft of water and on a couple drifts, the team caught some nice trout. Only a couple shorts and all the keepers were nice quality fish. We left the inside and headed out to some ledges. We caught a mix of sheepshead, grunts and some gags to fill out the afternoon. The action was surprisingly slow compared to yesterday, but we still did well. I thank you all for the great day and I look forward to seeing you again soon... Capt. Dan

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Tuesday, Jan 13 2015

Nature Coast Outdoors!!!

Once the fog cleared, it was a perfect day to be offshore. Today my great friend Capt. William Toney, the host of the fantastic local TV show "Nature Coast Outdoors" and I filmed a great show targeting sheepshead on the rocks off Crystal River. We left from the Plantation on Crystal River and made our way offshore. The weather got us down yesterday, but today it was excellent. Non stop action with sheepshead and grouper - it will be a good one to tune in on in the coming weeks. I always enjoy fishing with you bud, and thanks for a great day... Capt. Dan

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Tuesday, Jan 06 2015

Sheep's on the Breaks...

Always a great time with Lee and Clell on board and today we hit some ledges and fished the breaks. The sheepshead are pretty much taking residence on their winter haunts and are cooperating nicely. We fished a couple different ledges and all produced some fine sheepshead and some gag grouper as well. Live shrimp on a knocker rig did the trick, but the bites were spread out and not to aggressive. The guys had a nice catch of sheep's, and we ended the day with a pair of trout to take home. Thank you both for the great day and look forward to next time... Capt. Dan

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Tuesday, Dec 30 2014

1/2 Day Sheep's...

A fun 1/2 day trip with Mike and LaBone on board for a couple hours and they ordered up some sheepshead. The team has caught them in the past on the East coast, but never over here. I kept it easy and fished some shallow ledges and a live shrimp on a knocker rig did the trick. The bite was very subtle today, but we got it dialed in and they starting coming on board. I thank you both for the fun time and look forward to seeing you in the future... Capt. Dan

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Sunday, Dec 28 2014

Homosassa Offshore Day 2.

Day two fishing the Smith party out of the Homosassa Fishing Club and we trekked it offshore once again. There was not a ripple on the big pond and the conditions couldn't have been more favorable. Lately, "as you can tell," on the days when I can; I'm trying to get a consistent pattern with the offshore hog fish. Hog fish are common fair for spear-fisherman, but not really known all to well to be caught on hook and line. Well, I'm putting my home work in and catching more and more each trip. They are, the absolute best eating fish in the gulf which makes them so sought after. For today's trip, we fished the 25ft range and had some great action. Three hog fish came aboard, along with lots of grunts, sheepshead and some catch and release gag and red grouper. We pulled anchor just afternoon, and finished up the day with a fine Homossassa shore lunch. I thank you all for the great couple of days and here's Geno with one of our beautiful hog fish... Capt. Dan

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Saturday, Dec 27 2014

Homosassa Offshore...

What a day to go offshore. I was at the Homosassa Fishing Club fishing the Smith party with fellow Homosassa Guide Association Captains Mark Zorn, Rick Spratt, Johnathan Hamilton, Jody Johnson and Mike Baize. I had Matt, Robinson and Tom on board for the day and we headed West. I ran to some of my favorite high profile rocks in 12ft of water to check on the sheepshead. The sheepshead bite was excellent and we kept about a dozen on the first rock, before we ran to 22ft of water to add some other goodies to the mix. Once we anchored in 20ft of water, the action was awesome. Numerous grunts, keeper sized gags and a beautiful bonus hog fish filled out our afternoon. The guys had a blast and a box full of fish to show for it. I thank you all for the great day and here's Robinson with a beautiful Homosassa Hog Fish... Capt. Dan

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Saturday, Dec 20 2014

Crystal River Sheep's...

Just about the last decent day according to the upcoming weather forecast, and I was glad to have the Noto family on board for a great Crystal River charter. We left the dock just a little before 9am and we made our way offshore. The fishing was quite good on all the area's we targeted ranging from rock piles and ledges. Live shrimp on a knocker rig worked great for the sheepshead, plus some bonus sea bass and grouper too. The team caught well over twenty keepers, but we didn't quite keep that many and released several throughout the day. I thank you all for the great time and I look forward to seeing you in the future... Capt. Dan

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The great weather continues for us here in Citrus County and today, was another good one on the big pond. I had Cam and Justin on board for the day and the action was great. This charter was just about a mirror image as yesterday's trip, but I did run a bit farther offshore in search of some sheepshead. The sheepshead cooperated nicely and some good gags got us too. We wrapped up the trip with some trout and I can't thank you both enough for the great day... Capt. Dan

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Thursday, Dec 18 2014

Crystal River Mix...

Trout, sea bass and sheepshead - oh my! It was a great one out there today for my guests, Jim and Bill. We left the dock at 9am and made our way offshore a bit to tackle some sheepshead. The sheepshead are definitely starting to fire up and we did well on just two different locations. Live shrimp on a knocker rig was what the sheepshead ordered and (some hefty sea bass too). With a good catch of sheep's and the tide turning just after noon; we made a quick run and jigged up some fine trout along a rock bar to top off the day. Watermelon red flake Lil'' John's were the hot bait for the trout. Good action and good times, I thank you both for the great day... Capt. Dan

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