Friday, May 20 2016

Tarpon Fever...

Another great morning on the tarpon flats and we were able to hook up two fine tarpon on the fly. We left at sun up this morning and worked a channel to some rising fish. The black/orange color combination was the flavor of the day and both fish put on a spectacular show. The season is looking quite good and lets hope it continues... Capt. Dan

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Wednesday, May 18 2016

Tarpon on Fly!!!

A bus-mans holiday with my great friend Capt. Clay Shidler and I was able to coach him to his first tarpon on the fly. We left the dock before day light and we were in fish right away. Clay's second cast he had one eat, and the next he connected. It was a perfect size fish, close to fifty pounds and what a great acrobatic one too. A fun morning and congratulations my man... Capt. Dan

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Monday, May 16 2016

Tarpon Opener...

A very good start to the 2016 tarpon season and we've seen several fish and brought one boat side. I always take the first couple days and go scouting, with some of the other guides and good friends. Today I was out with a great friend and excellent Homosassa guide, Capt. Jim Farrior and we caught a fish in the seventy pound class on the long rod. The fish ate the classic purple/black color combination and we spent the rest of the day spotting a few other schools of fish and running south towards Bayport. A great day and I thank you for letting me have the bow of the boat for the day... Capt. Dan

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Thursday, Jun 25 2015

Little Guy...

We had to get creative to get out of the wind today, but Joe and I found some tarpon inside and made it happen. The conditions made it tough to fish the outside and when the wind is up, tarpon generally stay down and make it difficult to see them. So for plan B, we ran in the canal and found some happy "little guys" to save the day. Joe and I were loaded with DOA bait busters and had some really good action. We went one for eight on tarpon and we landed a fun sized tarpon to make the day. It's always a pleasure fishing with you and I look forward to next time... Capt. Dan

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Wednesday, Jun 24 2015

Couple days Left...

Just a couple days left for me in the 2015 tarpon season and today we brought another one boat side. The last two days have been tough and we've only seen a handful of fish. Today luckily, as the tide changed, we saw a couple fish rolling and we were able to present a DOA bait buster quickly and immediately hooked up. I had Todd on board for today's trip and he did awesome. He caught his first tarpon, fought it beautifully and we gave her a safe release.... Capt. Dan

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Saturday, Jun 20 2015

Another Good Day...

Another excellent day with my bride as she requested this Fathers day weekend for me to take off and to do some fishing herself. Well she did and Becky did outstanding. She jumped two tarpon and brought one boat side. She wouldn't let me help her and in 40 minutes, she rolled it over and I was able to grab it and secure it for a picture. We took some pictures and she got to hold her fish for a great photo and safe release. The numbers of fish are definitely lowering as the majority of the fish migrate North. I hope for a couple more tarpon this week and grouper season opens next Wednesday... Capt. Dan

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Friday, Jun 19 2015

To the Boat...

I had my scheduled charter cancel late last night, so for today I had the pleasure of taking my wife out and having some family day tarpon. I truly enjoy the passion of targeting these fish and even when I have the opportunity for a day off; I still have to go out for a couple hours. We left the dock around 8am and found some fish rolling. The floating grass was to bad to use the fly rod, so we opted to use DOA bait busters. A couple cast later, Becky jumped one and I was hooked up for a very memorable fight. I was actually lucky enough to bring this fish boat side for a couple pictures and a safe release. A great day and "wow" it's hot out there right now... Capt. Dan

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Thursday, Jun 18 2015

Jumping Tarpon....

The tarpon action is still going steady and jumping a fish on the fly the last couple days in a row. We've been getting a couple jumps out of them, before they spit the hook or chew through the 60lb bite tippet. Sorry, no pictures they've been on and off so quick. However, I did take a neat picture on the way in coming across the flats off Homosassa. I passed over one of my shallow water grouper cracks and found several nurse sharks hovering around the hole. This was a cool sight and we counted 17 of them total. Only a couple more weeks of tarpon season and then the grouper action begins... Capt. Dan

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Thursday, Jun 11 2015

Tarpon, Gags & Cobia...

An amazing last three days with my cousin Rich on board. Rich was here for has annual tarpon June trip and we did outstanding. We jumped 17 tarpon over the last couple of days and boated four. Most of the fish were deep, so we used DOA bait busters for the majority of our days. Tides played a big role on when the tarpon turned on, but when they did; it was great. Rich also caught his first cobia and also caught and released a couple gag grouper. A very memorable trip and I always look forward to next year... Capt. Dan

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Sunday, Jun 07 2015

In the Air...

Another fun day of chasing down the silver king with Jeff and Chris on board. I met the guys at 6am at Macrae's and we made our way to the famous tarpon grounds. The fish were rolling at sun up and we had some shots with the fly, but no eaters during the morning hours. By mid morning, we made a run to the North a bit and pulled out the DOA bait busters. The team jumped a couple and had some good action. I thank you both for the great time and I look forward to seeing you soon... Capt. Dan

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