We made the run to the spotty bottom areas off Crystal River today and the trout were very cooperative. I had two guests from Europe on board today and they experienced not only a beautiful day, but some excellent fishing. The trout action was steady all morning with several keepers coming on board and eventually, we reached our limit of healthy speckled trout. Bourbon colored Lil' Johns and motor oil DOA cal shad tails were the baits of choice. The usual mixed catch of sharks, sea bass, lady fish, etc... kept us quite busy. On the way in we stopped along "the wall" and picked up a keeper red fish to end our trip. I can't thank you both enough for such a great day and I hope you enjoy the rest of your stay. Here's Graham and his wonderful girlfriend with a fine catch... Capt. Dan

A great day on the big pond with Gary, Jim and Kristi for a full day Crystal River charter. We left from Pete's Pier Marina just before 8am and made our track south off the keys. The tide was quite low and there wasn't much happening after a couple drifts for the first hour. The tide was about to turn around 10am and the breeze was calming, so we made a run to the 10ft range and did some jigging on the early summer time locations. Well, the trout are there and we also picked up a couple flounder and sea bass to add to the mix. Bourbon colored Lil Johns and motor oil DOA jerk baits were the flavor of the day. We wrapped it up just after 2pm and called it a day. I thank you all for the fun time and hope to see you soon... Capt. Dan

Hello everyone, today's charter set a new record for my boat having the largest trout caught on a charter. Bill and Brad joined me again for day two out of Crystal River and the fish turned on for us today. The trout settled in to the weather change and were feeding once again. My plan today was to fish the shallow "yellow" hard bottom areas and try to stay out of the wind as much as possible. The plan worked excellent and even though the trout were not interested in cork rigs, glow DOA jerk baits were on fire. Making long drifts over the flats produced several nice trout in the upper slot range including a true gator trout reaching the 27" mark. This is the largest trout I've had a client catch and we safely released her to fight another day. The guys caught their limit of trout and will be taking plenty of tasty trout fillets back to Georgia. We couldn't find a red fish to add to the mix, but what a great turn around day to end their stay. I thank you both for a fun couple days and look forward to seeing you again soon. Here's Brad with a true trophy Citrus County trout.. Capt. Dan

Another unexpected change in the weather pattern and a late season cold front came through today. Brad and Bill joined me out of Crystal River for a full day of inshore fishing and I'll say "it was a tough one". The water temperature dropped in to the upper 60's and it just about gave the fish lock jaw. We worked hard for our strikes and did catch four nice keeper trout to show for our efforts. The day stayed chilly and I would have paid for a pair of jeans, if I could have bought some on the water. The wind was picking us and gusting strong, so we spent the afternoon in the creeks red fishing. The red fish were just as tough to find as the trout for us, but Bill saved the day and landed a just over 18" red fish to end the day. I appreciate all your patience today guys and we'll go get them tomorrow. Here's Bill with a brightly colored multi spot red fish... Capt. Dan

Day two at the Homosassa Fishing Club and I had the pleasure of having the Fuson family on board for the day. Capt's Zorn, Spratt and Toney were on the trip as well and trout, red fish and another fine shore lunch was on order. It was a little misty leaving the club dock just after 8am, but the skies soon cleared and what a beautiful day on the Homosassa flats. My team caught some nice trout for the first couple hours of the morning and once the tide was right for red fishing, we added a couple of them too. Free lined live shrimp for the red fish and DOA deadly combos rigged with bourbon colored Lil' Johns were the baits of choice for the trout. I thank you all for a great time and look forward to your next visit to Homosassa... Capt. Dan

Today was family day at the Homosassa Fishing Club and myself and Capt's. Jody Johnson, Mark Zorn and Rick Spratt fished the Spearman party, to a good day catching and shore lunch. I had the Morgan family on board and these young anglers and dad did great. From catching several trout, to young Jack being my net man, they had a fun time. We had a good catch of trout before noon, then ran to the island and prepared a fantastic shore lunch. We did eat a little fast trying to beat the storms in, but ended up getting rained on some, once we reached tiger tail bay. I thank you all for the great day and here's my crew with one of today's trout... Capt. Dan

I send a big thank you to my great guide friends; Capt's. Mark Zorn, William Toney, Rick Spratt, Jonathan Hamilton, Don Chancey and Clay Shidler for doing an outstanding job with this years Veterinary group. This years trip consisted of seven boats with 17 anglers and "wow", did we catch them. The boats totaled over 80 keeper trout with a couple nice red fish, Spanish mackerel and Capt. Z's team won big fish with a heavy weight snook. I was a little worried with the weather forecast, but we dodged a couple showers and made it through the day. Nicole did great planning the trip and all the guests had a excellent Crystal River fishing experience. Here's my crew with fine catch of trout and we even released several keepers to leave some for tomorrow... Capt. Dan

Breezy and overcast skies were today's conditions out of Crystal River. Jim, Bob and Mel were my guest and we began today's Crystal River charter catching a couple salt river red fish. We pulled up to one of my favorite oyster bars, free lined some live shrimp and it was fish on. We caught a couple nice keepers with one being just under the 27" mark. Our next stop was drifting off the keys and the guys had a great catch of trout. Once again, root beer and bourbon colored Lil' Johns were the ticket under DOA deadly combo cork rigs. I had great time with you all and look forward to seeing you again soon... Capt. Dan

A busy day out of Homosassa with the CCBA fishing tournament going on, but we fought the crowds and found some nice fish. Myself and Captains Mark Zorn and William Toney were at the Homosassa Fishing Club for the day with a 1/2 day of fishing and an afternoon shore lunch on order. We fished the Craft party to a good morning catch of trout and the usual mixed species for a fun day. DOA deadly combos were todays top producers in the rootbeer color to catch the trout. After 1pm we ran to the club island and preparred our famous shore lunch. Luch was great and with a few minutes to kill, I made a quick stop for a red fish or two and we did just that. Jack and Bo caught a nice pair of red fish to end the day and i thank you guys for the fun time... Capt. Dan

With days like today, we're so blessed to live in Florida. Todd and Tom were my anglers for this Crystal River Charter and we had the full day to tackle some trout and red fish. With a low tide this morning, we made the rounds and found some real nice quality trout. From the shallows off the keys to the scatted rock piles, the trout action was good; soon as the tide started moving in. I've been wanting to red fish for a while and today we finally had the tide to do so. I made a run to the North side of Ozello, free lined some live shrimp and it was fish on! The guys caught some beautiful red fish from under slot to over and even had one cut us off on the rocks. It was a very fun day and I thank you both for a great time... Capt. Dan