Just a fun day out of Homosassa in the Silver King with the wife. We got an "early" start and left from Macrae's just before noon, but really left that late to fish the tide. We ran through the little Homosassa on a very low tide and began just working the shallow drop offs around the exposed rock bars. Armed with DOA glow jerk baits, we caught and released some beautiful Homosassa trout. I spent four hours on the poling platform poling the creeks and some saw some really large trout in the upper 20" range. The red fish were scarce, with only seeing a couple and we could only make one interested in eating. A fun afternoon and always enjoy watching the Mrs.'s catch a few... Capt. Dan

Well my cold turned in to Bronchitis and I think this has been the longest stretch I've endured being off the water. The good news is, I'm feeling better and today's clients Jesse and Jesse Jr. had an outstanding Crystal River charter. I met the father and son team at 8:30am and we shoved off from Pete's Pier Marina, ready to go. The tide was running in pretty well at the mouth and the oyster bars were just right for jerk baiting some trout. We made a quick stop and found some hefty trout that couldn't resist some DOA glow colored jerk baits. The guys put eight in the cooler in less than 30 minutes and then we were sheepshead bound. It was pretty much the same scenario as it has been with a live shrimp on a knocker rig jumping spot to spot; and the sheepshead were very cooperative. We did get cut off by a couple mackerel and the usual sea bass, grunts, etc... filled out the day. I thank you both for a great time and congratulations on a fine catch... Capt. Dan

I broke a record today for my boat and we caught the largest sea bass I've seen yet. Doug and Virginia were my guests today out of Crystal River and they had a great time. Running offshore to the ledges and rock piles, we caught some beautiful sheepshead, grunts, sea bass, grouper and some other odds and ends to fill out the day. The seas were flat calm and it was truly a picture perfect day. We ended today's trip targeting some shallow rock/oyster bars catching some trout on jerk baits and all the trout were upper slot quality fish. I will say the large sea bass we caught today was quite a fish and a true trophy at almost 3lbs. I thank you both for a fantastic Crystal River charter and look forward to seeing you again soon... Capt. Dan

I ended the year at the Homosassa Fishing Club fishing the Green and O'Kelly party. Today was another chilly start, but not nearly as bad as yesterday. Melanie, Clarke and Bo joined for this years last day charter. Captains Zorn, Cox and Spratt were also on the trip and the morning action out of Homosassa for us was nearly non existent. Another extremely low tide and a 56 degree water temperature, didn't have the fish in a feeding mood. My crew saw and sight casted to several schools of trout in some very shallow water, but the fish showed no interest it our numerous offerings. After a slow morning, we proceeded to a fine mid day shore lunch and the team prepared another Homosassa special. My crew and the other Captains finished strong and we had a decent catch of trout and sheepshead to end our day. It was two tough days of fishing and I thank the entire group for all your hard work and as always look forward to your next visit. Here's Bo with the last keeper trout for 2012... Capt. Dan

Yes folks, there was Ice on the boat until 10am today, but we made the best of it and had a fun day. Myself and fellow Homosassa Guides Association members Mark Zorn, William Toney and Gary Cox had the pleasure of fishing the Homosassa Fishing Club members out of Crystal River for this chilly December day. I had Bo, Brant and Ashley on board and we covered the all the basis from the river to the gulf. Through out the morning, we had great action in the river with mangrove snapper, trout and lady fish, but the table fair species were all on the short side. The wind was quite strong until noon time, so after noon, we made a quick dash to a shallow ledge and loaded up on the ever reliable tasty sea bass. My crew put 13 nice keepers in the cooler to secure our shore lunch for tomorrow.  The other captains had a nice assortment of mangrove snapper, sheepshead and a red fish and trout to total our trip. Capt. Zorn won the  prize with most keepers with 15 and yours truly just fell shy with 14 to take second place. I thank you all for the fun time and we'll see you tomorrow. Here's Ashley with one of our sea bass from today's Crystal River charter... Capt. Dan

I had the pleasure of having Todd on board from North Carolina and with him being solo, we took out the Silver King skiff today. It worked out great and with increasing NW winds, we tucked way in the back country of Ozello. We had a little bit of tide to work with before it became dry back there it hopes of sight casting some red fish. Well, they were few and far between and the couple that we saw, had no interest what so ever in taking a bait. So for plan B, we targeted my favorite inshore species the speckled trout. The trout action was very good and just about every fish was in the upper slot range. DOA and MirrOlure jerk baits were the ticket and I thank you for the fun day. Here's Todd with a beautiful Ozello trout... Capt. Dan

The sunshine finally returned today after almost a week of cold, dreary, overcast skies. I had the pleasure of having the Coleman family on board and the trout bite was stellar once again. We left a little later today to fish the afternoon incoming tide and it turned out to be a great decision. The little bit of morning action however, was non existent and the gulf was slick as glass. We only put one keeper trout in the box before noon and the tide couldn't come fast enough. Finally, the tide started rolling in and particularly the last two hours of the incoming was fantastic. We had several doubles on and just about every trout was a keeper sized fish. We finished the day strong and I thank you all for the great day... Capt. Dan

Not the most pleasant day to be on the water, but when the action was this good - who cares about the wind and cold. Richard and Dalton were my guests today out of Pete's Pier Marina and we bundled up and ran towards the gulf. It's was a damp, cold, boat ride and the tide situation wasn't great either. It was a -1.1 low tide (this means at least a one foot below a normal mean low tide). Needless to say, the mouth of the river looked like the moon. I told the guys the fish could only be in a couple places, so we fished the troughs between the oyster bars and did outstanding. DOA deadly combos rigged with baby bass colored jerk baits was the hot bait and in two hours the guys had their limit. To be honest, I was surprised myself about how good the action was and once again; you just never know how the day will go. I thank you both for a great 1/2 day Crystal River charter and congratulations on a fine catch... Capt. Dan

We just beat the much needed rain in today with the approaching front. Bill and Karen were on board with me today out of Pete's Pier in Crystal River and trout once again was going to be our theme. We ran up to the North for the day and targeted everything from oyster bars, rocks and kelp beds. Loaded with MirrOLure Lil' Johns, DOA cal shad tails and shrimp, we had an excellent morning. Numerous short trout made for some steady action and we added a keeper to the mix here and there, to add to our total. A nice surprise snook graced us, as well as an under slot red fish to top off the trip. The winds picked up considerably from the South and we called it a day with thunder in the distance. I thank you both as always for the great times and congratulations on your catch... Capt. Dan

The fog was as thick as peanut butter (or pea soup as you wish), when we reached the gulf this morning. We took our time reaching our destination with John and Jack on board and even though is was wet and dreary, the trout cooperated fairly well. We fished the top of the incoming tide and the first of the outgoing for our 1/2 day Crystal River charter. I can tell you this, the feed was on for the last of the incoming tide. We used a combination of DOA deadly combos and MirrOlure Lil' Johns jigs for our success, but when the tide turned to go out- the trout turned "OFF". The guys did great with a fine catch of quality sized trout and I had a great time with you both. Here's John and Jack with their morning catch... Capt. Dan