Grouper, grouper, grouper!!! It was a fun catch and release day today with Lisa and Jay on board and they have always wanted to catch some big grouper. Unfortunaly the season is still closed, but that doesn't mean you can't go out and prove to the "Gulf Council" that there is not a shortage of gag grouper and take plenty of picutures. Well thats what we did and we caught some beautys. We trolled just a couple miles offshore in the 10ft range and in less than a hour, caught several keeper sized gags. It was a fish on every pass and the CD 14 fire tiger Rapala was the hot ticket. After taking some great pictures, we ran to some shallow rocks and jigged a variety of species to end the day. Trout, mackerel, sea bass and flounder finished the trip and I thank you both for the fun day. Here's the couple with a great together shot... Capt. Dan

I can hardly believe were in December with this beautiful weather were having. We're so blessed, and the fishing is truly fantastic. Today's Crystal River Charter was a great one and I had the pleasure of having Hazel and Bill on board for the day. These couple requested plenty of action and I delivered. We had an outstanding day targeting a mixed bag of species. Trout, grouper, sea bass, flounder, mackerel and other odds and ends kept the rods bent during the day. The abundance of Spanish Mackerel right now was surprising and we caught our fair share and lost many, many jigs to them today. The gulf has warmed to 66 degrees offshore and the action should remain great until a cold front comes through. I really enjoyed today with you both and congratulations on a fine day out of Crystal River... Capt. Dan

I had a really good time with Dale on board for the day and we caught our limit of trout, plus released some hefty gag grouper. Dale was solo, so I gave him the option of what species we wanted to target. Dale has fished in this area years ago with the best trout guide that Citrus County has ever known, "the late Marvin Williams" and it was great to hear some of the past stories. Trout was going to be our morning target species and as luck would have it, we caught some quality trout. The bite wasn't fast and furious, but steady enough to keep us interested. With a good catch of trout on board and a grouper trolling rod ready to go, I said "hold on Dale, were going offshore". I could go on and on, about how terrific the grouper action was; but I'll just sum it up and say "it couldn't be any better". I thank you for the excellent day and will look forward to seeing you next time... Capt. Dan

A very fun 1/2 day charter out of the Plantation on Crystal River with Captains Mark Zorn, Rick Spratt, Shawn Walker and Rick Lefiles. I had the pleasure of having Chason and Richard on board and these two anglers caught some beautiful trout. We fished a couple different areas from kelp beds to rock piles and all locations had fish on them. The hot bait for us today was the new Penny MirrOlure Lil' John's rigged on a 1/8th oz DOA cal jig head. The action was great and all the boats had some great catches. I thank you guys for the fun time and here's my crew with their limit of trout... Capt. Dan

What a awesome surprise to start off today's Crystal River charter. Dan, Mallory and Ross were on board for the day and Ross got us going with a monster 40" snook. We left from Pete's Pier Marina this morning and tried our luck for trout with the little bit of out going tide we had to work with. The trout bite was slow, but the drag screaming snook made up for it. As a plan B, we ran back offshore to the rocks and loaded up on the sea bass, mackerel and released a couple grouper. The tide was turning to come in around noon, so we made our run back inshore and picked up a couple nice quality trout to end our day. I thank you all for the fun time and congratulations on a outstanding catch. Here's Ross with one heck of a snook to be proud of... Capt. Dan

We covered  the whole spectrum today, from the inshore flats, to the near shore rock piles. John and Chuck were on board for the day and my only instructions were too keep the rods bent. Stating the day inshore on the trout was a little slow on keepers, but we found a few and lots of shorts to get the day going. I never really like the outgoing tide during the full moon, so I'll blame the slow morning keeper trout bite on that. The seas were favorable to make a run offshore, so we left the trout and loaded up on the mixed species. Keeper sized grouper, sea bass, grunts, mackerel, trout and a pompano made for a very exciting afternoon. The action was great and these guys had a fantastic catch. I thank you both for the fun day and look forward to seeing you soon... Capt. Dan

We did the 11 to 3 shift today, for an afternoon charter. Valerie and Ken were on board for a afternoon 1/2 day Crystal River charter and this father and daughter team caught some nice trout. We left from Pete's Pier Marina and made our run to the spoil islands for some deeper water trout. We jigged the drop offs with MirrOLure Lil' Johns and caught several trout. Nine keepers made their way in to the cooler and we released several shorts for the afternoon. I thank you both for the fun day and we'll see you next time... Capt. Dan

What a great day on the water and we caught some beautiful Crystal River trout. I had Amanda and Jimmy on board for the day, to take some pictures for some various magazines and calenders. Speckled trout was our species and even though the wind was up and a slight cold front came through the area, the bite was on. We fished a variety of areas and used several D.O.A. cal shad tails and jerk baits to catch our fish. The morning started out good with lots of action, but no real big fish. However, when the sun warmed the water a degree or two, the big trout turned on. We caught some gator trout over 20", with the largest being 25". It was a perfect photo shoot and the pictures will look fantastic. I'll keep you all posted on the when and where and here's Amanda and Jimmy with a couple beautiful Crystal River trout... Capt. Dan

You could have taken a canoe offshore Crystal River today. Rob and Keith we on board and these gentlemen had a great Crystal River fishing charter. We began the day jigging up some trout on the bars with new penny MirrOlure Lil' Johns and the trout bite was pretty good. As a pleasant surprise, we caught a hard fighting bonito to add some excitement to the mix. The gulf calmed to a mirror flat surface around noon, so we made our run offshore and caught the usual mixed bag of goodies. it was a picture perfect day and I thank you both for the fun time. Here's the guys with a fine mixed bag... Capt. Dan

I was at the Homosassa Fishing Club today with my great friends and fellow Homosassa Guides Association members Mark Zorn, Rick Spratt and William Toney and we had the pleasure of fishing the Smith party. It was quite a chilly start to the day and when starting my truck up this morning, there was a little ice on the windshield. That sums up how the boat ride was (cold), but the day turned out to be beautiful and warmed nicely. We kept it simple free lining shrimp in the pockets and points in the creeks and caught some beautiful red fish and trout. The water has cleared nicely and we actually sight casted to a few red fish to top off the day. All the boats did equally well and our afternoon shore lunch was great. I want to thank Betsy, Brooke and Kyle for joining me today and congratulations on a wonderful catch... Capt. Dan