Posts by Nicki
Wahoo (Ono) Steaks with Grilled Pineapple
Fish: 4 – 7 ounce Wahoo steaks 1 – 5 1/4 ounce can pineapple slices, juice reserved, or 1 fresh pineapple, pared and cut into 1 ½ inch slices Oil for greasing grill White pepper 1 tsp. Minced garlic Marinade: 1/4 cup pineapple juice 2 tbs. Fresh orange juice 4 tbs. Soy sauce 3 tbs.…
Read MoreSeared Yellowfin Tuna with Orange Teriyaki
2 tablespoons butter 1 yellow onion, sliced thinly 1 cup orange marmalade 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce 2 tablespoons orange juice 1 teaspoon fresh ginger root, grated 1 teaspoon curry powder 1 habanero pepper, seeded and diced 4 (8-ounce) Yellowfin tuna steaks Cracked black pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil Orange slices for garnish In a small…
Read MoreEpic Day in Homosassa
An epic day in the ‘Sassa! New challenges are motivating! It’s always special to catch a species that you have never caught before and on Friday, January 18th, I caught my first Hogfish/Hog Snapper (I know it’s in the Wrasse family)!! Last Friday was also the first time that I targeted Hogfish and it’s more…
Read MoreThe Bite is On!
The weather is nice here on Florida’s Nature Coast and the water temperatures have reached 70 degrees so it’s time to go catching! The “Springtime Smorgasbord” has begun! As usually happens when the water temps reached 70, the fish start feeding aggressively. Redfish, Sea Trout, Cobia, Snook, Triple Tail, Flounder, Spanish Mackerel, Sea Bass, Grouper,…
Read MoreScallop Season 2017
Great news the Florida Wildlife Commission (FWC) has approved no changes for the 2017 Scallop Season in Citrus County. This year’s season will begin on Saturday, July 1st and end on Sunday, September 24th. Florida’s scallop fishery has been open only to recreational harvest since commercial harvest and sale was prohibited in 1994. The daily…
Read MoreHooked on Panama
Only One Spot Left Available! Here’s the information on the first Panama adventure of the winter! This first adventure is during peak billfish season!!! We depart on Saturday, January 21, 2017 and return on Sunday, January 29, 2017, nonstop flight from Orlando to Panama City. We arrive at the Hooked on Panama Lodge on Saturday,…
Read MoreHurricane Hermine can’t stop the ‘Sassa!!
I’d like to thank everyone for their prayers, concerns, and well wishes! We are getting back to normal, (if there is a normal in Homosassa), and back to business doing charters as if nothing has happened!! Thanks again we really do appreciate the love, it meant tons!!! Homosassa Scallop Season – 2016 This has been…
Read MoreDiane & Jade’s Most Excellent Scalloping Adventure
The article below was written by Diane Bodard of www.NatureCoaster.com after her scalloping adventure on July 7, 2016 with Captain “Red ED”. NatureCoaster.com is a weekly newsletter about what’s happening in Florida’s Nature Coast! Diane, thank you for the permission to republish your excellent article. Be a Nature Coaster! It was early – much earlier…
Read MoreSummertime Fishing/Catching in the ‘Sassa
Scallops, Scallops and more Scallops!! Just a few day before scallop season opens on Saturday, June 25th and runs through September 24th! This is another exciting time of the year here in Citrus County, the Scallop Capital of Florida, as folks arrive from all over to experience what’s best described as an “Underwater Easter Egg…
Read MoreHomosassa Potpourri
It’s a fun and exciting time of the year to be here on Florida’s Nature Coast! Grouper, Cobia, Redfish, Trout, Flounder, Spanish Mackerel, Mangrove Snapper, Grunts, Black Sea Bass, Tarpon and last but not least Scallops, Scallops, and more Scallops are all very strong possibilities in the month of June! Gag & Black Grouper season…
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