Fishing Reports

After a relatively mild winter, March was cold and windy and hopefully now that spring has arrived we’ll get back to our normal weather patterns and tides. As many of you have heard me say April has always been one of my favorite months to fish here in Old Homosassa. As the water temperatures continue…

Golfito, Costa Rica First, I’d like to thank The Reel Animals, Captain Billy Nobles and Captain Mike Anderson for putting together an awesome adventure. I’d also like to thank the staff at The Zancudo Lodge for their hospitality, making us feel at home and the outstanding multi-course meals every evening. Congratulations to Patrick Catone and…

Captain Bill Hope my friend, my mentor and my fishing buddy passed on Monday, February 4, 2013. The following is the eulogy that I gave at his funeral. Wow, I always believed that Bill was one of those guys I thought was going to be with us forever. Now I realize it’s that, he’s going…

Happy New Year from Old Homosassa! We hope everyone had an enjoyable and safe holiday season and that Santa delivered all the new fishing toys you asked for!! We’d also like to thank everyone that fished with us in 2012, our most successful year of charters, and hope to see you all again in 2013!!!…

Homosassa Thanksgiving Fishing Report Happy Thanksgiving to all, especially the folks that came to visit with us the season and enjoyed the beauty, the fishing and the scalloping here on Florida’s Nature Coast! You have made this our most successful season to date! We hope to see you all again next year! As I have…

“Red Eddie or Knot” “Red Eddie or Knot” – here I come! After five long months of waiting I finally took delivery of my new Young 24 a couple of weeks ago! If I’m dreaming don’t wake me up! The new Young 24 is everything I expected and more and no I haven’t slept on…

Homosassa is still the “Scallop Capital of Florida”!!! Thank you…Thank you…Thank you!!! With about a week left to this year’s scallop season we have had by far our best season ever! Not only have we done more scallop charters than any previous year, starting with opening day the scallops have been bigger than anyone can…

Homosassa Scalloping!!! Homosassa continues to be the “Scallop Capital of the World”, with limits being bought back to the docks on most charters. Not only are the scallops plentiful but they are the largest anyone can remember! As everything is magnified under the water some of the scallops look the size of basketballs as you’re…

Scalloping in Homosassa!! Scallop Fever takes over Homosassa! Scallop season opens this Sunday, July 1st and runs through Monday, September 10th. If last season is any indication we are expecting another banner year for these tasty morsels. Snorkel in crystal clear water, usually waist or chest deep, over pristine grass flats and bag your limit…

Summer in the Old City!!! Fishing in Homosassa in the summer is a plethora of opportunities. With Summer-time tides, gin clear waters and usually beautiful weather, (minus Beryl); it’s a great time to experience some of the best fishing of the year. Tarpon Fever has officially taken over here on Florida’s Nature Coast. The famous…