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Mike Ashley
Mike A.
Yankeetown, Florida
Reported 4 hours ago
John rang the dinner bell yesterday catching some nice Flounder and Seatrout out in God's Country! Also caught Redfish, Snook, Gag Grouper, a couple of huge Rays, and various other species while bouncing around different flats, rock piles, oyster bars and islands. Another blessed day of fishing new areas of this vast Yankeetown fishery.
Mike Ashley
Mike A. Yankeetown, Florida Reported 4 hours ago
John rang the dinner bell yesterday catching some nice Flounder and Seatrout out in God's Country! Also caught Redfish, Snook, Gag Grouper, a couple of huge Rays, and various other species while bouncing around different flats, rock piles, oyster bars and islands. Another blessed day of fishing new areas of this vast Yankeetown fishery.
Fishing in Yankeetown, Florida
Fishing in Yankeetown, Florida
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Mark Reeves
Mark R.
Crystal River, Florida
Reported 19 hours ago
Grouper season is coming up September 1 to the end of the month.
Mark Reeves
Mark R. Crystal River, Florida Reported 19 hours ago
Grouper season is coming up September 1 to the end of the month.
Fishing in Crystal River, Florida
Fishing in Crystal River, Florida
Fishing in Crystal River, Florida
Fishing in Crystal River, Florida
Fishing in Crystal River, Florida
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Mike Ashley
Mike A.
Yankeetown, Florida
Reported 3 weeks ago
I fished with Dean from Bucks Graphics and his girlfriend Krista yesterday. Dean said he wanted to catch his first Snook and we checked that box first thing in the morning with a beautiful 32 and 3/4 inch drag screamer! Other than the Snook, the bite was a little slow in the morning, on a slow moving outgoing tide. However when the tide turned around and started coming in, things picked up, and Krista decided to put the hammer down on some quality Seatrout, including a pair of fat 22 + inch ones. Not bad for her first time fishing!...
Mike Ashley
Mike A. Yankeetown, Florida Reported 3 weeks ago
I fished with Dean from Bucks Graphics and his girlfriend Krista yesterday. Dean said he wanted to catch his first Snook and we checked that box first thing in the morning with a beautiful 32 and 3/4 inch drag screamer! Other than the Snook, the bite was a little slow in the morning, on a slow moving outgoing tide. However when the tide turned around and started coming in, things picked up, and Krista decided to put the hammer down on some quality Seatrout, including a pair of fat 22 + inch ones. Not bad for her first time fishing! The Trout we're all between 17 and 1/2 and 22 and 1/2, so they took a nice bag of fillets home for a couple of dinners. These guys toughed it out through are slow morning bite, some howling west winds and rough seas, and put together a pretty good day of catching fish out in God's Country💪. Looking forward to having you guys back again soon, prayfully with less wind and calmer Seas 🤪🤣!!!
Fishing in Yankeetown, Florida
Fishing in Yankeetown, Florida
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Mike Ashley
Mike A.
Yankeetown, Florida
Reported 3 weeks ago
Ran a scouting trip yesterday with my buddy John out into God's Country. Fished some areas I am not familiar with, which is always fun, and we were fairly productive. We caught about seven or eight Redfish, with the biggest coming in just over 32 in. Also caught some nice Seatrout, including John's fat 22-in piggy. At first we thought John had a Redfish on as it was pulling some drag until it came to the surface and we saw it was a nice chunky Trout. Her stomach was already stuffed full of bait fish, so she had no reason...
Mike Ashley
Mike A. Yankeetown, Florida Reported 3 weeks ago
Ran a scouting trip yesterday with my buddy John out into God's Country. Fished some areas I am not familiar with, which is always fun, and we were fairly productive. We caught about seven or eight Redfish, with the biggest coming in just over 32 in. Also caught some nice Seatrout, including John's fat 22-in piggy. At first we thought John had a Redfish on as it was pulling some drag until it came to the surface and we saw it was a nice chunky Trout. Her stomach was already stuffed full of bait fish, so she had no reason to eat John's big pinfish but she gulped it right down into her stomach (see picture below⬇️)! Besides Redfish and Seatrout, we also caught Flounder and Black Drum. We threw a variety of live baits from Captains Cove including shrimp, pinfish, and mud minnows. The bigger fish were caught on pinfish and mud minnows, but live shrimp produced as well. We also saw a hundred pound plus Tarpon swim past the boat, but it would not eat anything we threw at it. Another blessed day out on the Nature Coast, which I believe is one of God's greatest gifts to us!
Fishing in Yankeetown, Florida
Fishing in Yankeetown, Florida
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Leon Hampton
Leon H.
Hernando, Florida
Reported 4 weeks ago
Scallop report:

The scallops are in Crystal River and Homosassa thick this year. We are scalloping in 2ft to 5ft of water all you need to do this is your bath suite, towels and mask and snorkel you will just swim around the beautiful grass flats that we have and can see scallops, stone crabs, spider crabs, and a lot of different smaller fish and starfish. If you don't have a mask and snorkel don't worry we have plenty for you to enjoy your day on the water.
Leon Hampton
Leon H. Hernando, Florida Reported 4 weeks ago
Scallop report:

The scallops are in Crystal River and Homosassa thick this year. We are scalloping in 2ft to 5ft of water all you need to do this is your bath suite, towels and mask and snorkel you will just swim around the beautiful grass flats that we have and can see scallops, stone crabs, spider crabs, and a lot of different smaller fish and starfish. If you don't have a mask and snorkel don't worry we have plenty for you to enjoy your day on the water.
Fishing in Crystal River, Florida
Fishing in Crystal River, Florida
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Billy Williams
Billy W.
North Fort Myers, Florida
Reported 1 month ago
There's been a ton of over slot redfish around
Billy Williams
Billy W. North Fort Myers, Florida Reported 1 month ago
There's been a ton of over slot redfish around
Fishing in Homosassa, Florida
Fishing in Homosassa, Florida
Fishing in Homosassa, Florida
Fishing in Homosassa, Florida
Fishing in Homosassa, Florida
Fishing in Homosassa, Florida
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Mark Reeves
Mark R.
Crystal River, Florida
Reported 1 month ago
Bites been good
Mark Reeves
Mark R. Crystal River, Florida Reported 1 month ago
Bites been good
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Mike Ashley
Mike A.
Yankeetown, Florida
Reported 1 month ago
Great day out in God's Country yesterday with buddy's John and Brendon. We did a little exploring and hooked up with some nice Redfish of all sizes, from overslot, to Upper slot, to lower slot, and some under slots as well. John took big fish honors with the fat 30 inch Red. Also caught some nice Seatrout and kept five good ones for the box. It's such a blessing to be able to fish with these guys as there is always some good conversation, nice fish caught, and a little smack talk as well🤣!
Mike Ashley
Mike A. Yankeetown, Florida Reported 1 month ago
Great day out in God's Country yesterday with buddy's John and Brendon. We did a little exploring and hooked up with some nice Redfish of all sizes, from overslot, to Upper slot, to lower slot, and some under slots as well. John took big fish honors with the fat 30 inch Red. Also caught some nice Seatrout and kept five good ones for the box. It's such a blessing to be able to fish with these guys as there is always some good conversation, nice fish caught, and a little smack talk as well🤣!
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Fishing in Yankeetown, Florida
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Mark Reeves
Mark R.
Crystal River, Florida
Reported 2 months ago
A few photos taken during my last couple of trips
Mark Reeves
Mark R. Crystal River, Florida Reported 2 months ago
A few photos taken during my last couple of trips
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Fishing in Crystal River, Florida
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Mike Ashley
Mike A.
Yankeetown, Florida
Reported 3 months ago
It is always a blessing to fish with Brian and Stacie. This is their third trip down from West Virginia to fish with me in the last year and every trip has been both fun and productive! They only had time for a half day Charter this time because they had other commitments but we made the best of it as they started out on a nice Seatrout bite first thing in the morning. Caught about 15 to 20 trout and kept seven good ones. Then went on to catch a variety of other fish including Black Drum, Redfish, and...
Mike Ashley
Mike A. Yankeetown, Florida Reported 3 months ago
It is always a blessing to fish with Brian and Stacie. This is their third trip down from West Virginia to fish with me in the last year and every trip has been both fun and productive! They only had time for a half day Charter this time because they had other commitments but we made the best of it as they started out on a nice Seatrout bite first thing in the morning. Caught about 15 to 20 trout and kept seven good ones. Then went on to catch a variety of other fish including Black Drum, Redfish, and Sheepshead. The coolest event of the day was watching two spinner sharks Circle one of our live baits on a cork. They were very cautious but one decided to dive in and got hooked up. He made a drag pulling run and then jumped fully out of the water did a 360 barrel roll, and spit the hook. What a magnificent sight! You just never know what you're going to see out here in God's Country. I'm
looking forward to the fourth trip which sounds like it is coming up soon!
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Recent Lake Panasoffkee Reviews

  • ★★★★★
    Great! The captain and guide were knowledgeable and very helpful throughout the entire experience.

    Dax G. | July 30, 2026

    Trip: Scalloping Trips

  • ★★★★★
    Had a great time with Capt. Jayson. Would use him again!

    Kyle B. | July 28, 2026

    Trip: Scalloping Trip

  • ★★★★★
    Had the most incredible time with Captain Don Heard! We found many scallops and he was a pleasure to have guide us. We brought our pup too-who also had a great time!

    Maddie S. | July 26, 2026

    Trip: Crystal Coast Scalloping

  • ★★★★★
    Had a great time. Very helpful Would definitely go with him again!!!

    Cathy M. | July 14, 2026

    Trip: Crystal Coast Scalloping

  • ★★★★★
    We had a great experience! Justin was wonderful. I would highly recommend him. We hope to use him again next year. My boys had a great time finding scallops.

    Andrea A. | July 14, 2026

    Trip: Crystal Coast Scalloping

  • ★★★★★
    Justin was an incredible guide! This was our first time stalling, and we had a big Hall due to his coaching and making us feel safe on the water. We already sent his information to our friends couldn’t recommend him more.

    Christian W. | July 13, 2026

    Trip: Crystal Coast Scalloping

  • ★★★★★
    Great trip, Gavin and Liz were very knowledgeable and friendly. Enjoyed and would definitely use again!

    Jena L. | July 13, 2026

    Trip: Scalloping Trips

  • ★★★★★
    Captain Leo was all over it. We had 6 passengers and everyone had a great experience. We will definitely book with them again.

    Charles A. | July 11, 2026

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    Capt Mike was the absolute best! He’s hilarious and super knowledgeable about scalloping. We’ll definitely be booking a charter with him again.

    Mari T. | July 9, 2026

    Trip: Crystal River Scalloping

  • ★★★★★
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    Roger B. | July 6, 2026

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