Crystal River Fishing Reports

Big Fish Loading Up!!! - Hot, Cold, Hot, Cold!! Its hard to predict the weather right now, but something that has been very predictable is the large schools of fish pushing all over our local flats. Big schools of Redfish and even Bigger schools of Giant Black Drum have be more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

What a year both Past and Present. - What a year! 2008 was definitely one for the record books. There were record amounts of Redfish, Speckled Trout, Sheephead, Spanish Mackerel, Bonita, Grouper and Sharks all roaming our local area flats. Most of these fish were larger, roamed the a more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

tons of Angling Opportunities Available - The up and down temperatures and the unpredictable weather of November can be very challenging for anglers, but for those anglers who show patience and pay attention to detail this time of year can result in some of the best and biggest catches of th more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Awesome Speckled Trout Fishing!! - October has been a great month for fishing along the Nature Coast. Light winds and cooling temperatures have not only made fishing more comfortable but they have also helped to make the inshore fishing more productive. No species of fish benefits m more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Winter time will heat up on the nature coast - The summer of 2008 is gone but not forgotten. The winter is just around the corner and the fishing on the Nature Coast is going to heat up like the fourth of July. Every thing from inshore grouper that invade the shallow rocks to those huge gator tro more...
Capt. Bear Smith - Crystal River

Fall Fishing Excitement - With temperatures finally beginning to cool here along the Nature Coast fall has appeared to start gaining the upper hand from the summer heat. With cooling air temperatures, falling water temperatures are not far behind. Early last week I was fish more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Fishing ambush points in Crystal river Florida - For the past few mornings I've noticed that their has been a little chill in the air until about 7:30 am. This tells me that fall is in the air and winter time is just around the corner. That means that a day of fishing will not be only very produc more...
Capt. Bear Smith - Crystal River

September is the time For Red Fish on the Nature Coast - The fishing in crystal river this past week has been the best it has been all year. September marks the beginning of fall and fall is my favorite time of year to be on the water. The day star getting shorter and cooler. The tides get a little more ex more...
Capt. Bear Smith - Crystal River

Rainy days of Redfishing - As I sit here watching the rain come down from Tropical Storm Fay with no electricity, I am gaining a little more respect for Mother Nature and her furry. It seems like it was just yesterday when I sat in my house for 10 days without any power beca more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River

Topwater Redfishing!!!!! - What makes inshore light tackle fishing so special? Is it the variety of species an angler can pursue? Is it the awesome scenery? Is it the anticipation of the one-on-one battle that every angler looks forward to? In my opinion what makes inshore more...
Capt. Kyle Messier - Crystal River