Back Country Flats Fishing Guides - XTREEM Saltwater Fishing
Captain Kevin James is one of Crystal River and Homosassa area’s Top fishing guides. Whether you are after Redfish, Snook, Cobia, Trout or Grouper Captain Kevin can put you where to need to be for successful sport fishing. Whether it’s spin casting with live bait, or plug casting lures, and jigs you’ll find yourself in the best areas at the best times. Come enjoy the pristine waters of Florida’s West Coast with Crystal River Fishing Guide Captain Kevin James. He will strive to ensure your best chance of catching that monster grouper, elusive redfish, the mighty snook, as well as many other species of fish Crystal River and the Nature Coast of Florida has to offer. Call me NOW and lets go fishing.....Extreme Florida fishing videos.
Crystal River and Homassa Fishing Charters Crystal River Fishing Charters Offers professional charter and guide services for Crystal River and Homosassa Florida. We specialize in Flats/Inshore and Deep Sea fishing. We provide everything for a fishing charter including fishing licenses, rods &reels, bait &tackle, water &ice. Whether you are after Redfish, Snook, Cobia, Trout or Grouper Captain Kevin can put you where to need to be for successful sport fishing.
Our Boat I Fish a 2260 Bay Rider skiff tower boat. This boat is foam injected and is unsinkable. Equipped with a 8’ Power-Pole ’shallow water anchor’ and a Motor Guide ’wireless’ trolling motor. There is a top for shade and a make shift potty. With a higher bow, more freeboard, and built in foam floatation, you can venture near-shore with a greater level of confidence and comfort and with only a 8 inch draft you can fish the back waters with ease .
Captain Kevin James My name is Capt. Kevin James U.S.C.G Licensed and Insured. I’m a full time professional fishing guide in Crystal River and Homosassa. I specialize in fishing and catching Inshore/offshore species of fish in the Gulf of Mexico. Growing up in Crystal River and fishing these waters for over 30 years gives me the advantage. So If you want to catch fish and have a good time on the water then I’m ready to take you and your family and friends fishing.
The Fishing
Red Drum (Redfish): Inshore near grass beds, oyster bars, docks and pilings; deeper channels during warmest and coolest months. Use live shrimp or pinfish fished on bottom or free-lined, or soft bodied jigs bounced slowly along the bottom. Spotted Sea Trout. Family Sciaenidae, DRUMS. Inshore and near-shore over grass, sand and mud bottoms. Deeper waters during the warmest and coolest months. Use live shrimp or baitfish fished near bottom by free lining or under a popping cork,or soft-bodied jigs
Snook. Family Centropomidae, SNOOKS
Centropomus undecimalis. (Seasonal) Inshore in coastal and brackish waters, along mangrove shorelines, seawalls, bridges, on reefs and pilings. Artificial bait or live pinfish and grunts. Prefer anything that moves on top of the water. Lies motionless in the shadows. Jack Crevalle. Common in both inshore waters and the open sea. This fish is a veracious feeder and will hit almost anything, including all types of artificial and live bait.
Cobia (ling):\ Family Rachycentridae, COBIA
Rachycentron canadum. Both inshore and near-shore around pilings, buoys, and wrecks; along beaches during spring and early summer. Use trolling or casting lures, jigs or live pinfish.
Spanish Mackeral. Inshore, near-shore and off-shore, especially over grass beds and reefs; absent from north Florida waters in winter. Free-lining live shrimp or cut bait. Or casting silver spoons or jigs worked in a fast motion.
Gag Grouper: Family Serranidae, SEA BASSES AND GROUPER Brownish gray in color with dark worm-like markings on sides; strong serrated spur at bottom margin of preopercle, less noticeable in large specimens; fins dark, with anal and caudal having white margin. Sheephead. Inshore species around oyster bars, seawalls and in tidal creeks; moves near-shore in late winter and early spring for spawning, gathering over debris, artificial reefs and around navigation markers. Use shrimp or fiddler crabs.
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