OUR CAPTAINS
Capt Kyle Messier
/ Capt Dan Clymer /
Capt Rick Spratt / Capt Mark Zorn
Captain Kyle Messier:
Hi, I am Captain Kyle Messier. As a native to the area I have been extremely
blessed to have the beautiful waters of the Crystal River, Ozello, and
Homosassa all in my back yard. My
interesting experiences and vast knowledge of the area, local wildlife and
the in’s and out’s of many of the areas secret creeks, coves and bayou’s
make me one of the more dynamic fishing guides along the Nature Coast.
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Captain Dan Clymer:
Captain Dan Clymer was born and raised on the Crystal River. He
has been fishing the Citrus County waters his entire life. At a young age he
learned the vast bottom terrain these waters have to offer for fishing.
Some of Captain Dan’s fishing specialties include offshore grouper, flats,
back country and fly fishing. He is a true master of shallow water grouper
fishing and on most occasions catches his grouper limit within site of land.
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Captain Rick Spratt
Captain Rick Spratt is a 4th generation native to the Gulf waters off Citrus
County and a member of the Homosassa Guides Association. Rick specializes
in inshore grouper, speckled trout, Spanish mackerel, redfish, sheepshead,
and good times.
Slow trolling for grouper, drifting the flats for trout, or chumming on a
rock pile for pelagic species such as cobia and mackerel are all possible on
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Captain Mark Zorn
Captain Mark Zorn has lived and fished in Citrus
County for the past 27 years, and is a 7th generation native Floridian.
Capt. Mark knows the waters of Crystal
River and Homosassa like the back of his hand, and has no problems
navigating the oyster bars and grass flats that are home to many
species of fish.
His specialty is light tackle flats, backcountry and in-shore fishing for
Redfish, Speckled Trout, Spanish Mackerel, and others. Capt Mark likes
to get the fish going by chumming them up whenever possible.
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