Redfish hunt amid the labyrinth of keys below the mouth of Florida's Crystal River.Courtesy Citrus County Visitors and Convention Bureau
Shallow-water crafts such as Capt. Gary Cox's custom Carolina Skiff serve anglers well when fishing the vast grass flats off the mouth the Crystal River.Jim Hendricks
Grass flats extending beyond the mouth of the Crystal River attract tarpon in summer.Chris Woodward
This spotted seatrout couldn't resist Yo-Zuri's Pins Minnow.Jim Hendricks
Capt. William Toney helps the author land a Crystal River spotted seatrout that bit a MirrOlure 4-inch soft minnow on a 1/4-ounce lead-head.Doug Olander
We used the Plantation on Crystal River resort as our base while fishing this region of Florida's Gulf Coast.Jim Hendricks
Angler Mark McKenzie lands a healthy Crystal-River redfish on light tackle.Doug Olander
Capt. Gary Cox hoists Mark MacKenzie's nice Crystal-River redfish.Doug Olander
Red grouper feed over the limestone substrate that characterizes the Gulf of Mexico off western Florida.Doug Olander
Capt. Dan Clymer prepares to release a Crystal Bay tarpon landed by Stephanie Pancratz.Chris Woodward