About Captain "Red ED" Brennan
 Captain "Red ED" Brennan has been living his dream and fishing the waters of the Homosassa and Chassahowitzka Rivers on Florida's Nature Coast since the early 1980's. While living in Orlando, he made many day and weekend trips to fish with the legendary Captain Bill Hope, his mentor, and fell in love with the area and learned to fish these tricky waterways.
Captain "Red ED", is one of the few area guides that will take clients out either the Chassahowitzka or Homosassa Rivers, (see our Gourmet Getaway page). These waterways are one of Florida's last best kept secrets and it's experiencing Florida like it was hundreds of years ago.
Captain "Red ED", fishes from two custom Carolina Skiffs, his 24 foot, comfortable accommodates 4 anglers and is powered by a 150 HP Mercury OptiMax, his 19 foot comfortable accommodates 2 anglers and is powered by a 85 HP Yamaha. Both flat bottom Skiffs are equipped with GPS electronics, depth finders and bow mounted electric trolling motors to help navigate the skinny waters.
Captain "Red ED" specializes in light tackle, back country and nearshore fishing for Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout, Cobia, Spanish Mackerel, Sheepshead, Flounder and Sharks.
During the summer months of July and August, he also books scallop trips to the pristine grass flats of Citrus County.
Captain "Red ED" has experienced fishing adventures all around the Sunshine State, including St. Augustine, Ponce Inlet, Mosquito Lagoon, Port Canaveral, Sebastian Inlet, Fort Pierce, Stuart, Palm Beach, Islamorada, Marathon, Everglades City, Marco Island, Sanibel, Captiva, Cabbage Key, Boca Grande Pass, Port Charlotte, New Port Richey and Cedar Key. Pursuing his passion for fishing and his love to travel, Captain "Red ED" has been lucky enough to catch three "Grand Slams" so far in his career. The first "Slam" was caught in the Sanibel/Captiva area where he caught a Tarpon, Snook, Redfish and Speckled Sea Trout all in the same day! The second "Slam" was caught in 1993 in Venezuela, where he boated a Blue Marlin, White Marlin and four Sailfish all in one day! The third "Slam" was this past January 2009, in Everglades City, where he caught a Redfish, Trout and Snook!
USCG licensed, Transportation Workers Identification Card, (TWIC), holder, insured and member of the Florida Guides Association.
Captain "Red ED" Brennan, is a "World Class Angler" who has hosted group adventures to extreme locations such as:
- Islamorada, Florida Keys
- La Guaira, Venezuela
- Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
- Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
- La Paz, Mexico
- Lopez Island, Washington
- Ucluelet, Vancouver Island, Canada
- Ambergris Caye, Belize
- Rio Colorado Lodge, Costa Rica
- Crocodile Bay Lodge, Costa Rica
Come share a dream in a true fisherman's paradise!
The first known picture of Captain "Red ED", with his first boat.
Taken in 1955, at Roxbury Beach, NY
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