Welcome to our Crystal River, FL Fishing Home Page

The town of Crystal River, Florida features an actual river called Crystal River as well.  This river is six miles long and it connects Kings Bay with the Gulf of Mexico.  The river is also fed by some 30 springs.  The bay and river provide a variety of recreational water sports such as fishing, boating, swimming, diving and more.

This area has an enormous amount of inshore fishing opportunities to go along with some very good offshore fishing as well.  Anglers target many different fish such as redfish, sea trout, mackerel, bluefish, jack crevalle, flounder, sharks, cobia, grouper, snapper and flounder.



The Fish of Crystal River, FL


Learn more about the different fish and how to catch them on our Fish of Crystal River, FL page.


Crystal River, FL Fishing Calendar


Take a look at our Crystal River, FL Fishing Calendar to see the average temperatures by month and what species are throughout the different fishing seasons.


Crystal River, FL Boat Launches


Take a look at our Crystal River, FL Boat Launches page to find a place to get your boat on the water.


Crystal River, FL Inshore Fishing


The Crystal River area gives anglers access to tons of water inshore with the river here. There are grass flats throughout the river where most anglers fish for redfish and sea trout. There are a variety of other fish you can catch here too.

Learn more on our Crystal River, FL Inshore Fishing page.


Crystal River, FL Nearshore Fishing



Crystal River, FL Deep Sea / Offshore Fishing


The Crystal River area offers some very good offshore fishing, however, it’s a decent boat ride to get out of the river and out to the better fishing spots in the Gulf of Mexico. The target species will vary depending on the seasons, but this area will provide plenty of action year-round. Some of the fish you can catch here offshore are grouper, snapper, cobia, king mackerel, permit, amberjack, sharks and others.

Learn more on our Crystal River, FL Deep Sea Fishing page.