Captain
Kevin Trahan

Member since January 2019 Crystal River, United States
Background
I retired from 24 years active duty service in the Coast Guard in 2015. I returned to my roots, Citrus County Florida. I have been fishing the local waters since 1982. I am environmentally conscious and strive to protect our resources, yet let my clients take what nature has provided us. I was a paramedic in the Coast Guard and also have my degree in Safety and Occupational Health. I take pride in my work and use my military experience to provide a safe and memorable trip to clients. I use the latest technology to stay abreast of the weather and tides to keep the clients and myself out of unfavorable conditions. Complete customer satisfaction is my goal and I will strive to accomplish that on each and every trip.

Hey, I'm Captain Kevin Trahan

Crystal River, United States
Background
I retired from 24 years active duty service in the Coast Guard in 2015. I returned to my roots, Citrus County Florida. I have been fishing the local waters since 1982. I am environmentally conscious and strive to protect our resources, yet let my clients take what nature has provided us. I was a paramedic in the Coast Guard and also have my degree in Safety and Occupational Health. I take pride in my work and use my military experience to provide a safe and memorable trip to clients. I use the latest technology to stay abreast of the weather and tides to keep the clients and myself out of unfavorable conditions. Complete customer satisfaction is my goal and I will strive to accomplish that on each and every trip.
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Finders Keepers Charters

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4.9 / 5
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It is warming up
It is warming up
Mar 6, 2025 Crystal River
The weather is warming up, the bait is showing up and fish are biting. Trout, redfish, sheepshead are all chewing now. We are getting some pompano and spanish Mackerel showing up as well.
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Grouper season is here!!!!!!
Grouper season is here!!!!!!
Sep 30, 2021 Crystal River
The grouper season here opens on 1 June. Come out with Finders Keepers Charters and try to catch these tasty fish on light to medium tackle either bottom fishing or trolling lipped plugs. The action is a little farther offshore in the summer months and then heats up nearshore as the water cools. I will chum up rocks in 20- 25 feet of water with pin fish and then free line a nice size one and wait for the bite to happen. Then it is a tug o war. Book now as prime days are going fast. Capt Kevin Iโ€™m
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Triple play!!!!!!!
Triple play!!!!!!!
Mar 30, 2021 Crystal River
Opening day of baseball season is today. It is also the time the tripletail show up on the crab pot buoys on the gulf. The Past two trips yielded 2 fish up to 20 inches and have had 3 or 4 fish that were just short of the 18 inch minimum each day. The tower on the Aeon allows me to see the fish and direct the anglers on the pinpoint location and once hooked these guys like to get airborne at times and pull really hard. Plus these taste great and yield quite a bit of white flaky filets. Book now as April is prime time for tripletail and the cobia should be right behind. Captain Kevin Finders Keepers Charters llc
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Tarpon,Snook,Redfish
Tarpon,Snook,Redfish
Mar 23, 2021 Crystal River
I have been keying in the snook and redfish lately. Also got a 8 y/o young man on his first ever tarpon last week. It jumped like crazy and as soon as as I got a hand on the leader , it wore through. Also catching sheepshead, black drum and mangrove snapper.
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Winter time mixed bag
Winter time mixed bag
Feb 20, 2021 Crystal River
The sheephead bite is still strong. We are getting some mangrove snapper and grouper while sitting on near shore rocks as well. Spanish mackeral and sea trout are also stound. Once the tide comes up we are seeing schools of redfish on mangrove shorelines and on colder days sunning on the mud flats. Afternoon bites are the norm until the water warms up. Book now and donโ€™t forget about the military discount. I look forward to having you and your crew out for a great day on the water. Capt Kevin
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Doubled up
Doubled up
Dec 30, 2020 Crystal River
The water temps in the gulf have dropped below 60 degrees. The majority of the bait has either went deep or moved into the rivers. Thus most of the redfish, black drum, and trout have moved into the deeper holes in the river. Once you find them, it is usually one after another. Unfortunatly , they have been alot of shorts, 15-17โ€ rat reds. The black drum are perfect sized though and the trout bite is good as well. So book now for a fun half or full day charter in January and start the new year off with some tasty and hard fighting fish on light tackle. Capt. Kevin
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Customer reviews

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Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Appropriate for children
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Satisfied with the boat
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Caught fish
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Darlene J.
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Scalloping Fun!

VERIFIED   Half Day Scalloping on August 1, 2025
This was our second trip with Captain Kevin and once again, it was an incredible experience! He is not only extremely knowledgeable...
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Joshua M.
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Great time on the water!

VERIFIED   Full Day Fishing on September 6, 2025
Booked this trip with 5 friends, each with varying levels of fishing experience, and it was a great time for everyone! With...
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Brittany W.
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Great day on the water!

VERIFIED   Half Day Fishing on July 27, 2025
Capt Kevin had a great sense of humor and made our day so much fun! If we werenโ€™t catching at a spot, he was quick to move...
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Dennis W.
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Full day trip

VERIFIED   Full Day Fishing on October 12, 2025
captin kevin is top notch, ive fished over 30+ yr and been on alot of guided trips and kevin is one of the best ive fished...
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Great Captain

VERIFIED   Half Day Scalloping on September 7, 2025
we did the four hour scalloping trip. He got in the water with us to make sure scallops were available. If not, we moved fairly...
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