Captain
Leon Hampton

Member since September 2015 Crystal River, United States
Background
Captain Leon has fished his entire life and dreamed about the waters being his desk some day. In 2014, in order to pursue his lifelong dream, Captain Leon became a licensed charter captain. He loves showing guests his world of fishing and teaching them new things. Captain Leon is also a passionate hunter.
Techniques
With hunting and fishing you really have to pay attention to what your going out to catch/bag. Red fishing is my passion but I will throw a line at anything in the water. We also offer scalloping trips when in season. I use the best in fishing equipment and tackle. Hunting on the other hand, the scenery is just as beautiful as the water. With our company we do duck hunts, gator hunts and turkey hunts all when in season. We either supply the guns and ammunition or you can bring your own.

Hey, I'm Captain Leon Hampton

Crystal River, United States
Background
Captain Leon has fished his entire life and dreamed about the waters being his desk some day. In 2014, in order to pursue his lifelong dream, Captain Leon became a licensed charter captain. He loves showing guests his world of fishing and teaching them new things. Captain Leon is also a passionate hunter.
Techniques
With hunting and fishing you really have to pay attention to what your going out to catch/bag. Red fishing is my passion but I will throw a line at anything in the water. We also offer scalloping trips when in season. I use the best in fishing equipment and tackle. Hunting on the other hand, the scenery is just as beautiful as the water. With our company we do duck hunts, gator hunts and turkey hunts all when in season. We either supply the guns and ammunition or you can bring your own.
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Fishing Reports

Mangrove snapper bite is fire
Mangrove snapper bite is fire
Jun 19, 2023 Crystal River
The mangrove snapper bite is going strong you can book a half day trip and bet the heat and get plenty of fish for dinner. June to November is the best month to fish for mangrove snappers.
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July 1st starts Scallop season
July 1st starts Scallop season
Jun 2, 2023 Crystal River
Scallop season starts next month July 1st through September 24th. This is a great time for families to get on the water and snorkel for these tasty scallops. This is fun for all ages we scallop in 3ft to 6ft of water. Come have fun this summer with us on a wonderful scallop trip.
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Summer Time Redfish
Summer Time Redfish
Jun 1, 2023 Crystal River
The summer time redfish bite is heating up they are starting to school up on the mangrove islands. We are using artificial and live bait pinfish, mud minnows and shrimp.
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Redfish
Redfish
Mar 15, 2023 Crystal River
The redfish bite is going strong. We are using live bait and artificial to catch our redfish they are eating both of them good. You can find them around the ouside islands and some creeks are still holding redfish.
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Crappie bite is on fire!
Crappie bite is on fire!
Dec 2, 2022 Crystal River
We are using minnows and jigs to caught the specks aka crappie. The bite is going to get better as the season goes on. Donโ€™t miss out on getting some of these tasty fish and funt to fight on light rods.
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Awesome Inshore Bite!
Awesome Inshore Bite!
Nov 26, 2022 Crystal River
Early morning or early afternoon trips with the incoming tide on live and artificial bait. Cooler weather and water temps have these fish biting more on artificial baits. Come fish with us here at Reel Time Outfitters.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 405 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
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Caught fish
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Casey S.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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4.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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February fishing trip

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (PM) MAX 4 on February 22, 2025
We had a great time fishing today. We didnโ€™t catch many fish but that wasnโ€™t the fault of the captain. He took us to various...
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Rich H.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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4.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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April fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) (4 MAX) on April 17, 2025
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Christie E.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Awesome Trip!

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip (MAX 4) on December 21, 2024
This was our second trip and was just as awesome as the first one!
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Mr. S. W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great time!!!

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip (MAX 4) on December 20, 2024
Amazing Captain and amazing day on the water
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Lawrence B.
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Great captain

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip (MAX 4) on December 19, 2024
He put us on fish right away
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