Capt. Burns will be your guide to ensure your Florida angling or scenic expedition meets your expectations...and you should have high expectations in such a wonderful environment!
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Rick is a third generation Floridian and has been an active angler in
Central Florida and the Florida Gulf Coast for over 30 years. He grew
up fishing the rivers, lakes and salt flats that make Central Florida a
angling paradise. Rick is now applying his expertise in fly and light
tackle fishing as a professional guide. He is licensed by the US Coast
Guard.
Rick has the unique skill of combining your interests in fishing with
the opportunities for catching great fish to produce trips that your
friends will envy.
Rick loves to fly fish and has been actively doing so for 8 years; and
ties some of his own flies. If you want to try your hand at "the quiet
sport," Rick will have you casting like an old hand in short order.
Active in the community, he speaks at countless events and
organizations around the Nature Coast. A current member of FOWA
(Florida Outdoors Writers Association), he writes weekly fishing
articles and reports for the Citrus County Chronicle. Along with his
wife, Bonnie, he founded The Floral City Anglers, out of historic Floral
City, Florida.
Rick is a Board of Director in the Florida Guides Association, and a
member in good standing with CCA (Coastal Conservation
Association).He is currently employed by the Citrus County Parks &
Recreation as a fishing Instructor as well.


Captain Rick Burns United States Coast Guard certified
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A guide is a person who is not tied to his or her own agenda, but a person whose purpose is to give you the best experience possible. Whatever that may be.
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