Fishing Reports by Capt. Bob Smith

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Cuda Hole Lately, my fishing has been concentrated around the Cuda Hole in fifty to sixty feet of water. Mangrove (Gray) snapper have been moving in for the past few weeks and are getting up to four pounds. You won't find them on the bite al more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Hot, south of bay The fishing is still good fifteen miles offshore but few of us can get out there to fish. There have been plenty of snapper and a few grouper on the bottom. Kingfish and little tunny are being caught on the troll. With all the more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Mother Nature Rules The best action is still well offshore, kings, snapper and grouper. Due to the wind and high seas, this has not been an option for me as well as many others. Bay fishing is almost at a stand-still and the cold front did n more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - It was a good day at Table Rock! The best fishing is still well offshore! We found plenty of gray snapper (mangrove), a few keeper scamp, large porgy and sheepshead. We also had plenty of nice size gag grouper around but had trouble putting more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Deep water OK It has been all about getting well offshore if you want some good action! Coastal and inshore fishing has been feeling the effects of a slow to leave Red-tide. Maybe this weekend's cold front will change things around. We had bee more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Snapper, Grouper and Cobia I have not been able to get out since last Monday and this was partially due to the weather. The Weatherman is calling for NE winds, 10-15 mph this weekend. If this comes to be, we will have flat water along the be more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Cobia come back! The Cobias are back and have been moving along the beach reefs. For the last few days the cobia action has been better than it has been in the last few years. We did well in eighteen feet of water using large live shrimp, bo more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Fish coming back Fishing is getting back to normal with plenty of new fish coming in to fill the void left by the Red Tide. Mangrove snapper have been plentiful around the 40' depths offshore. The artificial reef M3 has been a hot spot but you c more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Redtide fishing Bay fishing has improved over the past week. Most of the good fishing was on the East Side of the bay around Steven's Point. The grass flats held plenty of small sea trout and a few keepers with plenty of large ladyfish to ke more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Red tide may slow things down! The Red Tide has put a halt to most of our Bay fishing but that can change at any time, for better or worse. The best Bay action was for trout at Buttonwood Harbor marker and north along the grass flats. The NE more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota