Fishing Reports by Capt. Bob Smith

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Offshore Mackerel Offshore fishing for Spanish mackerel is still the best action. The artificial reefs (M) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 have consistently been alive with mackerel, little tunny, barracuda and sharks. In fact, half of the mackerel and tunny t more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Big Spanish Large Spanish mackerel have been the main action offshore in the forty to sixty foot depths. Pulling hardware or live bait has produced mackerel in the five pound class. You can also expect to lose a few to barracuda and sharks t more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Better days ahead I know it has been a while since my last report but with all the bad weather and slow fishing when we did make it out, I didn't have much to say. Unless you were running forty miles offshore, the bay fishing seemed to have a lo more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Goliath grouper Surely this weekend, not many of us got out to fish but we have had some of the best fishing of the year until the rain came. We had plenty of kingfish action about a half mile SW of M-7. Many were short but we also caught so more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Big kingfish are still being caught around M-7! June 8, 2001 Sarasota Fla. Fishing Report By Capt. Bob Smith Big kingfish are still being caught around M-7! The larger kings are hanging around the large schools of baitfish within a half mi more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Tarpon are here The Tarpon have finally shown up in good numbers. What took them so long? It was probably the cold water, but they are here now. You did not need to go far because Lido beach had plenty to keep you busy. The tarpon were not more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - The big bite is on! As the front approached on Wednesday, the fishing peaked out and Gulf and Bay fishing was at its best. It was not hard to limit out on seatrout using live shrimp along Country Club Shores. Spanish mackerel, ladyfish, jack more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Big kings go North Although there were plenty of kingfish around the (M) reefs, some of the boats fishing the tournament had to travel as far north as Clearwater for the big ones. We have had plenty of baitfish around the artificial reefs and more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - The best time Good weather and good fishing have been the word! By Saturday the kings were chewing as fast as you could get a live bait in the water. The baitfish were plentiful from the (I) reefs out to the (M) reefs in 25 to 50 feet of water. more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Blue runner = Big kings April 7, 2001 We were able to limit out on gag grouper at least one day this week while fishing the Bay. The best days were on the windiest days of the week in Zwicks channel. We caught grouper up to eight and a more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota