Fishing Reports by Capt. Bob Smith

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Grouper on the Bay Kingfish are still on the bite but due to the wind and high seas, they have only been for the hearty. Most of the kings have been in about sixty feet of water, about 12 to 15 miles offshore. Some kings have also been found more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - More Kings Saturday turned out to be a pretty good day for most of us. We spent the day bottom fishing offshore on the artificial reef M-1. It was still a bit bumpy and wet when running. Using live shrimp, my three guys managed to fill a large more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Kingfish on live shrimp The King mackerel have started! Kings have been caught around the (M) reefs in forty feet of water and it looks like this weekend may be a winner. One of the tricks to getting the early kings is too free-line large live s more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Big Cobia on light tackle Kirk DeHaven of Virginia started off the week by catching and releasing a 60 pound cobia on 12 pound test line. We were anchored over a pile of rocks north of New Pass in 18 feet of water. Free-lining live shrimp on spi more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - It all broke loose this week It all broke loose this week with plenty of good action from the Bay to the deep Gulf. Spanish mackerel, pompano, bluefish and a few cobia were being caught in the passes on jigs and live shrimp. The grass flats wer more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Kingfish on the horizon Our week was spent fishing the (M) and (I) artificial reefs. The artificial reef M5 was holding flounder from 13 to 18 inches and they were taking live shrimp fished on the bottom. All of the (I) reefs seem to be hold more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Inshore Fishing Starting Up February 9, 2001 Sarasota Fla. Fishing Report By Capt. Bob Smith I had an afternoon trip on Thursday and the weather was perfect as I was cruising to the docks. The morning fishing reports coming over my VHF were more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Fish holding offshore Although a few snook, sheepshead and sea trout have been caught on the bay, the action is still offshore. The 40' depth seems to be the starting point on both the artificial reefs and natural bottom. This is due to the cold more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Deepwater best This past week brought us some beautiful weather. The Gulf was like glass and the temperature was in the seventies. We had only a morning fog to slow us down. The further offshore you went, the better the fishing would get. more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Cold water is a problem for some species! January 7, 2001 With the Gulf temperature down to 52 degrees, some of our fish species tend to get lethargic in the cold water and the snook have started to go up river. The trout, redfish, black drum, more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota