Fishing Reports by Capt. Bob Smith

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Big Reds Redfish have been the main attraction on the bay for the past week. Although we have had plenty of action on the grass flats from small trout, ladyfish and jacks, the big fish has been redfish. Some of the best action has been in t more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Time to fish the Great Barracuda Now is the time to get in on some great summertime fishing. Most barracuda are probably caught while trolling for other species and are unwanted by most fishermen who have their sights set on something grander. more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - The mackerel came back! Friday brought the Spanish mackerel back along Longboat Key Beach. The small whitebait we netted at the Bait shop docks worked very well on light tackle. Drifting the rock piles about three miles north of New Pass in 18 more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Better days Ahead! Unless you are running twenty miles or more offshore, the fishing has been slow for the past two weeks. Some of the best action on the bay has been just north of Longbar. Keeper size trout have been hitting live white bai more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Grouper and Shark Gag grouper and small sharks were on the (M) reefs. This seems to have been the best fishing over the past week. Fishing in 25 to 30 feet of water off shore and any deep structure on the bay has produced some nice fish. I li more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Long offshore If you have been wanting to run some long offshore trips, this is the time to do it. Blackfin tuna and dolphin have been on the bite forty to fifty miles offshore. Artificial and live bait have both been productive. The baitfish h more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Point of Rocks for Snook I can't get too excited about the previous week of fishing but some nice fish were caught. Probably the most active offshore was the barracuda but some grouper, snapper, black-tip sharks, little tunny and permit foun more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Grouper in close Gag grouper have moved in close and are on the (I) reefs! Wednesday and Thursday we found plenty of large grouper in 25' feet of water on the artificial reefs off of Lido Beach. The offshore and Bay fishing was on the slow side more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Working Hard No matter where you fished this past week, you had to work hard to get your fish. Offshore we had Spanish mackerel, king mackerel, little tunny, sharks and barracuda and we also had three and four foot seas. Some days only spoons w more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - The shark wins one. If you did not mind a little rock and roll, Artificial reef M-1 had plenty of action all week. Large Spanish mackerel and small king mackerel stayed on the bite all week long. Trolling small spoons worked best unless you more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota