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2016-11-26
8:28 AM
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Bluefish and ladyfish action hot in Sarasota! - Anglers experienced fast action this week, mostly at the Middlegrounds and in Big Pass. Ladyfish were thick with bluefish speckled trout, Spanish mackerel, and flounder mixed in. Bass Assassin Sea Shad baits in Glow and red/gold shiner were very p more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2016-11-20
11:13 AM
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Good Action on Sarasota Bay Grass Flats - I hosted a group of friends and clients at Mars Bay Bonefish Lodge in South Andros, Bahamas during the week of 11/5, so I don't have a Sarasota report for that week. We had a couple of very windy days, which can happen in the tropics, but we had sunn more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota |
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2016-11-19
1:45 PM
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Good action before the front in Sarasota. - Fishing was very good this week on the deep grass flats in Sarasota Bay. Almost all of the fish were caught by clients using Bass Assassin Sea Shad baits on a ¼ ounce jig head, with Glow/chartreuse being the most productive color. A few fish were c more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2016-11-12
12:10 PM
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Blues, trout, and a LOT of ladies in Sarasota - Fishing was good this week on the deep grass flats and in the passes this week. Tides were very good later in the week as we approached the super moon and the bite was very good. Ladyfish were plentiful throughout the area, with speckled trout, b more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2016-11-05
6:13 PM
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snook, jacks, trout, and blues in Sarasota this week. - I started to transition from using live bait to casting jigs on the deep flats throughout the area, though chumming will still work on snook for a couple more weeks. As the water cools off into the low 70s, bait becomes more scarce and fish are more more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2016-11-04
1:47 PM
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Good Action on Sarasota Bay & Charlotte Harbor Flats - Anglers fishing Sarasota Bay, the ICW near Venice and Gasparilla Sound near Boca Grande with me during the past couple of weeks, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released reds, snook, trout, blues and pompano on flies and CA more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota |
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2016-10-29
8:49 AM
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Decent bite in Sarasota, despite the wind - The key to success on charters this week was dealing with the wind. Still breezes out of the northeast made fishing parts of Sarasota Bay impossible. Working the open flats early when the wind was not as strong, then moving to protected areas as the more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2016-10-22
2:58 PM
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Good Night Snook Fly Fishing Action in Sarasota on ICW Docks - Capt. Rick Grassett's Sarasota, FL Fishing Report for 10/9 through 10/22/2016
Anglers fishing Sarasota Bay with me during the past week, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released trout and small gag grouper on DOA Lures a more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota |
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2016-10-15
8:52 AM
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Grouper pleasing inshore anglers in Sarasota - I was on vacation out west and returned mid-week. Action was steady this week, despite some challenging conditions. Wind has been brisk out of the northeast and there is still some lingering red tide. The key to success was moving around a bit then o more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2016-10-09
6:32 PM
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Good Action on Sarasota Bay Deep Grass Flats - Anglers fishing Sarasota Bay with me during the past couple of weeks, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released juvenile tarpon, trout and jacks on DOA Lures and flies. Although there is red tide in some areas of Sarasota Ba more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota |
