Sarasota Fishing Reports

Variety of Species on Sarasota Bay Flats - Anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released snook, flounder and trout on CAL jigs with shad tails, DOA Deadly Combos, top water plugs and live shrimp more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Sarasota fishing report Capt Jim klopfer 11/28/2015 - Fishing was steady this week, with docks and bars in Robert's Bay providing some variety and action action. Black drum to 20, speckled trout to 22, snook, redfish, mangrove snapper, flounder, and jacks hit live shrimp and pilchards. The deep grass more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good Action in Sarasota Coastal Gulf & Charlotte Harbor - Anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released false albacore, tripletail and Spanish mackerel in the coastal gulf on flies, CAL jigs with shad tails an more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Sarasota fishing report Capt Jim Klopfer 11/15/2015 - Fishing the deep grass flats in Sarasota Bay continued to produce a wide variety of species, though the stiff breezes and sporadic red tide made the bite a little tough. Anglers landed speckled trout, Spanish mackerel, black sea bass, flounder, jacks more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota fishing report Capt Jim Klopfer 11/14/2015 - Fishing was pretty tough this week, and I am attributing most of that on the spotty red tide that was in the area, though it did seem to get better by the end of the week. Clients landed Spanish mackerel, speckled trout, jack crevelle, black sea bass more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good Action in Sarasota Coastal Gulf of Mexico - I was away during the past week hosting a group of fly anglers at Mars Bay Bonefish Lodge on south Andros, Bahamas so I don't have a Sarasota report for that time frame. A report on the Mars Bay Bonefish Lodge trip can be found on the Destination Tri more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Sarasota fishing report Capt Jim klopfer 11/7/2015 - Fishing was very good early in the week on the deep grass flats near New Pass. Speckled trout, Spanish mackerel, snapper, grouper, sea bass, ladyfish, jacks and more hit live bait. The Radio Tower and Middlegrounds continue to be the top spots. It di more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota fishing report Capt Jim Klopfer 10/31/2015 - It was a tale of two weeks, the early part which was very breezy, then later when the weather cleared and it was warm and sunny with a light breeze. Fishing was good all week, but much easier towards the end as conditions improved. Redfish, Spanish m more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good Sarasota Bay Flats & Coastal Gulf Action - Anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released snook, trout, jacks, tripletail, Spanish mackerel and a cobia on flies and CAL jigs with shad tails and j more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Sarasota Fishing Report Capt Jim Klopfer 10/24/2015 - Action was decent on the deep grass flats this week, though the numbers were down from last week. This was mostly due to the persistent 10-15 knot northeast wind, which can make feeling the bite and managing the slack line a bit more difficult. Angle more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota