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Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida.
Capt. Bob Smith
December 31, 2000
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report
Cold fronts will knock us down.
There is not a lot I can say about the last couple of weeks fishing. Windy and cold conditions have kept us off the water for most of the time. When we did get out, we found the bay and inshore fishing very slow with just a few sheephead, black drum and redfish being caught around the docks. In the passes, an occasional pompano and on the grass flats a few sea trout, but not much.
Offshore fishing in 40-60 feet was much better if you could handle the ride. Grouper and snapper could be caught around the ledges, hard bottom and artificial reefs. Anchoring up and fishing with live or cut bait on the bottom worked but there were few days that this could be done with any comfort.
In the past, we had bluefish to fill-in during the cold windy weather but not in the last couple of years. For the next few months it should be a matter of good weather equals good fishing. We should see sheephead, black drum, redfish, pompano flounder and trout fishing steadily improve inshore as we move through the winter but the cold fronts will knock us down from time to time.
Enjoy and Protect
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