Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida.
Capt. Bob Smith
October 28, 2004
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report
king mackerel and large Spanish mackerel near shore!!
We have been finding king mackerel and large Spanish mackerel near shore on the “I” reefs as well as on the “M” reefs further out. It has not been hard to find fish, but the bite is not steady. On the “I-2” reef, Fisher, we caught Spanish to five pounds and kings to twenty pounds. We also saw some large eagle rays flying out of the water and some cobia have started to move in. Bottom fishing has also picked up on the “I” reefs. The fishing has been better further offshore at the “M” (1&5) reefs, but the bite has been fluctuating as far as when and where. You never want to run over fish to find fish some place else.
Trolling spoons and drifting live bait are both working well with live bait being the better of them. We caught some nice fish on large shrimp as well as live bait fish. When the fishing drops off, I take off the six inch steel leader and tie directly to forty pound mono leader. This will pick up the action.
On the bay, it has been redfish and small snook along the docks and backwater. Trout are on the flats with an occasional bluefish, mackerel, flounder, and a few surprises here and there. D.O.A. 3” shrimp have worked very well for us. Live shrimp has also worked well but the pinfish will get most of them.
This is a good time of year to go fishing! You can see the fish boiling the water with some jumping into the air as they feed on the schools of baitfish moving along the beaches and further offshore. The birds will follow the fish as they feed and you can follow them.
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