Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida.
Capt. Bob Smith
October 22, 2005
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report
Spanish mackerel have started!
Spanish mackerel have started to run along the beaches and on the bay! The inshore (I) reefs have been holding most of the mackerel in 18 to 30 feet of water. Live pilchards, live shrimp, and small Diamond jigs are working well. If you are using jigs, work them as fast as you can. The bite is sporadic at best and you need to get on the fish quick when they surface.
On the bay and on most of the flats it has been mostly jack and ladyfish, some mackerel, bluefish, and snapper but they are moving fast and you need to move around. We have been finding some redfish, sheepshead and snook around the docks, but the snook have been better for the night fishermen. Snook are nocturnal by nature.
Offshore, it has been a long run of 30 to 70 miles to find good fishing and not much in-between.
The fishing is not hot but it is coming back! Crabs and most crustaceans have done well during the Redtide. This could be contributed to being immune to the tide and the demise of many of the trash-fish (Oysterfish) that fed upon them. This could result in a good run on cobia, pompano, permit, and sheepshead this Fall.
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