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Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida.
Capt. Bob Smith
June 3, 2006
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report
Spanish Mackerel
Spanish Mackerel up to four pounds have moved in along the beach reefs and are on the chew. Live sardines are working well for bait and are easy to catch. In fact, most small lures and live shrimp will catch Spanish mackerel. Cobia and tripletails have been caught in the same area, but are spotty.
Barracuda and sharks are thick on the artificial “M” reefs in forty to fifty feet of water. Some king mackerel are being caught, but it is hard to get past the cuda.
Long runs offshore have been hot thirty to fifty miles out. Sail, Wahoo, dolphin, big kings and amber jacks and all being caught.
Tarpon seem to be OK as tarpon fishing goes. Most of the action has been on live crab and from Big Pass to well south of the pass. Every day is a new page in fishing and it can all change.
On the bay, the best action has been on the Middle Ground grass flats just north of New Pass. Plenty of ladyfish and bluefish up to three pounds were caught on live shrimp or whitebait (pilchards). I also caught some seatrout on the east side of the bay, just off of the Ringling home.
The bay fishing is coming back but is still short on some species. The good news is the bay is full of baitfish, shrimp and crabs.
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