Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida.
Capt. Bob Smith
May 25, 2000
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report
Kings and more kings
May 25, 2000
Sarasota Fla. Fishing Report
By Capt. Bob Smith
Almost the end of May and the wind and high pressure are still with us making the fishing drag. The only consistent fish has been the king mackerel and they have moved from day to day. Most all of the king action has been at one or another of the (M) reefs and some at the Venice Jetty. Live Threadfin or pilchard has been the best bait and we have plenty of baitfish everywhere. The bottom fishing has brought in some nice gag grouper and snapper using Live Threadfin, pilchards and shrimp.
The tarpon have started to move along the beach and we found ours from Point of Rocks to the Venice Jetty. We baited with live crab, grunt, pinfish and Threadfin. We found some of the schools standing still and not breaking the surface. You can see them better as the sun comes up. Spanish mackerel and little tunny are also along the beach, but the mackerel are getting smaller.
On the Bay, the trout have gone from hot to cold and cold to hot so you never know what to expect. We have been getting some nice large trout when they are on and an occasional Spanish mackerel or bluefish using large live shrimp. We have been fishing all of the grass flats and using a popping cork for most of our fishing. The fishing should steadily improve as we go through June.
Enjoy and Protect
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