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Sarasota and Venice
Capt. Rick Grassett
December 1, 2003
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report
Sarasota, FL Fishing Report for 11/24 through 12/1/2003
Anglers on the Snook Fin-Addict had good action with reds, trout, snook, flounder and Spanish mackerel early last week. We scored with both fly and spin tackle. Trout accounted for most of the action, but several nice reds and snook were also caught and released.
Fly angler, Mike Delaney from Sammamish, WA, fished Sarasota Bay with me last Monday. With a negative low tide, we waded the flats and cast Clousers into potholes for reds, trout and snook. It wasn’t going on for us in shallow water, so we dropped out to deeper water in the boat where Mike caught and released numerous trout and several Spanish mackerel on Clouser flies. We were also cut off several times by bluefish or Spanish mackerel. The best action was on deep grass flats off Buttonwood Harbor, Bishop Point and near Longboat Key Moorings.
Dave and Carol Polmon, from Southbury, CT, joined me for a Sarasota Bay trip on Tuesday. They started strong with several reds to 24”, a 24” snook, several trout and a flounder on CAL jigs with shad tails near Tidy Island. During the afternoon, we fished deeper grass flats from Buttonwood Harbor to south of Bishop Point where they caught and released numerous trout to 21” on the same lures.
I spent the rest of the week visiting family in Delaware for the Thanksgiving holiday. A planned trip to fly fish for stripers in the Chesapeake Bay had to be cancelled due to a front, which made it windy and then cold. Next week’s tides should be favorable for flats fishing or snook at night.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Rick Grassett
www.flyfishingflorida.net
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