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Sarasota and Venice
Capt. Rick Grassett
December 14, 2003
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report
Sarasota & Venice, FL Fishing Report for 12/7 through 12/14/2003
Anglers on the Snook Fin-Addict caught and released reds, snook, trout, flounder and sheepshead during the past week. The best action was fly fishing for snook at night. Fly anglers also connected with reds, trout and flounder.
Phil and Brenda Rever, from Sarasota, FL, fished north Sarasota Bay with me on Monday. They caught and released three reds and a sheepshead on olive/white Clouser flies and a Cotee jig with a grub near Tidy Island. They also caught a pair of flounder, on the same fly and jig.
Fly anglers, Dick Reece from Dayton, OH, and Larry Ford, from Sarasota, FL, fished an evening snook trip with me on Wednesday. We were on the wrong side of a front and the wind was howling 20+ mph, but fortunately the snook didn’t know it was supposed to make them not eat. They caught and released about 30 snook on Grassett’s Grass Minnow flies at “snook alley” along the ICW in Venice. There weren’t many places that were protected enough to fish, but we did find a few places.
I had a couple of slow days with fly anglers on Thursday and Friday. We caught and released several ladyfish and trout, but couldn’t get it going with reds or snook. That changed on Saturday morning when fly angler, Dave Overby from Plymouth, MN, joined me for a trip in north Sarasota Bay. We worked potholes near Tidy Island during the morning and Dave caught and released more than 15 trout to 19” and a redfish, his first on a fly. With an overcast sky, a chartreuse/white Clouser and a bendback in the same colors got the job done for him. We located a few other reds and snook during the afternoon, but the light was poor for sight fishing. We had some shots at big fish, but they didn’t eat.
We are in our winter pattern of fronts every several days. Whenever possible fish ahead of fronts. If you can’t fish ahead of a front, afternoons may be a better option due to warmer water. Next week’s tides will be favorable for flats fishing or snook at night.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Rick Grassett
www.flyfishingflorida.net
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