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Sarasota and Venice
Capt. Rick Grassett
August 27, 2005
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report
Sarasota & Charlotte Harbor, FL Fishing Report for 8/22 through 8/27/2005
Anglers on the Snook Fin-Addict had good action with snook and tarpon during the past week. Snook before daylight continued to be one of the best options. Juvenile tarpon in the Peace River also provided fast action.
Fly angler, Bob Harness from St. Louis, MO, fished 3 days with me last week. We spent one of the days in Charlotte Harbor hunting for tarpon and fishing a flat for redfish. We found a few tarpon, but the bite wasn’t on. Likewise with the reds we found, only a few were tailing at the bottom of the tide but didn’t let us get within casting range.
The best action was when we snook fished in Little Sarasota Bay before daylight on 2 of the days. Bob caught and released several snook each morning on Grassett’s Grass Minnow flies. In addition, we had shots at tarpon at first light but they didn’t bite.
Paul Nevins, from Sarasota, FL, hit it just right with the tarpon when we fished the Peace River on Wednesday. We found tarpon in the 15 to 25-pound class feeding on baitfish in the river. Paul jumped 4 tarpon and landed one, a 25-pounder, on DOA TerrorEyz. In addition, he had several other strikes and had another of the 4 tarpon that he connected with at the side of the boat when the hook pulled.
Hurricane Katrina threatened us on Friday, but by the time Saturday morning rolled around she had made other plans. The hurricane, which was forecast to be just off the Sarasota coast on Saturday took a jog to the west-southwest and is no longer a threat to us. Next week’s tides will improve toward the end of the week as we head toward a new moon on Sept. 3rd. Snook before dawn and juvenile tarpon will continues to be a couple of good options.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Rick Grassett
www.flyfishingflorida.net
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