Good Sarasota fishing, despite some spotty red tide.
Capt. Jim Klopfer
August 6, 2018
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report
Clients on Sarasota fishing charters had success this week, despite the emergence of red tide. The key was to find unaffected areas. The middle of Sarasota Bay from the Moorings to Long Bar was clean and held fish. Speckled trout, bluefish, ladyfish, jack crevelle, mangrove snapper, gag grouper, catfish, and other species were landed. Bishop's Pt. And Buttonwood were the top spots. Gulp Shrimp and Bass Assassin Sea Shad baits were productive, as was live shrimp.
We did have a pretty cool thing happen on Friday morning. My clients and I were drifting the flat at Bishop's Pt. When we noticed something odd. A dark spot appeared, then the water went crazy! It turned out to be a large school of jack crevelle. We landed several before they moved on, great sport on light tackle!
Red tide is typically worse near the passes and this is the case right now. Red tide usually blooms out in the Gulf of Mexico and then gets into the bays via the passes. Unfortunately, a lot of my favorite fishing spots are near the passes. Also, I catch most of my bait on the shallow flats and bars near the passes, and the red tide has caused that bait to move.
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