Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Klopfer

Good action in Sarasota on flats. - Fishing was good this week, with anglers catching a variety of species using several different techniques for clients on Sarasota fishing charters. The deep grass flats continue to be the most reliable pattern. Speckled trout were plentiful on flat more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good action on trout, reds, and more in Sarasota Bay! - Fishing was good this week, with anglers catching a variety of species using several different techniques. The deep grass flats continue to be the most reliable pattern. Speckled trout were plentiful on flats in 6' to 8' of water for clients fishing more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Trout bite remains good in Sarasota - The trout bite continues to be very good on grass flats in 5' to 8' of water in Sarasota Bay and is the highlight of my Sarasota fishing report. Bass Assassin jigs and live shrimp did well at Middlegrounds, Bird Key flats, and Stephen's Pt. Speckle more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Speckled trout bite hot in Sarasota! - The trout bite was excellent this week in Sarasota! Clients on fishing charters caught speckled trout to 24 throughout the area, every flat seemed to hold fish. We did have to deal with some wind, and I cancelled on Wednesday, but it did not keep more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Fast action over the Easter hoiday in Sarasota! - If you are a fishing guide in Sarasota and it is a holiday week, that means families and kids, and this week was no exception. Clients on Sarasota fishing charters had to deal with a bit of wind, especially on Tuesday, but the action on the deep gra more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Steady bite between fronts in Sarasota - Weather was once again a factor this week as a pretty strong front moved through early in the week, impacting my Sarasota fishing report. The bite was strong on Sunday as we drifted the flats casting Bass Assassin jigs and catching a bunch of fish. more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Steady bite this week in Sarasota - Fishing was good this week, though on most trips we did have to work a bit for them. I would characterize the bite as steady this week for clients on Sarasota fishing charters. We did a pretty even mix of drifting the flats and bottom fishing. B more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Great action and variety in Sarasota! - Sarasota offers visitors a wide variety of angling opportunities, and this week was a good example of that. Some guides specialize in certain techniques, and that is fine, but I like to mix it up, that keeps it exciting for me as well. This week cl more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota fishing "heating" up on the flats - Fishing on the deep grass flats in north Sarasota Bay improved as the water temperature rose to the mid 60's. Large expanses of submerged grass at Bishop' Pt. and Buttonwood Harbor held a lot of speckled trout with some Spanish mackerel, bluefish, a more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sheepshead best bet in Sarasota - A series of cold fronts moved through the area, dropping the water temperature into the low to mid 50s. This scattered the fish off of the flats and a switch in tactics was required. On my Siesta Key fishing charters this past week clients fished w more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota