Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Klopfer

Change tactics for success in Sarasota - Severe cold fronts have drastically changed the fishing in Sarasota since New Years Day. Water temperatures dropped twenty degrees, down to near 50 degrees! The deep flats are just too cold and the water was dirty from the wind. Finding warmer wea more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good action for Sarasota holiday anglers! - Fishing this time of year is generally about action as most of my clients are families and fairly casual anglers. The weather was fantastic and that translated into fishing the deep grass flats and passes, focusing on action and variety. Clients go more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good fishing in Sarasotew between fronts - It is cool and breezy with some rain as I sit here writing my Sarasota fishing report this week. Prior to the front bluefish and ladyfish were schooled up in large numbers at the middlegrounds, with a some speckled trout and pompano mixed in. Bass more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Fantastic flase albacore bite in Sarasota! - Action was excellent once again this week for clients on Sarasota fishing charters with the highlight being the continued fantastic false albacore bite in the inshore Gulf of Mexico. Albies fed aggressively on the surface all along the beaches, par more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good action in Sarasota this week. - Anglers did well this week on Sarasota fishing charters on a variety of species in both Sarasota Bay and in area rivers. Sarasota resident Bill Kish and I hit the Manatee River and encountered some BIG jack crevelle that hit diving plugs with reckles more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Several angling options in Sarasota! - Angling opportunities are plentiful this time of year and my weekly Sarasota fishing report reflects that. Anglers caught many different species using multiple techniques in a variety of locations. Speckled trout, pompano, Spanish mackerel jack cre more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Goos bite in Sarasota, despite the wind! - I was out of town for most of the week, but got home in time to run a couple of Sarasota fishing charters over the weekend. It was quite breezy, but the bite was steady, especially early before it really cranked up. The deep grass at the Middlegrou more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Pompano showing up in Sarasota - Fall seems like it is finally arriving as the there was quite a bit of surface activity from schools of feeding fish. Bluefish, jacks, and ladyfish hit Bass Assassin jigs and Rapala plugs cast over submerged grass beds in Sarasota Bay on Sarasota fi more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Steady action continues in Sarasota - Unseasonably warm weather persists even though the calendar says that it is autumn. Temperatures are still in the low 90s with water temps 86 at the end of the week. The bite on the deep grass flats remained the best bet for anglers on Sarasota f more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Fishing in Sarasota resumes after Irma - Sarasota dodged a bullet as Hurricane Irma skirted by. While we missed the brunt force of the storm, we did receive a bunch of rain and wind. The salinity in Sarasota Bay was very low. However, conditions are returning to normal and fishing has be more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota