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Sarasota, FL Fishing Report for 6/1 through 6/8/2003

Venice to Cedar Key

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Sarasota, FL Fishing Report for 6/1 through 6/8/2003

Postby Capt. Rick Grassett » Sun Jun 08, 2003 9:55 am

Anglers on the Snook Fin-Addict caught snook, redfish, trout, bluefish and Spanish mackerel during the past week. A persistent southwest wind flow again kept anglers from fishing the coastal gulf waters for tarpon most days. When we were able to get out, we were greeted by a large swell. We have been fishing Sarasota Bay as an alternative to tarpon fishing.

Monday and Tuesday were blown out. Although we did give it a try on Tuesday, conditions just wouldn’t allow us to fish the gulf for very long. Gary Toomire, his daughter, Lauren, and her friend, Carrie, all from the Chicago area, fished a half-day in Sarasota Bay with me on Wednesday. They caught more than 20 trout to 17” and a Spanish mackerel on Cotee jigs with grubs and CAL jigs with jerk worms at the Middleground flat and near Bishop Point. Ken Trotter, from Sarasota, FL, fished with me on Thursday and caught a 25” red and a 24” snook on a CAL jig with a jerk worm in Roberts Bay.

Sea conditions were better on Friday. There was a large swell, but tarpon were not showing. Art Lyons, from the Chicago area and Don Shutello, from NJ, fished with me on Saturday, which was the roughest day of the week. We tried to tarpon fish, but a 4-6 foot swell with breaking waves made it impossible and definitely not any fun, so we retreated to Sarasota Bay after a couple of hours. They managed a good catch of trout to 18” and a couple of small bluefish on DOA shrimp near Bishop Point.

The wind has got to quit sometime and conditions will improve. As we head toward a full moon next Friday, I hope we can get a couple of days in before then. If not, I’ll be fishing the flats for reds, snook and trout.

Tight Lines,
Capt. Rick Grassett
Snook Fin-Addict Guide Service, Inc.
(941) 923-7799
E-mail [email protected]
www.snookfin-addict.com or www.flyfishingflorida.net
Capt. Rick Grassett is a full time fishing guide specializing in lures and flies fishing the flats and coastal gulf waters near Sarasota, FL. He is also a Federation of Fly Fishers fly casting instructor.
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