Fishing Reports by Capt. Bob Smith

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - The magic numbers are here! The magic numbers are here! As the Gulf’s temperature rises to over seventy degrees, the fishing is starting to percolate. King mackerel are starting to be caught in thirty to seventy feet of water by trolling or live more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Sheepshead save the day! March 12, 2005 Sarasota Florida Fishing Report By Capt. Bob Smith Although the fishing has been limited due to the red-tide and poor weather conditions, I still found the sheepshead plentiful and averaging more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Red Tide has backed off! The Red Tide has backed off some in the last few days and the fishing has picked up. The artificial “I” reefs off Lido beach in 25 to 30 feet of water are packed with large sheepshead and small schools of bluefish. more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - My old X-16 paper recorder! It looks like this coming week will be a blowout! A few days ago, I was able to get on to some keeper gags just three miles off of Lido Key. I had not been out for a few days and the captains that had, told me that th more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - This is the time for the gag grouper This is the time for the gag grouper to be in close and they are! The wind and cold has given us some problems with finding them along the beaches and on the “I” reefs because of the silty cold water. W more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Grouper on the bay! Grouper on the bay! Yes, this is the time of year that small boaters have a chance to limit out on keeper size gag grouper and the occasional black grouper. They are hard to tell apart but are equal in table fair and have more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Middle Ground Pompano The Middle Ground grass flats are holding some nice pompano, cobia, and bluefish. Towards the end of last week, we found that the large mackerel and kings had moved off the beach and we were inundated by small Spanish ma more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - A full house A full house is the way I would describe the fishing around the Sarasota area this past week. From the bay to the deep Gulf, it has been an overlapping of summer and winter species. Long offshore trips have produced some la more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - The fall run is working The fall run is working and everyone is finding fish. From the back waters on Sarasota Bay to the sixty foot depths offshore, anglers are finding the species they want. Some days are better than others and none of the fi more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - king mackerel and large Spanish mackerel near shore!! We have been finding king mackerel and large Spanish mackerel near shore on the “I” reefs as well as on the “M” reefs further out. It has not been hard to find fish, but the bite is not st more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota