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2019-05-25
8:05 AM
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Spanish mackerel plentiful off of Sarasota beaches - The best bite this week for anglers on Sarasota fishing charters was Spanish mackerel out on the beaches. Schools of mackerel were plentiful as there is a ton of bait. Silver spoons, plugs, and jigs cast into the fish produced strikes. A lot of the f more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2019-05-09
6:57 PM
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Jacks schooling up in Sarasota - Fishing was decent this week, with the highlight being schools of breaking jack crevalle. We encounters schools of jacks feeding on the surface in several locations throughout Sarasota Bay and Roberts Bay. They hit Bass Assassin jigs and Rapala X-Rap more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2019-05-04
7:01 AM
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Jigs producing steady action in Sarasota - Once again, ladyfish on the deep grass flats provided the majority of the action for clients this week. Most of the fish were caught by anglers casting Bass Assassin jigs, but live shrimp caught fish, too. It was good to see that some very healthy more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2019-04-29
8:22 PM
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West Central Florida Fishing Report - Fishing around Sarasota, Florida has been good. Anglers fishing with me over the last few weeks caught snook, speckled seatrout, redfish, jack crevalles, and other flats species. We fished as far north as lower Tampa Bay and south down to Charlotte H more...
Capt. Brian Boehm - Sarasota |
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2019-04-27
7:17 AM
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Bluefish, trout and a lot of ladyfish on Sarasota flats - With sheepshead pretty much done, the best action this week was on the grass flats. Ladyfish provided most of the action, keeping rods bent for clients. Bass Assassin jigs and live shrimp worked well. A few bluefish, mackerel, speckled trout, and more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2019-04-14
12:53 PM
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Good Action on Lower Tampa Bay Flats - Capt. Rick Grassett's Fishing Report for 4/14/2019
Anglers fishing with me recently, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing snook, trout and reds in lower Tampa Bay, reds in Gasparilla Sound, snook a more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota |
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2019-04-14
8:14 AM
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Decent action in Sarasota passes and beaches. - It is all about bending the rods with a lot of family trips this time of year. Action was decent this week for clients going out on Sarasota fishing charters. Big Sarasota Pass, Marina Jack flat, and Middlegrounds had good numbers of hard-fighting more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2019-04-05
8:03 PM
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Spanish mackerel and sheepshead best bets in Sarasota -
Fishing was a bit up and down this week for clients on Sarasota fishing charters. Weather was an issue as it was fairly breezy on several days. However, persistent anglers were rewarded with some decent action. Fish of the week goes to Brian, wh more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2019-03-24
2:06 PM
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Steady sheepshead bite, with a tripletail mixed in. - Fishing was steady once again this week, though anglers did have to battle some breezy conditions. The sheepshead bite was very good, with most of the fishing being in the 2 pound range. Rocks, docks, and other structure, particularly in the passes, more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2019-03-23
8:21 AM
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Action Improving on Tampa Bay & Charlotte Harbor Flats - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action catching and releasing snook and trout on CAL jigs with shad tails and trout on Clouser flies in the Terra Ceia area, reds in Gasparilla Sound and snook at night more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota |
