Sarasota Fishing Reports

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

Good Action on Sarasota Bay Flats and ICW near Venice at Night - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action catching and releasing trout and blues in Sarasota Bay, snook at night in the ICW and trout and redfish in Gasparilla Sound near Boca Grande on flies and CAL jig more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - 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

Good Action on Sarasota Bay & Charlotte Harbor Flats - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing snook in the ICW at night, trout and bluefish in Sarasota Bay and trout, redfish and snook in Gasparilla Sound near Boca Grande on flies a more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - 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

Good Night Snook Fly Fishing & Flats Action - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing trout in Sarasota Bay on CAL jigs with shad tails and flies, snook and blues in the ICW at night on flies and reds, snook and trout on CAL more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - 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

Good Action on Sarasota Bay Flats, Coastal Gulf & ICW - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing trout and Spanish mackerel in Sarasota Bay and tripletail in the coastal gulf, snook in the ICW and reds and trout on CAL jigs with shad t more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - 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

Good Action on Sarasota Bay Flats and ICW at Night - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing snook and bluefish in the ICW on flies, trout, bluefish, pompano and a red in Sarasota Bay and trout in Gasparilla Sound on CAL jigs with more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota