Sarasota Fishing Reports

Sheepshead best bet in Sarasota - A series of cold fronts moved through the area, dropping the water temperature into the low to mid 50s. This scattered the fish off of the flats and a switch in tactics was required. On my Siesta Key fishing charters this past week clients fished w more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good Action on Sarasota Bay Flats Despite Cold Weather - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had action with reds, trout, pompano and bluefish in Sarasota Bay on flies, DOA Deadly Combos and CAL jigs with shad tails and snook and blues on flies in the ICW at night durin more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

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 on Sarasota Bay Deep Grass Flats - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing trout, blues, pompano and a cobia on flies and CAL jigs with shad tails on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay and tripletail in the coastal more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - 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 Sarasota Bay Flats & Coastal Gulf Action - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing false albacore (little tunny) and tripletail in the coastal gulf on flies and trout and pompano in Sarasota Bay on CAL jigs with shad tail more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - 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

Great Fly Fishing in Action in Sarasota Coastal Gulf - The fantastic action and conditions that we've had in the coastal gulf continued as fly anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had great action catching and releasing false albacore (little tunny) and tripletail on f more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - 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