Sarasota Fishing Reports

Great Fly Fishing in Action in Sarasota Coastal Gulf - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing tripletail, Spanish mackerel and false albacore (little tunny) in the coastal gulf on flies, CAL jigs with shad tails, jerk worms and DOA more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Several angling options in Sarasota! - Angling opportunities are plentiful this time of year and my weekly Sarasota fishing report reflects that. Anglers caught many different species using multiple techniques in a variety of locations. Speckled trout, pompano, Spanish mackerel jack cre more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good Action on Sarasota Bay Flats and Coastal Gulf - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing trout and bluefish in Sarasota Bay and tripletail, Spanish mackerel and false albacore (little tunny) in the coastal gulf on flies, CAL ji more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Goos bite in Sarasota, despite the wind! - I was out of town for most of the week, but got home in time to run a couple of Sarasota fishing charters over the weekend. It was quite breezy, but the bite was steady, especially early before it really cranked up. The deep grass at the Middlegrou more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good Snook and Tripletail Fly Fishing Action - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action catching and releasing snook, trout and tripletail on flies in Sarasota Bay and the coastal gulf recently. Fly angler Frank Zaffino, from Rochester, NY, fished a more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Pompano showing up in Sarasota - Fall seems like it is finally arriving as the there was quite a bit of surface activity from schools of feeding fish. Bluefish, jacks, and ladyfish hit Bass Assassin jigs and Rapala plugs cast over submerged grass beds in Sarasota Bay on Sarasota fi more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good Sarasota Night & Backcountry Snook Action - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing snook and Spanish mackerel in Sarasota Bay and the coastal gulf on flies and snook and trout in the Terra Ceia area on flies, top water pl more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Steady action continues in Sarasota - Unseasonably warm weather persists even though the calendar says that it is autumn. Temperatures are still in the low 90s with water temps 86 at the end of the week. The bite on the deep grass flats remained the best bet for anglers on Sarasota f more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good Action on Sarasota & Terra Ceia Bay Flats - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action with trout, snook, Spanish mackerel and flounder in the Terra Ceia area and trout in Sarasota Bay on CAL jigs with shad tails and DOA Deadly Combos during the pa more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Fishing in Sarasota resumes after Irma - Sarasota dodged a bullet as Hurricane Irma skirted by. While we missed the brunt force of the storm, we did receive a bunch of rain and wind. The salinity in Sarasota Bay was very low. However, conditions are returning to normal and fishing has be more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota