Sarasota Fishing Reports

River fishing produces big snook in Sarasota - Action was steady this week on the grass flats in Sarasota Bay. Unlike the last few weeks where fish seemed to be all in one spot, most of the deeper grass flats provided some action. Speckled trout and ladyfish were fairly plentiful and readily took more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good Shallow Water Action - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action catching and releasing reds, snook and trout on DOA Lures in Gasparilla Sound and Tampa Bay recently. Fly anglers also caught and released snook in the ICW at ni more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Sarasota Winter Fishing in Full Swing - Shallow water anglers on recent Quiet Waters fishing trips fished waters as far south as Placida and as far north as Tampa Bay. We fished dock lights in Sarasota as well as dock lights throughout the Venice and Nokomis area for snook and other spec more...
Capt. Brian Boehm - Sarasota

Shallow and Deep Grass Flats Producing in Sarasota and Tampa Bay - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action catching and releasing reds and trout on DOA Lures in Sarasota Bay and Tampa Bay recently. Fly anglers also caught and released trout with a couple of blues and more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Sarasota rivers providing good action - All of my fishing trips this week were done in area rivers. Anglers casting Rapala X-Rap plugs caught most of the fish, though fly anglers fooled a few on Clouser patterns. Jack crevalle to ten pounds were landed and were the highlight of the week. S more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good Shallow Water Action - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing reds, snook and trout on flies and DOA Lures in Sarasota Bay and Gasparilla Sound recently. Fly anglers fished deep grass flats with sink more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good action throughout sArasota! - Fishing was very good this week in several areas throughout Sarasota and Siesta Key. The action on the deep grass flats was virtually non-stop. Anglers casting jigs caught a bunch of speckled trout along with Spanish mackerel, bluefish, ladyfish, and more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good action on jigs and fly throughout Sarasota Bay - I am back from North Carolina and in Sarasota until next May. Fishing was steady this week in a variety of locations. Anglers casting Bass Assassin jigs and Gulp Shrimp on jig heads along with fly anglers tossing Clouser and Crystal Minnow patterns c more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good Action on Sarasota Bay Deep Grass Flats - Anglers fishing Sarasota Bay with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing trout, pompano, blues and Spanish mackerel recently. Fly anglers fished deep grass flats with sink tip fly lines and weighted more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good Night Snook and Flats Action in Sarasota - Fortunately the Sarasota area fared well during Hurricane Ian compared to areas to our south. Others suffered catastrophic damages that may take years to recover from. Although there is still a large amount of runoff, Sarasota Bay is recovering nicel more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota