Sarasota Fishing Reports

Steady sheepshead action in Sarasota - The sheepshead bite remained strong in Big Sarasota Pass over the last week. We had to move from the pass itself to the nearby docks and bridges due to very strong tidal flow. The best time to work structure in the pass is on a slack tide. Sheepshead more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good sheepshead action in Sarasota - The sheepshead migration is in full swing as we are just coming off of the full moon. Good numbers of these tasty saltwater panfish are moving into Big Pass, New Pass, and surrounding docks, bridges, and oyster bars. Live or frozen shrimp fished on 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, caught and released snook at night in the ICW near Venice, trout, blues and flounder in Sarasota Bay and trout, snook, reds, pompano and a permit in Gasparilla Sound on flies an more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good Action on Sarasota Bay & Charlotte Harbor Flats - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released trout, pompano, Spanish mackerel and bluefish on CAL jigs with shad tails in Sarasota Bay and trout, snook and reds in Gasparilla Sound on CAL jigs with shad more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - 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, trout, bluefish and Spanish mackerel in Sarasota Bay, snook and blues in the ICW south of Sarasota and snook, trout and redfish in more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - 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, Spanish mackerel, pompano and bluefish in Sarasota Bay on flies, DOA Lures and top water plugs during the past couple of weeks. As more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good Action on Sarasota Bay Deep Flats & ICW near Venice - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action catching and releasing trout and bluefish on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay, snook and blues in the ICW at night and snook, trout and pompano on flies and CAL more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good bite in Sarasota despite the weather and red tide. - Weather was definitely an issue in Sarasota this week, as we had two separate fronts move through, bringing wind and rain. On the couple of days that it was fishable, the bite was good up in the north bay. The flats out in front of Buttonwood Harbor more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good Action on Sarasota Bay Deep Grass Flats - Action was steady on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay during the past couple of weeks. Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released trout and blues on flies, CAL jigs with shad tails and DOA Deadly Comb more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good bite on the deep grass in Sarasota! - Fishing was very good this week on the grass flats near both passes this week. Bass Assassin Sea Shad baits tore them up, catching pompano, Spanish mackerel, speckled trout, and good numbers of bluefish and ladyfish. Several of my clients had never more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota