
2012-02-05 7:17 AM
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Good Action on Shallow and Deep Grass Flats of Sarasota Bay - Anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released trout, blues, sheepshead, snook and Spanish mackerel on jigs and flies during the past couple of weeks. N more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota |

2012-02-04 4:33 PM
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Sarasota fishing report Capt Jim Klopfer 2/4/2012 - Despite breezy conditions, fishing was good this week on a variety of species. Silver trout are abundant in the deep dredges areas surrounding Bird Key. Many of them are decent size and they fight three times harder than speckled trout. Jigs will cat more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |

2012-01-29 8:14 AM
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Sarasota fishing report Capt Jim Klopfer 1/29/2012 - Fishing was steady, though not spectacular, before the front that passed through on Friday. The deep flats from Big Pass north; Marker # 5, Radio Tower, Middlegrounds, Moorings, and Stephen's Pt., were the best spots. Speckled trout and ladyfish were more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |

2012-01-22 9:04 PM
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Good Shallow Water Action in Sarasota Bay & Gasparilla Sound - Anglers fishing Sarasota Bay and Gasparilla Sound in Charlotte Harbor during the past couple of weeks with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released reds, trout, bluefi more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota |

2012-01-22 1:17 PM
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Sarasota Fishing Report Capt Jim Klopfer - Fishing has settled into a reliable winter pattern. Low morning tides will have fish cruising the outside edges of deep flats. Afternoon high tides are best for fishing over the flats for speckled trout, pompano, ladyfish, and bluefish. Snook, reds, more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |

2012-01-14 1:48 PM
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Good speckled trout action in Sarasota - Fishing was excellent early in the week. Warm weather and strong incoming tides resulted in steady action on Speckled trout, ladyfish, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, flounder, and sea bass on the deep flats ate Marker # 5, the Radio Tower and Middlegrou more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |

2012-01-08 12:51 PM
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Godd Action in Sarasota Bay and Coastal Gulf - Action continued in the coastal gulf Christmas week due to the unseasonable warm weather we've had during December. A couple of fronts passed through slowing action in Sarasota Bay for a couple of days , but action rebounded during warm ups following more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota |

2012-01-07 7:43 AM
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Cold front slows action in Sarasota - Fishing was a bit tough in the middle of the week as a severe front pushed through, but it did improve by the end of the week as the water temperatures started rising. Slack tides in the afternoon did not help matters, either. Speckled trout and lady more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |

2011-12-31 9:42 PM
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Sarasota action steady after front with Capt Jim Klopfer - Our unseasonable warm December ended with the first real cold front of the season. On Monday we caught 15 Spanish mackerel on the flats, unusual for the 26th of December! Still, water temperatures are in the low to mid 60s and fishing remains steady. more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |

2011-12-25 11:56 AM
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Spanish mackerel for Christmas in Sarasota! - Stiff breezes are keeping the water in the passes a little cloudy, but fishing remains steady for Spanish mackerel, pompano, speckled trout, flounder, sea bass, ladyfish, and jacks. Live shrimp and jigs have been the most productive baits. The waters more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |