Sarasota Fishing Reports

Snook, redfish and trout top the list - Three fish come to mind: Redfish, spotted seatrout and snook. Those fish have dominated our catches for the past month. We've been getting snook to 27 inches on fly along the beaches. Anglers are averaging 4 to 6 snook per outing. Top fly more...
Steve Gibson - Sarasota

Tarpon time in Sarasota ! - June 8th Fishing Report It is truly Tarpon Time in Sarasota! From Anna Maria Island to the Venice Inlet , there are 1,000's of Tarpon on their yearly migration. For the most part , these schools are traveling slowly down the coast and are in a feed more...
Capt. Jack Hartman - Sarasota

Tarpon and Bay Fishing Hot in Sarasota - Anglers fishing with me on my flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with tarpon off Sarasota beaches during the past couple of weeks. We jumped more than 15 fish and fought 4 or 5 to the boa more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Tarpon Action Heating Up in Sarasota - Anglers fishing with me on my flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released trout, Spanish mackerel, bluefish and tarpon during the past couple of weeks. After warming up quickly, more than 10 d more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Hot bite = Kings, Redfish, Trout in Sarasota - Take your pick: Catch Kings and large Spanish Mackerel in the Gulf of Mexico, jump a Tarpon off Longboat Key or Siesta Key, fish the flats for large Redfish or land large Sea trout in the deeper grass patches. The water temps are warm, White bait is more...
Capt. Jack Hartman - Sarasota

Smoker Kings on Light Tackle in Sarasota Florida - Fishing Report 05/06/2010 – Capt. Terry Frankford Fishing has picked up with the warm water temperatures, I have seen surface temps as high as 80 degrees this week. Near shore species included spanish and king mackerel. Inshore species included re more...
Capt. Terry Frankford - Sarasota

Sarasota Fishing Report - April 28th fishing report This is somewhat repetitive from my last report, but sometimes repetitive is good. In this case repetitive is really, really good. Fishing in Sarasota is about as good as it has ever been and shows no signs of slowing d more...
Capt. Jack Hartman - Sarasota

Southern Drawl Kayak Fishing - We continue to experience fine fishing on spotted seatrout. I believe this is the best season on trout that we've had in a long, long time. Anglers fishing with me have been getting trout to 5 pounds on a variety of lures and flies. Top lur more...
Steve Gibson - Sarasota

Big Trout Action Hot in sarasota - Anglers fishing with me on my flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with snook, big trout, Spanish mackerel and scattered pompano and blues on CAL jigs with shad tails, DOA Deadly Combos and more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Southern Drawl Kayak Fishing - Cold was the plague of winter and wind is the bane of spring. However, the fish are biting. Mike Romig, an experienced kayker, fished with us recently and did well despite trying conditions. Romig, who resides in Sarasota, FL, caught a nu more...
Steve Gibson - Sarasota