Sarasota Fishing Reports

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Tearing them up! For the last few weeks, we have been enjoying some good action along the beach and on the bay. The artificial (I) reefs in 25 to 30 feet of water have been holding plenty of nice size Spanish mackerel. We are also catching bar more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Sarasota and Venice - Capt. Rick Grassett’s Fishing Report for 6/19 through 7/1/2006 Anglers fishing with me on the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, continued to have good action with tarpon during the past couple of weeks. The best act more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Sarasota and Venice - Capt. Rick Grassett’s Fishing Report for 6/5 through 6/18/2006 Anglers fishing with me on the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good tarpon fishing during the past couple of weeks. Tarpon schooled heavily as we more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Large barracuda feeding on the mackerel Spanish mackerel have been hot along the beaches and best in thirty feet of water! The Lynn Silvertooth (I-1) reef is stacked up with large barracuda that are feeding on the mackerel. I have never seen s more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Sarasota and Venice - Capt. Rick Grassett’s Fishing Report for 5/21 through 6/4/2006 Anglers fishing with me on the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, during the past couple of weeks have had good action with tarpon. Although the bite has more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida. - Spanish Mackerel Spanish Mackerel up to four pounds have moved in along the beach reefs and are on the chew. Live sardines are working well for bait and are easy to catch. In fact, most small lures and live shrimp will catch Spanish mackerel. more...
Capt. Bob Smith - Sarasota

Sarasota and Venice - Capt. Rick Grassett’s Fishing Report for 5/8 through 5/20/2006 Tarpon showed up in a big way along the beaches from Longboat Key to Boca Grande during the past couple of weeks. Fly and spin anglers fishing with me jumped and landed several tarpon more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Sarasota and Venice - Capt. Rick Grassett’s Fishing Report for 5/1 through 5/7/2006 Anglers fishing with me on the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released snook, Spanish mackerel, bluefish and ladyfish during the past week. more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Sarasota and Venice - Southwest Florida Fishing Report for 4/23 through 4/30/2006 Fly anglers fishing with me on the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released a variety of fish during the past week in the Manatee River and in more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Sarasota and Venice - Southwest Florida Fishing Report for 4/11 through 4/22/2006 Hey, Hey, Hey, Fat Albert! We’ve been enjoying one of the best runs of little tunny (a.k.a. false albacore or bonito) that I have ever seen in the spring. We’ve found them not only off th more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota