Cold front slows action in Sarasota
Capt. Jim Klopfer
January 7, 2012
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report
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 ladyfish provided steady action on the flats near Midnight Pass on gold D.O.A. shad tails and live shrimp.
The fish were feeding on Monday morning for John Krayesky and his son Dan from Seaside Park, N.J. The front was just arriving and it was breezy with a little rain, but the steady action compensated for that. Speckled trout to 17", loads of ladyfish, and a huge sail cat kept the guys busy. Live shrimp under a cork caught most of the fish.
Wednesday afternoon I took out David Sepesi and his 8 year old grand son Calvin. Fishing was tough, the water temperature had dropped 12 degrees in a couple of days, down to 52. The fish were lethargic, we picked up a few trout, a sheepshead, and a flounder. The fish gods threw us a bone though, and the last fish was a 29" redfish that Calvin caught on a shrimp on a bar near Vamo.
The Kent family from the Chicago area fished with me on Friday afternoon. We ended up catching a dozen trout and 18 ladyfish on D.O.A. jigs and shrimp near Midnight Pass. We would have caught more, but several times the dolphins moved in and shut down the action. Oh well, they are still fun to see.
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