Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida.

Capt. Bob Smith
October 27, 2002
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report

Fish close for Kings!

The Kings are still running along the beaches. That does not mean that they are not running offshore as well. Why run over fish to catch fish? The action seems to drop off about 9:00 AM but you can still pick a fish here and there throughout the day. The kings have been running from 10 to 20+ pounds. We have also been finding Spanish mackerel, little tunny and barracudas in with the kings. Chasing the schools of LTs has been fruitless at this time. The schools scattered when we got close or just wouldn't chew when they came to us.

Our best tactic has been to look for the large schools of baitfish just outside of the pass and drift them with live shrimp on 12 pound test line and a 6" of steel leader. The live herring also works and you can catch all you want. Some boats are trolling until the action slows down and then turning to live bait.

As we moved further offshore to the (M) reefs, we found it hard to get a whole fish to the boat. Just teeth and eyeballs were left at the end of the line. This is due to the large number of resident barracuda on these reefs.

Cobia has been around but not full blast yet. November should bring some new fish on to the (I) reefs and into the bay.

Enjoy and Protect

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