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Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida.
Capt. Bob Smith
February 22, 2004
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report
Mackerel Inshore
We finished the week with plenty of hot action! By Saturday the bay was full of nice size Spanish mackerel, sea trout, some nice pompano, permit, bluefish and an occasional redfish. Sheepshead are also thick along with the mackerel on the “I” reefs. On Friday, David Rosevear from Connecticut had his first shot at saltwater fly fishing with me. He landed trout, pompano and mackerel on a sinking Clouser fly “Shrimp”. Unfortunately, a mackerel is now wearing his lucky fly. Live shrimp has been the best bait for both inshore and offshore. We have been using the shrimp on a free-line and giving it a little movement which has been very productive. Most of the action has been on the grass flats and not the passes, that is, up to now.
Enjoy & Protect
Offshore at the Cudahole area, it has been mostly mangrove snapper on the bottom with live shrimp. An occasional keep grouper is also being caught on live shrimp, pinfish or other small baitfish. Further offshore, like at the “9”, it has been big amberjack bending the poles. AJs around a hundred pounds have been caught in deep water but some days it has been a hard ride for even the big boats.
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