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Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida.
Capt. Bob Smith
September 3, 2006
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report
Plenty of action
September 03, 2006
For the last few weeks we have found plenty of action on the bay. Yes! We have a Redtide along the beaches and in the passes, and that has not been good. I was able to find plenty of non-stop action on the grass-flats off of Bishops Point, the John Ringling Home area. Using DOA 3” shrimp lures and starting at first light, 6:30am, we would drift over the grass and had fish on for most of the four hours we fished. The fish were mostly under legal size or non eaters, but the variety of fish caught was outstanding. The Spanish mackerel were all a nice size and you could increase the numbers by using live pilchards, if you could find them. The area is loaded with bait-fish but none of it much bigger than a dime. School reds sometimes came to the flats and boiled the water. But most of the time it was bluefish, ladyfish, or jacks boiling the water. It was all fun. Some of the fish we caught were trout, small grouper, flounder, and pompano.
Redfish have been caught along the west side of the bay from Country Club Shores north to Buttonwood Harbor and beyond but are moving around so you will need to hunt. Snook are also possible in the same area. That’s all history and what I find tomorrow morning is a new page.
I think the fish are being pushed up the bay by the Redtide but the bait fish have been there all along. Watch the birds to see where the fish are feeding.
Offshore fishing at the “M” reefs has produced porgy, white grunt, and small snapper.
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