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Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida.
Capt. Bob Smith
March 24, 2000
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report
A good variety of fish
March 24, 2000
Sarasota Fla. Fishing Report
By Capt. Bob Smith
A good variety of fish has been caught this past week but you had to work for them! Kingfish have been best on deep trolling with spoons and using a plainer or downrigger. Free-lined live bait has been more fun but less kings. The barracudas and little tunny have filled in for better action. On the average, the kings have not been large but the barracudas have. You can get some nice grouper, snapper and flounder on any good bottom from 18' out to deep water if you can get past the bait stealers.
Along the beaches, we found some cobia and plenty of Spanish mackerel with live shrimp, free-lined. Sheephead are also plentiful on the rock piles. The passes are holding pompano, mackerel and bluefish. You can also find 10 pound jacks around the bridge fenders.
Bay fishing is picking up. The snook are moving in under the docks. Harts reef is holding a variety of fish, mackerel, trout, bluefish, seabass, sheephead and small grouper. The action was not fast but we caught some nice fish. Working the grass flats, we found more of the same plus some short cobia. You could find keeper cobia anywhere at this time, so keep a rod and bait ready for a big guy. If you are low on talent when it comes to throwing artificial lures, it would be best to use large live shrimp for bait.
Enjoy and Protect
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