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Sarasota and Venice
Capt. Rick Grassett
September 1, 2003
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report
Sarasota & Terra Ceia Bay, FL Fishing Report for 8/24 through 9/1/2003
Anglers on the Snook Fin-Addict had good action during the past week in Sarasota Bay. Anglers caught reds along sand bars and mangrove shorelines and trout on deeper grass flats.
Last Saturday, I participated in the “Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing” seminar in Sarasota. I manned a skill station to teach spin casting and my first two students of the day were the ladies that had signed up to fish with me the following day. They were enthusiastic and were casting 100’ in no time, as most of the ladies did.
The following morning, Barbara Voyles from Springhill, FL, and Robin Springstead from Brooksville, FL, met me at the Sarasota Yacht Club dock for a day of fishing. They had a great day catching a pair of reds to 26” and several trout to 18” on a MirrOlure She Dog and the DOA Deadly Combination with a nightglow shrimp. The best action was near Buttonwood Harbor with trout on the deeper grass and redfish along the mangroves at the top of the tide.
Since it’s late August, business was a little slower this week. I spent a day scouting Sarasota Bay and the coastal gulf waters to stay dialed in to the fish. My next trip was on Friday with, John Deck from St. Louis, MO. John caught and released a pair of reds to 4-pounds near Big Pass and another similar size red and several trout near Buttonwood Harbor and Stephen’s Point. He fished the DOA Deadly Combination all day.
Brian and Joanne Shenstone, from Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, fished lower Tampa Bay with me on Sunday. We located a nice school of reds at first light and Brian cast a Skitterbug fly in front of them. He had an immediate hook up and we were surprised when he landed a jack! The school managed to say just out of casting range before disappearing. It was a tough day of fishing with a strong east breeze and lots of boat traffic plying the waters on the holiday weekend. They caught and released a couple of trout to 18” and a 4-pound redfish on CAL jigs and the DOA Deadly Combination near Terra Ceia Bay before we called it a day.
Next weeks tides with midday lows are favorable for locating reds on the flats. Juvenile tarpon in upper Charlotte Harbor should continue to be a good option.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Rick Grassett
www.flyfishingflorida.net
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