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Sarasota and Venice
Capt. Rick Grassett
November 23, 2003
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report
Southwest Florida Fishing Report for 11/17 through 11/23/2003
Anglers on the Snook Fin-Addict caught and released snook, redfish and trout during the past week. The best action was on the flats of north Sarasota Bay with reds and trout.
Randy Goodis and his dad, Bobby Goodis, both from the Miami area, joined me for a snook trip near Venice on Monday evening. The tide was slow and the bite was also slow. There were plenty of snook in most dock lights and around the bridges, but they were not feeding very aggressively. They connected with several snook to 24” on DOA shrimp from the Venice Inlet to Blackburn Point.
I went on a scouting mission with a friend in lower Tampa Bay on Tuesday to check the area out for a trip later in the week. We waded sand bars from the mouth of the Manatee River to north of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge with the goal of sight casting to redfish. We only had a few shots at redfish. However, I did catch and release a 6-pound red on a pink/white Clouser fly, blind casting to a grass/sand seam on a sand bar. I also caught and released a jack crevalle out of a school of mullet.
A front passed through our area on Wednesday with brisk winds and dropped our water temperatures into the high 60’s.Steve Heisler, from Bradenton, FL and Andrew Stiles, from Richmond, VA, fished with me on Friday. We fished from Tidy Island in north Sarasota Bay to the Terra Ceia Bay area. The best action was near Tidy Island, where we caught and released 6 reds and missed a couple of others on CAL jigs with Cotee Chubby Grubs. They also caught and released numerous trout to 18” on the same lures near Terra Ceia Bay.
We held another successful fly casting school on Saturday morning at CB’s Saltwater Outfitters. If you’ve ever considered getting involved with the sport, this is a great way to start. We provide the use of Orvis fly tackle in the all day course. We have recently been approved as an Orvis Endorsed fly casting school. Our next school is scheduled for January 17, 2004. Our next school is scheduled for January 17, 2004 and we will have a school each month through April. You can contact me or CB's Saltwater Outfitters for details or to sign up.
Next week’s negative low tides should be great for reds, snook and trout in potholes. Also, the recent cold front, which dropped water temperatures below 70 degrees, should fire up the coastal gulf fishing for little tunny.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Rick Grassett
www.flyfishingflorida.net
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