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Sarasota and Venice
Capt. Rick Grassett
December 26, 2004
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report
Sarasota, FL Fishing Report for 12/19 through 12/26/2004
Anglers on the Snook Fin-Addict caught and released snook, trout, ladyfish and bluefish during the past week. The best action was fly fishing for snook at night. Deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay produced mostly large ladyfish with scattered bluefish and trout. Conditions were challenging most of the week with water temperatures hovering around 60 degrees and breezy towards the end of the week.
Tom Lamb and Lee Williams, both from Sarasota, FL, fished Sarasota Bay with me on Monday. Danny and Carey Broughton, from the UK, fished with me on Wednesday and fly anglers, Bill Hitchcock from Sarasota, FL, and Bill DeHaven, from Sewickley, PA, fished the same area with me on Friday. The best action was on the deep grass flats just inside of Big Pass, where they caught and released large ladyfish and several bluefish and trout.
Brian and Joann Shenstone, from Gross Point Woods, MI, snook fished with me on Tuesday evening. We fished “snook alley” in the ICW near Venice, FL. They had great action catching and releasing more than 25 snook to 25” on an epoxy shrimp fly and DOA Tiny TerrorEyz.
The following evening fly anglers, Keith McClintock from Lake Forest, IL, and his son-in-law, Rick Anderson, also from IL, fished the same area with me. The tide slowed about the middle of our trip and the action slowed, too. Despite the fact that the last ½ of the trip didn’t produce many fish, they still caught and released about 15 snook to 23” on Grassett’s Grass Minnow flies.
Next week’s negative low tides should concentrate reds and trout in potholes and along drop-offs. In addition, there should be some tailing activity with reds on the flats of Charlotte Harbor.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Rick Grassett
www.flyfishingflorida.net
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