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Sarasota and Venice
Capt. Rick Grassett
April 24, 2005
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report
Sarasota and Venice, FL Fishing Report for 4/17 through 4/24/2004
Anglers on the Snook Fin-Addict had good action during the past week. The best action was on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay where fly and spin anglers had fast action with bluefish and ladyfish. Trout, reds, Spanish mackerel and pompano rounded out the catch.
Judy Bronstein and Beryl Chaby, both from Sarasota, FL, fished Sarasota Bay with me on Monday morning. The action was not fast, but was steady, with ladyfish and trout. We fished deep grass flats inside Big Pass and near New Pass with CAL jigs with shad tails and DOA Deadly Combos.
Fly angler, Carl Borromeo from Needham, MA, fished a couple of trips with me last week. We fished Sarasota Bay on Tuesday morning, where he caught and released numerous bluefish to 2-pounds, large ladyfish, trout to 17”, a nice Spanish mackerel and a pompano on Clouser flies. The best action was at the Middleground flat. Carl also had several sight-fishing opportunities at reds cruising a sandbar.
The following evening Carl fished Blackburn Bay with me for trout and snook. We drifted deep grass flats near Blackburn Point before dark, where he caught and released several ladyfish and trout on Clouser flies. After dark we switched flies to my Grass Minnow fly and fished lighted docks where Carl caught and released several snook and ladyfish.
Mark Hannah, from Old Forge, NY, his 10-year old daughter, Jessica and 11-year old son, Ben, fished Sarasota Bay with me on Wednesday morning. Jessica and Ben are fly fishers and they both caught and released trout and ladyfish on Clouser flies. Ben also caught several bluefish. They switched to spinning tackle toward the end of the trip and continued to catch ladyfish, bluefish and trout on CAL jigs with shad tails. The best action was at the Middleground flat.
Fly fishers, John Kirk from ME, and Brian Harrington, from CO, fished Sarasota Bay with me on Thursday afternoon. We were scheduled to fish an afternoon/evening snook trip, but since the action has been slower than normal at night we opted to fish the flats on a day trip. They had a fast action with bluefish, ladyfish and trout. A nice Spanish mackerel and a pompano, all caught with Ultra Hair Clouser flies at the Middleground flat, rounded out the catch.
Friday was spent preparing for our 10th annual CCA Photo All-Release Challenge Fishing Tournament. We had our most successful tournament ever with 150 anglers competing. Keith Pratt, from Bradenton, FL, won the top prize in the angler division of the tournament, the Grand Slam, for the 2nd year in a row. The Fly Fishing Division champion, also for the 2nd year in a row was Frank Lanzisera, from Bradenton, FL. My wife, Karen Grassett, won the ladies division for redfish. Complete tournament results will be available in the near future on www.fishorshutup.com
Next week’s tides are favorable for reds, snook and trout on the flats. Afternoon and evening tides are also favorable for snook on the flats and around lighted docks and bridge fenders.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Rick Grassett
www.flyfishingflorida.net
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