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Sarasota Fishing Report Capt Jim Klopfer 4/6/2013
Capt. Jim Klopfer
April 6, 2013
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report
A nasty front moved through mid-week, but fishing was very good before and after the weather passed. The deep flats near both passes were very good, as were the passes themselves. Spanish mackerel and speckled trout numbers were good, along with bluefish, flounder, silver trout, sea bass, jacks, and of course ladyfish, mixed in. Gulp! Shrimp, Cotee jigs, and live shrimp were all productive. The sheepshead bite is winding down.
The week started off with a good trip on Easter Sunday for Jim Rokicki from Pittsburgh, PA and his 16 year old grand son Andrew. Spanish mackerel were hitting free lined shrimp in Big Pass, along with a nice bluefish. A move to the surrounding flats resulted in more macks, ladyfish, speckled trout, and a big silver trout on shrimp and jigs. We hit a dock and caught several sheepshead on shrimp. We finished up at Marker #5 with good ladyfish action using gold cotee jigs.
The Manby clan from Brookfield, WI wrecked the Spanish mackerel on Monday morning. Using free lined shrimp in and near Big Pass, they boated close to two dozen up tp 3 1/2 pounds. They also landed a nice flounder, a decent bluefish, speckled trout, and plenty of ladyfish.
I had a bunch of very young ladies on the boat today, and did they ever catch some fish! Todd Bruce from Minneapolis, MN and his daughters Hazel (7) and Ruby (10) did very well in the morning. It was quite foggy to start out, so we stuck close and hit the Radio Tower flat. Spanish mackerel, ladyfish, speckled trout, jack crevelle, and silver trout hit free lined shrimp. The fog lifted and I ran to Big Pass where the mackerel bite was good. Spanish to 3 1/2 pounds kept the girls busy. We finished up with a sheepshead (the girls wanted to see one) under a dock. In the afternoon, Lisa and Dave Stein from KY and their 3 young girls caught ladyfish, spanish mackerel, speckled trout, and silver trout in Big Pass and the nearby deep flats.
I had two similar trips on Wednesday. In the morning Mike Brown and his son Mitch (12) went fishing. Young Mitch kicked his Dad's behind, catching most of the fish. Speckled trout (several in the slot), Spanish mackerel, ladyfish, and flounder hit shrimp and jigs. In the afternoon, George Benson from Rocky River, OH took his son Lee and two grandsons out. It was breezy and fishing was fair. The Radio Tower flat was the best spot, giving up a pair of 18" trout and a couple of mackerel using Gulp! and live shrimp. Thursday and Friday were rain-outs.
On Saturday Ian Warsop and his teenage boys Mitch, Bryson, and Lawrie had a friendly competition. Dad Ian spanked the boys numbers-wise using a Glow Gulp! Shrimp, he caught speckled trout, ladyfish, a sea bass, and a big silver trout. The Radio Tower was the best spot. They ended up with four slot trout to 18", two Spanish mackerel, and the big silver in the box along with other silver and speckled trout, ladyfish, and more released.
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