Trout, Blues and Reds, Good Sarasota Bay Options
Capt. Rick Grassett
December 16, 2012
Sarasota - Saltwater Fishing Report
I was away the first week of December, so I have no fishing report for that time frame. However, anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, during the past week caught and released trout, redfish, bluefish and pompano in Sarasota Bay on lures and flies.
Walt Poxon, from MN, and his brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Sue Poxon from Sarasota, FL, fished Sarasota Bay on their annual trip with me on Monday, 12/10. We fished deep grass at Stephens Point and along the west side of the bay from the Middleground flat to Buttonwood Harbor where they had steady action with trout, several blues and a pompano on CAL jigs with grubs.
Nick Reding, from Longboat Key, FL, fished Sarasota Bay with me on Wednesday, 12/12. We waded sand bars and shallow flats on the west side of the bay and caught and released more than 25 trout to 20" on my Grassett Flats Minnow, EP and Deceiver flies.
Dick Combs, from Bartow, FL, fished Sarasota Bay with me on Thursday, 12/13. A front passed through on Wednesday evening, leaving us with breezy conditions. With a negative low tide that morning, we fished potholes and worked mullet schools for reds and trout. Fishing was challenging behind the front, but he connected with a couple of reds on my Grassett Flats Minnow fly.
Aledia Tush, owner of CB's Saltwater Outfitters, and her sister, Barbara Thompson, both from Sarasota, FL, fished Sarasota Bay with me on Saturday, 12/15. We fished deep grass flats on the west side of the bay where they caught and released trout on CAL jigs with shad tails and DOA Deadly Combos.
You should find trout, bluefish, Spanish mackerel, flounder and more on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay. Shallow water fishing for reds and big trout should also be good. Look for them in potholes and on the edges of bars when the tide is low or higher on shallow grass flats at the top of the tide. Tripletail should remain a good option in the coastal gulf when conditions are good.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Rick Grassett
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