Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Klopfer

Red tide subsiding, Capt Jim going on vacation! - As is usually the case when red tide is present, the key to achieving angling success is finding clean water devoid of the pesky algae. Of late, this has been the area south of the Siesta Drive Bridge, down to Blackburn Pt. This stretch is pretty more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Angling success in Sarasota despite red tide - Weekly Sarasota fishing report Angling success this week required me to keep moving on my Sarasota fishing charters. Red tide has crept into Sarasota Bay. The key to catching fish is to find good water. The best water and spots this week were more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good Sarasota fishing, despite some spotty red tide. - Clients on Sarasota fishing charters had success this week, despite the emergence of red tide. The key was to find unaffected areas. The middle of Sarasota Bay from the Moorings to Long Bar was clean and held fish. Speckled trout, bluefish, ladyfish, more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Speckled trout and snook are best Sarasota options. - Weather was an issue for clients on Sarasota fishing charters this week. The wind switched to the southwest, which brings morning storms instead of the normal afternoon rains. I did not get out until Wednesday, to find conditions a bit challenging. T more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Great trout bite in Sarasota! - Anglers had success on my Sarasota fishing charters this week. Tides were favorable and the deep grass flats throughout the area were quite productive. The speckled trout bite was very good, with happy clients landing quite a few fish in the 15 to 2 more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Nice snook surprises Sarasota angler! - Well, even after 27 years of guiding, I still see new things. I had a first for me on a charter, a client caught an over-slot snook in 6' of water trout fishing an open flat. Go figure. On to normal action...... Fishing was steady once again on more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Steady bite in Sarasota on the deep grass flats - Families with children were once again my clients on my Sarasota fishing charters the last two weeks. Anglers used a variety of techniques to fool quite a few different species. Live shrimp under a popping cork, chumming with baitfish, and casting ji more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Summertime family fishing in Sarasota - It is mid-June and for me that means a lot of family fishing as the kids up north are getting out of school for the summer. On these types of trips, action and variety are the goals. Fishing the deep grass flats accomplishes that! Speckled trout, S more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota fishing steady, though unspectacular - My Sarasota fishing report is fair at best as conditions have not been the best of late. For some reason, the water in Sarasota Bay remained murky and a kind of brown color. I am not sure if it was due to the persistent wind, or perhaps the rain, more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Fishing in Sarasota rebounds after Alberto - Mother Nature challenges anglers who took out charters with me the last few weeks. I did take a week off to go up north on a family visit (squeezed in an Indiana bass fishing trip) but the weather was sketchy before I left and when I came back. I g more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota