Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Klopfer

Fishing improves in Sarasota after tropical weather - Sarasota received a bunch of rain early in the week, up to 15 in some areas, along with the Gulf of Mexico being churned up and dirty from the wind! That pretty much shut down fishing early in the week. I was able to get out at the end of the week more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good action in Sarasota as water cools off a bit! - Fishing was good once again this week in Sarasota. Water temperatures dropped a few degrees down to the lower-mid 80s and baitfish are still abundant on the flats. Clients on fishing charters in Sarasota landed snook, speckled trout to 5 pounds, b more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good bite early in Sarasota - Fishing continued to be very productive on the grass flats near both Big Sarasota Pass and New Pass. Bait was thick and easy to catch with most of them being perfect sized threadfin herring. Clients on fishing charters landed speckled trout, Spanis more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good snapper bite in Sarasota - Weather was an issue as Tropical Storm Erin breezed through. Thankfully, it moved very quickly and I was back out on the water on Tuesday to find conditions surprisingly favorable. Mangrove snapper were definitely the fish of the week for clients more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Hot fishing in the hot weather! - Fishing was outstanding again this week for clients on fishing charters out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters. I never wandered far from the passes as that is where the bait was and the nearby grass flats held plenty of fish. Marker #5, Marina Jacks, Ra more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good action on the deep grass in Sarasota - Fishing was outstanding this week for clients taking fishing charters with me! Sarasota Bay is loaded with baitfish and just about every grass flat in 5' to 8' of water has bait and gamefish on it. There were a lot of fish breaking on the surface, es more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Hot bite on the deep grass in Sarasota! - Fishing really took off this week as the weather settled and the water cleared up! All of the grass flats that I fished in 6' to 8' of water held fish for clients on charters. Marker #5, Middlegrounds, Bishop's Pt., and Buttonwood were all producti more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good fishing in Sarasota after storms - Mother Nature threw us a curve ball this week as a tropical system moved through the area, bringing rain and wind and shutting things down for several days. I was able to get out on Friday and Saturday, and as is the case after a storm, the key was more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota fishing rebounded after severe front - The weather has been strange in 2017, and this week was no exception. A very strong front moved through on Tuesday afternoon, shutting things down for a couple of days. The bite was good on Monday and Tuesday morning, though it was quite breezy on more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Steady action in Sarasota, though wind was an issue. - I was up in north Georgia for several days on a little vacation before the summer fishing season. I did get in one trip on Friday, after I returned home. I took out locals Doc Dojutrek, Bill Kish, and John Englander, and they had a solid charter. more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota