Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Klopfer

Decent bite in Sarasota, despite the wind - Sunday was nice and the fishing was good, but then a front moved through, shutting things down for a couple of days. Action resumed on Wednesday, with my client catching snook, snapper, jacks, and ladyfish in Robert's Bay using shallow diving plugs more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good action in Sarasota over the Easter holiday - Clients on fishing charters with me had good action this week, landing snook, redfish, jack crevelle, flounder, mangrove snapper, speckled trout, bluefish, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, and loads of ladyfish! As is the case during the Easter holiday, more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Great bite in Sarasota! - Fishing was VERY good this week in Sarasoita for visiting anglers and families that were down for Spring Break. Big Pass was full of hard-fishting ladyfish and bluefish, with some Spanish mackerel mixed in. Bass Assassin jigs produced most of the f more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Snook, sheepshead, trout, macks, and more in Sarasota - Fishing was very good once again this week in a variety of locations throughout the area. Big Sarasota Pass was full of fish! Anglers caught sheepshead, snapper, and grouper fishing shrimp around structure and docks. The pass itself held a ton of more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good sheepsead and mackerel bite in Sarasota - Fishing continued to be very productive in Sarasota for clients out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, though we did experience nearly a week of quite breezy conditions. Sheepshead were plentiful in Big Pass, holding in the ample structure more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Steady sheepshead action in Sarasota - The sheepshead bite remained strong in Big Sarasota Pass over the last week. We had to move from the pass itself to the nearby docks and bridges due to very strong tidal flow. The best time to work structure in the pass is on a slack tide. Sheepshead more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good sheepshead action in Sarasota - The sheepshead migration is in full swing as we are just coming off of the full moon. Good numbers of these tasty saltwater panfish are moving into Big Pass, New Pass, and surrounding docks, bridges, and oyster bars. Live or frozen shrimp fished on more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good bite in Sarasota despite the weather and red tide. - Weather was definitely an issue in Sarasota this week, as we had two separate fronts move through, bringing wind and rain. On the couple of days that it was fishable, the bite was good up in the north bay. The flats out in front of Buttonwood Harbor more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good bite on the deep grass in Sarasota! - Fishing was very good this week on the grass flats near both passes this week. Bass Assassin Sea Shad baits tore them up, catching pompano, Spanish mackerel, speckled trout, and good numbers of bluefish and ladyfish. Several of my clients had never more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Bluefish and ladyfish action hot in Sarasota! - Anglers experienced fast action this week, mostly at the Middlegrounds and in Big Pass. Ladyfish were thick with bluefish speckled trout, Spanish mackerel, and flounder mixed in. Bass Assassin Sea Shad baits in Glow and red/gold shiner were very p more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota