Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Klopfer

Sarasota fishing report Capt Jim Klopfer 1/2/2016 - Both the weather and the fishing were outstanding in Sarasota this week for our Christmas holiday visitors. Sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 80s made for excellent conditions to catch fish! A variety of species were taken using different techn more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota fishing report Capt Jim Klopfer 12/26/2015 - The red tide is gone, the water has cleared up, and fishing was good this week in Sarasota Bay! Big Pass was good for ladyfish and the flats nearby at Bird Key and Marina Jacks were productive for speckled trout, gag grouper, black sea bass, flounde more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota fishing report 12/19/2015 - I did all of my fishing this week in the Myakka and Manatee Rivers in search of snook, with other species providing action as well. The water temperature is still higher than it should be, resulting in less snook (and more gar) than normal, but the c more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota fishing report Capt Jim Klopfer 12/12/2015 - Fishing was steady this week in the inshore waters from Sarasota Bay down to Nokomis. We had to work a little bit and keep moving, but persistence paid off. Snook, redfish, sheepshead, snapper, Spanish mackerel, speckled trout, jack crevelle, flounde more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota fishing report Capt Jim klopfer 11/28/2015 - Fishing was steady this week, with docks and bars in Robert's Bay providing some variety and action action. Black drum to 20, speckled trout to 22, snook, redfish, mangrove snapper, flounder, and jacks hit live shrimp and pilchards. The deep grass more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota fishing report Capt Jim Klopfer 11/15/2015 - Fishing the deep grass flats in Sarasota Bay continued to produce a wide variety of species, though the stiff breezes and sporadic red tide made the bite a little tough. Anglers landed speckled trout, Spanish mackerel, black sea bass, flounder, jacks more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota fishing report Capt Jim Klopfer 11/14/2015 - Fishing was pretty tough this week, and I am attributing most of that on the spotty red tide that was in the area, though it did seem to get better by the end of the week. Clients landed Spanish mackerel, speckled trout, jack crevelle, black sea bass more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota fishing report Capt Jim klopfer 11/7/2015 - Fishing was very good early in the week on the deep grass flats near New Pass. Speckled trout, Spanish mackerel, snapper, grouper, sea bass, ladyfish, jacks and more hit live bait. The Radio Tower and Middlegrounds continue to be the top spots. It di more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota fishing report Capt Jim Klopfer 10/31/2015 - It was a tale of two weeks, the early part which was very breezy, then later when the weather cleared and it was warm and sunny with a light breeze. Fishing was good all week, but much easier towards the end as conditions improved. Redfish, Spanish m more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota Fishing Report Capt Jim Klopfer 10/24/2015 - Action was decent on the deep grass flats this week, though the numbers were down from last week. This was mostly due to the persistent 10-15 knot northeast wind, which can make feeling the bite and managing the slack line a bit more difficult. Angle more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota