Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Klopfer

Sarasota Fishing Report Capt Jim Klopfer 8/31/2013 - It sounds like a broken record, but fishing remains outstanding on the deep flats near Big Pass using live pilchards and threadfin herring. We did land snook, ladyfish, and jacks on Rapala X-Raps and trout and a nice flounder on Gulp!, but most of t more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota Fishing Report Capt Jim Klopfer 8/24/2013 - Fishing continues to be outstanding in Sarasota Bay. Anglers hooked snook and redfish on Rapala X-Raps and caught Spanish mackerel to 4 pounds, speckled trout to 20, bluefish, mangrove snapper, gag grouper, black sea bass, flounder, jack crevelle, more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota Fishing Report capt Jim Klopfer 8/17/2013 - Fishing was very good once again this week. The Radio Tower was the most consistent spot and as has been the case, chumming with baitfish produced steady action. Speckled trout, silver trout, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, jack crevelle, mangrove snap more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota Fishing Report Capt Jim Klopfer 8/10/2013 - Fishing went from decent early in the week to fantastic by the end of the week! Snook, redfish, speckled trout, silver trout, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, mangrove snapper, gag grouper, black sea bass, flounder, sharks, jack crevelle, and ladyfish we more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota Fishing Report Capt Jim Klopfer 8/3/2013 - Fishing was VERY good once again this week on the deep grass flats near both Big Pass and New Pass. Several speckled trout over 20 were landed, along with others in the slot and some short fish. We averaged ten Spanish mackerel per trip and caught more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota Fishing Report Capt Jim Klopfer 7/27/2013 - Live bait, primarily pilchards and threadfins though I did use a little shrimp, was the key to success for my clients this week. Pilchards were thick on the flats near both passes and it only took a few minutes to load up. After that it was just more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota Fishing Report Capt Jim Klopfer 7/20/2013 - I get a lot of family charters this time of year, and the main objective on these trips is to bend the rods. Action and variety are the goals, and the deep grass flats near both Big Sarasota Pass and New Pass provided that for clients this week. I more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota Fishing Report Capt Jim Klopfer 7/13/2013 - Fishing was outstanding this week! The pilchards ( also known as shiners or whitebait ) showed up in big numbers. Although the bait is a bit small, it is large enough to use. Chumming the deep flats produced action, variety, and quality this week. more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota Fishing Report Capt Jim Klopfer 7/6/2013 - My first trip of the week was on Friday, it rained on Monday, I had doctor appointments on Tuesday and Wednesday and decided to stay off the water on the 4th of July. Despite a LOT of fresh water in the bay from heavy rains, fishing was decent on th more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota Fishing Report Capt Jim Klopfer 6/29/2013 - Fishing this week pretty much dispelled the whole Fishing is slow on the full moon theory. Action on the deep flats was steady on a variety of species. Sharks, speckled trout to 21, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, flounder, sea bass, mangrove snappe more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota