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2021-10-09
8:27 AM
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Good surface action in Sarasota! - Sarasota fishing report 10/9: Fishing was good this week, with clients experiencing both action and variety. Virtually all the fish were caught on artificial lures, other than the last hour on a trip early in the week. Schools of breaking fish, (f more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2021-10-02
9:33 AM
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Big Spanish mackerel in Sarasota - The best bite this week for my clients was nice-sized Spanish mackerel. They were landed on the deep grass flats, in the passes, and out on the beach over the inshore reefs and around bait schools. Most of them were caught on bait fish while chumming more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2021-09-25
7:43 AM
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Mackerel showing up off Sarasota beaches - Sarasota fishing report 9/25: The best action for me on charters this week was the mouth of the passes and in the inshore Gulf of Mexico. The jig bite was fair first thing in the morning on the deeper flats north of New Pass. Jigs produce a few trout more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2021-09-18
7:35 AM
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Action slowed a bit in Sarasota - Fishing was not quite as good for me this week, for whatever reason. Jigs produced some trout, jacks, bluefish, and ladyfish, but not in big numbers. Bait was easy to catch, however heavy chumming at the normal spots around both passes never got the more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2021-09-11
12:10 PM
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Big mackerel showing up in Sarasota Bay - Fishing was steady this week for clients fishing the deep grass flats in Sarasota Bay. Jigs provided most of the action, producing speckled trout to 22, mackerel, ladyfish, bluefish, quite a few jacks, grouper, sharks, and other species. Bait was pl more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2021-08-28
7:28 AM
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Fishing improves in Sarasota as red tide clears out - 8/21/2021: It has been hot and humid in Sarasota this week! The lack of wind made the bite a little bit spotty. Also, there is still some patchy red tide around, especially near the passes. However, persistent anglers caught fish casting Gulp Shrimp more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2021-08-21
7:59 AM
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Early morning fishing best in Sarasota Bay - It has been hot and humid in Sarasota this week! The lack of wind made the bite a little bit spotty. Also, there is still some patchy red tide around, especially near the passes. However, persistent anglers caught fish casting Gulp Shrimp on a jig he more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2021-07-31
7:52 AM
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red tide affecting fishing in Sarasota - Fishing was slow this week with morning thunderstorms cancelling most of my trips. Friday was nice, though hot, but red tide shut down most of Sarasota Bay. There is an area of cleaner water to the south, and bottom fishing produced some snapper. The more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2021-07-17
7:24 AM
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red tide slows bite in Sarasota - Unfortunately, the red tide that has been plaguing Tampa Bay moved into our area this week. There was not a huge fish kill, but it certainly slowed the bite. It also makes fishing with live bait difficult as and red tide that gets in the well will ki more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2021-07-10
7:13 AM
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Good fishing resumes in Sarasota after Else - Fishing was good this week, despite tropical storm Elsa moving through. I did not fish Tuesday or Wednesday, but was back out on Thursday to find minimal effects from the storm. The jig bite did slow a bit this week and the best action was had by cat more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
