Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Klopfer

Sarasota Fishing was excellent over the July 4th Holiday! - The strategy this week has been to get out there EARLY, find grass in 6'-8' with clean water and toss jigs and live bait. Rising water temperatures seem to have the fish a tad deeper this week. The water near the passes is still a bit murky, but is more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota Fishing rebounds after Debby, by Capt Jim Klopfer - Inshore fishing rebounded quickly after Debby passed through. We did not sustain any real permanent damage, just an infusion of fresh water from the rainfall. The areas near the passes remained cloudy from the churned up Gulf of Mexico. But, we fo more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Capt Jim Klopfer's weekly Sarasota Fishing Report - Experience in being out on the water on a daily basis along with the ability to read local weather conditions really paid off this week. The forecast from Wednesday through Saturday was poor, yet I got in each trip with only a few sprinkles, and for more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Deep grass flat action continues to be excellent in Sarasota. - The deep grass flats in five to eight feet of water near both Big Sarasota Pass and New Pass continue to provide great action and variety for my clients. D.O.A. CAL jigs, Gulp! Shrimp, Rapalas, flies, and live shrimp and baitfish are all producing, more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good action in Sarasota with Capt Jim klopfer - Once again, the deep flats on the north end of Siesta Key near Big Sarasota Pass and docks and shorelines in Roberts Bay provided clients with steady action on a multitude of species. Redfish, speckled trout, silver trout, Spanish mackerel, flounder more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota Fishing Report Capt Jim klopfer - Fishing was good this week, although the weather did make things challenging at times. A fairly stiff breeze blew from the west all week. But, we had excellent tides and the action on the deep flats continued to be very good for both speckled and s more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Tarpon, snook, big trout in Sarasota with Capt Jim Klopfer - Clients experienced another excellent week of fishing in Sarasota! I ram my first two tarpon trips, we saw a lot of fish on Sunday but no bites and landed one on Thursday. Speckled trout to 24, silver trout, snook, Spanish mackerel, jacks, bluefis more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota Bay action very good with Capt Jim klopfer! - Once again, fishing was excellent on a variety of species, mostly using live bait. Snook, redfish, speckled trout, silver trout, jack crevelle, Spanish mackerel, ladyfish, sea bass, and snapper were among the species landed this week. The flats and more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good action in Sarasota with Capt Jim Klopfer - Fishing was very good once again this week! We landed snook on every charter, redfish, large speckled trout, silver trout, pompano, sea bass, Spanish mackerel, jack crevelle to 8 pounds, flounder, mangrove snapper, and ladyfish on shrimp, pilchards, more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota Fishing Report Capt Jim Klopfer - Fishing was steady this week, though unspectacular. Snook, speckled trout, silver trout, Spanish mackerel, flounder, bluefish, jack crevelle, sea bass, ladyfish, sharks, mangrove snapper, and more were landed on charters this week. Most of the acti more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota