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2011-12-10
6:25 PM
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Siesta Key docks good for sheepshead, redfish, and black drum - Snook fishing is very good and improving by the week in the rivers and creeks. Rapala X-Rap plugs in gold and firetiger are fooling snook, jacks, and even largemouth bass. The deep grass flats near Big Sarasota Pass are providing steady action on spe more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2011-12-06
4:19 PM
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Bass and snook hitting plugs in Sarasota rivers. - Fishing has been good in the Myakka River both in the state park and below in the tidal portion near Border Rd. Low water levels have the fish congregated in deeper holes. Bass and snook are hitting plugs (firetiger Rapala X-Rap, size 06). The bes more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2011-12-04
9:51 PM
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A variety of species are biting in Sarasota. - Lazy outgoing tides in the morning resulted in both Big Pass and New Pass being the most productive spots. Pompano, ladyfish, bluefish, and Spanish mackerel hit jigs and live shrimp on the shallow bars. False albacore and small Spanish mackerel are s more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2011-11-26
11:26 AM
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Fishing hot in Sarasota on Thanksgiving! - Action in the inshore Gulf of Mexico was fabulous early in the week! False albacore and Spanish mackerel were plentiful and hit flies, Rapala plugs, and Cotee jigs. Big Pass and the surrounding deep flats are providing good action on Speckled trout more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2011-11-20
5:03 PM
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Steady action in Sarasota between fronts - Fishing was very good early and late in the week, a front brought strong winds on Thursday and Friday. Big Pass and the surrounding flats have been yielding pompano, speckled trout ( catch and release in Nov and Dec ) Spanish mackerel, ladyfish, flo more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2011-11-13
8:10 AM
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Inshore Gulf on fire in Sarasota before front! - Action in the Gulf of Mexico was fantastic prior to the front! Spanish mackerel were everywhere with false albacore and sharks mixed in. The bars in both passes have ladyfish and pompano on them. Snook and jacks are beginning to migrate up into the c more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2011-11-06
2:51 PM
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Sarasota fishing good through cold front - This week was a classic example of why an angler needs to be flexible this time of year, weather has a huge impact on fishing. Early in the week, the inshore Gulf of Mexico was calm and Spanish mackerel and false albacore were easy targets. A severe more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2011-10-30
12:18 PM
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Good Speckled trout fishing in Sarasota - Fishing started out pretty good and improved throughout the week. Very low tides have speckled trout and Spanish mackerel cruising the edges of grass flats that fall sharply into deeper water. Snook, redfish, mangrove snapper, flounder and jack cre more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2011-10-23
3:46 PM
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Sarasota fishing steady after cold front - Fishing was good early in the week, the middle was pretty much shut down due to our first strong cold front of the fall season. Friday and Saturday were typical post cold front days with high pressure and blue bird skies, good bite early then tapere more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2011-10-15
7:50 AM
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Snook and Spanish in Sarasota - Fishing was outstanding this week as we came off the full moon. Spanish mackerel and speckled trout are plentiful on the deep flats near Big Pass, snook and jack crevelle are around structure along Siesta Key.
The weatherman blew it on Monday, so more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
