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2011-08-01
4:49 PM
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Non-stop action on the Sarasota flats! - Fishing has been excellent this week! Strong incoming tides in the morning along with clear skies and southeasterly breezes resulted in good conditions for catching both bait and game fish. The deep grass flats at Marker #5, Bird Key, middlegrounds more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2011-07-23
9:57 PM
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Steady action in Sarasota - Fishing was decent this week, but not spectacular as we came off the full moon. Outgoing tides made catching bait a little more difficult. Speckled trout are abundant on the deep grass flats near Big Pass, but most of the fish are under the slot. more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2011-07-17
9:20 AM
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Speckled trout action remains hot in Sarasota! - Fishing was excellent this week, particularly later in the week when we had a little wind and better tides. Speckled trout continue to please anglers, along with bluefish, mangrove snapper, flounder, sea bass, and ladyfish. Catching pilchards and u more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2011-07-09
6:46 PM
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Sarasota Fireworks! - The Independence Day boat traffic did not hamper the fishing this week. Action was very consistent on a variety of species on the flats near Big Pass. Pilchards and pinfish caught most of the fish. Speckled trout, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, mangr more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2011-07-02
5:45 PM
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Macks are back in Sarasota! - Recent daily afternoon rain showers have resulted in a water temperature drop of nearly ten degree, and the fish REALLY like it! Action has been virtually non-stop using pilchards on the flats at the north end of Siesta Key and Bird Key.
On Sunda more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2011-06-25
11:32 AM
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The weather and the fishing are both hot in Sarasota! - Early in the week the fishing was steady, although it was uncomfortably hot. Still, the DeGuzman family from Wauwatosa, WI toughed out the heat and caught a bunch of fish on live shrimp at the flats on the north end of Siesta Key. Speckled trout, S more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2011-06-19
1:42 PM
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Steads action on the Sarasota flats! - Early in the week Paul Dougherty from Pittsburg, PA took his two adult sons out on a 6 hour charter It was a bit breezy, but we caught speckled trout to 18 and several Spanish mackerel, ladyfish, jacks, and sea bass on the flats near Big Pass. The more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2011-06-12
8:22 AM
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Excellent speckled trout action in Sarasota! - The Perkins, newlyweds from Brownsburg, IN went out fishing with me early in the week. Speckled trout, bluefish, Spanish mackerel, jacks and ladyfish were caught on live shrimp at Marker # 5 and the Bird Key flats.
Marcus Fricke and Russ VanMaane more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2011-06-05
2:02 PM
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Morning tides best for action in Sarasota - Fishing has been steady this week on a wide variety of species using artificial lures, flies, and live bait. The most consistent action continues to be the flats near both passes on the morning, incoming tide.
Local Sarasota resident Nick Frederi more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2011-05-29
3:04 PM
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Excellent Speckled trout action in Sarasota! - Slack tides and rising water temperatures hampered fishing and bait-catching a bit early in the week, but we did catch speckled trout to 24, Spanish mackerel to 3 lbs, jack crevelle to 3 lbs, bluefish to 3 1/2 lbs, ladyfish, flounder and sharks. On more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
