Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Klopfer

Good action on the deep grass in Sarasota - Fishing was outstanding this week for clients taking fishing charters with me! Sarasota Bay is loaded with baitfish and just about every grass flat in 5' to 8' of water has bait and gamefish on it. There were a lot of fish breaking on the surface, es more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Hot bite on the deep grass in Sarasota! - Fishing really took off this week as the weather settled and the water cleared up! All of the grass flats that I fished in 6' to 8' of water held fish for clients on charters. Marker #5, Middlegrounds, Bishop's Pt., and Buttonwood were all producti more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good fishing in Sarasota after storms - Mother Nature threw us a curve ball this week as a tropical system moved through the area, bringing rain and wind and shutting things down for several days. I was able to get out on Friday and Saturday, and as is the case after a storm, the key was more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Sarasota fishing rebounded after severe front - The weather has been strange in 2017, and this week was no exception. A very strong front moved through on Tuesday afternoon, shutting things down for a couple of days. The bite was good on Monday and Tuesday morning, though it was quite breezy on more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Steady action in Sarasota, though wind was an issue. - I was up in north Georgia for several days on a little vacation before the summer fishing season. I did get in one trip on Friday, after I returned home. I took out locals Doc Dojutrek, Bill Kish, and John Englander, and they had a solid charter. more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Decent bite in Sarasota, despite the wind - Sunday was nice and the fishing was good, but then a front moved through, shutting things down for a couple of days. Action resumed on Wednesday, with my client catching snook, snapper, jacks, and ladyfish in Robert's Bay using shallow diving plugs more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good action in Sarasota over the Easter holiday - Clients on fishing charters with me had good action this week, landing snook, redfish, jack crevelle, flounder, mangrove snapper, speckled trout, bluefish, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, and loads of ladyfish! As is the case during the Easter holiday, more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Great bite in Sarasota! - Fishing was VERY good this week in Sarasoita for visiting anglers and families that were down for Spring Break. Big Pass was full of hard-fishting ladyfish and bluefish, with some Spanish mackerel mixed in. Bass Assassin jigs produced most of the f more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Snook, sheepshead, trout, macks, and more in Sarasota - Fishing was very good once again this week in a variety of locations throughout the area. Big Sarasota Pass was full of fish! Anglers caught sheepshead, snapper, and grouper fishing shrimp around structure and docks. The pass itself held a ton of more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good sheepsead and mackerel bite in Sarasota - Fishing continued to be very productive in Sarasota for clients out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, though we did experience nearly a week of quite breezy conditions. Sheepshead were plentiful in Big Pass, holding in the ample structure more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota