Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Klopfer

Fantastic flase albacore bite in Sarasota! - Action was excellent once again this week for clients on Sarasota fishing charters with the highlight being the continued fantastic false albacore bite in the inshore Gulf of Mexico. Albies fed aggressively on the surface all along the beaches, par more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good action in Sarasota this week. - Anglers did well this week on Sarasota fishing charters on a variety of species in both Sarasota Bay and in area rivers. Sarasota resident Bill Kish and I hit the Manatee River and encountered some BIG jack crevelle that hit diving plugs with reckles more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Several angling options in Sarasota! - Angling opportunities are plentiful this time of year and my weekly Sarasota fishing report reflects that. Anglers caught many different species using multiple techniques in a variety of locations. Speckled trout, pompano, Spanish mackerel jack cre more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Goos bite in Sarasota, despite the wind! - I was out of town for most of the week, but got home in time to run a couple of Sarasota fishing charters over the weekend. It was quite breezy, but the bite was steady, especially early before it really cranked up. The deep grass at the Middlegrou more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Pompano showing up in Sarasota - Fall seems like it is finally arriving as the there was quite a bit of surface activity from schools of feeding fish. Bluefish, jacks, and ladyfish hit Bass Assassin jigs and Rapala plugs cast over submerged grass beds in Sarasota Bay on Sarasota fi more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Steady action continues in Sarasota - Unseasonably warm weather persists even though the calendar says that it is autumn. Temperatures are still in the low 90s with water temps 86 at the end of the week. The bite on the deep grass flats remained the best bet for anglers on Sarasota f more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Fishing in Sarasota resumes after Irma - Sarasota dodged a bullet as Hurricane Irma skirted by. While we missed the brunt force of the storm, we did receive a bunch of rain and wind. The salinity in Sarasota Bay was very low. However, conditions are returning to normal and fishing has be more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Fishing improves in Sarasota after tropical weather - Sarasota received a bunch of rain early in the week, up to 15 in some areas, along with the Gulf of Mexico being churned up and dirty from the wind! That pretty much shut down fishing early in the week. I was able to get out at the end of the week more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good action in Sarasota as water cools off a bit! - Fishing was good once again this week in Sarasota. Water temperatures dropped a few degrees down to the lower-mid 80s and baitfish are still abundant on the flats. Clients on fishing charters in Sarasota landed snook, speckled trout to 5 pounds, b more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota

Good bite early in Sarasota - Fishing continued to be very productive on the grass flats near both Big Sarasota Pass and New Pass. Bait was thick and easy to catch with most of them being perfect sized threadfin herring. Clients on fishing charters landed speckled trout, Spanis more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota