Fishing Reports by Capt. Rick Grassett

Good Action in Sarasota for a Variety of Species - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with trout, Spanish mackerel and blues on Clouser flies on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay recently. Fly anglers also had decent action catching and releasing s more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good Flats Action in Gasparilla Sound & Sarasota Bay - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing snook, reds and trout in skinny water in Gasparilla Sound while anglers fishing deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay had action with trout, Sp more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Shallow and Deep Grass Flats Producing Quality Fish - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action catching and releasing snook and reds on DOA Lures in Gasparilla Sound and Tampa Bay recently. Anglers also caught and released snook on flies and DOA Lures in t more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good Shallow Water Action - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action catching and releasing reds, snook and trout on DOA Lures in Gasparilla Sound and Tampa Bay recently. Fly anglers also caught and released snook in the ICW at ni more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Shallow and Deep Grass Flats Producing in Sarasota and Tampa Bay - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action catching and releasing reds and trout on DOA Lures in Sarasota Bay and Tampa Bay recently. Fly anglers also caught and released trout with a couple of blues and more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good Shallow Water Action - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing reds, snook and trout on flies and DOA Lures in Sarasota Bay and Gasparilla Sound recently. Fly anglers fished deep grass flats with sink more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good Action on Sarasota Bay Deep Grass Flats - Anglers fishing Sarasota Bay with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing trout, pompano, blues and Spanish mackerel recently. Fly anglers fished deep grass flats with sink tip fly lines and weighted more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good Night Snook and Flats Action in Sarasota - Fortunately the Sarasota area fared well during Hurricane Ian compared to areas to our south. Others suffered catastrophic damages that may take years to recover from. Although there is still a large amount of runoff, Sarasota Bay is recovering nicel more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good Action in Sarasota for a Variety of Species - Fly anglers fishing Sarasota Bay with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing trout and a variety of other species recently. Pat Beckwith, from Sarasota, and Lyle Beckwith, from VA, fished deep grass more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota

Good Tarpon Action in Sarasota - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing tarpon in the coastal gulf recently. A couple of Sarasota Bay trips also produced a few trout and bluefish on Clouser flies. more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota