Sarasota Fishing charters

06/10/2023

Sarasota fishing report 6/10: The action on the deep grass flats continued to be very good. Anglers casting white and new penny Bass Assassin jigs caught a lot of nice bluefish, ladyfish, jacks, trout, and more. Submerged grass beds in 7 feet of water were the most productive, with the Middlegrounds being the top spot. For whatever reason, the trout bite up north was not as good, but with the large schools of bait showing up, the summer fishing should really get going.

06/03/2023

Sarasota fishing report 6/3: Sarasota fishing report 6/3: Fishing was VERY good this week! There was a nice mix of action, variety, and quality. The speckled trout bite in particular really picked up. Trout over 20" were caught on every charter, along with good numbers. Anglers casting white and New Penny Bass Assassin Sea Shad baits caught them up! Also, there was a really nice bluefish flurry first thing, with the fish being very aggressive. Ladyfish, flounder, jacks, sharks, sailcats, and other species were landed as well. All of the deeper flats from Big Pass north produced, though Stephen's Point was slow for whatever reason.

05/28/2023

Sarasota fishing report 5/27: I only got to fish a couple days early in the week, I had a little medical procedure. Action was steady on the deep grass flats, though unspectacular. Anglers casting Clouser Minnow flies and Bass Assassin and Gulp Shrimp on jigs caught a mix of trout, bluefish, and ladyfish with a few other species mixed in. Hopefully the big schools of bait will show up, that usually kicks off the summer fishing.

05/20/2023

Sarasota fishing report 5/20: Action was good for clients this week. The only real issue was a lack of wind, which can make fishing the deep flats a bit tricky. Jigs produced a lot of fish, including speckled trout to 22", bluefish, ladyfish, silver trout, jacks, and sail cats. The flats near the passes were best. Clients also hooked a few sharks, so I rigged up a rod and drifted chunks of cut ladyfish out behind the boat. Each morning we hooked several sharks to 30 pounds, which are great fun on light tackle!

01/01/2022

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12/25/2021

Sarasota fishing report 12/25: Weather was an issue this week for clients on my fishing charters. A severe front moved through Monday, shutting down fishing for a couple days. Post front fishing can be tough, and it was. Still, persistent anglers caught ladyfish, bluefish, speckled trout, Spanish mackerel, and jacks on the deep flats and in Big Pass using Gulp Shrimp on a jig head. A fly angler caught a few jack crevalle casting Clouser Minnow patterns in area creeks. A river trip early in the week was slow, despite decent conditions.

12/18/2021

Sarasota fishing report 12/18: I experienced an interesting and diverse variety of fishing charters this week. 4 of my trips were fly anglers, two in the bay, two in the rivers. I also ran a spin trip inshore. Speckled trout were plentiful, though many were small. The fly trip on Monday was very good, with a relatively inexperienced angler landing 9 species on Closer patterns, including pompano, trout, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, jacks, and ladyfish. Anglers casting jigs caught a lot of trout along with a few jacks, bluefish, and ladyfish. We hit a couple docks with shrimp and landed a few nice black drum, sheepshead, snapper, and a small redfish. Two trips to the Myakka and Braden Rivers resulted in big gar, a very nice bass, snook, jacks, and ladyfish on fly, though unseasonably warm weather slowed the bite a bit.

12/11/2021

Sarasota fishing report 12/11: Spanish mackerel showed up in Sarasota this week! My clients encountered them in the middle of Sarasota Bay near New Pass on Mon and Tuesday. We went in the afternoon to avoid the fog and very low tides in the morning. Spin anglers caught them on Rapala X-Raps and spoons while a fly angler did well using a white D.T. Special and Clouser patterns. I also heard reports of them out on the inshore reefs. Jacks and snook provided action early in the week, but that slowed up as the water warmed up. I finished up later in the week fishing the Myakka River. Action was fair with several snook and bass being caught on #10 X-Raps. Again, the warmer weather probably did not help that bite.

12/04/2021

Sarasota fishing report 12/4: Once again, the best bite was fishing creeks and residential canals. Jack crevalle were plentiful, with a few snook also being caught. Clouser Minnow flies and #8 Rapala X-Raps fooled them. The action in the passes slowed a bit, but there were still enough ladyfish hitting jigs to be fun. A few drifts on the flats produced trout, jacks, ladyfish, flounder, and more casting Gulp Shrimp and flies.

11/27/2021

Sarasota fishing report 11/27: Fish are definitely transitioning into their cool season patterns. Fish tend to concentrate more into spots, it is important to keep moving if the bite is slow. Anglers casting Rapala X-Raps caught snook and jacks in creeks and residential canals. Most of the snook were small, but still fun. Ladyfish were plentiful in the passes and hit jigs bounced along the bottom and also reeled in fast. The deep grass bite was slow, but better in Saturday, with my anglers catching trout, big ladyfish, and a very nice Spanish mackerel.

11/20/2021

Sarasota fishing report 11/20: I mixed it up a bit this week on my Sarasota fishing charters. My clients spent most of the time casting Rapala X-Raps and flies for snook, jacks, and other species. A )* white (Ghost) X-Rap did well on snook and jacks in area creeks and residential canals. I had an excellent fly fishing trip on Thursday, with my angler catching snook and jacks in the same spots, Spanish mackerel and big ladyfish in Big Pass, and trout and mackerel on the deep flats. All hit a white Clouser. I finished up the week with a trip to the Myakka River. My angler caught 4 snoook (small) and a nice chunky bass on a (10) gold Rapala X-Rap.

11/13/2021

Sarasota fishing report 11/13: Fishing was decent this week, though clients did not catch anything particularly large. The best bite was in the passes and at the Middlegrounds. In both passes, Spanish mackerel averaging a pound and a half hit jigs and spoons. There were plenty of ladyfish mixed in as well. The Middlegrounds and other deep grass flats produced a couple of pompano, speckled trout, mackerel, jacks, and ladyfish. Again, nothing big and the trout were on the small side as well. Jigs caught most of the fish. Clear water and no wind made conditions tough on the flats, finding moving water in the passes was the best approach. I made a scouting trip to the Myakka and it was slow, maybe the next front or two will get them fired up.