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2021-12-12 8:23 AM
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Good Action in Sarasota for a Variety of Species - Fly anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing tripletail in the coastal gulf and snook at night in the ICW and spin fishing anglers scored with DOA Lures on snook, trout, redfish, more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota |
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2021-12-11 7:45 AM
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Spanish mackerel arrived in Sarasota! - 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 Rap more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2021-12-06 11:59 AM
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Tampa Bay Fly Fishing/Light Tackle Report - November - Sight fishing for redfish and spotted sea trout has been phenomenal this month with cold fronts really putting them into their winter patterns. With the water temperatures being consistently in the 60's, the water clarity is becoming much better all more...
Capt. Ethan Kiburz - Tampa Bay |
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2021-12-04 6:55 AM
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Winter patterns producing in Sarasota - 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 more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2021-11-28 6:52 AM
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Good Tripletail Fly Fishing Action in Sarasota - Fly anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing tripletail and a bonus false albacore on flies in the coastal gulf recently. My brother Kirk Grassett, from Middletown, DE, visited fo more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota |
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2021-11-20 7:28 AM
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Good action on snook and jacks in Sarasota - 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 more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2021-11-15 4:17 PM
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Fall Fishing Bonanza - November can be an exciting month for inshore and near shore fisherman off the Northern Pinellas County Coast. During warming trends, redfish, and even snook can be reliably caught. Granted, the snook average significantly smaller than those found o more...
Capt. Stewart Ames - Tampa Bay |
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2021-11-13 7:19 AM
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Pompano showing up in Sarasota - 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 more...
Capt. Jim Klopfer - Sarasota |
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2021-11-07 7:42 AM
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Good Action on Sarasota Bay Deep Grass Flats - Anglers fishing with me, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action catching and releasing trout, blues, Spanish mackerel, jacks and tripletail on flies and DOA Lures recently. Pat Beckwith, from Sarasota, fished Sarasota Bay wit more...
Capt. Rick Grassett - Sarasota |
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2021-11-05 10:16 AM
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Fall Fishing in Anna Maria Island & Bradenton, FL Fishing Report - We are experiencing a rainy and windy day today as another strong cold front moves through our area. This is making the fish move around more along with this whole week leading up to a new moon. Anglers on our fishing charters this week experienced g more...
Capt. Taylor Cowieson - Bradenton |