Rotonda West Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Todd Walker
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Crappie fishing is been on fire

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Todd Walker Sarasota, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Crappie fishing is been on fire

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James Gibson
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

e have had some cold mornings in Sarasota Florida and the water is cold! We ended the year with water temperatures in the 50's in some places. With these cold water temperatures our customers enjoyed targeting Sheepshead, Snappers and Grunts on our nearshore reefs. On our warmer days we focused...

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James Gibson Sarasota, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

e have had some cold mornings in Sarasota Florida and the water is cold! We ended the year with water temperatures in the 50's in some places. With these cold water temperatures our customers enjoyed targeting Sheepshead, Snappers and Grunts on our nearshore reefs. On our warmer days we focused on fishing the docks and rocks in areas that the water was warmer in Sarasota Bay and were able to find luck targeting Redfish and Snook! We also have found a few Pompano as well as schools of big Jack Crevalle in our back country creeks.

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James Gibson
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

We have had a windy couple of days which has kept us in the bay, but the snook fishing continues to be hot as they are making their move into the creeks and canals to find the warmer water. The trout fishing has picked up this week with fish starting...

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James Gibson Sarasota, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

We have had a windy couple of days which has kept us in the bay, but the snook fishing continues to be hot as they are making their move into the creeks and canals to find the warmer water. The trout fishing has picked up this week with fish starting to congregate along our shallow grass flats in Sarasota Bay.

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Matt Fueyo with Reel Tight Fishing Charters
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Headline news here in Sarasota is that the red tide is gone!!

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Matt Fueyo with Reel Tight Fishing Charters Sarasota, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Headline news here in Sarasota is that the red tide is gone!!

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Cody Williams
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

The water has been cooling off and starting to push fish up into the creeks. We have been getting on a lot of jacks, snook, and small tarpon. Bait has still been around and there are a lot of it. With the weather cooling off its making it beautiful out...

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Cody Williams Sarasota, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

The water has been cooling off and starting to push fish up into the creeks. We have been getting on a lot of jacks, snook, and small tarpon. Bait has still been around and there are a lot of it. With the weather cooling off its making it beautiful out to fish

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Cody Williams
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

The inshore Spanish mackerel bite has been very hot, the triple tail bite has been hot and also the black drum bite has been great!

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Cody Williams Sarasota, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

The inshore Spanish mackerel bite has been very hot, the triple tail bite has been hot and also the black drum bite has been great!

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James Gibson
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

It is officially fall in Sarasota, Florida and we are enjoying the cooler temperatures. We have experienced our first cold front of the year and our water temperatures got as low as 64 degrees in some places. By the end of October our water temperatures have climbed back up to...

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James Gibson Sarasota, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

It is officially fall in Sarasota, Florida and we are enjoying the cooler temperatures. We have experienced our first cold front of the year and our water temperatures got as low as 64 degrees in some places. By the end of October our water temperatures have climbed back up to a comfortable 70 - 78 degrees and the fish are loving it! During the cold front our customers enjoyed targeting Snook in creeks while they were finding the warmer water. Before and after the cold front we targeted schools of Redfish on our shallow grass flats, while water temperatures were low we had good luck targeting Redfish along structure and dock lines. Once our water temperatures warmed up the Trout, Mackerel and Bluefish fishing in Sarasota Bay really took off! Winter is just around the corner and we are enjoying our fall fishing while it lasts!

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Matt Fueyo with Reel Tight Fishing Charters
Sarasota, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

The fishing has been productive. We are catching cobia and mackerel on the inshore reefs. Trout, redfish and snook are still feeding in the bay. Sharks and tuna are adding some more fun to the party as well!!

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Matt Fueyo with Reel Tight Fishing Charters Sarasota, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

The fishing has been productive. We are catching cobia and mackerel on the inshore reefs. Trout, redfish and snook are still feeding in the bay. Sharks and tuna are adding some more fun to the party as well!!

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