Sarasota Fishing Reports

The fishing is heating up and so are the water temperatures! Our customers have enjoyed targeting Snook, Redfish and Trout in Sarasota Bay along our oyster bars and seekers mud holes.

We are fishing the inshore and nearshore reefs catching a ton of sheepshead and snappers. Fishing has been heating up with the early spring temps. Snook and redfish are getting hungry too! Book now we are booking up fast.

The bite has been hotter than the weather over the past couple weeks. We have been catching a ton of nice sized sheepshead , black drum, redfish , trout , and snook

It is officially winter here in Sarasota, Fl and the water is cold. It has been all about the Sheepshead and Snapper fishing around the docks and rocks.

24 nice sheepshead to the . Kept 12 and released the other

32"snook

Crappie fishing is been on fire

Eight nice reds

Father and son fishing trip with several studs to boat and safely released.

Father, son and nephew day on the water fishing Sarasota Bay

Grandfather and granddaughter fishing trip with a stud red

Her first time fighting

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.

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

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

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!

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!

Hey David 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!!

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!!

The fishing in the Sarasota area has been great. Whether you are fishing off the beach or in the bay there has been a consistent bite with multiple different species. Off the beaches right now, you can expect to catch a limit of Spanish mackerel along with cobia and King mackerel. The little Tony a.k.a. Bonita is soon to arrive to the party. All of these fish make great table fare and are a blast to catch. On the inshore side of things, the snook and red fish fishing has been on fire. With with plenty of bait around the fish have been very active. The pompano and sheepshead should be biting in the next few weeks as the water temperatures drop.

October's off to a great start as our pelagic fish are starting to move south. The bait is plentiful inside the passes and around grass flats . We are consistently catching Cobia, bonita, kingfish and Spanish mackerel at the nearshore reefs using live Pilchards . Covering the entire water Column is key , triple tail are starting to be targeted as the stone crab traps are put out. Typically we run full speed by the stone trap bouys looking for triple tail and then we sight cast to them . October and November are prime triple tail months . Also this is a great time to target blacktip sharks under the schools of mackeral using cut bait on wire leaders . Inside the bay sea trout, snook and redfish are feeding before winter . Using live Pilchards is key. I typically am out an hour before the charter catching hundreds of live Pilchards giving us a great chance for a non stop fishing adventure.

Summer is slowly coming to an end here in Sarasota, Florida and we are excited to be seeing signs of Fall. Our Trout Fishing has been fantastic in Sarasota Bay along our deeper grass flats with tons of action from other by catch, Jacks, Lady Fish, Mangrove Snapper and Triple Tail. We have also started to find schools of Redfish along our shallower grass flats and mangrove islands. The Snook fishing in Sarasota seems to always be good as our customers have enjoyed catching Snook in both our passes ( New Pass, Big Pass) and along our mangrove islands and oysters bars on the higher tides.

Fall is coming and the fishing continues to get better! The water temps are cooling down and the fish are on the move. Snook, Redfish, SeaTrout, and Mangrove Snapper are everywhere right now and we are having great days of fishing for these guys. Big schools of spawning bull redfish are starting to show themselves on the flats here in Sarasota and one things for sure, they are hungry! Come join us to get on a trip of a lifetime with family or friends.

Inshore fishing in sarasota continues to remain very good. We are bringing home limits of mangrove snapper that are finishing out their spawn, the snapper will continue to bite for the next few weeks as we transition into our fall pattern. Snook are starting to make their way back into the bay and are transitioning getting ready to head back into the creeks and rivers. We are catching decent size snook at the higher stages of the tide around mangroves. Shots at juvenile Tarpon are being had early in the morning as they roll on the surface. Spotted sea trout are starting to make good showings on the edges of deeper grass flats, some smaller schools of Spanish mackerel and bluefish are also around the deeper grass flats. We are catching plenty of live white bait in the morning and that has proven to be key for a successful trip.

It's been awesome! Lots of red snapper, groupers and tunas.

Hey David, We are deep into summer here and the water is hot. Our customers have been enjoying catching Snook, Mangrove Snapper and Jacks in our passes and along our beaches. We have also been getting lucky with the Trout in the bay along our grass flats. The key has been finding the cooler water and schools of bait fish.

Sarasota Fishing Reports

Fishing report from Darius K. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain Darius here.

Fishing report from James G. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain James here.

Fishing report from Matt F. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain Matt here.

Fishing report from Darius K. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain Darius here.

Fishing report from James G. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain James here.

Fishing report from Matt F. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain Matt here.

Fishing report from Todd W. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain Todd here.

Fishing report from James G. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain James here.

Fishing report from Darius K. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain Darius here.

Fishing report from Cody W. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain Cody here.

Fishing report from Matt F. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain Matt here.

Fishing report from James G. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain James here.

Fishing report from Cody W. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain Cody here.

Fishing report from Darius K. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain Darius here.

Fishing report from James G. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain James here.

Fishing report from Matt F. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain Matt here.

Fishing report from James G. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain James here.

Fishing report from Darius K. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain Darius here.

Fishing report from Scott T. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain Scott here.

Fishing report from James G. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain James here.

Fishing report from Darius K. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain Darius here.

Fishing report from Scott T. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain Scott here.

Fishing report from Matt F. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain Matt here.

Fishing report from Dustin L. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain Dustin here.

Fishing report from James G. in Sarasota, Florida. Book a trip with Captain James here.