Sarasota Weather Forecast
Fishing reports straight from our guides in Sarasota
These photos are from several trips over the last couple months. Things have been slow since December, but that's usual.
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Some shorter trips but it's been windy.
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With water temps cooler fish are showing up in groves. Water is clear and plentiful of fish with a guarantee of smiles.
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This colder weather has pushed the snook and jacks into the rivers and creeks. Redfish continue to be found near deeper channel edges/docks. Some black drum have started to show up while fishing with live shrimp around structure as well as pompano while fishing for trout on deeper grass edges.
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Fishing has been on fire lately both nearshore and inshore. Nearshore trips have been producing steady action with hogfish, multiple species of grouper, porgies, gray snapper, and mackerel, while inshore fishing has been just as productive with solid grouper, mackerel, trout, redfish, and snook showing up consistently. Conditions have lined up perfectly, the bite has been strong, and it’s been a great mix of variety and quality fish across the board.
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Shallow-water fishing has been absolutely on fire lately, especially for redfish and trout, with artificial baits stealing the show. Clean water and consistent tides have these fish pushed up skinny, actively feeding and aggressively reacting to well-presented lures. Early mornings and late afternoons have been prime, but even mid-day bites have been strong when the sun helps warm the flats.
For redfish, sight-casting in ankle-to-knee-deep water has been lights out. Soft plastics, paddle tails, and weedless jerkbaits worked slowly in front of cruising or tailing fish are getting instant reactions. Trout have been stacked along potholes, edges, and deeper pockets...
For redfish, sight-casting in ankle-to-knee-deep water has been lights out. Soft plastics, paddle tails, and weedless jerkbaits worked slowly in front of cruising or tailing fish are getting instant reactions. Trout have been stacked along potholes, edges, and deeper pockets...
For redfish, sight-casting in ankle-to-knee-deep water has been lights out. Soft plastics, paddle tails, and weedless jerkbaits worked slowly in front of cruising or tailing fish are getting instant reactions. Trout have been stacked along potholes, edges, and deeper pockets within the flats, crushing suspending twitch baits and soft plastics worked with a steady retrieve and occasional pause.
The key has been stealth, accurate casts, and matching the retrieve to the fish’s mood. With bait present and water temps just right, artificial anglers are having some of the best action of the season. If you’re looking for explosive strikes, visual eats, and nonstop action, now is the time to get shallow and throw artificials
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The nearshore bite is on Fire! Snapper , sheapshead , Cobia and plenty of big catch and release grouper for fun. Inshore The pompano and trout are eating great.
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Fish are adjusting to the weather change, still a lot of action with red and black drum, snapper, hogfish and sheepshead and a lot of snook
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There has been a good variety of different fish being caught right now. It just depends on the weather and adjusting accordingly to stay on the bite! Snook, redfish, trout, sheepshead, mangrove snapper, Key West grunt, jack crevalle and more!
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Target Species
- Get it while it's HOT!
- This species is in play.
- You might get lucky (as long as things are in-season).
- Couldn't tell ya! (no data)
Top Fishing Trips in Sarasota
Anna Maria Inshore Adventures
24 ft
1 - 12 People
From $650
Tampa Bay Inshore Fishing Trip
24 ft
1 - 6 People
From $700
Inshore Fishing in Punta Gorda
Back Bay Fishing
18 ft
1 - 2 People
From $600
Deep Sea, Nearshore Fishing in Sarasota
Sarasota Offshore Grocery Run
29 ft
1 - 6 People
From $1,700
Inshore, Flats Fishing in Placida
Placida Inshore Experience
21 ft
1 - 4 People
From $525
Inshore Fishing in St. Petersburg
4-hour Inshore - 26 C-Hawk
26 ft
1 - 4 People
From $600
