Sarasota Weather Forecast

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Brian Felton
Brian F.
Sarasota, Florida
Reported 3 weeks ago
The last couple of weeks have been a good mix bag of fish. Offshore the Red grouper bite continues to be good on the nearshore ledges along with lane snapper, mangrove snapper, Grunts and Spanish mackerel have moved in. The inshore has been good early morning with a solid reddish bite and snook on the beachs. You can also find mangrove snapper around the bridges and dock, small sheeps head are showing up as well.
Brian Felton
Brian F. Sarasota, Florida Reported 3 weeks ago
The last couple of weeks have been a good mix bag of fish. Offshore the Red grouper bite continues to be good on the nearshore ledges along with lane snapper, mangrove snapper, Grunts and Spanish mackerel have moved in. The inshore has been good early morning with a solid reddish bite and snook on the beachs. You can also find mangrove snapper around the bridges and dock, small sheeps head are showing up as well.
Fishing in Bradenton Beach, Florida
Fishing in Bradenton Beach, Florida
Fishing in Bradenton Beach, Florida
Fishing in Bradenton Beach, Florida
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John Herzig
John H.
Sarasota, Florida
Reported 3 weeks ago
Fishing is great in and offshore
John Herzig
John H. Sarasota, Florida Reported 3 weeks ago
Fishing is great in and offshore
Fishing in Sarasota, Florida
Fishing in Sarasota, Florida
Fishing in Sarasota, Florida
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Joe Masi
Joe M.
Bay Pines, Florida
Reported 3 weeks ago
Bottom fishing has been great flounder are around plenty of gag grouper an hogfish are heating up

Mackerel are showing up day by day with the sharks as well

Inshore plenty of trout mangrove snapper ladyfish jacks

Snook an reds are spotty but good size
Joe Masi
Joe M. Bay Pines, Florida Reported 3 weeks ago
Bottom fishing has been great flounder are around plenty of gag grouper an hogfish are heating up

Mackerel are showing up day by day with the sharks as well

Inshore plenty of trout mangrove snapper ladyfish jacks

Snook an reds are spotty but good size
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
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Matt Fueyo
Matt F.
Sarasota, Florida
Reported 3 weeks ago
Red fish bonanza
Matt Fueyo
Matt F. Sarasota, Florida Reported 3 weeks ago
Red fish bonanza
Fishing in Sarasota, Florida
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Michael Castaldi
Michael C.
Punta Gorda, Florida
Reported 4 weeks ago
Everything has been going really good last few days we been on school of redfish catching a lot
Michael Castaldi
Michael C. Punta Gorda, Florida Reported 4 weeks ago
Everything has been going really good last few days we been on school of redfish catching a lot
Fishing in Port Charlotte, Florida
Fishing in Port Charlotte, Florida
Fishing in Port Charlotte, Florida
Fishing in Port Charlotte, Florida
Fishing in Port Charlotte, Florida
Fishing in Port Charlotte, Florida
Fishing in Port Charlotte, Florida
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Vasiliy Obukhov
Vasiliy O.
Lakewood Ranch, Florida
Reported 1 month ago
Gags, Hogfish, Mangrove Snapper biting pretty good night now.
Vasiliy Obukhov
Vasiliy O. Lakewood Ranch, Florida Reported 1 month ago
Gags, Hogfish, Mangrove Snapper biting pretty good night now.
Fishing in Sarasota, Florida
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Tim Cornish
Tim C.
Punta Gorda, Florida
Reported 1 month ago
Been wackin em
Tim Cornish
Tim C. Punta Gorda, Florida Reported 1 month ago
Been wackin em
Fishing in Port Charlotte, Florida
Fishing in Port Charlotte, Florida
Fishing in Port Charlotte, Florida
Fishing in Port Charlotte, Florida
Fishing in Port Charlotte, Florida
Fishing in Port Charlotte, Florida
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Joey Cagle
Joey C.
Treasure Island, Florida
Reported 1 month ago
Some recent trips
Joey Cagle
Joey C. Treasure Island, Florida Reported 1 month ago
Some recent trips
Fishing in Treasure Island, Florida
Fishing in Treasure Island, Florida
Fishing in Treasure Island, Florida
Fishing in Treasure Island, Florida
Fishing in Treasure Island, Florida
Fishing in Treasure Island, Florida
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Dillon Arsenault
Dillon A.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Reported 1 month ago
We’ve been putting some serious fish on deck lately — cobia, mangrove snapper, gag grouper, and red grouper have all been chewing.

We’re mixing it up and staying on the bite, using live bait, cut bait, shrimp, and throwing jigs, depending on what the fish want. And it hasn’t mattered whether we’re fishing daytime or after dark — the action has been steady.
Dillon Arsenault
Dillon A. St. Petersburg, Florida Reported 1 month ago
We’ve been putting some serious fish on deck lately — cobia, mangrove snapper, gag grouper, and red grouper have all been chewing.

We’re mixing it up and staying on the bite, using live bait, cut bait, shrimp, and throwing jigs, depending on what the fish want. And it hasn’t mattered whether we’re fishing daytime or after dark — the action has been steady.
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
Fishing in St. Petersburg, Florida
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John Herzig
John H.
Sarasota, Florida
Reported 1 month ago
Inshore bite is heating up as well as offshore bite. Winds are starting to calm enough to go offshore on a daily basis
John Herzig
John H. Sarasota, Florida Reported 1 month ago
Inshore bite is heating up as well as offshore bite. Winds are starting to calm enough to go offshore on a daily basis
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    Richard J. | October 5, 2026

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    Kurt V. | September 29, 2026

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