« Back to Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota, Florida Fishing Calendar

	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
African Pompano	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good
Amberjack	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Black Drum	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Black Grouper	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Good	Great	Great	Good
Blackfin Tuna	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Blacktip Shark	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Blue Catfish	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good
Bonito	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Bonnethead Shark	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good
Bull Shark	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Cobia	Good	Good	Great	Great	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good
Florida Pompano	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Flounder	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good
Gag Grouper	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good
Goliath Grouper	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Grunt	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Hardhead Catfish	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Not Ideal
Hogfish	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Good
Jack Crevalle	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Kingfish	Good	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Ladyfish	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good
Lane Snapper	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Mahi Mahi	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Mangrove Snapper	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good
Mutton Snapper	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Permit	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good
Red Grouper	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Redfish	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good
Sheepshead	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Snook	Good	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Spanish Mackerel	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Speckled Trout	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Tarpon	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good
Tripletail	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Vermillion Snapper	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good
Wahoo	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Yellowtail Snapper	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

If you’re fishing in Sarasota, FL knowing when to toss out a line is key. Our Sarasota fishing seasons calendar lays out which species are running right now and with color-coded seasonality, it’s easy to see what’s biting in Sarasota right now. From which months to catch snook in Sarasota to which months are best for redfish in Sarasota and every other species in between, we’ve aggregated the data so you can plan your next trip to Sarasota with confidence. Ready to book your trip? See here all our Sarasota fishing charters, find something you like, and let us set you up for the trip of a lifetime!