Capt. Rick Grassett’s Sarasota, FL Fishing Report for 9/4/2017 Anglers fishing with me, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action with snook around dock lights and...

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/captains-corner-cooler-water-bringing-more-activity-to-flats/2336186 The water has cooled slightly due to rain and cloud cover in the North Pinellas area. Bait has been plentiful, filling the well with only a few casts of...

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/captains-corner-rain-is-cooling-the-bay-bringing-loads-of-bait/2336098 The rain has cooled off the bay lately and made the water tannin colored. Don't be concerned. If anything, it's a welcome sight. Bait is everywhere, and the fish...

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/captains-corner-recent-weather-hasnt-been-fishing-friendly/2335717 Recent weather has kept us sitting on the edge of the dock. Do we go or not? Frontal systems that can be tracked as they move across the gulf...

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/captains-corner-beating-bad-weather-and-landing-fish/2335570 NOAA weather radio gave a rain forecast of 60 percent, which meant our chances of fishing didn't seem so great. But since it was Katura Belle's birthday fishing trip,...

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/captains-corner-trolling-for-mackerel-more-a-good-respite-from-heat/2335462 Trolling for Spanish mackerel, catch-and-release bonita, barracuda and the occasional kingfish allows us to keep moving and provides heat relief. The shipping channel from markers 7 and 8 shoreward...

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/captains-corner-baby-tarpon-becoming-more-plentiful-in-bay/2335352 Baby tarpon a few years ago were a rarity in Tampa Bay, but that has certainly changed. To find them, find bait and moving water. Fishing at night is...

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/outdoors/captains-corner-mangrove-snapper-mackerel-abundant-in-bay/2335275 Mangrove snapper and Spanish mackerel fishing have been excellent throughout Tampa Bay. Artificial reefs, rock jetties and the Sunshine Skyway bridge are places to target. Free-lined or lightly weighted...

Anglers fishing around the storms, the best tides and peak time frames had the most success at the Sunshine Skyway Fishing Piers this past week.  Small Spanish mackerel, jacks...

September 1st means the opening of snook to harvest. For years now this is a major mistake. Even in their statements about snook opening they are telling people not...