Capt. Rick Grassett’s Sarasota

Anglers fishing with me, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing trout, blues and pompano on flies and CAL jigs with shad tails on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay during the past week. Hefty bluefish provided great action for fly anglers!

Alan Sugar and Ray Hutchinson, both from MI, had good action fly fishing deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay with me on Tuesday. They caught and released trout and several nice bluefish on Ultra Hair Clouser flies.

Indy Kimura and Mireya Castillo, both from Salt Lake city, UT also had some action on their first saltwater fly fishing trip in Sarasota Bay with me on Thursday. They had good action catching and releasing numerous trout and several big blues on Ultra Hair Clouser flies.

Keith McClintock, from Lake Forest, IL, Victor Feldman, from Champagne, IL and Steve McClintock, from Pittsburgh, PA fished Sarasota Bay with me on Friday.  We fished skinny water in the morning and they caught a couple of nice trout and a 5-1/2-pound pompano on CAL jigs with shad tails. We fished deep grass flats in the afternoon where they had good action with blues, also on CAL jigs with shad tails.

Barry Slee and Maria Horvat, both from Lake Forest, IL, fished deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay with me on Saturday. They had good action catching numerous blues and trout on CAL jigs with shad tails.

There should be good action with trout, blues, pompano and more on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay. Shallow water action for larger trout and reds is improving due to cooler water. Fishing lighted docks and bridges in the ICW for catch and release snook with flies and DOA Lures should also be a good option after the weather stabilizes following today’s front. I would like to thank the many long time, repeat clients that fished with me during 2017 and wish a happy 2018 to all.

Tight Lines,