Capt. Rick Grassett’s Sarasota and Gasparilla Sound, FL Fishing Report for 1/10/2016
 
Anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released snook, redfish, trout, pompano and blues in Sarasota Bay and trout, blues and redfish in Gasparilla Sound on CAL jigs with shad tails and DOA Deadly Combos and snook in the ICW near Venice at night on flies during the past week. 
 
Keith McClintock and Victor Feldman, both from IL, had good action in Gasparilla Sound with me on Wednesday. They caught numerous trout to 18”, bluefish to 4-lbs and several reds on CAL jigs with shad tails. Chuck Hempfling, also from IL, joined Keith for a trip in Sarasota Bay on Friday. They had great action in skinny water catching numerous reds and snook to 26” and trout to 23” on CAL jigs with shad tails. They also had some action catching and releasing trout and blues on deep grass flats also on CAL jigs with shad tails.
 
Martin Marlowe, from NY, fished dock lights in the ICW near Venice with me on Thursday night.  We had a good tide and he had steady action catching and releasing snook on my Grassett Snook Minnow fly.
 
Mike Manning, from Sarasota, FL and his son Adam, fished Sarasota Bay with me on Saturday. They had great action fishing deep grass on the east side of the bay with trout, bluefish and a pompano on CAL jigs with shad tails. We moved to skinny water and they kept it going with a couple of big trout, snook and a red also on CAL jigs with shad tails. Adam scored his first slam!
 
Trout, bluefish, Spanish mackerel and more should be a good option on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay. Look for reds, snook and big trout mixed with mullet schools on shallow flats and edges of bars in Sarasota Bay and backcountry areas of Charlotte Harbor and lower Tampa Bay. Catch and release snook fishing around lighted docks and bridges with flies and DOA Lures should also be a good option.
 
Tight Lines,
Capt. Rick Grassett
IFFF Certified Fly Casting Instructor
Orvis-Endorsed Fly Fishing Guide at CB’s Saltwater Outfitters
Orvis Outfitter of the Year-2011
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