Sarasota, Capt Rick Grassett 3/27/2016

Anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing trout and bluefish on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay on CAL jigs with shad tails and DOA Deadly Combos during the past week.

My brother, Joey Grassett and Chris Johnson, both from Seaford, DE, fished several days in Sarasota Bay with me. We fished deep grass flats and they had good action catching trout and bluefish on CAL jigs with shad tails and DOA Deadly Combos.

There will be two more CB’s Saltwater Outfitters Orvis-Endorsed Fly Fishing Schools, next Saturday, April 2nd and Saturday, April 16. There are still some spots available in the schools, which will be the last ones until the fall. The course will cover fly casting basics, line control, shooting line, the roll cast, leader construction, fly selection and saltwater fly fishing techniques. Designed for beginning and intermediate fly casters, we will focus on basics but also work with intermediate casters on correcting faults and improving casting skills. Cost for the school, which will run from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM, is $150 per person and includes the use of Orvis fly tackle, a text book and lunch. Contact CB’s Saltwater Outfitters at (941) 349-4400 or info@cbsoutfitters.com to make reservations.

Trout, Spanish mackerel, bluefish and more on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay and night snook fishing around lighted docks and bridges in the ICW with flies and DOA Lures should be good options. Look for reds, snook and big trout mixed with mullet schools or cruising shallow flats and edges of bars in Sarasota Bay and backcountry areas of Charlotte Harbor and lower Tampa Bay. Tripletail should also be a good option in the coastal gulf when conditions are good.

Tight Lines,