Capt. Rick Grassett’s Sarasota Fishing Report for 3/5/2022
Anglers fishing with me, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing snook, reds and trout in Gasparilla Sound, trout in Sarasota Bay and snook and blues in the ICW at night on flies and DOA Lures recently. 
Keith McClintock, from Lake Forest, IL fished backcountry areas of Gasparilla Sound on a couple of trips with me recently and had some action catching and releasing several reds, trout and snook on CAL jigs with shad tails. Friends Steve and Kathy Gibson also got in on the action in Gasparilla Sound, sight fishing several snook to 30”, redfish and several trout to 4-lbs on a Mirrodine and jerk worms on another trip with me recently.
Palmetto winter resident, Jerry Poslusny, had some action catching and releasing snook and blues on flies in the ICW on a couple of night trips with me recently. Bill Morrison, from Anna Maria Island, and grandsons, Patrick and Chris, from MA, fished Sarasota Bay with me and had good action with trout to 18” on CAL jigs with shad tails and Clouser flies.
There are still a few spots left for CB’s Saltwater Outfitters Orvis-Endorsed fly fishing school on March 19. Contact them at (941) 349-4400 to sign up. Look for reds, snook and larger trout in shallow water. Fishing deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay is a usually a good choice for action with a variety of species including trout, pompano, blues and more. Snook at night around dock lights in the ICW is also a good option depending on conditions. Our natural resources are under constant pressure from red tides fueled by industrial, agricultural and residential runoff, toxic spills and discharges, freezes, increasing fishing pressure and habitat loss and degradation, please limit your kill, don’t kill your limit!
Tight Lines,Capt. Rick GrassettFFI Certified Fly Casting InstructorOrvis-Endorsed Fly Fishing Guide & Fly Casting Instructor at CB’s Saltwater OutfittersOrvis Outfitter of the Year-2011Snook Fin-Addict Guide Service, Inc.www.snookfin-addict.com and www.flyfishingflorida.us E-mail snookfin@aol.com(941) 923-7799 (office/land line)

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