Sarasota

February 25, 2008

Sarasota Florida Fishing Report

By Capt. Bob Smith

The bay fishing has been very interesting over the past month. Some times the weather fronts would knock us down for a short time, but most of the time the fishing has been good to hot. Most of the action has been with Spanish mackerel, keeper sea trout, bluefish, redfish, pompano, and some flounder. The list goes on and keeps the fishing interesting. The hot fish of the day keeps changing along with the location.

We haven't had to go far to find fish but they may chew in one place today and another tomorrow. They could be in the deeper water of Zwicks canal or the Middle Ground grass flats just east of it. It could be any part of New Pass or Big Pass or any of the flats and holes between them. That is about as far as we needed to go.

The best bait has been live shrimp on a free line or a small shot when needed to get down in the passes. Jigs are also working and will cut some of your cost. Just tip the jigs with a very small piece of shrimp. All you want is a smell when tipping a jig for pompano. The jig will fall faster and hit the bottom harder, sending up a puff of sand, simulating a crab digging in. Mackerel and other fish are jigged with a much faster retrieve. Mackerel love the jigs or spoons tipped with a thin piece of mackerel belly. On the other hand, bluefish will attack anything you're using for bait.

DOA artificial shrimp are a favorite of mine and this is a good time to use them, it will help slow down the pinfish and add to the time you have good bait in the water.



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