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Good Action & Variety on Sarasota, Tampa Bay & Charlotte Harbor Flats by Rick Grassett (2/10/2013)
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 trout, Spanish mackerel and blues in Sarasota Bay, trout, reds and a pompano in the Terra Ceia Bay area and trout, blues and reds in Gasparilla Sound on lures and flies during the past couple of weeks.

Good Action & Variety on Sarasota Bay Flats by Rick Grassett (1/26/2013)
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 trout, Spanish mackerel, blues, pompano, flounder and snook in Sarasota Bay on lures and flies during the past couple of weeks. Water temperatures cooled to the low 60's following the last front but there was still good action and variety on deep grass flats.

Good Action and Variety in Sarasota Bay by Rick Grassett (1/12/2013)
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, trout, redfish, Spanish mackerel, pompano, blues and ladyfish in Sarasota Bay and trout, redfish and pompano in the Terra Ceia Bay area on lures and flies during the past couple of weeks. Large ladyfish, mixed with trout, Spanish mackerel and blues, are plentiful on deep grass flats close to passes.

Good Action with Trout in Sarasota & Night Snook in Venice by Rick Grassett (12/29/2012)
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 trout and Spanish mackerel in Sarasota Bay, trout and redfish in Gasparilla Sound, snook and blues in the ICW near Venice and tripletail in the coastal gulf off Sarasota on lures and flies during the past couple of weeks.

Trout, Blues & Reds, Good Sarasota Bay Options by Rick Grassett (12/16/2012)
I was away the first week of December, so I have no fishing report for that time frame. However, anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, during the past week caught and released trout, redfish, bluefish and pompano in Sarasota Bay on lures and flies.

Tripletail, Spanish Mackerel and Trout Good Options in Sarasota by Rick Grassett (11/30/2012)
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 trout and Spanish mackerel in Sarasota Bay and tripletail in the coastal gulf on lures and flies during the past week.

Good Action and Variety in Sarasota Bay and Coastal Gulf by Rick Grassett (11/25/2012)
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 trout, bluefish, Spanish mackerel, flounder and reds in Sarasota Bay and false albacore (little tunny), Spanish mackerel and tripletail in the coastal gulf on lures and flies during the past couple of weeks.

Good Action in Sarasota Bay & Coastal Gulf of Mexico by Rick Grassett (11/10/2012)
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 reds, trout, blues and a permit in Sarasota Bay and Spanish mackerel in the coastal gulf on flies and lures during the past couple of weeks. Action has been good with big Spanish mackerel in the coastal gulf and with bay water cooling down, big trout have moved into shallow water.

Fast Action in Sarasota Bay & coastal Gulf of Mexico by Rick Grassett (10/26/2012)
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, trout, redfish and flounder in Sarasota Bay and false albacore (little tunny), Spanish mackerel and tripletail in the coastal gulf off Siesta Key and Longboat Key on lures and flies during the past couple of weeks

Action Good on Flats and in Coastal Gulf in Sarasota and Gasparilla Sound by Rick Grassett (10/11/2012)
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 false albacore (little tunny), Spanish mackerel, trout, flounder, redfish and snook in Gasparilla Sound and the coastal gulf in that area during the past couple of weeks. We also caught and released numerous Spanish mackerel on fly poppers off of Longboat Key one day.

Redfish tighten lines by Terry Frankford (10/04/2012)
Weathers cooling off - fish are biting - my customer are enjoying fried mangrove snapper and blackened redfish for dinner. Let's Go Fishin.

Good False Albacore Action in Sarasota by Rick Grassett (9/27/2012)
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 trout and jacks in Sarasota Bay and false albacore (little tunny) and Spanish mackerel in the coastal gulf off Sarasota during the past week.

Snook, Tarpon & False Albacore Action Hot in Sarasota & Charlotte Harbor by Rick Grassett (9/21/2012)
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 and jacks in Sarasota Bay, false albacore (little tunny) and Spanish mackerel in the coastal gulf off Sarasota and in Tampa Bay and jumped and landed tarpon in Charlotte Harbor canals during the past couple of weeks.

Reds and Snook on Flies in Sarasota by Rick Grassett (9/07/2012)
Anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, scored a slam-catching and releasing reds, snook and trout on a fly in Sarasota Bay on a recent trip. In addition to Spanish mackerel in the coastal gulf, we also had some shots at juvenile tarpon and jumped one in upper Charlotte Harbor.

Trout. Reds and Snook Good Options in Sarasota Bay by Rick Grassett (8/25/2012)
After being away for a couple of weeks on a family vacation and hosting a group of clients on my annual trip to Crane Meadow Lodge in Twin Bridges, Montana, it's good to be back home in Sarasota. As beautiful as it is in many other places, returning to the paradise we live in makes the end of a fishing trip or vacation easier to accept. Late summer is typically a slower time of the year with great fishing!

Tarpon Action Continues in Sarasota by Rick Grassett (8/03/2012)
Conditions were good for tarpon fishing late in the week of 7/22. However early that week we had lots of cloud cover, saw only a few tarpon and didn't have any good shots at all. By the end of the week, tarpon became more plentiful and returned to their normal patterns. The action continued into the week of 7/29.

Tarpon On a Fly Still a Good Option in Sarasota by Rick Grassett (7/21/2012)
Conditions were good for tarpon fishing during the week of 7/9 and they got aggressive as we got further away from a full moon the previous week. Anglers fishing the coastal Gulf of Mexico off Sarasota with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had numerous shots at tarpon with a fly, jumped 4 and landed 3 fish to 120-pounds.

Tarpon Return in Sarasota Following TS Debby by Rick Grassett (7/08/2012)
Good conditions and tarpon returned last week following TS Debby, although following a full moon on Tuesday, 7/3, they weren't aggressive. Conditions ranged from poor to terrible for more than a week as TS Debby approached, hovered in the northeast gulf and finally moved on.

Tarpon Action Should Resume Following TS Debby by Rick Grassett (6/28/2012)
Anglers fishing the coastal Gulf of Mexico off Sarasota with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released a tarpon on a live crab early last week. Conditions deteriorated later in the week as tropical storm Debby formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico and pumped clouds and moisture over us.

Good Tarpon Action off Sarasota Beaches by Rick Grassett (6/17/2012)
Anglers fishing the coastal gulf off Sarasota with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with tarpon during the past week. A total of 10 tarpon were jumped with 5 of those fish landed. We hooked up with live crabs, a pilchard, DOA Baitbuster, DOA 4” shrimp and flies. We also caught and released a few small sharks and an estimated 12-pound false albacore (little tunny) on live baitfish.

Snook Bite Is In Full Swing! by Alan Routh (6/15/2012)
The new pass and big pass have great snook fishing.

Sarasota Bay or Tarpon Good Options Depending on Conditions by Rick Grassett (6/06/2012)
Anglers fishing Sarasota Bay with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released trout and snook on CAL jigs with plastic tails and top water plugs and jumped several tarpon on live pinfish and crabs in the coastal gulf during the past 10 days.

Tarpon Plentiful in Sarasota by Rick Grassett (5/25/2012)
Anglers fishing the coastal gulf off Sarasota with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, jumped several tarpon on live crabs, landed one on a fly and had lots of shots during the past couple of weeks. We also caught and released trout, bluefish and a nice red on DOA baits on a trip in Sarasota Bay.

Tarpon Action Heating up in Sarasota by Rick Grassett (5/13/2012)
Anglers fishing the coastal gulf and Tampa Bay with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, jumped a pair of tarpon on flies and had numerous shots at tarpon during the past week. We also caught and released several bonnethead sharks and a large southern stingray

Good Shallow Water Action with Big Trout, Reds & Snook in Sarasota Bay by Rick Grassett (4/22/2012)
Anglers fishing Sarasota Bay with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released trout, snook and reds on flies, plugs, CAL jigs and DOA Deadly Combos during the past week. An angler fishing with me caught and released one of the largest trout ever caught on my boat!

Good Action with Trout, Reds and Snook in Sarasota by Rick Grassett (4/15/2012)
Anglers fishing Sarasota Bay with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released silver and spotted sea trout, snook and reds on flies and jigs during the past couple of weeks. Although silver trout are often found in deeper areas along beaches and in dredge holes or channels in bays, we have been catching them consistently at the Marina Jack flat, which is a deep grass flat close to Big Pass.

Good Red & Trout Action in Sarasota Bay & Gasparilla Sound by Rick Grassett (4/01/2012)
Anglers fishing Sarasota Bay and Gasparilla Sound with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released mostly trout, including numerous slot size and larger fish, reds, flounder and snook on flies and jigs during the past couple of weeks.

Good Action with Reds, Snook & Trout n Sarasota & Venice by Rick Grassett (3/18/2012)
Anglers fishing Sarasota Bay, Little Sarasota Bay, Blackburn Bay and the ICW near Venice 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, trout, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, pompano, flounder, redfish and a small cobia on flies and jigs during the past couple of weeks.

Good Red, Snook and Trout Action in Southwest Florida by Rick Grassett (3/03/2012)
Shallow water action with reds and trout was good during the past couple of weeks. Anglers fishing Sarasota Bay, Gasparilla Sound, the ICW near Venice and the Terra Ceia Bay area with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with catch and release snook, reds and trout on flies and jigs.

Good Snook, Red and Trout Action in Sarasota Bay & Gasparilla Sound by Rick Grassett (2/19/2012)
Anglers fishing Sarasota Bay and Gasparilla Sound with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with catch and release snook, reds, speckled trout, silver trout, Spanish mackerel and bluefish on flies and jigs during the past couple of weeks. The best action was with reds and trout in skinny water and with snook at night in the ICW.