Capt. Rick Grassett's Fishing Report for 9/24 through 9/30/2006
Anglers fishing with me on the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action on a couple of trips this week with snook and reds. The best action was with snook around lighted docks and bridge fenders before daylight. In addition, we found some very nice reds while working mullet schools in Little Sarasota Bay.
Jim Festa, from Sarasota, FL, and his son, Gerry Festa from San Jose, CA, snook fished with me before daylight on Tuesday morning near Venice. We had steady action for a couple of hours before daylight catching and releasing about 8 snook to 23" and losing a few more. We cast gold glitter DOA shrimp, Night Glow TerrorEyz and CAL jigs with Arkansas Glow Shiner shad tails and scored with all of them. Anglers should remember that the slot for snook is now from 27" to 34" using a pinched tail method of measuring.
Arnold Muhlbach, from Venice, FL, and his grandson, Peter Muhlbach from Jacksonville, FL, fished Little Sarasota Bay from Stickney Point to Turtle Beach with me on Friday morning. They caught and released a pair of reds to 32", jacks and trout on CAL jigs with glow curly tails and DOA Deadly Combos. We worked mullet schools to catch the reds that were feeding aggressively.
Despite patchy red tide in areas of north Sarasota Bay, particularly around New Pass, there are good reports for reds, snook and tarpon coming from that area. Red tide may push fish out of one area and concentrate them in another area. You should remember that red tide usually does not blanket an entire area, so there may still be good fishing even when red tide is around. Next weeks strong outgoing tides in the afternoon and evening should be good for snook in the ICW and snook and reds on the flats. Also, tarpon are still a good option in areas of Charlotte Harbor and Peace River canals.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Rick Grassett
Snook Fin-Addict Guide Service, Inc.
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