Anglers fishing with me during the week of 4/27 on the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with snook and trout. Reds continued to be challenging but we caught and released a couple.
Bill Beauchamp and his brother-in-law, Chuck, both from Bradenton, FL, fished Sarasota Bay with me on Monday, April 27th. They had good action with trout along the east side of the bay, including several in the slot, on CAL jigs with shad tails. We spent a lot of time targeting reds that wouldn’t eat and finally caught one on a CAL jig with a shad tail.
Renno Peterson and Jay Crouse, both from Sarasota, FL, fished the same area with me on Wednesday with similar results. Renno fly fished while Jay threw CAL jigs and they caught and released trout on deep grass flats along the east side of the bay. We were on a “pile” of reds in north Sarasota Bay, had several follows on my Grassett’s Flats Minnow fly and Jay finally caught one on a CAL jig with a shad tail.
One of the best trips of the week was when Pat Campbell, from Toronto, OH, fished Blackburn Bay with me on a night snook trip on Thursday evening. We fished my Grassett’s Snook Minnow and epoxy shrimp fly patterns on intermediate sink tip fly lines with 6-weight rods. The light fly rods and small flies allowed us to make delicate presentations around docks. We caught and released more than a dozen snook to 26”, including a couple that weighed 6-pounds.
Even though tarpon are beginning to show up and many anglers will start to target them, fishing on deep and shallow grass flats will continue to be good for quite a while until afternoon heat starts to become an issue.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Rick Grassett
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Jay Crouse, from Sarasota, FL, caught this nice red on a CAL jig with a shad tail while fishing Sarasota Bay with Capt. Rick Grassett.
Pat Campbell, from Toronto, OH, caught and released this nice snook on a Grassett's Snook Minnow fly while fishing Blackburn Bay at night with Capt. Rick Grassett.
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