Capt. Rick Grassett’s Sarasota Fishing Report for 7/9/2011
Anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, continued to have action with tarpon in the coastal gulf off Sarasota this week. The Notari family, from Longboat Key, FL and IL, tarpon fished with me on Wednesday and Thursday. Josh Notari, from IL, battled a large tarpon, estimated at 130-lbs, to the boat after a long fight on Thursday. The big fish ate a pinfish and dragged us more than 5 miles into the gulf and 7 or 8 miles from where we hooked the fish. They also jumped a tarpon on a DOA Baitbuster and had a couple of other bites on pinfish. Friday was blown out with the passing of a tropical wave that brought heavy rains and high winds to southwest Florida.
Tarpon preferred pinfish over crabs when using spinning tackle this week but they were also aggressive on flies, tracking many of the presentations we made to them. Poor visibility made it necessary to make quick presentations to tarpon that we couldn’t see until they were very close. Dark flies have accounted for most of the tarpon jumped and caught by fly anglers this season. We are in my favorite part of the season to fly fish for tarpon, lots of singles, doubles and small schools that have already spawned and are excited about feeding!
Tarpon fishing in the coastal gulf should continue to be good as we approach a full moon next week. Action has been best on afternoon outgoing tides.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Rick Grassett
Snook Fin-Addict Guide Service, Inc.
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