Sarasota Fishing Report 3-29-2012

Sarasota & Gasparilla Sound, FL Fishing Report
3/25/2012
by Capt. Rick Grassett


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 trout and reds on flies and jigs during the past week.

We fished the Marina Jack and Middleground flats and near Whale Key in Sarasota Bay on Sunday and Wednesday of last week and caught and released silver and spotted sea trout to 19” on CAL jigs with shad tails and DOA Deadly Combos. Paul Denesha and his son, Avery, from IN, fished Sarasota Bay with me on Tuesday morning. We focused on potholes in skinny water near Long Bar where they caught and released 7 or 8 trout on a Deceiver fly and a CAL jig with a shad tail. St. Pete winter resident, Wes Demmon, fished Sarasota Bay with me that afternoon. With the sea breeze and tide up, we fished skinny water on the west side of the bay. Wes caught and released 5 reds to 23” and a few trout near Bishop Point and Buttonwood Harbor on CAL jigs with shad tails and DOA Deadly Combos. A great afternoon!

Harry Beaty and Chris Denney, from Ontario, Canada, fished Gasparilla Sound with me on Friday. They had good action near Sandfly and Devilfish Keys with trout to 22” on CAL jigs with shad tails and DOA Deadly Combos. Harry also caught a 22” red on a CAL jig with a shad tail in Turtle Bay.

Reds and trout may be found along shallow edges of flats and bars or in potholes when the tide is low or along mangrove shorelines when the tide is high. Look for trout, Spanish mackerel, blues, ladyfish or pompano over deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay. Catch and release night snook fishing in the ICW should also be a good option.

Tight Lines,

Capt. Rick Grassett
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Paul Denesha, from IN, caught and released this nice trout out of a pothole on a Deceiver fly while fishing shallow water in Sarasota Bay with Capt. Rick Grassett.



St. Pete winter resident, Wes Demmon, caught and released this nice red on a CAL jig with a shad tail while fishing Sarasota Bay with Capt. Rick Grassett.