Decent action in Sarasota passes and beaches.

It is all about bending the rods with a lot of family trips this time of year. Action was decent this week for clients going out on Sarasota fishing charters. Big Sarasota Pass, Marina Jack flat, and Middlegrounds had good numbers of hard-fighting ladyfish along with bluefish, Spanish mackerel, and speckled trout. Bass Assassin jigs (glow/chartreuse), Rapala X-Raps were all productive. Friday was the best day, as we encountered large schools of ladyfish with bluefish and mackerel mixed in terrorizing bait in shallow water on the Big Pass sand bar. Then, later in the morning, we caught Spanish mackerel and blue runners trolling spoons near Siesta Key Beach. Sheepshead are really thinning out, though there are still a few around, mostly smaller males. {%image_id=62660%}