Deep grass flats producing in Sarasota!

Once again, the best bite for clients on Sarasota fishing charters has been on the deep grass flats. Just about every flat in 5' to 8' has fish on it. I basically let the wind decide where we fished. Bass Assassin jigs and GULP! Shrimp caught them. Speckled trout to 22", bluefish to 3 pounds, Spanish mackerel to 2 pounds, ladyfish, sea bass, jack crevalle, mangrove snapper, sailcats, and more were landed. Small snook, jacks, and some decent trout hit Rapala X-Raps near bars and mangrove shorelines. I went out to Evers Reservoir (Jiggs Landing) on a day off to chase some bluegill. I was disappointed to see that they had sprayed, killing all the weeds. The lake had really healthy weeds all along the shoreline. I really don't understand it. Not surprisingly, fishing was slow, caught a few on Beetlespins. {%image_id=65477%}