Good fishing resumes in Sarasota after Else

Fishing was good this week, despite tropical storm Elsa moving through. I did not fish Tuesday or Wednesday, but was back out on Thursday to find minimal effects from the storm. The jig bite did slow a bit this week and the best action was had by catching bait and chumming. Bait fish were thick on all of the flats near both passes. Speckled trout to 22", bluefish to 4 pounds, Spanish mackerel, mangrove snapper to 15", flounder, grouper, jacks, ladyfish, and other species were landed. The key after the storm was finding areas of clean water, there were pockets of darker fresh water from the rain. {%image_id=68315%}