Pompano showing up in Sarasota

{%image_id=68925%}Fishing was decent this week, though clients did not catch anything particularly large. The best bite was in the passes and at the Middlegrounds. In both passes, Spanish mackerel averaging a pound and a half hit jigs and spoons. There were plenty of ladyfish mixed in as well. The Middlegrounds and other deep grass flats produced a couple of pompano, speckled trout, mackerel, jacks, and ladyfish. Again, nothing big and the trout were on the small side as well. Jigs caught most of the fish. Clear water and no wind made conditions tough on the flats, finding moving water in the passes was the best approach. I made a scouting trip to the Myakka and it was slow, maybe the next front or two will get them fired up.