Saltwater Fishing Report for Sarasota, Florida.

Large barracuda feeding on the mackerel Spanish mackerel have been hot along the beaches and best in thirty feet of water! The Lynn Silvertooth (I-1) reef is stacked up with large barracuda that are feeding on the mackerel. I have never seen so many large barracuda in this close and this hungry. We jumped four cuda in a row by pulling just the head of one mackerel. Dragging whole mackerel seemed to work best. For the mackerel, I used live sardines or Diamond jigs on light tackle. If you are just looking for groceries or bait, small planers and spoons on heavy tackle will limit you out quickly. Tarpon are looking good along the beach for both anglers and sharks. Some tarpon have moved into the bay and I have seen them along the Country Club Shores grass-flats. Bluefish and ladyfish have been good on the bay middle ground grass flats. I am starting to find some seatrout on the Ringling flats but very few keepers. Long runs offshore, 30/50 miles, still seem to be working for bigger fish, but that could change any time. Enjoy & Protect