sheepshead and king and Spanish mackerel in Sarasota

The sheepshead bite remains strong in both Big Sarasota Pass, New Pass, and surrounding docks and bridges. Live or frozen shrimp fished on the bottom worked well. Most of the fish were in the 2lb range, with some larger ones mixed in. Small Spanish mackerel hit Rapala plugs trolled and cast in the passes and inshore Gulf of Mexico. Ladyfish and the occasional Spanish mackerel and speckled trout hit jigs and shrimp on the deeper flats. We had perfect conditions on Tuesday and caught a half dozen king mackerel trolling spoons in the Gulf of Mexico just off off the inshore artificial reefs. {%image_id=62365%}