Wind slowed the bite in Sarasota

Fishing was fair this week, a pretty strong front moved through Tuesday and breezy conditions persisted through the week. Before the water got dirty in Big Pass, ladyfish were there in decent numbers and hitting jigs. The best bite for me this week was casting lures and flies for jacks and snook in area creeks and residential canals. Rapala X-Raps and Clouser Minnow flies were productive on jacks to 5 pounds and smaller snook. There are also a few smaller grass flats near the passes that produced slot trout and ladyfish, Bass Assassin jigs worked best. For whatever reason, the bite on the larger open flats has slowed down. {%image_id=69256%}