It has been hot and humid in Sarasota this week! The lack of wind made the bite a little bit spotty. Also, there is still some patchy red tide around,...
Jim Klopfer
August 21, 2021
Fishing was slow this week with morning thunderstorms cancelling most of my trips. Friday was nice, though hot, but red tide shut down most of Sarasot...
July 31, 2021
Unfortunately, the red tide that has been plaguing Tampa Bay moved into our area this week. There was not a huge fish kill, but it certainly slowed th...
July 17, 2021
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 mini...
July 10, 2021
Anglers experienced both action and variety on fishing charters this week. The strategy of casting lures early then switching to chumming with bait wo...
July 03, 2021
I have eased into my summer strategy of casting jigs early, then switching over to chumming with live bait. This is very effective as anglers take adv...
June 26, 2021
Action was steady this week, with clients catching a good variety of species. The numbers of fish were down a tad, we did have some unstable weather a...
June 19, 2021
Fishing was steady on the deep grass flats this week. Wind was an issue early in the week, but really did not hinder the bite. Speckled trout, bluefis...
June 12, 2021
I was back out on the water this week after my surgery and a little vacation. The bite on the deep grass was steady, with clients catching a decent am...
June 05, 2021
Once again, I spent all of my time fishing the deep grass flats. The action was steady, improving each day as we came off the full moon. Speckled trou...
May 01, 2021
Weather was an issue early in the week. Severe thunderstorms shut us down Monday and Tuesday. I was not sure what to expect on Wednesday, sometimes an...
April 24, 2021
I spend the majority of the week drifting the deep grass flats casting lures and flies. Speckled trout were plentiful with some decent fish to 22". Sp...
April 18, 2021
