Guide Report - Steve Gibson August 2009 |
Wednesday, 12 August 2009 09:07 |
Report: West winds continue to plague fishing around the area, either forcing cancellation or forcing us to the west side of Sarasota Bay and surrounding waters. Spotted seatrout have been hitting plastic-tailed jigs, D.O.A., Deadly Combinations and flies. The trout have been running on the small side, but we have taken them as large as 22 inches. The top fly has been the olive-and-white Clouser Deep Minnow on a No. 1 hook. Ladyfish, jack crevalle and bluefish have been attacking baitfish schools in open water just south of Whale Key. The hard-fighting blues have been averaging 3 pounds. Jensen went on to land several nice spotted seatrout, a few ladyfish and jack crevalle. Deep grass flats around Sarasota should continue to produce spotted seatrout, bluefish, ladyfish, jack crevalle and possibly Spanish mackerel. We expect beach snook action to be good when the west winds settles and the east winds begin. Snook are in the surf and hitting a variety of flies and lures. Top flies include the D.T. Special (variation), Gibby’s Snook Minnow, Clouse Deep Minnow, Wide-Eye Snook Fly and Puglisi Minnows. Top lures are jigs with plastic tails, D.O.A. Shrimp, Sebile Stick Shads and MirrOlure MirrOminnows. Baby tarpon are available in canals in Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte, in addition to a couple of spots in north Sarasota Bay. KAYAK FISHING TIP: Kayak fishing is the newest and fastest growing sport for a couple of reasons:
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