Sarasota: Rick Grassett

Capt. Rick Grassett’s Sarasota Fishing Report for 10/28/2023

Fly anglers fishing with me, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with a variety of species in Sarasota recently. Pat Beckwith, from Sarasota, fished the coastal gulf with me and caught and released her first false albacore (little tunny) on a fly! Tom and Dan Timmins, from PA, fished a couple of days with me. They caught and released several trout and snook fishing skinny water in Sarasota Bay and also got in on the action in the coastal gulf with false albacore on a fly. Sarasota winter residents, Mike Perez and Denton Kent, fished the coastal gulf with me and caught and released several tripletail on flies. 

Stewart Lavelle, from Sarasota, fished the ICW at night with me and had good action catching and releasing numerous snook and a chunky bluefish on my Snook Minnow fly. A couple of other fly anglers had action catching and releasing trout and more on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay. Conditions and fish have been challenging but anglers worked hard to make it happen!

Tripletail and false albacore should be a good option in the coastal gulf depending on conditions. Look for reds in skinny water and snook around dock lights. Deep grass flats are usually a good option for action for trout and seasonal species such as pompano, blues and Spanish mackerel. Our natural resources are under constant pressure from red tides and other algae blooms fueled by residential, industrial and agricultural runoff, toxic spills and intentional releases, freezes, increasing fishing pressure and habitat loss and degradation, please limit your kill, don’t kill your limit!

Tight Lines,

Capt. Rick Grassett

FFI Certified Fly Casting Instructor

Orvis-Endorsed Fly Fishing Guide and Casting Instructor/CB’s Saltwater Outfitters

Orvis Outfitter of the Year-2011

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