The water quality was good and the temperatures were mainly in the high 60’s, nice fishing weather for sure.
The fishing this past holiday week was excellent. The water quality was good and the temps were mainly in the high 60’s.
Fishing the docks and deeper canals produced some snook, jacks, black drum, and quite a few redfish. Mangrove snapper, seabass and juvenile grouper were also feeding well.
There’s plenty of baitfish around so these fish are growing well after last years red tide. On several calm days we fished nearshore reefs as well as the crab buoys for tripletail which are migrating south.
The reefs produced snapper, and sheepshead as well as some large redfish. All in all this is a great time of year to be on the water catching fish.
Kelly is a Sarasota native and the owner and operator of Mangrove Charters. He's passionate about fishing and hunting. As a full-time fishing guide Kelly operates out of a 22 ft. Bayscout and specializes in light tackle using both artificial and live bait. Redfish are his favorite.
