Anglers fishing with me recently, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action fly fishing for snook on dock lights before daylight. John and DJ, from NY, fished several days with me last week.
Our plan was to fly fish for tarpon in the coastal gulf all week, but with the wind still in a westerly pattern, the coastal gulf was unfishable for tarpon most of the time. Instead, we fished dock lights in the evening and before dawn and had good action catching and releasing snook on my Grassett Snook Minnow fly.
There should still be some tarpon fishing in the coastal gulf when conditions improve. There may be fewer fish but late-season tarpon have already spawned and are more aggressive. There should also be good action with trout, blues and Spanish mackerel on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay. Fishing dock lights in the ICW at night is always a good option for snook and more.
Our natural resources are under constant pressure, please limit your kill, don’t kill your limit!
Rick is the owner of Snook Fin-Addict Guide Service, Inc. He's a full time fishing guide and outdoor writer based in Sarasota, FL. He’s been guiding since 1990 and is an Orvis-Endorsed fly fishing guide here at CB’s Saltwater Outfitters, the 2011 Orvis Outfitter of the Year.
