Taylor Owen with a Spanish mackerel he caught and released on a Clouser fly fishing Sarasota Bay.
Anglers fishing with me, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action catching and releasing reds, snook and trout on DOA Lures in Charlotte Harbor and Sarasota Bay and snook at night on flies in the ICW recently.
Keith McClintock, from Lake Forest, IL fished Sarasota Bay recently with me and caught and released a couple of nice reds and trout on CAL jigs with shad tails. He also fished backcountry areas of Gasparilla Sound on another trip with Stephen Liska, from Naples, and they had some action catching and releasing several reds and snook.
Martin Marlowe, from NY, had a great trip catching and releasing numerous snook on my Grassett Snook Minnow fly while fishing the ICW at night with me recently. Fly anglers Gary Mintz and Taylor Owen, from CO, fished Sarasota Bay with me on another trip and Taylor caught and released a nice Spanish mackerel on a Clouser fly
Look for reds, snook and larger trout in shallow water. Snook at night around bridges and dock lights is also a good option depending on conditions. Our natural resources are under constant pressure from red tides fueled by industrial, agricultural and residential runoff, toxic spills and discharges, freezes, increasing fishing pressure and habitat loss and degradation, 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.
Anglers fishing with me, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action catching and releasing reds, snook and trout on DOA Lures in Charlotte Harbor and Sarasota Bay and snook at night on flies in the ICW recently.
Taylor Owen with a Spanish mackerel caught and released on a Clouser fly fishing Sarasota Bay with Capt. Rick Grassett.
Keith McClintock, from Lake Forest, IL fished Sarasota Bay recently with me and caught and released a couple of nice reds and trout on CAL jigs with shad tails. He also fished backcountry areas of Gasparilla Sound on another trip with Stephen Liska, from Naples, and they had some action catching and releasing several reds and snook.
Martin Marlowe, from NY, had a great trip catching and releasing numerous snook on my Grassett Snook Minnow fly while fishing the ICW at night with me recently. Fly anglers Gary Mintz and Taylor Owen, from CO, fished Sarasota Bay with me on another trip and Taylor caught and released a nice Spanish mackerel on a Clouser fly
Look for reds, snook and larger trout in shallow water. Snook at night around bridges and dock lights is also a good option depending on conditions. Our natural resources are under constant pressure from red tides fueled by industrial, agricultural and residential runoff, toxic spills and discharges, freezes, increasing fishing pressure and habitat loss and degradation, 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.
