Keith McClintock, from Lake Forest, IL, with a 34" snook, caught and released on CAL jigs with shad tails while fishing Gasparilla Sound with Capt. Rick Grassett on several trips recently.
Anglers fishing with me, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing snook, reds and trout in skinny water in Gasparilla Sound.
Anglers fishing the deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay had action with trout, Spanish mackerel, and blues on DOA Lures recently Fly anglers had decent action catching and releasing snook in the ICW at night.
Dave Reinhart, from Pittsfield, MA, fished a couple of days in Gasparilla Sound near Boca Grande with me and had good action catching and releasing reds, snook, and trout on CAL jigs with shad tails.
Keith McClintock, from Lake Forest, IL fished the same area with me before heading back north and finished up strong by catching and releasing a 34-inch snook.
Keith McClintock, from Lake Forest, IL, with a 34″ snook, caught and released on CAL jigs with shad tails.
Dave Reinhart with a Trout caught and released on CAL jigs with shad tails while fishing Gasparilla Sound.
Martin Marlowe, from NY, fly-fished for snook in the ICW at night with me recently and had good action catching and releasing several snook on Grassett Snook Minnow flies.
Look for reds and snook in skinny water. Deep grass flats are usually a good option for action with trout, blues, pompano, Spanish mackerel and more. Snook fishing around dock lights and bridges should also be a good option now.
Marshall Dinerman with a Trout caught and released on CAL jigs with shad tails while fishing the deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay recently.
Joe Brinkmeyer with a Spanish mackerel caught and released on CAL jigs with shad tails fishing the deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay.
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!
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 good action catching and releasing snook, reds and trout in skinny water in Gasparilla Sound.
Anglers fishing the deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay had action with trout, Spanish mackerel, and blues on DOA Lures recently Fly anglers had decent action catching and releasing snook in the ICW at night.
Keith McClintock with a 34″ snook, caught and released on CAL jigs with shad tails while fishing Gasparilla Sound.
Dave Reinhart, from Pittsfield, MA, fished a couple of days in Gasparilla Sound near Boca Grande with me and had good action catching and releasing reds, snook, and trout on CAL jigs with shad tails.
Keith McClintock, from Lake Forest, IL fished the same area with me before heading back north and finished up strong by catching and releasing a 34-inch snook.
Marshall Dinerman with a Trout caught and released on CAL jigs with shad tails while fishing the deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay.
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!
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.
