by Capt. Kelly Kurtz | Mar 24, 2025 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
After these last cold fronts the water is finally clearing up and the fishing has been fantastic. Fishing the grass flats with cal jigs and live shrimp has produced many trout, Spanish mackerel, and ladyfish. We’re fishing the passes with jigs the bite is on in...
by Capt. Brandon Naeve | Mar 23, 2025 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
Young Brooke from Detroit, MI, shown here in this photo with his dad, caught this nice looking trout while fishing this past week with me on a charter out of CB’s Outfitters on Siesta Key. Capt. Hunter donated his jacket to keep the young man warm, remember it’s...
by Capt. Kelly Kurtz | Mar 15, 2025 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
The fishing these past two weeks on the grass has been very good on the right tides. We’ve had many days of catching and releasing 40 plus trout up to 22 inches, as well as Spanish Mackerel while fishing inshore using live and artificial jigs. The migration of Pompano...
by Chuck Cress | Mar 12, 2025 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
I think I’m witnessing one of the best spring fishing seasons I’ve seen in a long time. Dominic, shown here on the left, is holding a beautiful redfish he caught and released while fishing with his his father-in-law Mike this past week. They both helped prove my...
by Capt. Brandon Naeve | Mar 9, 2025 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
Beckett, Theo and Tuck from southern Minnesota caught a bunch of fish with Capt. Brandon this past week in Sarasota Bay. March is one of the best months for fishing in Sarasota, with a wide variety of species available to target, including Spanish mackerel, kingfish,...
by Capt. Kelly Kurtz | Feb 20, 2025 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
The fishing last week has started to improve after the last cold front passed through. The spring migration is here and the bite has been very good on the right tides. Last week fishing the grass flats with artificial and live shrimp we had several days catching and...