by Capt. Kelly Stilwell | May 15, 2025 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
The fishing has been great in Sarasota Bay, and the near shore Gulf. Over the last several weeks the spotted sea Trout have been on fire in Big Sarasota Bay. It has truly been the best trout fishing I’ve ever seen. Casting artificial baits over deep grass flats...
by Capt. Brandon Naeve | May 10, 2025 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
Captain Brandon Naeve and Captain Hunter Naeve have been catching huge trout in Sarasota Bay this past week with Dan, shown here displaying one of the larger Trout he caught, from Chicago. As the water temperature continues to rise so does the appetite of our three...
by Chuck Cress | Apr 18, 2025 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
Wow, we had a great day on the water! My sister-in-law Becky, my wife, and a friend of ours from Northern Illinois Mark King decided to take to the water for lunch and a leisurely boat ride. The boat ride for me gave me the excuse, to bring some fishing poles and do a...
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...
