by Chuck Cress | Oct 28, 2022 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
I fished two days this week on Sarasota Bay with John, who’s a regular customer of mine, and his friend Bob, both from Pennsylvania. Numerous trout were caught using DOA shrimp under a cork and or live shrimp under a cork. Using quarter ounce jig head and gulp...
by Capt. Kelly Stilwell | Oct 18, 2022 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
Wow the fishing has really kicked of over the last week. Maybe one of the few good things left from hurricane Ian has been cooler water temperatures. The spotted seatrout have been biting about as good as I can remember. Most of them are in the 12 to 14 inch range,...
by Capt. Rick Grassett | Oct 15, 2022 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
Fortunately the Sarasota area fared well during Hurricane Ian compared to areas to our south. Others suffered catastrophic damages that may take years to recover from. Although there is still a large amount of runoff, Sarasota Bay is recovering nicely. Fly anglers...
by Chuck Cress | Oct 9, 2022 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
Jerry, a central Florida angler, decided to get on the water after hurricane Ian to see what it looked like. I told him I had been on the water earlier in the week and all looked good to go. Jerry loves to fish Topwater lures and spoons and he was not disappointed...
by Capt. Rick Grassett | Sep 3, 2022 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
Fly anglers fishing Sarasota Bay with me, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing trout and a variety of other species recently. Pat Beckwith from Sarasota, and Lyle Beckwith from VA, fished deep grass flats with sink tip...
by Capt. Brandon Naeve | Sep 2, 2022 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
Lauren and Shane from Columbus Ohio caught this cute Tripletale while fishing aboard my boat in Sarasota Bay this past week. It just so happened to be Shane’s birthday too which made their catch and release of the Tripletail just a little more memorable. Throw...
