Capt. Rick Grassett’s Sarasota, FL
Fishing Report for Feb. 4, 2012
Anglers
fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of
CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released trout, reds, sheepshead,
bluefish and Spanish mackerel on flies during the past week. Martin Marlowe,
from NY, fished with me on Monday and Friday and it was windy on both trips.
Monday was the windiest day, so we fished Little Sarasota Bay to get some
protection from it. The action wasn’t fast, but Martin caught and released a
few trout and ladyfish on Ultra Hair Clouser flies. We fished the east side of
Sarasota Bay on Friday and he caught and released trout, ladyfish and a
sharpnose shark on the same flies.
Nick
Reding, from Longboat Key, FL, fished Sarasota Bay with me on Tuesday and
Thursday. Nick often invites me to fish along with him, which is a real
treat. We waded several bars on both
sides of the bay and caught and released a pair of reds and an over slot trout
on my Grassett Flats Minnow fly on Tuesday. We caught and released a couple of
sheepshead to 5-pounds and several trout, including a 6-pound, 27” trout, on
Thursday. The big trout was caught and released on my Flats Minnow fly with a
6-weight rod.
Parrish,
FL winter resident, Dave Wahl, fished with me on Wednesday. We spent a couple
of hours in the coastal gulf hunting for false albacore (little tunny) and
tripletail. Despite great conditions, we didn’t find anything so we spent the
rest of our trip fishing Sarasota Bay. Dave caught and released several trout,
blues and Spanish mackerel on Grassett Deep Flats Bunny flies.
Next
week’s negative low tides in the morning should concentrate reds and trout in
potholes of Sarasota Bay. Fishing shallow grass flats for reds and trout and deep
grass flats for trout, Spanish mackerel, blues and pompano should be good
options. Catch and release night snook fishing in the ICW should also be a good
option.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Rick Grassett
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