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Fresh Fishing Reports from Sarasota Bay

Has Spring Really Sprung??!?!?!??

March 19, 2025

With the late season cold fronts still rolling in the fish dont know what to think. This week the water temperature is finally starting to warm up and so is the bite!!! Book now.

Whats bitting

March 3, 2025

Here’s a quick “What’s Biting” report for Sarasota Bay this March: Snook – Biting well, especially around docks and mangroves on warmer days. Night fishing around lighted docks has been productive too. Redfish – Active on shallow grass flats and mangrove shorelines. Best action during high tides, with some holding in potholes during low tides. Trout – Plenty of action on deep grass flats, with bigger trout showing up in the shallows early in the morning. Mackerel & More – Spanish and king mackerel are heating up in the coastal gulf, along with cobia and tripletail near buoys and floating structures. Fishing is solid right now, and things will only get better as the water warms up. Book a trip and let’s get on the fish!

Its Heating Up!!

February 24, 2025

As Winter ends and Spring begins we are pumped to be switching gears from bottom fishing to sight fishing. We are targeting snook and redfish concentrated in mangroves and rocky areas in our back water and along the passes. We are still bottom fishing on our 6-8 hour trips but our 4 hour trips are in the bay catching a ton of everytbing! Big jacks are crushing baits and hungry trout are going bonkers for the white baits. Let’s go bend some rods and have some fun!

Sharks in Sarasota Bay

February 12, 2025

Although it was a borderline small craft advisory, we made it up to longboat pass and caught a variety of fish - trout, triple tail, and bonnet head shark sheepshead

Fishings Gettin HOT ? ?

February 1, 2025

As the winter temperatures have bottomed out, the shift to warmer water temperatures has begun. This means everything is starting to eat, the winter species (Pompano, sheepshead) are starting to school up and chew,at the same time the year round species (redfish, snook, trout ) are coming out of winter water temp shock. This means everything is in the bay and hungry!!!

Nearshore fishing is on fire!

January 30, 2025

Its been a windy 2025 so far but when the wind lays down the fishing sction nearshore has bedn phenominal !

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What anglers said about fishing in Sarasota Bay

This was very fun, but it is advertised like you will catch alot of fish. Nothing is specified on tge website about better times of day to catch. But that being said, we had a wonderful time and caught 2 fish

5.0 / 5

Sarasota Sport Fishing, Fish Guaranteed!

Absolutely recommend fishing in Sarasota in March. We had a beautiful day and caught quite a few keepers.

5.0 / 5

Absolutely recommend fishing in Sarasota in March. We had a beautiful day and caught quite a few keepers.

Suncoast Fishing Adventures

Head on down to the dandy charter and he could get you some fish and could help you out a lot.

5.0 / 5

Head on down to the dandy charter and he could get you some fish and could help you out a lot.

Dandy Charter Fishing

Do your research on your boat captains and trust you gut. We had a great time with our highly rated charter.

5.0 / 5

Do your research on your boat captains and trust you gut. We had a great time with our highly rated charter.

So Salty Fishing Charters

Book a great boat like I did. Reel Tight made a great day out of a tough one. Fish we wanted weren’t biting so we switched plans and had an exciting day catching jack Cavale. Dress warm if it’s chilly, or switch to an afternoon trip. We did have a lot of fun.

5.0 / 5

Reel Tight Fishing Charters – Siesta Key

Be sure to bring something light weight and long sleeved so you don’t get too much sun exposure. Hat is important too.

5.0 / 5

Be sure to bring something light weight and long sleeved so you don’t get too much sun exposure. Hat is important too.

Reel Knowledge Fishing

Captain Terry Talbert is an excellent guide, patient, a good teacher and will put you on fish.

5.0 / 5

Captain Terry Talbert is an excellent guide, patient, a good teacher and will put you on fish.

Reel Fun Charter

February fishing with Captain Terry was good. As water temperature warms it will be Great! More fish will become more active as spring advances.

5.0 / 5

February fishing with Captain Terry was good. As water temperature warms it will be Great! More fish will become more active as spring advances.

Reel Fun Charter

Cool crisp early morning and a beautiful sunny mid day! Absolutely beautiful weather for fishing!

5.0 / 5

Cool crisp early morning and a beautiful sunny mid day! Absolutely beautiful weather for fishing!

Rodbender Fishing Charters

Small charters are my favorite. Local captains that know the area and which techniques and baits work best keeps me coming back year after year.

5.0 / 5

Small charters are my favorite. Local captains that know the area and which techniques and baits work best keeps me coming back year after year.

Always N Adventure Fishing Charter

Set up with this option! We’ve done a few fishing trips in different places and this was by far the best! So fun and so many fish. We even saw a dolphin too! <3

5.0 / 5

Set up with this option! We’ve done a few fishing trips in different places and this was by far the best! So fun and so many fish. We even saw a dolphin too! <3

Windward Fishing Charters

Little chillier than we expected but we know for next time to dress warmer if we are fishing in the winter months.

5.0 / 5

Little chillier than we expected but we know for next time to dress warmer if we are fishing in the winter months.

Sarasota Sport Fishing, Fish Guaranteed!

This was less than a 1/2 day boat rental and he had the equipment, bait, gear and licenses. He know the area and where to fish. He also taught me a ton.

5.0 / 5

This was less than a 1/2 day boat rental and he had the equipment, bait, gear and licenses. He know the area and where to fish. He also taught me a ton.

Rodbender Fishing Charters

Best advice is to get in good with the locals, they know the best spots and the best times. They know tides, and how to target specific species. They also have the best recipes!

4.7 / 5

Best advice is to get in good with the locals, they know the best spots and the best times. They know tides, and how to target specific species. They also have the best recipes!

Sarasota Sport Fishing, Fish Guaranteed!

In shore 1/2 day trip provides opportunity to catch a lot of fish, keep a few (due to size restrictions), and to move around to several locations if one or more are slow. Great option for those who struggle with motion sickness. Sarasota Bay tends to be calm, beautiful, and fun.

5.0 / 5

Gulfcart Charters

Weather is hot fishing is hotter. Water and sunscreen are your friends. Book early or you maybe stuck on the beach. High chance of bringing some home so have time and place to cookem up

5.0 / 5

Weather is hot fishing is hotter. Water and sunscreen are your friends. Book early or you maybe stuck on the beach. High chance of bringing some home so have time and place to cookem up