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Captain Terry Simmons: Guide at CB’s Saltwater Outfitters Coastal Fishing Adventures (941) 923-7799 This week, fishing aboard the “Coastal Fishing Adventures” with Captain Terry Simmons, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key. It’s been a little windy most of the week, but early in the week I chartered “Dave Lovell” and although we had […]
December 2020 Adventure Charters 941-371-1390 December is a month that will test an angler’s ability to adapt to current conditions. Water quality will vary throughout the area as passing cold fronts churn up the Gulf of Mexico. The flats north and south of the passes will be more productive under these circumstances. After several days […]
Adventure Charters 941-371-1390 November offers Siesta Key anglers diverse opportunities. A wide variety of species are available this month, and multiple techniques will be successful. The key is adapting to the conditions; weather will become a factor at times. Water temperatures will be falling as it cools off and the days become shorter, and this […]
Fishing Report Capt. Rick Grassett, Sarasota CB’s Saltwater Outfitters 941-923-7799 (office) Fly anglers fishing Sarasota Bay with me, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with snook, redfish, trout and bluefish recently. Mangrove Coast Fly Fishers president Ken Babineau, from Sarasota and member Gene Mayberry, from Bradenton, fished a pre-dawn/flats trip […]
Adventure Charters 941-371-1390 October is a fabulous month to be fishing on Siesta Key! Shorter, cooler days result in water temperatures dropping into the low 70s, bait will be thick in the bays and out on the beach, and that will attract the gamefish. Many species are going to be caught using a variety of angling […]
Quiet Waters fishing charters – run out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters in Sarasota, FL – found quality snook and redfish on both day & night trips. We found a fair amount of seatrout in mid depth flats and over deeper grass. A few anglers found some nice sized seatrout over deeper grass. Bait continues to be […]
Adventure Charters 941-371-1390 There is a little secret here on Siesta Key; the fishing is terrific in August! Many anglers assume that the heat slows down the action, but this is far from true. The reality is that due to daily rain showers, the water temperature is actually lower in August than it is in […]
Captain Jim Klopfer’s Fishing Forecast June 2020 Adventure Charters 941-371-1390 June will find Sarasota beaches lined with anglers in search of the ultimate gamefish, tarpon, especially early in the month. Catching these giants is really not complicated. Rig a 25 lb. spinning outfit with 36” of 80 lb. fluorocarbon leader and a 5/0 hook, […]
Fishing Report Capt. Rick Grassett, SarasotaCB’s Saltwater Outfitters(941) 923-7799 (office) Anglers fishing with me, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with reds, snook and trout in shallow water in Sarasota Bay and Gasparilla Sound on CAL jigs with jerk worms, shad and grub tails and with snook on flies […]
Captain Jim Klopfer’s Fishing Forecast May 2020Adventure Charters 941-371-1390 May is a transition month in Sarasota. Although the calendar says it is still spring, by late May it will definitely feel like summer time. Pelagic species such as king and Spanish mackerel will have migrated north, inshore fishing will be best early and late, […]