REPORT:
December 7, 2001
Sarasota Fla. Fishing Report
By Capt. Bob Smith
It has been all about getting well offshore if you want some good action! Coastal and inshore fishing has been feeling the effects of a slow to leave Red-tide. Maybe this weekend's cold front will change things around.
We had been able to find fish at depths between 40 and 80 feet, 10 to 20 miles offshore. Hard bottom, artificial reefs, brakes and any good looking bottom has held some fish. Kingfish, blackfin tuna and grouper have preferred the deeper water. Snapper, some grouper, little tunny and an occasional kingfish has been the action around the 40 to 50 foot depths.
Live bait is best but trolling will work to find the kings. Live Spanish sardines, cigar minnows, pilchards, pinfish, grunts and large live shrimp for the snapper have all worked. The wind has been up for the last few days and has made it a hard ride for long offshore fishing but that will pass.
When you do get out, don't forget the Gold hook bate rigs.
Enjoy and Protect
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