Fishing Report!! March 22, 2021 Gearing up for Tarpon
The kingfish are in!!! Larger smoker kings right off of the beach. There are still some red grouper and larger mangrove snappers if you can get offshore. Snook have definitely started moving down the beach as well. Some schools of redfish have been spotted in Sarasota bay as well as some MASSIVE trout. Top water […]
Spring Fishing Report!! Monday, March 15, 2021
Spring has SPRUNG!!! The bait has arrived and so have the kingfish!! Larger king mackerel have been caught this week anywhere from a mile to ten off of the beach. Schools of larger whitebaits and threadfins can be used to target the kings. Trolling live baits is very effective! Look for birds diving on bait […]
Fishing Report!! March 4, 2021
With water temperatures rising, we are beginning to see more bait off of the beaches and in the nearshore Gulf of Mexico. This will produce more chances for larger species to be targeted such as king mackerel, snook and tarpon. King fish can sometimes be spotted attacking schools of bait violently and can be identified […]
Valentine’s Day Fishing Report!! 2/14/2021
Water temps jumped nearly ten degrees this week!! This will increase the amount of bait activity in the bay, the nearshore Gulf of Mexico and offshore as well. Threadfin pods have been sighted offshore and smaller baits on the beach will make beach fishing for snook productive in the upcoming weeks and months. Plenty of […]
Winter Fishing!! Fishing report 2/4/21
Fishing this time of year can be slightly slower but that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty too be caught!! Due to the high winds, we find ourselves confined more to inshore and bay fishing. Utilize the grass flats and clear water!! Speckled trout have been extremely plentiful in Sarasota bay. We are seeing some 20″-23″ […]
Fishing Report- January 11, 2021
Winter Fishing!!! Lower tides tend to push fish into places you normally wont find them. Grass flats have been very productive lately for trout with topwater baits. Some solid redfish can be found sunning in the sandholes. Golden bream lil johns can be great rigged weedless on a wide gap hook. Sheepshead can be found […]
Kingfish, sharks and Mackerel!!
High winds have made it difficult to get offshore in the last few weeks. Nearshore fishing has been fantastic!! Larger kingfish, mackerel and sharks have been abundant within 3-4 miles off the beach. Many reports of pompano and sheepshead this week from people fishing off of Turtle beach and closer to Big Sarasota Pass. Gag […]
Capt. Gary Gilliland’s Fishing Report 8/18/20
The current high pressure system holding over the coast has kept the wind down and temperatures up. Early morning and late evening are still the best times for top water for snook and reds, along with the HIGH morning tides. Just off the beach, schools of mackerel, bonita and sharks can be found under the […]
Reds are chewing!! Fishing Report 8/9/20
Calmer conditions offer anglers fantastic inshore and offshore fishing this week. Inshore bite has been hot! Larger redfish and snook are showing interest in multiple types of artificial baits as well as live bait if you can get it. Mangrove snapper either inshore (Sarasota Bay) or offshore have been plentiful as well. Gag grouper are […]
ECONOMY TACKLE FISHING REPORT 6/27/20
The offshore bite is still hot. Limits of red snapper and grouper are the norm, with reports of nice scamp and some super mutton snapper as well. We still have a lot of tarpon on the beach and in the passes!