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Capt. Rick Grassett’s Fishing Report for 4/28 through 5/2/2008
2008-05-11 15:28:09
Sarasota, Florida - Saltwater Fishing Report
Sarasota Bay
Anglers fishing with me on the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action with trout, bluefish and snook during the week of April 28th. The best action was on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay with trout and bluefish.
Fly anglers Jack Sinton and Dave Duerson, both from Bend, OR, fished Sarasota Bay with me on Monday, April 28th. They had action with trout and bluefish on Ultra Hair Clouser flies at Stephens Point and near Buttonwood Harbor. The best fish of the day was a 26” snook that Dave sight fished with a Clouser fly along Sister Key.
Quent Daggett and his fishing partner Dave, both from Portland, OR, fished the same areas with me on Tuesday and Wednesday. Fish thinned out and the action slowed in skinny water following a front on Monday afternoon, but they had some action with trout and bluefish on Ultra Hair Clouser flies on deep grass flats near Buttonwood Harbor.
Bill Beauchamp, from Bradenton, FL and his brother, Brian, fished the same areas with me on Thursday. They caught and released trout and bluefish on DOA Deadly combos and CAL jigs with shad tails in the same areas that produced for us earlier in the week. Despite fishing hard for reds and snook in skinny water, they didn’t cooperate.
I spent Friday getting myself packed for my annual trip to Andros South Bonefish Lodge. The lodge is one of only a few lodges on the south end of Andros Island. I’ll follow up on that trip in a separate report within a few days.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Rick Grassett
Snook Fin-Addict Guide Service, Inc.
FFF Certified Fly Casting Instructor
(941) 923-7799
E-mail snookfin@aol.com
www.flyfishingflorida.net and www.snookfin-addict.com
Fish Species: Snook, bluefish and trout
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Jack Sinton, from Bend, OR, caught and released this 5-pound bluefish on an Ultra Hair Clouser fly while fishing Sarasota Bay with Capt. Rick Grassett.
Dave Duerson, from Bend, OR, caught and released this 26
About The Author: Captain Rick Grassett
Company: Snook Fin-Addict Guide Service, Inc.
Area Reporting: Soutwest Florida
Bio: Capt. Rick Grassett, owner of Snook Fin-Addict Guide Service, Inc., is a full time fishing guide and outdoor writer based in Sarasota, FL. He has been guiding since 1990 and is an Orvis Endorsed Outfitter fly fishing guide at CB’s Saltwater Outfitters in Sarasota. Specializing in fishing with flies and lures on light spinning tackle, Capt. Rick fishes the bays, back country and coastal gulf waters from Tampa Bay to Charlotte Harbor in his 18’ Action Craft flats boat. He is a Federation of Fly Fishers certified fly casting instructor. Destination fishing trips are another specialty of Snook Fin-Addict Guide Service. Capt. Rick has lead groups of fly anglers to remote fishing locations around the world. Crane Meadow Lodge, MT, Los Roques, Venezuela, Andros Island Bonefish Club and Bonefish Bay Club in the Bahamas are several destinations where he has hosted groups in the past. Capt. Rick is a field editor for Saltwater Angler magazine and a monthly columnist for the Tampa Tribune. He has written articles for The Fisherman magazine and Orvis News. In addition to writing for these publications, he has been featured in articles in Florida Sportsman, Sportfishing, The Fisherman and Fly Fishing in Saltwater magazines. Capt. rick's web site, www.snookfin-addict.com features weekly fishing reports, current photos and and monthly fishing forecasts. He also maintains a second website that is specific to fly fishing and fly casting instruction, www.flyfishingflorida.net.
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