Sarasota Redfish

Sarasota's skinny waters are holding large schools of redfish! Capt. Jermey Heimes of Day Away Charters and myself located several large schools of redfish on the flats south of Cortez. We fished 1-3 ft. of water on the incoming tide. Water visibility was a 8 on a scale of 1-10. Redfish ranged from the top of the slot to 30+ inches. Cut threadfin on a 1/8 oz. jig head or #2 EUPRO circle hook got the job done! For best results stick your Power Pole and let the redfish come to you. Keep a low profile and make long casts. A degree of stealth can be essential when stalking redfish in skinny-clear water. Before heading in we managed to land a few nice snook just east of Joe's Island. Like the redfish in Sarasota they shied away from live bait. However , the snook were unable to resist the lure of that tasty threadfin soaking on the bottom! Remember our snook population took a hard hit this year and the season will remain closed till Sept. 1st. So, handle those linesiders with a little T.L.C. when catching and releasing them. Till next time have a safe and quality day on the water.

''Fishing like a pro'' with EUPRO. Eupro Pro-Staff Capt. Sean Hagen of Shamrock Fishing Charters www.fishingwithshamrock.com A Shady Shamrock Fishing Report.