Sarasota Saltwater Fly Fishing Report

November can be an exciting time to fish in our shallow water. The cooler weather tends to get the Redfish fired up and overall you’ll find bigger fish drawn in by the cooler water and you’ll find them in larger numbers. What you won’t necessarily find in larger numbers is other anglers on the water. You might not have to run as far to locate the fish either.

As I’m writing this column, it’s our first real “Fall” day of the season. It’s clear, sunny, breezy and dry, making all the neighborhood dogs especially frisky and sending us in search of the sweatpants we put away last spring. Last weekend Capt. Jr. Holland’s crew from New Jersey “laughed and caught fish all day”. Altogether they caught 113 fish (they counted) including redfish, stripers, sheepshead, seatrout and catfish. Capt. Chris Robinson’s anglers yesterday were catching 4 and 5 pound redfish in water as shallow as his Hell’s Bay skiff could go, until they got tired of catching them. They moved to another area to try their hand at trout fishing but the redfish wouldn’t leave them alone.

Tommy's fishing in the Keys this month primarily for Permit with Bonefish and Tarpon also on the fishing bill of fare. He's got a couple days open if you're going to be in the lower keys before he heads home.

According to local headlines, the storms we mostly dodged this hurricane season have spared the winter Oyster bars, which is certainly good news not only for the harvesters and processors but also for those of us who are hooked on our local bounty. The local clam harvest appears to also have avoided harm. At the risk of repeating myself, we have been so extremely fortunate to have escaped the damage other areas in Florida were struck with. It will be a true Thanksgiving celebration this year.

Kathy Robinson
Robinson Brothers Guide Service, LLC
Apalachicola, Florida
850-653-8896
www.FloridaRedfish.com Robinson@FlaRedfish.com
Member:
Florida Guides Assn. www.Florida-guides.com
Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce www.Apalachicolabay.org
Gulf County Chamber www.gulfcountychamberofcommerce.com
Carrabelle Chamber of Commerce www.carrabelle.org

		Home \|Fly Fishing Features \| Skills \| Fly Tying \| Fly Fishing Guides \| Schools \| Index \| e-mail
		sefly.com > Fly Fishing Reports > Apalachicola Florida 10/15/2004

		Home Features Skills Fly Tying Guides Schools e-mail Index		November can be an exciting time to fish in our shallow water. The cooler weather tends to get the Redfish fired up and overall you’ll find bigger fish drawn in by the cooler water and you’ll find them in larger numbers. What you won’t necessarily find in larger numbers is other anglers on the water. You might not have to run as far to locate the fish either. As I’m writing this column, it’s our first real “Fall” day of the season. It’s clear, sunny, breezy and dry, making all the neighborhood dogs especially frisky and sending us in search of the sweatpants we put away last spring. Last weekend Capt. Jr. Holland’s crew from New Jersey “laughed and caught fish all day”. Altogether they caught 113 fish (they counted) including redfish, stripers, sheepshead, seatrout and catfish. Capt. Chris Robinson’s anglers yesterday were catching 4 and 5 pound redfish in water as shallow as his Hell’s Bay skiff could go, until they got tired of catching them. They moved to another area to try their hand at trout fishing but the redfish wouldn’t leave them alone. Tommy's fishing in the Keys this month primarily for Permit with Bonefish and Tarpon also on the fishing bill of fare. He's got a couple days open if you're going to be in the lower keys before he heads home. According to local headlines, the storms we mostly dodged this hurricane season have spared the winter Oyster bars, which is certainly good news not only for the harvesters and processors but also for those of us who are hooked on our local bounty. The local clam harvest appears to also have avoided harm. At the risk of repeating myself, we have been so extremely fortunate to have escaped the damage other areas in Florida were struck with. It will be a true Thanksgiving celebration this year. Kathy Robinson Robinson Brothers Guide Service, LLC Apalachicola, Florida 850-653-8896 www.FloridaRedfish.com Robinson@FlaRedfish.com Member: Florida Guides Assn. www.Florida-guides.com Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce www.Apalachicolabay.org Gulf County Chamber www.gulfcountychamberofcommerce.com Carrabelle Chamber of Commerce www.carrabelle.org




		Return to Reports Page>>>	o
oo	o	sefly Home \| Flyfishing Features \| Skills \| Fly Tying \| Flyfishing Guides \| Schools \| Index \| e-mail