Spin and fly anglers on the Snook Fin-Addict experienced decent action during the past week.   Snook, redfish, bluefish, trout and ladyfish were caught on a variety of lures and flies.   Water temperatures in the low 60's have slowed fishing early in the day, but afternoons and evenings have been better.

    Fly angler, Brett Yantis from Parkville, MO, fished Charlotte Harbor with me on Monday.   Brett's goal was to catch a redfish on a fly by sight casting.   After several follows and refusals during the morning, Brett and I focused on tailing redfish when the tide bottomed out.   Brett landed a five-pound red that was tailing on a sandbar near Sandfly Key on a Skitterbug fly after several refusals with a shrimp pattern.   A very rewarding experience!

    Ron Scott and Judge Andy Owens, from Sarasota, fished Sarasota Bay with me on Wednesday.   They caught and released reds, snook, sheepshead, trout and ladyfish at the Marina Jack flat and in Roberts Bay.   We fished docks with shrimp-tipped Cotee jigs in the afternoon, where the caught a pair of reds, a snook and sheepshead.   Ron and Andy also fished Charlotte Harbor with me on Saturday.   Although it was a slow fishing day they managed to catch trout, ladyfish and a redfish on DOA's, Cotee jigs and Slimy Slugs on spinning tackle in Gasparilla Sound.

    The best trip of the week was a snook trip on Wednesday evening at Snook Alley in Venice with Harry and Arlene Delanty, from Redding, CA.   Harry and Arlene caught and released 35 snook on small white flies and jigs, despite 61 degree water.   Harry and Arlene also fished Sarasota Bay with me on Friday where they landed trout, ladyfish and a Spanish mackerel on Clouser flies and Cotee jigs with grubs at the Radio Tower and Middleground flats.

    With water temperatures in the low 60's, fishing should be better in the afternoon  on the flats and in the evening around lighted docks and bridges for snook.   Snook season will close on December 15, so all snook must be released after then.

Tight Lines,
Capt. Rick Grassett
Snook Fin-Addict Guide Service, Inc.
(941) 923-7799
E mail snookfin@aol.com
www.fishfla.net/grassett.htm

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