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Spring Fishing Arrives In Sarasota
Fishing trips with Quiet Waters were focused on hunting snook and redfish in shallow water and staying away from red tide early in the month of March. Red tide, which briefly moved inshore, did not impact any charters as we were able to stay far away from any impacted...
Warm Weather Ignites Flats Fishing
Anglers on recent Quiet Waters fishing trips fished waters from Sarasota north to Tampa Bay during the day and fished waters as far south as Venice during dock light trips at night. We’ve enjoyed a warm stretch of weather starting in the middle of February. Water...
Sarasota Winter Fishing in Full Swing
Shallow water anglers on recent Quiet Waters fishing trips fished waters as far south as Placida and as far north as Tampa Bay. We fished dock lights in Sarasota as well as dock lights throughout the Venice and Nokomis area for snook and other species at night. Fly...
Winter Fishing Right Around the Corner
Fly fishing and light tackle anglers fished for snook and redfish in shallow water with Quiet Waters Fishing over the last week. We also targeted snook on dock lights and fished over deep grass for seatrout, bluefish, and jacks. We fished as far north as lower Tampa...
Fishing Shallow & Finding Good Water
Fly and light tackle anglers found success in shallow water, and on dock lights on recent fishing trips with Quiet Waters Fishing, run out of Sarasota, FL. While we’re catching fish in the morning, the early afternoon bite has been better. Snook have been a more...
7 Tips for Flats Fishing Lower Tampa Bay – Light Tackle
Flats fishing in the shallow waters of Lower Tampa Bay with light tackle and artificial lures can be world class. The flats of Lower Tampa Bay are home to a healthy population of snook, redfish, seatrout, and even tarpon. Anglers committed to fishing with lures, soft...
Fishing Through Hurricanes & Cold Fronts
Anglers had success in shallow water, open water, and on dock lights on Quiet Waters Fishing Charters, run out of Sarasota, FL. Hurricane Ian came through at the end of September and ended up becoming a storm that won’t soon be forgotten by the people of Southwest...
September Off To A Hot Start – Juvenile Tarpon, Big Snook, & Tripletail
Snook, juvenile tarpon & a dependable tripletail bite were the norm on Quiet Waters Fishing Charters, run out of Sarasota, FL over the last few weeks. Snook and juvenile tarpon were most easily targeted at night around dock lights. Tripletail were caught both...
Big Snook & Juvenile Tarpon Have Been Chewing
Quiet Waters Fishing Charters, run out of Sarasota, FL found good fishing both day and night over the last few weeks. Water temperatures are peaking in our area with surface temperatures in the high 80s in the morning and exceeding 90 degrees by late afternoon....
Tarpon Season Coming to an End In Sarasota
Quiet Waters fishing charters, run out of Sarasota, FL were focused on tarpon over the last two months. Adult tarpon are still around, but their numbers dwindle more every day. We mixed in some shallow water flats trips and dock light trips as well. The Sarasota area...
If you have any questions about the articles, feel free to contact me. If you go back in to the blog archives, you will be able to find some helpful information for fishing in Sarasota. If you’re interested in a type of trip or species that you read about on my blog, then let me know and we can go from there. The Quiet Waters Outdoor Journal is for folks who enjoy outdoor writing. Check it out and let me know what you think.
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