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Sarasota Winter Fishing in Full Swing

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...

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Winter Fishing Right Around the Corner

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...

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Fishing Shallow & Finding Good Water

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...

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Fishing Through Hurricanes & Cold Fronts

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...

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Big Snook & Juvenile Tarpon Have Been Chewing

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....

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Tarpon Season Coming to an End In Sarasota

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...

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Shallow Water Producing Exceptional Sight Fishing

Shallow Water Producing Exceptional Sight Fishing

Quiet Waters Fishing charters in March were focused primarily on targeting snook and redfish in shallow water. Fly anglers and light tackle anglers enjoyed some great days in shallow water fishing the flats and the back country on my Maverick Mirage. We ran the...

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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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The author holds a nice snook caught on the flats