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Sight Fishing for Snook & Reds Remains Steady
Sight fishing has remained steady over the last few weeks. Sight fishing is demanding, especially with a fly rod. It’s one of the most challenging, yet rewarding forms of fishing around and some days are just better than others. Redfish were plentiful over the last...
Fishing Dock Lights – The Cure For Cold Fronts
During winter months, fishing dock lights at night in Sarasota, FL provides some of the best opportunities to catch snook with a fly rod or on artificial baits with light tackle. The series of cold fronts that came through our area over the last few weeks really...
Crustacean Redfish Fly
When you’re sight fishing redfish in the clear water of West Central and Southwest Florida, you’re forced to continuously refine your game. Our redfish are heavily pressured and when you combine that with clear water, our fish can get fairly sketched out at times....
Cold Weather Sight Fishing
Above: Reds crawling through skinny water on a cold morning (center of picture) Mother nature has a conveyor belt of cold fronts aimed at Florida. Sight fishing for redfish in shallow water has been a solid option on cold mornings. The reds have been skinny and, for...
Best Podcasts for Flats Fishing in Florida – Guide’s Picks
If you’re looking for the best podcasts on flats fishing in Florida, then you should find this article helpful. Flats fishing in Florida is a complex discipline of fishing with a rich history. Anglers living in the tech era are lucky to have so many podcasts about...
Brief Warming Trends Bring Flats Fishing to Life
The past month of Quiet Waters trips, run out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, featured consistently cool weather. Cold water temperatures changed where and when we targeted our favorite inshore species like snook, redfish, and...
Suburbans on Dock Lights
Jewfish (goliath grouper) will never be a species I target on charters. Maybe I shouldn’t say never, but I can’t envision the chain of events that would need to unfold where the end result is me stabbing a 20/0 hook through the head of a jack crevalle, pitching it off...
‘Tis the Season
It’s winter – a great time to find large seatrout in shallow water. It’s prime time for tossing big plugs at gator trout in skinny water. On Christmas Eve, I took out the Orange Crush and we found a few good ones in shallow water. The seatrout we found had...
Another Day on the Flats With the Intrepid Fly Angler
Another good day poling this tireless fly angler around in skinny water. Clear water and a light breeze made for a fun day fly fishing in shallow waterAbove: A healthy redfish taken on a shrimp pattern. Below: Coming tight to a snook fooled by a floating minnow...
Winter Fishing Trends Are Here
Flats & dock light fishing have been steady on Quiet Waters trips run out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key. The last cold front made it official - winter is definitely here. The sea trout bite has been dependable over the past few weeks. Redfish have...
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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