Blog & Fishing Articles
Fly Fishing for Snook in Sarasota – Dock Lights
Sarasota, FL offers some of the best fly fishing for snook on dock lights in all of Florida. This is the perfect trip for those anglers targeting snook with a fly rod. This comprehensive article breaks down the integral parts of fly fishing for snook on dock lights and gives the prime areas to find big snook on dock lights in Sarasota.
Dock Lights and Flats Providing Excellent Fishing
Anglers fishing on Quiet Waters Charters are doing well catching snook, seatrout, and redfish. The weather is warming up and flats fishing should continue to provide great opportunities for anglers.
Fishing for Winter Redfish in Shallow Water – Tidal Rivers
Fishing in tidal rivers for winter redfish in shallow water might be one of the best kept secrets in southwest Florida. Sarasota, FL is a prime location to target winter redfish. The Manatee River is just north of the city, while the Myakka and Peace Rivers are a...
Healthy Redfish & Large Jacks Inshore
Winter flats fishing in Sarasota, FL was excellent over the last week. We’re seeing healthy size redfish, large jack crevalles, seatrout, and snook.
Good Winter Flats Fishing Action on Snook, Redfish, & Seatrout
Flats fishing in the inshore waters around CB’s Saltwater Outfitters in Sarasota, FL continues to provide exciting action for anglers fishing on charters with Quiet Waters Fishing. We found good numbers of redfish and seatrout in all sizes over the last few weeks....
Gator Trout, The Marlboro Man, & Other Seatrout Related Stories
Gator Trout – The brilliant philosopher who called a monster speckled seatrout a gator trout for the first time deserves recognition. Erecting a monument in his honor seems appropriate. A commemorative plaque or medal of achievement would be the bare minimum for the...
The Death Flat – Our Own Walker’s Cay
-“It’s impossible for a saltwater flat to be more barren.” -“This is a place where fishing dreams go to die.” -“I would kill for a ladyfish right now." -“Dear Lord, please send a school of Jacks to this awful place.” These are thoughts I’ve had while fishing with my...
Great Redfish & Snook Fishing as Winter Trends Take Hold
Inshore anglers on recent fishing charters with Quiet Waters out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters had good success fishing the flats and dock lights for snook, redfish, seatrout, and other inshore species. Snook and redfish provided good action on trips into brackish...
Flats Fishing for Redfish & Snook Remaining Steady
The fall is a great time to fish the flats around Sarasota, FL. November has been a really good month for snook and redfish on flies and artificial baits. We’re on the back side of our first serious cold front, so fishing could be pretty good here in the next few days.
Fishing Florida’s Bull Bay
To fish Florida’s Bull Bay, you need to be able to find the fish, have the right equipment, and use the right lures or flies. This article describes the incredible fishery that is Bull Bay and how an angler can confidently approach fishing there.
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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