by Chuck Cress | Dec 25, 2018 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
On Christmas Eve day I took Rick, Cathy, and their daughters Jen and Sylvia on a fishing-sightseeing excursion on beautiful Sarasota Bay. It was a gorgeous winter day and we saw lots of sites that people generally do not see while visiting Sarasota unless you happen...
by Capt. Brandon Naeve | Dec 17, 2018 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
Pompano are starting to frequent the flats as water temperatures are way down into the ’60s and spiking up into the ’70s by midday. This makes the fish more active and aggressive as they go after artificial baits. CB’s Outfitters has a great...
by Capt. Rick Grassett | Dec 15, 2018 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
Anglers fishing with me, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action catching and releasing trout on flies and trout, reds and snook on CAL Shad tails and topwater plugs in Tampa Bay recently. Anna Maria Island winter resident, Bill Morrison,...
by Capt. Ed Hurst | Dec 10, 2018 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
Steve Totte, from Cleveland OH, enjoyed a productive morning of fly fishing for snook this past week fishing with me out of CB’s Outfitters. We used Enrico Puglisi white baitfish patterns and the snook seemed to prefer fly. We fished Snook Alley in the early morning...
by Capt. Rick Grassett | Dec 9, 2018 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
Anglers fishing with me, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing snook on flies and DOA Lures at night in Little Sarasota Bay recently. Mike Watkins, from Sarasota, fished dock lights for snook on a trip with me and had...
by Capt. Brandon Naeve | Dec 4, 2018 | CB's Weekly Fishing Reports
December is here and it’s jigging time, so get out your favorite jig and cover lots of water. Snook are dormant this time of year due to the cold so don’t bother targeting them until spring. However, trout, bluefish, ladyfish, and Jack crevalle are there for the...