Sarasota Siesta Key Florida Fishing Guide Service and Fishing Charters.

Fishing charters can mean the difference between catching the big one; or telling a story about the one that got away. At C.B.’s Saltwater Outfitters, our veteran guides will do their best to make sure your stay in our Sarasota, Siesta Key area is memorable. Let us arrange an exciting trip to the shallow water back country to sightfish for snook, redfish, speckled trout and other species, or trips to the inshore reefs of the Gulf of Mexico for giant tarpon, bonito, cobia, tripletail, jack crevalle, kingfish, spanish mackerel. Fly and Spin fishing for all ages.

Top: Capt Ed and Liz Duff with a large Jack Crevalle.
Bottom: Capt Rick with a Redfish in Sarasota Bay.

The Guides

Top row left to right: Jim, Jack, Kelly, Ed, Dan, Bruce
Bottom row left to right: Rick, Merrily, Terry.

Sarasota Bay

Located within the shadows of downtown Sarasota, the bay offers a variety of fishing. The lush grass flats of the north bay offer fine redfish, snook and speckled trout. Three passes longboat Pass, New Pass and Big Pass provide: pompano, bluefish, sheepshead, black drum, jack crevalle, and others.

Half Day Fishing (4) hours $350.00
(6) hours $425.00
Full Day Fishing (8) hours Sarasota Bay - $500.00

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Snook Alley Evening Trip

A portion of the intercoastal waterway between Sarasota and Venice that many claim has one of the largest populations of snook found anywhere in the state. Most of the snook fishing takes place at night around lighted docks. Literally dozens of snook will cruise around the structures and feed on bait that is attracted by the lights. Its night sight fishing that can be fast, furious and fun! Redfish and speckled trout also are encountered on these trips.

Night Snook Trip (4) Hours $400.00

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Charlotte Harbor

An all-day trip to the backcountry of world-renowned Charlotte Harbor is wild and wonderful. Miles of mangrove shoreline harbor snook, redfish, speckled trout, tarpon and others. The lush grass flats beckon experienced and beginning anglers alike. Fish Bull Bay, Turtle Bay, the West Wall, Pine Island Sound, Boca Grande, Captiva Pass and Johnson Shoals.

Full Day (8 hours) Charlotte Harbor $550.00

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Tarpon Fishing

The clear blue-green waters of the Gulf of Mexico offer sight-fishing for tarpon at its best from May through mid-July. Tarpon of 120 pounds or more jumped daily during the season on fly, plug and spin tackle. Even though the water ranges from 12 to 25 feet in depth, many of the fish are encountered on the surface or just below. Tarpon fishing charters are limited to two anglers per trip.

Mid May - Mid July $500.00

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Book early for Tarpon to ensure you and your party of the best dates. Tarpon season starts May through mid-July. Please make your reservations early.

Offshore Gulf & Reef Charters - up to 4 Anglers

We offer different combinations on this one. Inshore Gulf & Reef Up to 4 anglers

(4) hours $425.00 (Seasonal)
(6) hours $600.00
(8) hours $750.00

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Seasonal - Near Shore Gulf Charter - up to 4 Anglers

(4) hours $425.00

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Instructional Fly-Fishing Trip

Put the casting skills you have learned to use on the water. This will give you an opportunity to deal with fishing situations from the deck of a boat or by wading. Learn how to cast under mangroves and docks and how wind and current affect different fishing situations. You may have an opportunity to practice sight fishing, which is one of the most rewarding forms of fly-fishing.

Instructional Fly-Fishing Trip (4 hours) $350.00

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Fly-Casting Private Instructions

Fly-Casting Private Instructions $50.00 an hour.

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What You Need to Bring (Available at CB's 7a.m.-6p.m. daily)

Fishing hat, sunscreen, polarized sunglasses
Boat shoes or sneakers with light color soles (no blacksoles please)
Clothing: cool comfortable clothing in the warm months, (light jackets are sometimes needed on summer mornings); jackets, rain gear, sweaters, sweatshirts, long pants during winter. THINK LAYERS.
Food, snacks, drinks
Camera (capture that Kodak moment)

What We Provide

Professional Guide
All fishing tackle provided.
Saltwater fishing license - You are covered under our guides license
Ice cooler

We do ask for a credit card number (Visa, MasterCard or Discover) to confirm and have a 2 week cancellation notice required *policy unless extreme weather (the guide will make the call on the weather) Confirmed Tarpon Trips have a one month cancellation policy.

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Calendar of Fish

SPECIES

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

TARPON

SNOOK

REDFISH

SPECKLED TROUT

KINGFISH

COBIA

SPANISH MACKEREL

BONITA

TRIPLETAIL

BLUE FISH

GROUPER

SNAPPER

Fish Known to be Caught in Our Area


Bluefish	Bonito	Cobia	Jack Crevalle
Kingfish	Ladyfish	Lane Snapper	Mangrove Snapper
Pompano	Snook	Spanish Mackerel	Speckled Trout
Tarpon	Tripletail

Bluefish	Cobia	Jack Crevalle	Ladyfish
Mangrove Snapper	Pompano	Redfish	Snook
Speckled Trout	Tarpon	Tripletail

Barracuda	Black Grouper	Blacktip Shark	Bluefish
Bonita	Cobia	Dolphin	Gag Grouper
Greater Amberjack	Hammerhead Shark	Jack Crevalle	Kingfish
Lane Snapper	Lemon Shark	Little Tunny	Mangrove Snapper
Nurse Shark	Permit	Tarpon	Tripletail

NOTE: FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION REGULATE THE TAKING OF CERTAIN SALTWATER SPECIES BY SPECIES, MINIMUM SIZE LIMITS, CLOSED SEASON & DAILY BAG LIMIT.

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1249 Stickney Point Road on Siesta Key
(at Stickney Point Bridge)
Sarasota, Florida 34242
941-349-4400 Fax: 941-346-1148
Open Daily 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.