Ashley — Economy Tackle — Sarasota — 941-922-9672
Nov. 3
OFFSHORE: No offshore
NEARSHORE: In 40-50 feet of water, there’s cobia, snapper, triple tail and bonita.
OFF THE BEACH: Pompano and some Spanish mackerel.
INSHORE: Redfish, some decent trout, some smaller snook mentioned; some decent ones up in the Phillippi Creek, South Creek and the backwater. Redfish are going hard; some flounder that are catch-and-release. Also some sheepshead. And there are schools of jack crevalle in Philippi Creek as well.
BEST BET: Pompano.
EVENT: NLBN Daiwa and Smith Optics event including raffles and promos — along with a limited batch of artificial bait from 2-6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6.
Phil — Cooks Sportsland, Venice, 941-493-0025
Nov. 3
OFFSHORE: No reports. Nobody is traveling offshore. The wind is too damn nasty.
OFF THE BEACH: Venice Fishing Pier, they had some luck, using trolly lines. Getting into some cobia, a few king. By the jetty, they were getting into some Pompano.
FRESHWATER: Hit or miss, but when it’s on, they are hitting dark bait.
BACKWATER: Using live bait and working the mangroves, there’s some good size redfish and snook; using paddletails on the flats, there’s trout to be had and bouncing some artificial shrimp as well — also using ladyfish up toward mangroves.
BEST BET: Castnet and get some of the pilchers and greenbacks. That’s the majority of what they’re hitting right now.
Capt. Roger, Fine Bait & Tackle, North Port, 941-240-5981
Nov. 3
OFFSHORE: No reports.
NEARSHORE: Kings and cobia.
OFF THE BEACH: Sharks, including tigers, bulls, blacktips. Also redfish, whiting, Spanish mackerel, sheepshead, trout, pompano and flounder.
INSHORE: In Bull Bay, there’s Big trout, reds on paddle tails and shrimp on cork. Near Hog Island, there’s reds. Turtle Bay has snook reds and trout. Lemon Bay has reds, snook, trout and flounder. The Myakka River has redfish eating shrimp.
BEST BET: Redfish
Steve, Fishin’ Franks, Charlotte Harbor, 941-625-3888
Nov. 3
OFFSHORE: It has been too windy to get out there.
NEARSHORE: No reports; boats aren’t getting out.
OFF THE BEACH: Redfish and some whiting are out there.
FRESHWATER: Crappie bite using minnows.
INSHORE: It has been really good with sheepshead, snook, trout and redfish. The weather has been good for fishing in Charlotte Harbor in some of the deep holes and along the East and West walls.
BEST BET: Snook fishing.