Sarasota Florida 4/3-4/8

[jhoss]

I had the good fortune of being able to get away the last 6 days with my family to sunny Florida. We stayed on the eastern side of Sarasota bay in the Bradenton area. I fished most mornings wading the flats and around a few of the neighborhood docks. I did get a chance to rent a kayak on Monday and fished around lido key. I found plenty of snook on this trip as well as a few Jack, some ladyfish and one speckled trout. The snook bite was strong at first light as they seemed to be mostly feeding on small mullet/minnow fry which were schooled in giant numbers. I found they (snook) really responded to a extremely fast retrieve. Baits used were the new shadow rap, luckycraft pointer and light colored paddletails. It was awesome to get out and find some sun and warm water after the cold winter and spring we've had. Like I always say-the fish are just a bonus.

[Shady]

Awesome! I'd love to get into some Snook one of these days...

[Mark]

John,

Super report and photos.

Warm water and fast retrieves are music to my ears.

Congratulations on a wonderful trip.

[sparky1423]

Very Nice John! At least there is one horizontal stripe on snooks. A reminder of back home

[J.A. Veil]

Nice work. I have two days of meetings on Lido Key in two weeks. I hope to find some time to get out and fish while I am there.

[jhoss]

There are plenty of folks that will rent you a boat there. I've used SeaLifeKayaks the last couple of trips...
(Tom) 941 400 2740

[Goody]

Very nice. Snooks are fun to catch and give you nice pullage. I love fishing down there. Bring some of that warm weather back up here.

Mobile

[AbuMasgouf]

That's awesome John! Need to make a trip down there this winter!