snook fishing – Sarasota Fishing Charters

Best Snook Fishing Tackle and Lures

Best Snook Fishing Tackle and Lures This post will cover the best snook fishing tackle and lures. Snook are arguably the premier inshore game fish in Florida. Most snook fishing tackle and lures...

Fishing for Snook, a Complete Guide

Fishing for Snook, a Complete Guide Anglers fishing for snook will find this guide very helpful. Snook are the most popular saltwater inshore game fish in Florida. Tackle, lures and baits,...

Sarasota Snook Fishing

Sarasota snook fishing Visiting anglers love Sarasota snook fishing! Snook are without a doubt Florida's premier inshore game fish. Snook grow quite large, the state record is 44 pounds. They fight...

About Fishing Lido Key

Capt Jim Klopfer grew up in Maryland and learned to fish in the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay. He moved to Sarasota in 1986 and earned his United States Coast Guard "Masters" license (# USA000332878) in 1991. He has been guiding clients in Sarasota ever since! Currently, Capt Jim Klopfer runs his charters out of a 22' Stott Craft bay boat.

Capt Jim Klopfer has also authored many fishing articles and even several books on fishing. His Amazon author profile can be viewed in this link. He has written for GAFF Magazine, Florida Sport Fishing Magazine, Gulf Coast Fisherman, Woods-N-Waters, and other publications. Capt Jim writes a monthly fishing forecast for the Siesta Sand newspaper. He has self-published several books, "Sarasota Fishing Secrets", "Fly Fishing the Suncoast", "A Complete Guide to Ice Fishing", and "Fishing for Crappie, Bluegill, and Panfish".

All Sarasota fishing charters include everything the anglers needs; tackle, bait, licenses, ice, water, etc. Capt Jim is a proponent of catch and release, but will fillet and bag a few fish for a meal if desired.