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Siesta Key Beach

Sarasota, Sarasota County, FL

👎🏻 Poor
Partly cloudy · 86°F · Feels 93°
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Solar
Sunrise
06:48 AM
Sunset
06:34 PM
Water Temp.
Temp. Fº
68 Fº
Temp. Cº
20 Cº
Wind
Speed
6 mph
Direction
WSW
UV Index
Strength
6
Level
Moderate
Tide Chart
Solunar Forecast
Waning Gibbous · 78% illuminated

Hourly Fishing Activity

12a
3a
6a
9a
12p
3p
6p
9p
Peak
Good
Slow
Poor

Feeding Windows

Major
2:30 AM
to
4:30 AM
Major
2:52 PM
to
4:52 PM
Minor
10:16 PM
to
11:16 PM
Minor
8:33 AM
to
9:33 AM
🌕 Moon Rise
10:46 PM
🌑 Moon Set
9:03 AM
☀️ Sun Rise
6:49 AM
🌅 Sun Set
6:35 PM

Fish Species in This Area

Common Snook

Common Snook

Centropomus undecimalis

Spring Summer
Common
Up to 55.1 inches
Inshore, Mangroves, Estuaries
Family: Centropomidae

Prized sport fish found around mangroves and inlets. Sensitive to cold temperatures.

Local Notes: Patrol the shoreline at night during summer. Topwater and live bait work near any structure or trough.

Florida Pompano

Florida Pompano

Trachinotus carolinus

Fall Spring
Common
Up to 25.2 inches
Surf zones, Sandy beaches
Family: Carangidae

Excellent eating fish found in surf. Silver body with yellow fins.

Local Notes: Run the first trough behind the breaking waves at Siesta Key Beach. Sand fleas on a pompano rig or a 1/4-oz jig with shrimp.

Spanish Mackerel

Spanish Mackerel

Scomberomorus maculatus

Spring Summer
Common
Up to 35.8 inches
Nearshore, Coastal waters
Family: Scombridae

Fast-swimming pelagic fish with gold spots. Common in spring and fall.

Local Notes: Blitz along the beach at Siesta Key Beach during bait migrations. Casting silver spoons into the frenzy.

Red Drum

Red Drum

Sciaenops ocellatus

Year Round
Occasional
Up to 59.1 inches
Inshore, Estuaries, Surf zones
Family: Sciaenidae

Popular game fish with distinctive black spot near tail. Found in shallow coastal waters.

Local Notes: Hunt the troughs and shell pockets along Siesta Key Beach. Cut mullet or live pinfish on a fish-finder rig.

Sheepshead

Sheepshead

Archosargus probatocephalus

Fall Spring
Occasional
Up to 35.8 inches
Inshore, Docks, Structures
Family: Sparidae

Bottom feeder with strong teeth. Found around structures and pilings.

Local Notes: Hold around any structure, rocks, or sea walls near Siesta Key Beach. Fiddler crabs are most effective.

Spotted Seatrout

Spotted Seatrout

Cynoscion nebulosus

Year Round
Occasional
Up to 35.8 inches
Inshore, Grass flats, Estuaries
Family: Sciaenidae

Popular inshore species with distinctive spots. Found over grass flats and sandy bottoms.

Local Notes: Work the nearshore grass patches visible from Siesta Key Beach with DOA Shrimp or live pilchards at first light.

Tarpon

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

Spring Summer
Occasional
Up to 98.4 inches
Inshore, Offshore, Nearshore
Family: Megalopidae

Large powerful fish known for spectacular jumps. Migrates along Florida coast.

Local Notes: Roll along the beach at Siesta Key Beach in the early morning during spring migrations. Live mullet or crabs.