Today's Best Fishing & Tide Times for
Sarasota, United States ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¸

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Planning your next fishing trip in Sarasota, United States ? Today is a excellent day for fishing. Our comprehensive fishing almanac combines our popular solunar tables, moon times, sunrise and sunset times, nearby tide chart, and a 7-day fishing calendar so you always know the best fishing times in your area. We analyse major and minor solunar bite times, rate each day on a five-star scale, and pair it with localized weather forecasts so you can quickly tell whether today is a good day to fish without juggling multiple tabs. Be sure to bookmark this page so you never miss a bite. view bite times...

  • Check our unique Solunar Clock for precise solunar tables and the best moon phases.
  • Use the Tide Clock section to sync bite times with high and low tide chart.
  • Analyze the forecasted weather conditions, such as wind, barometric pressure and rain to plan your fishing session.
  • Jump to the 7-Day Fishing Calendar for an extended fishing forecast, then explore nearby fishing spots on the interactive map.

Sarasota, Florida offers outstanding inshore, nearshore, and offshore fishing along the central Gulf Coast, with grass flats, passes, bridges, and reefs that hold gamefish year-round. Anglers come to Sarasota for consistent snook, redfish, seatrout, tarpon, and offshore pelagic action, plus family-friendly trips for snapper, sheepshead, and Spanish mackerel. read more...

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Sun and Moon Times

The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 13:54 hours of daylight. For shallow water fishing the twilight periods are often the most productive fishing times, especially on days when a major or minor time will coincide with twilight. In low light conditions predators have better cover for their ambush and often hunt in shallow water.
  • Nautical Twilight begins:
    Sunrise:
  • Sunset:
    Nautical Twilight ends:
  • Moonrise:
  • Moonset:
  • Moon over:
  • Moon under:
  • Visibility:
    9%
  • Waxing Crescent - 9% illuminated Waxing Crescent
Next Full Moon in ~12 days on 29th June
  • Distance to earth:
    368,090 km
    Proximity:
    88.3 %
We can compare the current moon distance to it's minimum and maximum distance from earth and express that as proximity. A high proximity means the moon is closer to earth. At 50% it would be at it's mean distance. A high proximity causes big tides, currents and has a direct effect on increased bite times. A proximity greater than 90% indicates a super moon.
Moon Phases for Sarasota
New Moon
Sun, 14 Jun
Full Moon
Mon, 29 Jun
New Moon
Tue, 14 Jul
Full Moon
Wed, 29 Jul

Solunar Bite Times

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Best fishing times:
  • major Time:
    02:39 am - 04:39 am
  • minor Time:
    08:12 am - 10:12 am
  • major Time:
    03:14 pm - 05:14 pm
  • minor Time:
    10:16 pm - 12:16 am
All times are displayed in the America/New_York timezone and are automatically adjusted to daylight savings. The current timezone offset is -4 hours. Green and yellow areas indicate the best fishing times (major and minor). Blue areas indicate high and low tides. The center shows the current moon phase which is a Waxing Crescent at 9% lumination. According to the Solunar Theory, today is a excellent day for fishing, but you need to cross check this with the current weather forecast for a final decision. Currently we have a minor fishing time. The next best fishing time ( ) starts in -7 hour and -4 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
America/New_York • Wed, 17 Jun 09:09 • 27.336, -82.531

Tides Times for Fishing: Wed, 17 Jun

The Tideclock displays the tide status and the hours until the next tide. Currently the tide is rising and the next high tide is in 4 hours and 57 minutes.
Tide Graph
02:07 pm 10:51 pm AM PM 2.72 ft -0.33 ft height hour: 12 2 4 6 8 10 12 2 4 6 8 10 12
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Tide Time Height
high 02:07 pm 2.72 ft
low 10:51 pm -0.33 ft
Tide Coefficient at 02:07 pm is 172
For fishing, stronger tides are often favourable as they cause stronger currents and more motion on the sea bed. The above tidal coefficients give us an indication of how strong the tides are compared to their average. A value over 90 indicates very strong tides, known as spring tides. A low value indicates weak tides, known as neap tides. The tidal coefficient can range from 20 to 120 with a mean value of 70. A higher number usually indicates better fishing.
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Current Fishing Weather

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7 Day Fishing Weather

The weather plays an important role in fishing. Wind strenght and direction often determine where you can fish and where fish might be holding. Although high pressure is usually good for fishing, steep pressure changes often trigger feeding frenzies and are great times for fishing. Of course temperature has also a strong effect on fishing and comfort on the water. So make sure to cross check the weather forecast with the solunar fishing times to determine the best times to go fishing. The graph below shows you the 3 hourly weather progression over the next 7 days. Scroll the graph left or right to see more.
Selected Weather Station: Sarasota, US
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7 Day Fishing Forecast Calendar
Date Major Bite Times Minor Bite Times Sun Moon Moonphase Tide Times
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New Moon
high: , 2.85 ft , Coeff: 184
low: , -0.46 ft
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Waxing Crescent
high: , 2.72 ft , Coeff: 172
low: , -0.33 ft
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Waxing Crescent
high: , 2.56 ft , Coeff: 156
low: , -0.13 ft
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Waxing Crescent
high: , 2.26 ft , Coeff: 129
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First Quarter Moon
low: , 0.13 ft
high: , 1.41 ft , Coeff: 50
low: , 1.28 ft
high: , 1.97 ft , Coeff: 102
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First Quarter Moon
low: , 0.36 ft
high: , 1.57 ft , Coeff: 65
low: , 1.05 ft
high: , 1.64 ft , Coeff: 72
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First Quarter Moon
low: , 0.62 ft
high: , 1.77 ft , Coeff: 84
low: , 0.82 ft
high: , 1.38 ft , Coeff: 47
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First Quarter Moon
low: , 0.89 ft
high: , 1.94 ft , Coeff: 99
low: , 0.56 ft
high: , 1.25 ft , Coeff: 35
*bold times indicate best fishing times around sunrise or sunset

Fishing Overview Sarasota

Fishing in Sarasota, Florida centers around a diverse mix of shallow grass flats, deep passes, bridges, docks, and Gulf reefs. Sarasota Bay, Big Pass, New Pass, and the nearshore reef line collectively provide year-round opportunities for inshore, nearshore, and offshore anglers. Local guides focus on snook, redfish, seatrout, tarpon, mackerel, snapper, and grouper, with seasonal runs that can be dialed in by watching water temps, tides, and bait migrations.

Seasonal patterns drive much of the action. Spring brings warming water and bait schools onto the flats and beaches. Snook and redfish feed aggressively on Sarasota Bay’s grass edges and mangrove shorelines, while Spanish mackerel, king mackerel, and cobia push just off the beaches and around nearshore reefs. Late spring through early summer is prime time for Sarasota tarpon along the Gulf beaches and passes, with fish traveling the bars early and late in the day.

Summer sees strong dawn and dusk bites in the heat. Snook stack around bridges, passes, and lighted docks where current funnels bait. Night fishing with live scaled sardines or shrimp around dock lights can be excellent. Offshore, calm seas open long runs to reefs and ledges for red grouper, gag grouper, snapper, and amberjack by dropping live pinfish, pilchards, or cut bait.

Fall fishing in Sarasota is driven by bait runs and cooling water. Schools of whitebait and glass minnows trigger fast action with Spanish mackerel, kingfish, and bonito off the beaches and near channel markers. In the bay, seatrout and redfish feed heavily on the flats around potholes and sandbars. Winter concentrates fish around structure: sheepshead, snapper, and black drum stack up on bridges, rock piles, docks, and nearshore reefs, readily eating shrimp or fiddler crabs on light tackle.

Key habitats include the expansive grass flats from Longboat Key to Siesta Key, where spotted seatrout, pompano, and ladyfish prowl. Target 3–6 feet of water with broken grass and sandy potholes. Mangrove shorelines and oyster bars hold snook and redfish, especially on high incoming tides when fish push tight to cover. In the passes (Big Pass, New Pass), look for mackerel, pompano, sharks, and tarpon in season, focusing on strong moving tides.

Effective techniques in Sarasota revolve around live bait, artificial lures, and simple bottom rigs. A live whitebait, pilchard, or shrimp under a cork or free-lined on light fluorocarbon is a staple for snook, trout, and redfish on the flats. Drifting jigs tipped with shrimp over structure is deadly for pompano and flounder. For nearshore mackerel and kingfish, slow-troll or drift live baits around bait schools and reef edges, watching for bird activity and surface busts.

Tactical tips: In clear Sarasota water, downsize leader and hooks for more strikes, especially on pressured flats. Time inshore trips around good moving water—mid to late stages of the tide often fish best. When fishing docks and bridges for snook and sheepshead, present baits tight to pilings and let them sink naturally. Offshore, mark structure carefully with your electronics and anchor or position up-current so baits drift back into the strike zone. Matching your strategy to Sarasota’s seasonal movements and distinct habitats is the key to consistent action.

Interactive Fishing Map for the greater Sarasota area

Beaches and Bays are ideal places for land-based fishing. If the beach is shallow and the water is clear then twilight times are usually the best times, especially when they coincide with a major or minor fishing time. Often the points on either side of a beach are the best spots. Or if the beach is large then look for irregularities in the breaking waves, indicating sandbanks and holes. We found 12 beaches and bays in this area.

Hudson Bayou - 1.14599174978km , Whitaker Bayou - 2.63935993298km , Bay Island - 4.40470910293km , Hamsen Bayou - 5.19419516759km , Coconut Bayou - 5.23483188945km , South Coconut Bayou - 5.71445051076km , Sarasota Beach - 7.92872005528km , Siesta Beach - 8.18360808867km , Crescent Beach - 9.00826990498km , Sarasota Bay - 9.33181788984km , Cranes Bayou - 10.67414009369km , Little Sarasota Bay - 12.94340387635km

We found a total of 40 potential fishing spots nearby Sarasota. Below you can find them organized on a map. Points, Headlands, Reefs, Islands, Channels, etc can all be productive fishing spots. As these are user submitted spots, there might be some errors in the exact location. You also need to cross check local fishing regulations. Some of the spots might be in or around marine reserves or other locations that cannot be fished. If you click on a location marker it will bring up some details and a quick link to google search, satellite maps and fishing times. Tip: Click/Tap on a new area to load more fishing spots.

Hudson Bayou - 1.14599174978km , Whitaker Bayou - 2.63935993298km , Bird Key - 3.39010159082km , Sharker's Island - 4.27012431132km , Bay Island - 4.40470910293km , City Island - 4.48941487739km , Otter Key - 4.53549360107km , Edwards Islands - 4.67220231757km , Saint Armands Key - 5.1341914759km , Hamsen Bayou - 5.19419516759km , New Pass - 5.19690011087km , Coconut Bayou - 5.23483188945km , Lido Key - 5.47318580117km , South Coconut Bayou - 5.71445051076km , Big Sarasota Pass - 5.84937212416km , Philippe Creek - 7.31162271208km , Sarasota Beach - 7.92872005528km , Lake Clark - 7.97684264393km , Siesta Beach - 8.18360808867km , Siesta Key - 8.62110807427km , Crescent Beach - 9.00826990498km , Sarasota Bay - 9.33181788984km , Bowlees Creek - 9.68135457072km , Coral Cove - 10.37859151187km , Lake Marae - 10.62374904292km , Cranes Bayou - 10.67414009369km , Heron Lagoon - 11.07454468701km , Buttonwood Harbor - 11.18441053797km , Rattlesnake Slough - 11.44117011078km , Whale Key - 11.54320382582km , Cooper Creek - 11.54353672867km , Lake Sarasota - 11.77424885568km , Longboat Key - 12.54037486623km , Little Sarasota Bay - 12.94340387635km , White Key - 13.18071075871km , Bird Keys - 13.88928612232km , Gap Creek - 14.62301716982km , Wolf Slough - 14.97038303906km , Jeffs Cowpen Creek - 16.10087216594km , Cow Pen Slough - 16.3003739724km

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