Turtle Beach Resort is about 20 minutes from downtown Sarasota. The resort provides complimentary fishing poles and you can fish directly from the resort docks. Live bait is available at the Turtle Beach Marina which is a short 2 minute walk away.
You can fish at the resort, there's a public boat ramp a few hundred yards away, and a boat rental place within walking distance. Downtown Sarasota is about a 15-20 minutes drive north on 41.
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