Capt. Favorite's Weekend Fishing Forecast: July 14, 2016

Posted Thursday, July 14, 2016 12:00 am

Merab Favorite

BRADENTON – Learn how you can enter the FWC's Lionfish Challenge. Weak Atlantic high pressure continues across the region, with light winds and slight seas that will become onshore each afternoon with the seabreeze. Winds and seas will be locally higher in and around thunderstorms but otherwise no marine hazards are expected.

Time’s almost up to qualify for an extra spiny lobster via the Lionfish Challenge

Fifty lionfish: That is all it takes to qualify for the Lionfish Challenge. And if you get your 50 now, you will receive a commemorative coin marking your membership and allowing you to take one extra spiny lobster per day during the two-day sport season July 27-28.
Not into crustaceans? That’s OK. The Lionfish Challenge and the Panhandle Pilot Program have tons more to offer for your lionfish removal efforts, from raffle prizes to the chance to name an artificial reef, depending on which program you participate in.

Learn more:

Facebook: Facebook.com/LionfishReefRangers
Website: ReefRangers.com and MyFWC.com/Lionfish
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Fishing Forecast

Weak Atlantic high pressure continues across the region with light winds and slight seas that will become onshore each afternoon with the seabreeze. Winds and seas will be locally higher in and around thunderstorms but otherwise no marine hazards are expected.

Thursday

Southeast winds around 5 knots then becoming southwest around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Thursday night will bring northwest winds around 10 knots then becoming east after midnight. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

07/14 Thu 02:45 AM 1.04 L

07/14 Thu 08:56 AM 2.16 H

07/14 Thu 05:09 PM 0.41 L

07/14 Thu 11:26 PM 1.38 H

Friday

Southeast winds around 10 knots then becoming south around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Friday night will bring northwest winds around 5 knots then becoming east around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

07/15 Fri 03:32 AM 1.16 L

07/15 Fri 09:39 AM 2.25 H

07/15 Fri 06:01 PM 0.24 L

Saturday

Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Saturday night will bring east winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

07/16 Sat 12:33 AM 1.42 H

07/16 Sat 04:18 AM 1.24 L

07/16 Sat 10:21 AM 2.35 H

07/16 Sat 06:45 PM 0.1 L

Sunday

East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Sunday night will bring east winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

07/17 Sun 01:23 AM 1.45 H

07/17 Sun 05:01 AM 1.28 L

07/17 Sun 11:02 AM 2.44 H

07/17 Sun 07:25 PM 0.0 L