Captain Favorite's Fishing Forum: Dec. 29, 2014

CATCH OF THE WEEK

Ian Mceachern, from Sarasota, had good action catching and releasing Spanish makerel and blues on Ultra Hair Clouser flies while fishing Sarasota Bay with Capt. Rick Grassett.

BRADENTON – If you were planning on celebrating the holidays out on the water, you might want to reconsider. More rain and thunderstorms are predicted for Monday and Tuesday along with warnings of sea fog. A cold front on Wednesday will push out the stormy weather, but winds will increase near cautionary levels.

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WEEKLY FISHING REPORT BY CAPT. RICK GRASSETT

Capt. Rick DePaiva, from Ft. Myers, FL, battles a tarpon jumped on a fly while fishing the coastal gulf with Capt. Rick Grassett.

Anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released trout, Spanish mackerel, pompano, flounder and bluefish on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay on flies and CAL jigs with shad tails during the past week.

Keith McClintock, son-in-law Rick Anderson and grandson, Garrett Anderson, all from IL, fished deep grass flats on the west side of Sarasota Bay with me on Monday. They caught and released trout, ladyfish and a flounder on CAL jigs with shad tails. Alan Sugar, from MI, fished the same areas with me on Tuesday and caught and released trout and ladyfish on an Ultra Hair Clouser fly fished on a sink tip fly line.

Wednesday’s trip was rescheduled due to wind gusting above 20-mph as a front passed through. Action improved towards the end of the week following the front. Ian Mceachern, from Sarasota, FL, fished Sarasota Bay with me on Friday. We fished deep grass flats on both sides of the bay where he caught and released trout, Spanish mackerel, bluefish and ladyfish on an Ultra Hair Clouser.

Lane Thurgood, from VA, and daughters Bella and Beatrice, fished the same areas with me on Saturday. Lane fly fished while the girls used spinning tackle. They had good action catching 6 species of fish, including trout, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, pompano, ladyfish and a small gag grouper on Ultra Hair Clouser flies and CAL jigs with shad tails.

Trout, blues, Spanish mackerel, pompano and more should be good options on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay. Look for reds and big trout mixed with mullet schools on shallow flats and edges of bars. Tripletail and false albacore should be good options in the coastal gulf depending on conditions. Look for albies feeding near the surface and tripletail around crab trap buoys. Catch and release night snook fishing in the ICW is also a good option now. Fish peak tidal flows for the best action.

Tight Lines,

Capt. Rick Grassett

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Fishing Forecast

It's going to be a foggy couple of days as NOAA is predicting a warm and humid air mass will override cooler waters on Tuesday. There is a slight chance of showers Tuesday as a week frontal boundary approaches the area.

Monday
Southeast winds around 10 knots then becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Patchy fog.
2014/12/29 Mon 01:35 AM 0.29 L
2014/12/29 Mon 07:08 AM 1.09 H
2014/12/29 Mon 12:49 PM 0.49 L
2014/12/29 Mon 06:58 PM 1.79 H

Tuesday


Southwest winds around 10 knots then becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Areas of fog in the morning. A chance of showers. Tuesday night will bring north winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
2014/12/30 Tue 02:57 AM 0.02 L
2014/12/30 Tue 09:04 AM 1.01 H
2014/12/30 Tue 01:37 PM 0.69 L
2014/12/30 Tue 07:46 PM 1.92 H

Wednesday


Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Wednesday night will bring northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
2014/12/31 Wed 04:05 AM -0.24 L
2014/12/31 Wed 10:38 AM 1.04 H
2014/12/31 Wed 02:27 PM 0.83 L
2014/12/31 Wed 08:34 PM 2.02 H

Thursday


Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Thursday night will bring northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
2015/01/01 Thu 04:59 AM -0.38 L
2015/01/01 Thu 11:38 AM 1.09 H
2015/01/01 Thu 03:24 PM 0.88 L
2015/01/01 Thu 09:23 PM 2.06 H

Friday


Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
2015/01/02 Fri 05:46 AM -0.52 L
2015/01/02 Fri 12:32 PM 1.12 H
2015/01/02 Fri 04:11 PM 0.92 L
2015/01/02 Fri 10:05 PM 2.1 H

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