Captain Favorite's Fishing Forum Oct. 17, 2011

Jeremiah Sutton caught this tiger musky at Quemado Lake, just west of Albuquerque N.M.  They were there about three hours, the cold weather warmed up around 10 a.m., they caught 31 rainbow trout  in addition to the tiger musky in one and a half days.

Fishing Updates

Commercial Fishing for Greater Amberjack Closing in Gulf of Mexico Federal Waters

•  The commercial harvest of greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico is closed, effective 12:01 a.m. (local time) October 20, 2011, through December 31, 2011. NOAA Fisheries Service has determined the 2010 commercial quota of 342,435 pounds of greater amberjack will be reached by this date. During the closure period, no person aboard a vessel for which a commercial Gulf of Mexico reef fish permit has been issued may fish for or retain greater amberjack in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, this closure applies in state waters for persons aboard a vessel for which a federal reef fish permit has been issued.

Capt. Rick Grassett’s Sarasota, FL Fishing Report for 10/16/2011

Dave Macomber, from MN, caught and released this albie on a Grassett Snook Minnow fly while fishing the coastal gulf  off Sarasota 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 snook, trout, blues, Spanish mackerel and albies during the past week.  We had good action in Sarasota Bay with trout, blues and Spanish mackerel and with albies in the coastal gulf.

Jon Grimes and Tony Rich, both from Longboat Key, FL, fished Sarasota Bay with me on Tuesday. They caught and released numerous trout to 18“, blues to 4-lbs and Spanish mackerel on DOA Deadly Combos and Ultra Hair Clouser flies near Whale Key.

Fly anglers Dave Macomber, from MN, and his brother Scott Macomber, from MA, fished with me on Friday and Saturday. They had a good day on Friday catching and releasing 6 or 7 albies to 8 ? lbs in the coastal gulf off Sarasota on my Grassett Snook Minnow fly. We snook fished in the ICW near Venice before dawn on Saturday morning where they caught and released 4 or 5 snook on the same fly. We fished the coastal gulf out of Venice after dawn and found Spanish mackerel, but no albies. We came upon an awesome scene as Spanish mackerel crashed a bait ball and 25 or 30 sharks cruised the bait ball with dorsal fins out of the water eating mackerel!

Next week’s outgoing tides in the morning should be good for fishing the coastal gulf or the flats. Look for reds along sand bars and in potholes at the bottom of the tide.

Tight Lines,

Capt. Rick Grassett

Snook Fin-Addict Guide Service, Inc.

FFF Certified Fly Casting Instructor

(941) 923-7799

E-mail snookfin@aol.com

www.flyfishingflorida.net and www.snookfin-addict.com

Fishing Forecast

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Developing low pressure near the Yucatan Peninsula will move northeast into the Gulf over the next few days and create strong winds and seas over the coastal waters through midweek. After the low moves onshore, a strong cold front will push southeast through the waters Wednesday and Thursday.

Monday

East winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. There will be a slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Monday night will bring southeast winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Numerous showers.

2011/10/17 Mon    02:52 a.m.      2.57    H

2011/10/17 Mon    11:32 a.m.      0.23    L

2011/10/17 Mon    06:30 p.m.      1.55    H

2011/10/17 Mon    09:21 p.m.      1.48    L

Tuesday

South winds around 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. There will be numerous showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Tuesday night will bring west winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. There will be a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.

2011/10/18 Tue     03:40 a.m.      2.47    H

2011/10/18 Tue     12:36 p.m.      0.29    L

Wednesday

Northwest winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. There will be a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Wednesday night will bring north winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

2011/10/19 Wed    04:42 a.m.      2.35    H

2011/10/19 Wed    01:44 p.m.      0.33    L

2011/10/19 Wed    09:08 p.m.      1.65    H

Thursday

North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Thursday night will bring northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

2011/10/20 Thu     12:26 a.m.      1.55    L

2011/10/20 Thu     06:06 a.m.      2.21    H

2011/10/20 Thu     02:49 p.m.      0.37    L

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