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Joe Darr, from Orlando, FL, fished Sarasota Bay with Capt. Rick Grassett and caught and released this bluefish on an Ultra Hair Clouser fly. |
Governor Rick Scott announced that he will be adding four additional license-free fishing days. The FWC has eliminated a supplemental recreational red snapper harvest, and a closure for several grouper species in Gulf waters, providing anglers with additional fishing opportunities. They have also passed two new measures for catching tarpon: anglers can no longer snag a tarpon in its body, nor use a weight that hangs lower than their hook when fishing for them.
Gov. Scott, FWC add 4 more license-free fishing days to calendar
The additional saltwater license-free fishing days will be Oct. 12 and Nov. 30 and additional freshwater license-free days will be Nov. 29 and Dec. 28.
For 2014 and beyond, the following dates will be license-free fishing days:
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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, had good action catching and releasing snook, trout, Spanish mackerel and bluefish on flies and CAL jigs with shad tails in Sarasota Bay during the past week. The best action was with snook and a variety of species on deep grass flats.
Brittany and Joe Darr, from Orlando, FL and their friend, Josh, from Sarasota, did an instructional fly fishing trip in Sarasota Bay with me on Sunday. We also spin fished while one angler was fly fishing. They made good progress with fly casting and caught and released blues, Spanish mackerel and trout at the Middleground flat and near Buttonwood Harbor on Ultra Hair Clouser flies and CAL jigs with shad tails.
Mike Tremblay, from Richmond, VA, fly fished Sarasota Bay with me on Tuesday. We started before dawn fishing Siesta Key docks where Mike caught and released several snook on my Grassett Snook Minnow fly. He also caught and released several trout on an Ultra Hair Clouser fly at Stephens Point.
I fished with Capt. Andy Cotton, also out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters, in his boat on Thursday. We found few widely scattered Spanish mackerel and false albacore (little tunny) in the coastal gulf, but they were tough to get on. Andy caught and released a tripletail on a Clouser fly and we had good action catching and releasing trout, blues and jacks on Ultra Hair Clouser flies and CAL jigs with shad tails in Sarasota Bay near Buttonwood Harbor.
Reds are schooling in Sarasota Bay. Look for nervous patches of water or large wakes to find them. Beat the heat by catch and release snook fishing before daylight and then look for reds, trout, blues, Spanish mackerel, tripletail and more in Sarasota Bay.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Rick Grassett
FFF Certified Fly Casting Instructor
Orvis- Endorsed Outfitter Guide
CB’s Saltwater Outfitters-2011 Orvis Outfitter of the Year
Snook Fin-Addict Guide Service, Inc.
(941) 923-7799
E-mail snookfin@aol.com
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Fishing Forecast
A ridge of high pressure north of the waters will strengthen and build southward resulting in enhanced easterly flow for the next several days. Evening surges could result in winds approaching exercise caution levels at times each night.
Monday
East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Numerous thunderstorms in the afternoon. Monday night will bring east winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Numerous thunderstorms in the evening.
2013/09/16Mon04:53 AM1.27L
2013/09/16Mon10:46 AM2.54H
2013/09/16Mon06:20 PM0.38L
Tuesday
East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Tuesday night will bring east winds around 15 knots then becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening.
2013/09/17Tue12:15 AM1.89H
2013/09/17Tue05:54 AM1.03L
2013/09/17Tue11:48 AM2.53H
2013/09/17Tue06:58 PM0.51L
Wednesday
East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Wednesday night will bring northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
2013/09/18Wed12:37 AM2.01H
2013/09/18Wed06:46 AM0.79L
2013/09/18Wed12:42 PM2.48H
2013/09/18Wed07:29 PM0.67L
Thursday
Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Thursday night will bring northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms.
2013/09/19Thu12:57 AM2.14H
2013/09/19Thu07:33 AM0.59L
2013/09/19Thu01:30 PM2.37H
2013/09/19Thu07:57 PM0.84L
Friday
East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
2013/09/20Fri01:18 AM2.28H
2013/09/20Fri08:17 AM0.45L
2013/09/20Fri02:16 PM2.23H
2013/09/20Fri08:22 PM1.0L
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