Captain Favorite's Fishing Forum: Sept. 30, 2013

The recreational harvest of red snapper opens Oct. 1 in state and federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Our contributing captain recommends catch and release snook fishing before daylight and then looking for reds, trout, blues, Spanish mackerel and more in Sarasota Bay. An area of low pressure may move out of the Caribbean into the Gulf after Wednesday. Mariners should monitor the latest forecasts for updates concerning this system.

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 trout, bluefish and jacks on DOA Deadly Combos, CAL jigs with shad tails and top water plugs in Sarasota Bay and reds, snook, trout, bluefish and flounder in Gasparilla Sound on CAL jigs with shad tails and DOA Deadly Combos during the past week.

            

Jerry Roth, from Orlando, FL, fished Sarasota Bay with me last Sunday. He cast top water plugs on deep grass flats along the west side of the bay and caught and released blues, jacks and trout. John Stenger and his son, Jeff, from KY, fished the same areas with me on Monday. They caught and released trout, blues and jacks on DOA Deadly Combos.

            

With an upcoming trip in the Boca Grande area and since I hadn’t fished there lately, I needed to do some scouting. Capt. Andy Cotton, also out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters, joined me to fish Gasparilla Sound on Thursdaywhere we caught and released several reds, snook, trout and a nice flounder on CAL jigs with shad tails. I hooked a fish that took off on a screaming run and was surprised when it jumped that it was decent sized barracuda! Despite 8 inches of rain earlier in the week, fishing was good. A positive effect of all the rain is that it dropped water temperature on shallow flats into the high 70’s.

            

Keith McClintock, from Lake Forest, IL, Jack McCulloch, from Lakewood Ranch, FL and Dennis Stroer, from Venice, FL, fished the same area with me on Friday. They had good action catching and releasing several snook, reds, and flounder in skinny water and with trout and a nice blue on DOA Deadly Combos and CAL jigs with shad tails on deep grass flats.

             

Beat the heat by catch and release snook fishing before daylight and then look for reds, trout, blues, Spanish mackerel and more in Sarasota Bay.  Action with false albacore (little tunny), Spanish mackerel and more should begin in the coastal gulf any time now.

 

Tight Lines,

Capt. Rick Grassett

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Fishing Forecast 

High pressure extending down the eastern Seaboard into the Gulf tonight settles in over the southeast U.S. Through mid-week. as an area of low pressure in the Atlantic moves toward the Canadian Maritimes. The high builds eastward from the southeast U.S. During the end of the week. An area of low pressure may move out of the Caribbean into the Gulf after Wednesday mariners should monitor the latest forecasts for updates concerning this system.

Monday

Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots then becoming south around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms may increase winds and seas in the morning then scattered thunderstorms may increase winds and seas in the afternoon. Monday night will bring east winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms may increase winds and seas in the evening...then isolated showers after midnight.

2013/09/30 Mon 04:32 a.m. 1.3 L

2013/09/30 Mon 10:07 a.m. 2.17 H

2013/09/30 Mon 05:27 p.m. 0.61 L

2013/09/30 Mon 11:27 p.m. 1.92 H

Tuesday

East winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers in the morning then scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms may increase winds and seas in the afternoon. Tuesday night will bring east winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

2013/10/01 Tue 05:23 a.m. 1.09 L

2013/10/01 Tue 11:04 a.m. 2.21 H

2013/10/01 Tue 06:02 p.m. 0.68 L

2013/10/01 Tue 11:45 p.m. 2.01 H

Wednesday

East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms may increase winds and seas in the afternoon. Wednesday night

East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms may increase winds and seas in the evening then isolated showers after midnight.

2013/10/02 Wed 06:05 a.m. 0.88 L

2013/10/02 Wed 11:52 a.m. 2.23 H

2013/10/02 Wed 06:33 p.m. 0.76 L

Thursday

East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms may increase winds and seas. Thursday night will brine east winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms may increase winds and seas.

2013/10/03 Thu 12:01 a.m. 2.11 H

2013/10/03 Thu 06:43 a.m. 0.67 L

2013/10/03 Thu 12:35 p.m. 2.23 H

2013/10/03 Thu 07:00 p.m. 0.87 L

Friday

Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms may increase winds and seas.

2013/10/04 Fri 12:19 a.m. 2.24 H

2013/10/04 Fri 07:20 a.m. 0.47 L

2013/10/04 Fri 01:17 p.m. 2.19 H

2013/10/04 Fri 07:25 p.m. 0.99 L

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