Captain Favorite's Weekend Fishing Forecast: August 1, 2013

Posted Saturday, June 13, 2015 12:00 am

Merab-Michal Favorite

BRADENTON – The FWC has launched a new pilot dive program. Capt. Rick Grassett says that tarpon are thinning out in the coastal gulf so it may require a lot of waiting for a few fish, but they are aggressive now so it should be worth the wait. Tarpon are also a good option around bridges at night and juveniles in creeks, canals and basins. Beat the heat by catch and release snook fishing before daylight in the ICW and then look for trout, blues, Spanish mackerel, tripletail and more in Sarasota Bay.

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Protecting Paradise

With land barely visible on the horizon, the pair of divers plunged into the endless rough seas and disappeared below the surface, a diminishing trail of bubbles the only indication of the direction they headed.
Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) already keep people and Florida’s critters safe by air, land and sea; now they are working under the sea as well. The agency has launched a pilot dive program, and it’s off to a great start.
A ridge of high pressure will remain across the Gulf waters through Monday resulting in light winds with afternoon sea breezes along the coast.

Gray triggerfish, greater amberjack recreational season to open in Gulf

Gray triggerfish and greater amberjack will open for recreational harvest in Gulf of Mexico state and federal waters Aug. 1. The commercial harvest of gray triggerfish will also reopen Aug. 1 in Gulf state and federal waters.
The gray triggerfish season closed on June 10 this year, when new management measures went into effect. In future years, it will close June 1 in state and federal waters. Recreational harvest of greater amberjack also closes June 1 in state and federal waters.
When the gray triggerfish season reopens, new bag and trip limits will also be in effect in Gulf state and federal waters. The recreational bag limit will be two fish per person, per day, and the commercial limit will be 12 fish per trip.
Gray triggerfish have a unique spawning behavior that makes them vulnerable during the peak spawning season, usually during June and July. Male triggerfish coax females to nesting areas, where they all care for and guard their eggs after spawning. Closing gray triggerfish during their peak spawning time and implementing a recreational bag limit and a commercial trip limit should help rebuild the gray triggerfish population.

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Fishing Forecast

A ridge of high pressure will remain across the Gulf waters through Monday resulting in light winds with afternoon sea breezes along the coast.

Thursday

Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming west around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Thursday night will bring east winds around 5 knots becoming southeast around 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening.

2013/08/01 Thu 02:20 a.m. 1.33 L

2013/08/01 Thu 08:50 a.m. 2.29 H

2013/08/01 Thu 05:29 p.m. 0.29 L

Friday

Southeast winds around 5 knots becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Friday night will bring southwest winds around 5 knots becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms.

2013/08/02 Fri 12:25 a.m. 1.48 H

2013/08/02 Fri 03:30 a.m. 1.38 L

2013/08/02 Fri 09:50 a.m. 2.35 H

2013/08/02 Fri 06:18 p.m. 0.2 L

Saturday

South winds around 5 knots becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Scattered thunderstorms. Saturday night will bring west winds around 5 knots becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms.

2013/08/03 Sat 01:05 a.m. 1.53 H

2013/08/03 Sat 04:35 a.m. 1.38 L

2013/08/03 Sat 10:43 a.m. 2.41 H

2013/08/03 Sat 06:59 p.m. 0.15 L

Sunday

Southwest winds around 5 knots becoming west around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Sunday night will bring west winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms.

2013/08/04 Sun 01:34 a.m. 1.56 H

2013/08/04 Sun 05:28 a.m. 1.33 L

2013/08/04 Sun 11:28 a.m. 2.46 H

2013/08/04 Sun 07:34 p.m. 0.14 L

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