BRADENTON – Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration researchers are asking anglers to help them gather information about the important Atlantic red snapper fishery. The fifth annual Spartan Fishing Tournament is Aug. 24, then the Tampa Boat Show is coming on September 6-8. If you can dodge the afternoon thunderstorms, you can still target 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.
Fifth Annual Spartan Fishing Tournament Aug. 24, 2013 in Islamorada
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Fishing Forecast
A ridge of high pressure from the Atlantic will remain north of the waters through the week keeping an east to southeast flow across the waters.
Thursday
East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the late morning...then numerous thunderstorms in the afternoon. Thursday night will bring east winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening.
2013/08/22 Thu 02:16 a.m. 1.91 H
2013/08/22 Thu 08:20 a.m. 0.76 L
2013/08/22 Thu 02:13 p.m. 2.47 H
2013/08/22 Thu 09:11 p.m. 0.56 L
Friday
East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning...then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Friday night will bring east winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
2013/08/23 Fri 02:39 a.m. 2.05 H
2013/08/23 Fri 09:10 a.m. 0.64 L
2013/08/23 Fri 03:01 p.m. 2.26 H
2013/08/23 Fri 09:38 p.m. 0.75 L
Saturday
East winds around 5 knots becoming northwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of thunderstorms. Saturday night will bring northeast winds around 5 knots becoming east around 10 knots overnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
2013/08/24 Sat 03:05 a.m. 2.18 H
2013/08/24 Sat 10:02 a.m. 0.58 L
2013/08/24 Sat 03:50 p.m. 2.05 H
2013/08/24 Sat 10:05 p.m. 0.92 L
Sunday
East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of thunderstorms. Sunday night will bring northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
2013/08/25 Sun 03:34 a.m. 2.28 H
2013/08/25 Sun 10:56 a.m. 0.56 L
2013/08/25 Sun 04:45 p.m. 1.83 H
2013/08/25 Sun 10:32 p.m. 1.08 L
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