Captain Favorite's Weekend Fishing Forecast: August 8, 2013

BRADENTON – Weekend weather is looking good for fishing if you can aviod the thunderstorms! 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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Fishing Forecast 

High pressure will remain in place across the southeastern states and northern Florida Peninsula through the upcoming weekend. This will keep an east to southeast wind flow across the waters. The afternoon sea breeze will be held at or just off the coast today into the upcoming weekend as the easterly flow increases...with a gusty easterly surge possible each evening. The high will sink south to the Central Peninsula early next week as a frontal boundary moves into the southeastern states with lighter winds expected across the waters.

Thursday

Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Winds higher near scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Thursday night will bring east winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to around 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening.

Weekend Tides

Friday

Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Friday night will bring east winds 5 to 10 knots then becoming southeast around 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening.

Saturday

Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots then becoming east around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms. Saturday night will bring southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening.

Sunday

East winds around 10 knots then becoming northeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms. Sunday night will bring northeast winds around 10 knots then becoming southeast around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

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