Captain Favorite's Weekend Fishing Forecast Jan. 31, 2013

BRADENTON -- Our contributing Capt. Rick Grassett will help people learn to fly fish on the weekend of Feburary 9. Also coming up is the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta in St. Pete rom Feburary 15-17. Anglers are encouraged to look for trout, Spanish mackerel, blues, pompano and more on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay. Also look for reds around docks, in potholes and on the edges of bars when the tide is low or on shallow flats on sunny afternoons when the tide is high. Catch and release snook fishing in the ICW at night should also be a good option.

Fishing Updates

CB’s Saltwater Outfitters Fly Fishing Day Feb. 9

• CB’s Saltwater Outfitters (1249 Stickney Point Road in Siesta Key) will hold a day of free fly fishing activities on Saturday, Feb 9th from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Orvis-Endorsed fly fishing guides will be on hand for fly casting instruction, Walt Plasson will demonstrate fly tying and there will be a raffle for all participants. Capt. Rick Grassett will do a seminar on saltwater fly fishing in our area at 10:30 a.m. There will also be a fly casting competition at 1 p.m. with a $100 CB’s gift certificate for the winner. Attendees will receive a 20 percent discount coupon (excluding sale items) and a $20 discount on future Orvis-Endorsed fly fishing schools. Stop by and see the latest fly fishing products from Orvis, Lamson and Temple Fork Outfitters (TFO). Call (941) 349-4400 for more information.

Weekend Forecast

A strong cold front will move southeast across the waters tonight with gusty northwesterly winds in its wake. High pressure will settle into the western Gulf on Thursday then merge with a stronger high center covering much of the southeastern states on Friday. General high pressure will remain north of the waters through early next week.

Thursday

North winds around 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. Thursday night will bring north winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.

2011/02/03Thu07:39 a.m.-0.43L

2011/02/03Thu01:44 p.m.1.21H

2011/02/03Thu07:00 p.m.0.56L

Friday

North winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Friday night will bring northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

2011/02/04Fri12:33 a.m.1.81H

2011/02/04Fri08:01 a.m.-0.3L

2011/02/04Fri01:54 p.m.1.3H

2011/02/04Fri07:41 p.m.0.43L

Saturday

Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop.Saturday night will bring north winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

011/02/05Sat01:10 a.m.1.69H

2011/02/05Sat08:23 a.m.-0.17L

2011/02/05Sat02:07 p.m.1.42H

2011/02/05Sat08:23 p.m.0.3L

Sunday

North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Sunday night will bring north winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light showers.

2011/02/06Sun01:49 a.m.1.54H

2011/02/06Sun08:44 a.m.-0.01L

2011/02/06Sun02:25 p.m.1.55H

2011/02/06Sun09:09 p.m.0.19L

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