Captain Favorite's Weekend Fishing Forecast: Oct. 17, 2013

BRADENTON – The recreational harvest of red snapper will close Oct. 22 in state waters of the Gulf of Mexico, with the final day of harvest being Oct. 21. Stone crab season opened Oct. 15! Capt. Rick Grassett says anglers should 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.

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Fishing Forecast 

Surface high pressure across the Northern Peninsula today will gradually shift east southeast to the western Atlantic through the end of the week and into the upcoming weekend as a cold front moves into the Florida Panhandle later today and tonight then stalls across the Northern Peninsula during the upcoming weekend. A weak pressure pattern will support light winds and slight seas with an onshore sea breeze component developing along the coast each afternoon. Stronger surface high pressure will build north of the waters early next week with an easterly wind flow developing across the waters.

Thursday

Southeast winds around 5 knots then becoming west around 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Thursday night will bring 

north winds around 5 knots then becoming east around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.

2013/10/17Thu06:49 a.m.0.39L

2013/10/17Thu12:51 p.m.2.08H

2013/10/17Thu06:41 p.m.0.99L

Friday

Southeast winds around 5 knots then becoming southwest around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters mostly smooth. Friday night will bring north winds around 5 knots then becoming southeast around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.

2013/10/18Fri12:06 a.m.2.38H

2013/10/18Fri07:31 a.m.0.21L

2013/10/18Fri01:38 p.m.1.99H

2013/10/18Fri07:07 p.m.1.12L

Saturday

South winds around 10 knots then becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Saturday night will bring north winds around 5 knots then becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers in the evening.

2013/10/19Sat12:29 a.m.2.48H

2013/10/19Sat08:09 a.m.0.1L

2013/10/19Sat02:23 p.m.1.89H

2013/10/19Sat07:30 p.m.1.22L

Sunday

North winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of showers. Sunday night will bring east winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of showers.

2013/10/20Sun12:53 a.m.2.55H

2013/10/20Sun08:47 a.m.0.06L

2013/10/20Sun03:05 p.m.1.8H

2013/10/20Sun07:53 p.m.1.29L

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