Captain Favorite's Weekend Fishing Forecast Oct. 29, 2015

Posted Thursday, October 29, 2015 12:00 am

Merab Favorite

BRADENTON – Recreational stone crab season opened October 15. NOAA is predicting a weak cold front that will stall out over the weekend. The position of this high will shift our winds back to an easterly and southeasterly direction for Saturday and Sunday.

Stone crab season opens Oct. 15 in state, federal waters

Florida’s recreational and commercial stone crab claw harvest season opens Oct. 15 in state and federal waters. To ensure this valuable resource is available for generations to come, take care when removing crab claws, and follow all protective management guidelines for stone crab harvest.
To be harvested, stone crab claws must be at least 2? inches in length when measured from the elbow to the tip of the lower immovable portion of the claw. View a video on how to properly remove the claw, and increase the likelihood of survival of the released crab.

Fishing Forecast

A weak cold front currently across the eastern Gulf will slip south of the forecast waters tonight an stall to our south for Thursday. Winds will become rather light in the wake of this front as high pressure builds over the central and eastern Gulf for the end of the work week. A stronger area of high pressure builds to our north ore the upcoming weekend. The position of this high will shift our winds back to an easterly and southeasterly direction for Saturday and Sunday.

Thursday

Northwest winds around 5 knots increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters smooth. Thursday night will bring north winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters smooth.

2015/10/29 Thu 01:17 AM 2.65 H

2015/10/29 Thu 09:20 AM -0.18 L

2015/10/29 Thu 03:47 PM 1.75 H

2015/10/29 Thu 08:21 PM 1.31 L

Friday

North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Friday night will bring north winds around 10 knots then becoming east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

2015/10/30 Fri 01:53 AM 2.65 H

2015/10/30 Fri 10:10 AM -0.13 L

2015/10/30 Fri 04:49 PM 1.64 H

2015/10/30 Fri 08:53 PM 1.37 L

Saturday

East winds around 15 knots then becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Saturday night will bring southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

2015/10/31 Sat 02:32 AM 2.57 H

2015/10/31 Sat 11:04 AM -0.02 L

2015/10/31 Sat 06:01 PM 1.57 H

2015/10/31 Sat 09:32 PM 1.42 L

Sunday

Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Sunday night will bring south winds around 5 knots then becoming southeast around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop.

2015/11/01 Sun 02:18 AM 2.41 H

2015/11/01 Sun 11:01 AM 0.12 L

2015/11/01 Sun 06:21 PM 1.57 H

2015/11/01 Sun 09:35 PM 1.47 L

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