BRADENTON – Governor Rick Scott announced that he will be adding four additional license-free fishing days. The FWC has eliminated a supplemental recreational red snapper harvest, and a closure for several grouper species in Gulf waters, providing anglers with additional fishing opportunities. They have also passed two new measures for catching tarpon: anglers can no longer snag a tarpon in its body, nor use a weight that hangs lower than their hook when fishing for them.
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Gov. Scott, FWC add 4 more license-free fishing days to calendar
The additional saltwater license-free fishing days will be Oct. 12 and Nov. 30 and additional freshwater license-free days will be Nov. 29 and Dec. 28.
For 2014 and beyond, the following dates will be license-free fishing days:
Saltwater
Freshwater
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Fishing Forecast
High pressure will reside across northern Florida and the northern Gulf waters into early next week. This results in easterly flow but with a sea breeze near the coast each afternoon.
Thursday
East winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Thursday night will bring east winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms.
2013/09/05 Thu 01:19 a.m. 1.96 H
2013/09/05 Thu 07:30 a.m. 0.82 L
2013/09/05 Thu 01:19 p.m. 2.4 H
2013/09/05 Thu 08:13 p.m. 0.67 L
Friday
East winds around 5 knots then becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. 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. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening.
2013/09/06 Fri 01:35 a.m. 2.08 H
2013/09/06 Fri 08:08 a.m. 0.67 L
2013/09/06 Fri 01:57 p.m. 2.33 H
2013/09/06 Fri 08:37 p.m. 0.78 L
Saturday
Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Saturday night will bring east winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening.
2013/09/07 Sat 01:55 a.m. 2.22 H
2013/09/07 Sat 08:49 a.m. 0.54 L
2013/09/07 Sat 02:39 p.m. 2.23 H
2013/09/07 Sat 09:02 p.m. 0.91 L
Sunday
Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Sunday night will bring east winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening.
2013/09/08 Sun 02:21 a.m. 2.35 H
2013/09/08 Sun 09:34 a.m. 0.45 L
2013/09/08 Sun 03:25 p.m. 2.09 H
Solunar Forecast