BRADENTON – Recreational bay scallop season Sept. 15, and the FWC is hosting Marinequest in St. Petersburg on October 19. Governor Rick Scott announced that he will be adding four additional license-free fishing days. A supplemental recreational red snapper harvest has been eliminated, as well as a closure for several grouper species in Gulf waters, providing anglers with additional fishing opportunities.
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Recreational bay scallop season closes Sept. 25
FWC scallop researchers will conduct underwater surveys after the season closes to reassess the scallop population.
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute to host 19th annual MarineQuest open house
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Fishing Forecast
High pressure to the north of the region will provide another favorable setup for an easterly surge of wind tonight into early Thursday. Winds tonight are forecast to reach cautionary levels over much of the coastal waters. Winds will diminish below headline criteria during the daylight hours of Thursday but likely return to cautionary levels during Thursday evening from Englewood northward.
Thursday
Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Thursday night will brine northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a light to moderate chop. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening.
2013/09/19Thu12:57 a.m.2.14H
2013/09/19Thu07:33 a.m.0.59L
2013/09/19Thu01:30 p.m.2.37H
2013/09/19Thu07:57 p.m.0.84L
Friday
Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Friday night will bring east winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Isolated thunderstorms.
2013/09/20Fri01:18 a.m.2.28H
2013/09/20Fri08:17 a.m.0.45L
2013/09/20Fri02:16 p.m.2.23H
2013/09/20Fri08:22 p.m.1.0L
Saturday
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered thunderstorms. Saturday night will bring southeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
2013/09/21Sat01:40 a.m.2.4H
2013/09/21Sat08:59 a.m.0.36L
2013/09/21Sat03:00 p.m.2.07H
2013/09/21Sat08:45 p.m.1.13L
Sunday
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Numerous thunderstorms. Sunday night will bring south winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered thunderstorms.
2013/09/22Sun02:06 a.m.2.48H
2013/09/22Sun09:42 a.m.0.33L
2013/09/22Sun03:46 p.m.1.92H
2013/09/22Sun09:09 p.m.1.24L
Solunar Forecast