ishing Captain Favorite's Fishing Forum: Jan 12, 2015

CATCH OF THE WEEK

Anna Maria Island winter resident, Bill Morrison with a Sarasota Bay bluefish caught on an Ultra Hair Clouser fly while fishing Sarasota Bay with Capt. Rick Grassett.

BRADENTON – NOAA is predicting foggy and windy weather on Monday as a warm front hits the cool Gulf waters. Blue crab closures are ending early in Northwest Florida. Look for albies feeding near the surface and tripletail around crab trap buoys.

• Northwest Florida blue crab trap closure ending early
  Recreational and commercial blue crab traps may be placed back in state waters (shore to 9 nautical miles) from the Florida/Alabama state line through the Franklin/Wakulla county line starting Saturday, Jan. 10.
  Traps had to be removed from the water as part of a 10-day closure that started Jan. 5, but this closure ended early because efforts to remove lost and abandoned traps have been completed.
  This and other similar closures give groups authorized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) the opportunity to identify and retrieve lost and abandoned blue crab traps from the water.

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WEEKLY FISHING REPORT BY CAPT. RICK GRASSETT

 

Capt. Rick DePaiva, from Ft. Myers, FL, battles a tarpon jumped on a fly while fishing the coastal gulf with Capt. Rick Grassett.

Anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, caught and released trout, Spanish mackerel and bluefish on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay on flies and snook, trout and flounder in Gasparilla Sound on CAL jigs with shad tails during the past week.

 
Marshall Dinerman, from Atlanta, GA, fished Sarasota Bay with me on Monday. He had good action catching and releasing trout, blues and Spanish mackerel on an Ultra Hair Clouser fly on deep grass flats on the east side of the bay.

Keith McClintock and Victor Feldman, both from Ill., fished Gasparilla Sound near Boca Grande with me on Tuesday. Action wasn’t fast but they caught and released trout, flounder and a couple of snook on CAL jigs with shad tails.

Cooler air settled in on Wednesday, as a reinforcing front moved through, when Anna Maria Island and Sarasota winter residents, Bill Morrison and Gary Marple fished Sarasota Bay with me. They caught and released trout, bluefish and ladyfish on Ultra Hair Clouser flies over deep grass flats on the west side of the bay.

Thursday was cool and windy, 50’s with wind gusting in the mid 20’s, so that trip was rescheduled. By Friday morning the water temperature had plummeted to 58 degrees in skinny water and it was much cooler and windy than forecast, so we cut the trip short after a couple of hours of scouting.

Trout, blues, Spanish mackerel, pompano and more should be good options on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay. Look for reds and big trout mixed with mullet schools on shallow flats and edges of bars. Afternoons may fish better than mornings when water is cool.

Tight Lines,

Capt. Rick Grassett

FFF Certified Fly Casting Instructor

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CB’s Saltwater Outfitters-2011 Orvis Outfitter of the Year

Snook Fin-Addict Guide Service, Inc.

(941) 923-7799

E-mail snookfin@aol.com

 

Fishing Forecast

An area of high pressure will create northeast winds around 10 to 15 knots on the backside of the high Monday. Winds will decrease and shift north as chances for showers and storms increase. Some areas of seafood will be present during the day as humid air returns over the cool Gulf waters.

Monday
East winds around 5 knots then becoming northeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog. A chance of showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Monday night will bring north winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
2015/01/12 Mon 04:43 AM 1.12 H
2015/01/12 Mon 11:22 AM 0.26 L
2015/01/12 Mon 05:28 PM 1.58 H

Tuesday


North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Tuesday night will bring northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
2015/01/13 Tue 01:03 AM 0.3 L
2015/01/13 Tue 06:13 AM 0.94 H
2015/01/13 Tue 12:03 PM 0.44 L
2015/01/13 Tue 06:11 PM 1.66 H

Wednesday


Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Wednesday night will bring northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A chance of showers.
2015/01/14 Wed 02:18 AM 0.11 L
2015/01/14 Wed 08:07 AM 0.87 H
2015/01/14 Wed 12:49 PM 0.61 L
2015/01/14 Wed 06:59 PM 1.75 H

Thursday


East winds 5 to 10 knots then becoming south around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet or less. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Thursday night
will bring north winds around 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers.
2015/01/15 Thu 03:25 AM -0.1 L
2015/01/15 Thu 09:54 AM 0.9 H
2015/01/15 Thu 01:42 PM 0.75 L
2015/01/15 Thu 07:49 PM 1.85 H

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