BRADENTON -- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will be hosting two webinars in December to gather public input on the potential creation of salwater game fish and sport fish designations. The commission will meet on Dec. 5-6 to discuss topics which include: two boating related topics; gag grouper; and flounder and oysters in Apalachicola Bay. Tripletail should remain a good option in the coastal gulf when conditions are good. Anglers can find trout, bluefish, Spanish mackerel, flounder and more on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay. With water now in the mid 60s, shallow water fishing for reds should also be good. Look for them in potholes and on the edges of bars when the tide is low or higher on shallow grass flats at the top of the tide.
Fishing Updates
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Game fish, sport fish webinars planned for early December
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Weekend Forecast
Easterly flow below headline criteria will continue across the marine zones of the eastern Gulf of Mexico through Friday morning. The local gradient is expected to then weaken further by later Friday and into the upcoming weekend. This weak gradient will keep winds and seas low. Winds will then increase out of the south early next week ahead of an approaching cold front.
Moday
East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Scattered showers. Monday night will bring northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to a light chop.
2011/12/08Thu06:08 a.m.-0.37L
2011/12/08Thu01:11 p.m.1.32H
2011/12/08Thu04:25 p.m.1.18L
2011/12/08Thu10:09 p.m.2.25H
Friday
East winds 5 to 10 knots then becoming northwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to a light chop. Friday night will bring northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to a light chop.
2011/12/09Fri06:45 a.m.-0.45L
2011/12/09Fri01:52 p.m.1.29H
2011/12/09Fri04:51 p.m.1.18L
2011/12/09Fri10:42 p.m.2.31H
Saturday
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming variable less than 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Isolated showers in the afternoon.
Saturday night will bring northeast winds around 5 knots then becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
2011/12/10Sat07:21 a.m.-0.5L
2011/12/10Sat02:26 p.m.1.25H
2011/12/10Sat05:20 p.m.1.16L
2011/12/10Sat11:18 p.m.2.35H
Sunday
Southeast winds around 5 knots becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Sunday night will bring south winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
2011/12/11Sun07:56 a,m.-0.51L
2011/12/11Sun02:54 p.m.1.22H
2011/12/11Sun05:57 p.m.1.12L
2011/12/11Sun11:57 p.m.2.36H
Solunar Forecast