ishing Captain Favorite's Weekend Fishing Forecast: Feb. 26, 2015

BRADENTON – Snook season will re-open Sunday, however a dense fog warning will continue into Thursday morning and a cold front is expected to cause winds, showers and thunderstorms Friday and into Saturday. FWC commissioners are holding public workshops on a proposed change on red snapper season. 

• Snook to reopen in Gulf state waters
  The recreational harvest season for one of Florida’s premier fish, snook, reopens on March 1 in Florida’s Gulf of Mexico state and adjacent federal waters, including Everglades National Park and Monroe County. The season will remain open through April 30.

• Commission directs staff to hold public workshops on Gulf red snapper season
  At its meeting Feb. 5 in Jacksonville, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) directed staff to host several workshops prior to the April Commission meeting in an effort to gather additional stakeholder input on the 2015 recreational red snapper season in Gulf state waters.
  The 2015 season preferred by the Commissioners that will be discussed at workshops would start the Saturday before Memorial Day (May 23) and run through July 12, resume for all of Labor Day weekend (Sept. 5-7) and finish with Saturdays and Sundays throughout September and October, with the season ending Nov. 1. This proposed season would be 70 days.
  The 2014 season began the Saturday before Memorial Day and remained open through July 14 (a total of 52 days).
  Once finalized, a list of workshop locations, dates and times will be publicized in a news release and online at MyFWC.com/Fishing by clicking on “Saltwater,” “Rulemaking” and “Public Workshops.”

Fishing Forecast

A dense fog warning will continue until about 7 a.m. Then, a cold front will bring widespread showers and thunderstorms into the region today and tonight, also producing gusty winds and possibly a waterspout. Winds will shift north though Friday increasing.

Thursday


Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots then becoming north 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning...then isolated showers in the afternoon. Thursday night will bring north winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight.
2015/02/26 Thu 02:02 AM -0.13 L
2015/02/26 Thu 06:14 PM 1.78 H

Friday


Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. Friday night will bring northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to around 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of showers.
2015/02/27 Fri 03:18 AM -0.2 L
2015/02/27 Fri 07:38 PM 1.75 H

Saturday


Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. Saturday night will bring east winds around 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers.
2015/02/28 Sat 04:19 AM -0.26 L
2015/02/28 Sat 11:26 AM 1.18 H
2015/02/28 Sat 03:10 PM 1.01 L
2015/02/28 Sat 08:55 PM 1.76 H

Sunday


East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Sunday night will bring east winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
2015/03/01 Sun 05:06 AM -0.29 L
2015/03/01 Sun 11:50 AM 1.25 H
2015/03/01 Sun 04:21 PM 0.91 L
2015/03/01 Sun 09:56 PM 1.78 H

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