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Captain Favorite's Fishing Forum Jan. 23, 2012
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| Dave Wahl, from Sterling, Ill., caught and released this 4-pound plus trout out of a Sarasota Bay pothole on a Grassett Deep Flats Minnow fly while fishing with Capt. Rick Grassett. |
BRADENTON – Ever wish you could understand your GPS or read a chart? Well the Anna Maria Island Power Squadron is hosting a charting seminar on January 24 and a GPS seminar on January 31. Both Events will be open to the public. The Port Salerno Seafood Festival kicks off January 28. The mild weather conditions have allowed for some great offshore fishing and grouper have been biting.
Fishing Updates
- The Anna Maria Island Power Squadron, located at 1200 71st St. NW Bradenton, will be hosting a charting seminar Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. Participants can learn how to read and use boating charts. The event is open to the public but guests are required to preregister.
- For more information contact Gloria at 941-795-0482.
- The Anna Maria Island Power Squadron, located at 1200 71st St. NW Bradenton, will be hosting a GPS seminar Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. Participants will receive a two-hour instructional of generic GPS functions and how to use them.The event is open to the public but guests are required to preregister.
- For more information contact Gloria at 941-795-0482.
- The sixth Port Salerno Seafood Festival is a one-day event on Jan. 28, 2012 in Port Salerno with seafood, music, arts and crafts and fun for everyone. The festival features delicious seafood, seafood-related events and entertainment from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and will be held at the Port Salerno commercial fishing dock.
- For more information email jeanneinfl@bellsouth.net
Weekly Fishing Report by Captain Rick Grassett
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| Nick Reding, from Longboat Key, Fla., caught and released this Sarasota Bay red on a Grassett Flats Minnow fly while wading a sandbar with Capt. Rick Grassett. |
Action slowed a little in Sarasota Bay this week as water temperatures dropped into the low 60s. Action was better later in the day due to the cool water. Anglers fishing Sarasota Bay and Gasparilla Sound with me caught and released trout, pompano, flounder, bluefish and reds on jigs and flies during the past week.
A high school classmate from Seaford Del., Allen Handy and his wife, Jessye, drove up from Naples to fish Sarasota Bay with me on Monday. We fished the east side of the bay from Stephens Point to the Marina Jack flat where they caught and released several trout to 18 inches on CAL jigs with shad tails and DOA Deadly Combos. Marshall Dinerman and his friend, Neil, from Atlanta, Ga., fished the Middleground and Radio Tower Flats in Sarasota Bay with me on Tuesday afternoon. They caught and released numerous trout to 18 inches, including 4-slot-size fish, on CAL jigs with shad tails.
Tom Lamb, from Geneva, Switzerland and John Freeman, Jr. from Venice, Fla., fished Gasparilla Sound with me on Wednesday. They caught and released trout to 18 inches, bluefish and a pair of reds on CAL jigs with shad tails. Following a front on Wednesday evening, Dave Wahl, from Sterling, Ill. and his brother-in-law, Don McKenna, from Milledgeville, Ill. fished Sarasota Bay with me on Thursday. We fished the east side of the bay from Stephens Point to Long Bar and they had steady action with trout and a three-pound plus pompano on CAL jigs with shad tails and my Grassett Flats Bunny fly. Dave caught and released the last fish of the day, a four-pound plus gator trout out of a pothole on my Flats Minnow fly. It was fun to watch the big trout eat in the clear, shallow water!
Nick Reding, from Longboat Key, Fla., fished Sarasota Bay with me on Friday. We waded several bars in north Sarasota Bay and action was slow. We didn’t see many mullet that day which is often the key to finding reds, although Nick caught and released a red and a trout on my Grassett Flats Minnow fly. Pete Pedersen, from Mar., visited his dad Norm Pedersen in Sarasota and fished Sarasota Bay with me on Saturday morning. They caught trout, pompano, flounder and blues on CAL jigs with grub and shad tails. The best action was at the Middleground flat.
Next week’s negative low tides in the morning should concentrate reds and trout in potholes. In addition to trout, look for pompano, blues and Spanish mackerel on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay. Afternoons may fish better than mornings due to cool water.
Tight Lines,
Capt. Rick Grassett
Snook Fin-Addict Guide Service, Inc.
FFF Certified Fly Casting Instructor
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Fishing Forecast
High pressure will remain over the area the next few days. Winds and seas will increase as a frontal system moves through the deep south early in the week. A cold front is expected to approach the region late in the week.
Monday
Southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Monday night will bring west winds around 5 knots becoming east in the late evening and overnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
2012/01/23 Mon 07:36 a.m. -0.65L
2012/01/23 Mon 01:57 p.m. 1.13 H
2012/01/23 Mon 06:33 p.m. 0.69 L
Tuesday
East winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Tuesday night will bring east winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
2012/01/24 Tue 12:15 a.m. 2.01 H
2012/01/24 Tue 08:06 a.m. -0.52L
2012/01/24 Tue 02:13 p.m. 1.2 H
2012/01/24 Tue 07:23 p.m. 0.57 L
Wednesday
Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. Wednesday night will bring southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop.
2012/01/25 Wed 12:58 a.m. 1.86 H
2012/01/25 Wed 08:33 a.m. -0.36L
2012/01/25 Wed 02:30 p.m. 1.3 H
2012/01/25 Wed 08:13 p.m. 0.46 L
Thursday
South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Thursday night will bring southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers.
2012/01/26 Thu 01:40 a.m. 1.68 H
2012/01/26 Thu 08:58 a.m. -0.19L
2012/01/26 Thu 02:49 p.m. 1.41 H
2012/01/26 Thu 09:04 p.m. 0.36 L
Friday
South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters a light chop. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon
2012/01/27 Fri 02:25 a.m. 1.47 H
2012/01/27 Fri 09:23 a.m. -0.01L
2012/01/27 Fri 03:12 p.m. 1.52 H
2012/01/27 Fri 09:59 p.m. 0.27 L
Solunar Forecast
Merab is a writer at the Bradenton Times. She can be reached at merab.favorite@thebradentontimes.com
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