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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission issued an executive order that the bag limit for oysters be lowered to 10, 60-pound bags per person, which is half as much as the previous amount. The fifth annual Ben Gullett Mullet Invitational and fish fry will be held on Oct. 12 and 13, then the Fall Fly Fishing Challenge will be held the next weekend. 

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission issued an executive order that the bag limit for oysters be lowered to 10, 60-pound bags per person, which is half as much as the previous amount. The fifth annual Ben Gullett Mullet Invitational and fish fry will be held on Oct. 12 and 13, then the Fall Fly Fishing Challenge will be held the next weekend. 

Recreational bay scallop season closes tomorrow. Tampa’s largest and longest-running boat show will come to a conclusion on the 29. Destin Seafood Festival will take place on Oct. 5 through 7. Rick Grassett Fishing recommends looking for diving terns and breaking fish to find them. Tarpon of all sizes should be another good option in upper Charlotte Harbor depending on conditions. Catch and release snook fishing before dawn and then moving to the flats for trout and reds in Sarasota Bay should also be good next week.

Recreational bay scallop season closes on Sept. 25. Tampa’s largest and longest-running boat show will take place from September 21 through 29. Destin Seafood Festival will take place on Oct. 5 through 7. Rick Grassett Fishing recommends looking for diving terns and breaking fish to find them. Tarpon of all sizes should be another good option in upper Charlotte Harbor depending on conditions. Catch and release snook fishing before dawn and then moving to the flats for trout and reds in Sarasota Bay should also be good next week.

One of the biggest events of the year, the Tampa Boat Show, is approaching at the end of the month and will now feature on-the-water education for all ages. Veterans now have an easier path to becoming commercial fishermen. Capt. Rick Grassett recommends catching and releasing snook before dawn and then moving to the flats for trout and reds in Sarasota Bay next week.

Veterans now have an easier route to become a commercial fisherman. Tampa’s largest and longest-running boat show will take place from September 21 through 29. Capt. Rick Grassett Fishing recommends fishing for false albacore (little tunny). Spanish mackerel should be good in the coastal gulf when sea conditions are good. Look for diving terns and breaking fish to find them. Catch and release snook before dawn and then moving to the flats for trout and reds in Sarasota Bay should also be good next week. Tarpon of all sizes may be another good option in upper Charlotte Harbor depending on conditions.

Some of the best fishing of the month will take place over the weekend as the moon wanes to new. One of the biggest events of the year, the Tampa Boat Show, is approaching at the end of the month and will now feature on-the-water education for all ages. Veterans now have an easier path to becoming commercial fishermen. Capt. Rick Grassett recommends catching and releasing snook before dawn and then moving to the flats for trout and reds in Sarasota Bay next week.

Officials are warning that feeding dolphins can be dangerous. Veterans now have an easier route to become a commercial fisherman and our favorite marine artist Guy Harvey is donating to youth conservation centers. Capt. Rick Grassett recommends catching and releasing snook before dawn and then moving to the flats for trout and reds in Sarasota Bay next week.

Captain Rick Grassett urges anglers to catch and release snook before dawn and then move to the flats for trout and reds in Sarasota Bay next week. Tarpon in upper Charlotte Harbor should also be a good option. Check the coastal gulf for false albacore (little tunny), Spanish mackerel and more when sea conditions are calm, which Weather Underground predicts will be the case all weekend.

Captain Rick Grassett urges anglers to catch and release snook before dawn and then move to the flats for trout and reds in Sarasota Bay next week. Tarpon in upper Charlotte Harbor should also be a good option. Check the coastal gulf for false albacore (little tunny), Spanish mackerel and more when sea conditions are calm, which Weather Underground predicts will be the case all next week.