Tag Archives: family fishing fun

Ligh winds, calm seas perfect recipe to catch Spanish mackerel in Gulf After a week with light winds and calm waters, Anna Maria Island anglers are braving the heat advisories to get out in the Gulf of Mexico to target Spanish mackerel.  Vast amount of hatch bait are surrounding Anna Maria Island, especially along the […]

Adapt to weather conditions in August for fishing action As Anna Maria Island anglers settle into the second week of August, the weather patterns are becoming tropical in nature causing both the fish and the angler to adapt to the current conditions.  Many weather variables ranging from extreme heat, strong winds, thunderstorms and even hurricanes […]

Hookups continue despite rain, wind, challenging weather With weather patterns causing wind and rough surf as well  as thunderstorms coming off the Gulf of Mexico, most Anna Maria Island anglers are staying in the inland waters where they are close to shore in case of sudden pop-up thunderstorms.  Luckily, fishing remains decent throughout the inshore […]

Keep an eye on the sky, radar to avoid frequent popup storms With “pop up” storms becoming more frequent, Anna Maria Island anglers are keeping a watchful eye on the horizon as they spend their days on the water. Being vigilant and caution as these storms is wise as many can contain sudden strong wind […]

Fish early, late and deep to beat the heat With water temperatures reaching the upper 80s, combined with air temps in the mid 90s, and the feel-like temperature over 100 degrees, Anna Maria Island anglers are getting out early in the morning and getting back before noon in order to find a decent bite and […]

Arrival of hatch bait triggers mangrove snapper bite If you’ve been out on the flats in the morning throwing a cast net to catch shiners, you’ve probably noticed an abundance of small shiners or, as we call them, “hatch bait.”  Large schools of the small baits have infested the flats, requiring the use of a […]

The hidden importance of catching bait What is the importance of catching bait? I guess the obvious answer is to catch fish but for those of us who catch bait day in and day out there may be something more to it. I tend to wake early, and by early, I mean 3:45 or 4 […]

Beginning of Anna Maria rainy season prompts migration of inshore trio — snook, redfish and trout As Anna Maria Island anglers are experiencing the beginning of our rainy season, they find themselves migrating toward the Manatee River as species like snook, redfish and trout are moving into Anna Maria Sound due to falling salinity levels […]

Tarpon Apocalypse Bradenton.  Shiiiit.  I’m still only in Bradenton.  Every time I think I’m going to wake up back on Anna Maria Island.  When I was home after my first tarpon season, it was worse. I’d wake up and there’d be nothing. I hardly said a word to my wife till I said yes to […]