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Fishing Report March 11, 2020

Fishing the flats of Anna Maria Sound with live shiners as bait is producing a good variety of catch-and-release species such as snook, redfish and trout.

Fishing Report March 4, 2020

With numerous windy days this past week, most fishing around Anna Maria Island is occurring in the sheltered waters of Tampa Bay and its surrounding smaller bays and sheepshead are the highlight of the week. 

Fishing Report February 26, 2020

Thanks to calm sunny days with temperatures in the 80s and then a recent cold front dropping temps into the 50s, our weather is consistently inconsistent, however the fishing around Anna Maria Island is holding true for February — as long as you can make it out on the water.  Typically, February around Anna Maria […]

Fishing Report February 19, 2020

As we progress through February, sheepshead numbers increase Fishing around Anna Maria Island remains good for targeting sheepshead as greater numbers of fish are showing up daily.  Fishing structure — piers, bridges, wrecks, reefs and rock piles — are providing limits of fish for determined anglers who use shrimp as bait. If you run across […]

Fishing Report February 12, 2020

Fishing around Anna Maria Island this week seems to be following a trend much like the weather — unpredictable. It has its ups and it has its downs and we seem to experiencing every spectrum of weather.  One day it’s in the 50s, then one day later it’s in the 80s. Factor in some rain, […]

Cooler weather means it’s time to start sheepherding

As we settle into February, you can expect the fishing around Anna Maria Island to settle into its wintertime pattern. With stronger colder fronts moving in and cooler water temperatures present, we should begin to see a good influx of sheepshead starting to move into our area.  As these tasty fish prepare for their spawn […]

Fishing Report January 29, 2020

Choose your days for best fishing action Fishing between cold fronts can make all the difference in the world when fishing around Anna Maria Island during the winter months.  With this last front, winds exceeding 30 m.p.h. and air temps in the 40s, put quite a damper on fishing for a few days. But the […]

Fishing Report January 22, 2020

Spring like temperatures, shiners and shrimp work for hookups Fishing in between the cold fronts is providing fairly consistent action for those trying to catch fish around Anna Maria Island. With spring-like temperatures, some anglers are still willing to use shiners as bait, which is resulting in good catch-and-release snook action in addition to Spanish […]

Fishing Report June 15, 2019

Visitors flock to Anna Maria Island waters in hopes of a hookup As the tarpon bite is now in full swing, anglers from all over the world are visiting Anna Maria Island with hopes of an encounter with the elusive silver king. Fishing the Gulf beaches of Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key as well […]

Fishing Report May 16, 2019

Inshore slam, snook, redfish and trout are catch-and-release until 2020 If you haven’t heard yet, I’m going to tell you now. Due to large quantities of fish being killed during the red tide bloom of 2018, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has concluded that a mandatory closure of snook, redfish and spotted seatrout […]