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Just Reel Fishing Charters Fishing Reports highlighting Anna Maria Fishing conditions and targeted species. Written by Capt. Danny Stasny.

Fishing Report March 2014

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Just Reel Fishing Charters – Anna Maria Fishing Report March 2014 I’m seeing decent amounts of linesiders gathering along mangrove shorelines, docks and canals. Here, the bite is occurring on live shrimp and shiners. Typically, since the water temps are still in the upper 60s to low 70s. The best bite is occurring during the […]

Fishing Report April 2013

Just Reel Fishing Charters – Anna Maria Island Fishing Report April 2013 Sheepshead are still biting good from the skyway bridge all the way down Longboat Key.  Artificial reefs seem to be holding bigger fish than docks.  Live shrimp combined with a knocker rig consisting of a 1/2 oz egg sinker and a 1/0 circle […]

Fishing Report March 2013

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Fishing Report March 2013   On last week’s trip with Jen Kroeger and her daughter Evelyn, we dock-fished for reds using a knocker rig baited with live shrimp. A knocker rig usually has a free-sliding egg sinker located just above the hook or above a swivel.     This trip was on Friday the 1st which […]

Fishing Report October 2013

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October 2013 Anna Maria Island Fishing Report  October is finally here and the long-awaited cooler weather is around the corner. The water temps in the Gulf of Mexico have dropped to around 80 degrees. This slight drop has triggered a feed. Spanish mackerel, jack crevalle, blue runners and bonito are corralling bait schools around the […]