Anna Maria Fishing Reports

Anna Maria Fishing Charters - Sept. 2, 2012 Fishing - The shallow grass is holding numerous schools of redfish. We had the best action around Joe's Island and Port Manatee. Live shiners were the best bait and gold spoons were the artificial choice. A good scattering of nice snook in the 30 inch range we more...
Capt. Tom Chaya - Anna Maria

Good Bye Isaac - Isaac is finally out of here and things can get back to normal. In the mornings while out getting bait I can swear I fell a little fall in the air. The days are getting shorter and it will not be long before patterns start to change. School has s more...
Capt. Rick Gross - Anna Maria

Switching gears to Sweetwater Gator Hunting and Bass Fishing - Bass are biting well on Lake Istapoka. While over to the lake for gator hunting we are catching bass up to 8 lbs. fishing with spinnerbaits in and around the lilly pads and bull rushes, but the real prize was a 10'3 bull alligator. We killed the be more...
Capt. Brady Nelson - Anna Maria

Anna Maria Heat is On!! - Summer fishing has been steadily improving as the days begin to shorten. Redfish will be congregating to form big roaming schools. Look for them on the shallow bars on the outgoing tide or the oyster bars on high water. Excellent time to use artifici more...
Capt. Tom Chaya - Anna Maria

Reds are on the move - The redfish bite has come alive the past few days with good numbers of fish from 10 to 50 reds in an outing. Been catching nice limits of trout in the 18 to 22 inch range as our bi-catch. Mangrove snapper, jacks, ladyfish, small sharks and flounder h more...
Capt. Brady Nelson - Anna Maria

Good end of summer fishing off Anna Maria - The last couple of weeks redfish have been on fire. My poor popping corks have really taken a beating almost everyone has teeth marks. Sometimes I think putting a hook at the bottom of the float would catch more fish then the bait. On the better days more...
Capt. Rick Gross - Anna Maria

Summertime patterns - Summer fishing off Anna Maria means getting on and off the water early. Most of my trips are half day this time of year and that is just fine with me. Mackerel fishing on the beaches could not be much better. In fact on some days it can just abo more...
Capt. Rick Gross - Anna Maria

July 4 week off with a blast. - The week of the fourth was very good for fishing. Tropical storm Debbie was out of here and the fishing showed. The challenge early in the week was finding clear water to fish. With all the fresh water coming out of the rivers and creeks I thought it more...
Capt. Rick Gross - Anna Maria

Summer bite off Anna Maria - Tarpon have slowed down some which was expected because of the early spring we had this year. Catch & release snook fishing is off the charts. A lot of smaller males from 20 to 25 inches with a few good size sow's up in the high 30 inch range. It jus more...
Capt. Rick Gross - Anna Maria

Anna Maria mangrove snapper - The hatch bait is starting to show. This is great bait for mangrove snapper. Work and chum structure from 20 to 50 feet with super light leader and small hooks. more...
Capt. Tom Chaya - Anna Maria