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2014-03-30
6:20 PM
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Anna Maria Fishing Charters - March Fishing Action - Spring time fishing has been great around the cool fronts. We are targeting many species at this time of year. This is the best time of year to hook up on big snook. They are hungry and a bit less wary as the water warms. Bob Hammond and family had more...
Capt. Tom Chaya - Anna Maria |
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2014-03-06
1:11 PM
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Make way for the gators. - Large Gator trout have shown up. Lots of 24 inch plus trout have hit the areas spoil islands and sandbar edges. Do not overlook the beaches for some of the big ones. more...
Capt. Tom Chaya - Anna Maria |
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2014-02-28
9:06 AM
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2/25//2014 Tampa Bay Fishing Report - 2/25//2014 Tampa Bay Fishing Report
Inshore bite : The bait is starting to come into the bay and with that brings the snook out of the canals, rivers and backwater. Reds and snook are starting to hit live shiners on the flats, sheeps heads are st more...
Capt. Brady Nelson - Anna Maria |
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2014-02-27
12:12 PM
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Springtime in Anna Maria - The bite is getting better each and every day as we go into spring in southwest florida. This past week fishing was good to great for my charters. We had some serious fog to deal with but the fish don't seem to mind in fact I think it is better when more...
Capt. Rick Gross - Anna Maria |
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2014-02-08
10:21 AM
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Feels like spring almost - The Super Bowl is over--time for fishing to take center stage. Winter is almost over and water temps are starting to come up. Spanish Mackerel are showing in bigger numbers around the bay and deep water grass flats. It will not be long before white b more...
Capt. Rick Gross - Anna Maria |
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2014-01-14
4:37 PM
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Winter time fishing Anna Maria - Weather is key in the winter. Fronts come in every five to seven days. If you can time things right fishing between the fronts can really be rewarding. Shrimp and jigs will be the baits of choice. Patterns change from mangroves and shallow grass flat more...
Capt. Rick Gross - Anna Maria |
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2013-12-23
2:49 PM
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2013 Christmas Week Fishing Report - Hard bottom areas have provided the best action. We still have decent numbers of sardines due to moderate temperatures and they have been the best bait. Reefs have been holding Spanish mackerel, blues, mangrove snapper, and flounder. Long chum lines more...
Capt. Tom Chaya - Anna Maria |
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2013-11-06
8:25 AM
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Fall Fishing from Anna Maria - The migrations are in full swing. From the beaches to the backcountry and from northern waters to warmer southern waters. Fish are on the move for food as well as for comfort. Anytime fish have to get ready for winter they have to feed. This is good more...
Capt. Rick Gross - Anna Maria |
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2013-10-20
7:37 PM
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Fishing Update - The action was steady over the flats. We still have good schools of reds in just about every bay from Port Manatee to Sarasota bay.
Lots of slot fish in the 22-26 inch range are roaming mangrove shorelines. The water has cleared over the past few w more...
Capt. Tom Chaya - Anna Maria |
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2013-10-14
7:33 AM
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October Fishing Bite is On! - The fishing in October has been great with about all species eating. The bait is good size and can be found all over the flats. The bait is moving with the tides from mangroves to flats and the fish are following. October has produced large numbers more...
Capt. Dean Landman - Anna Maria |
