Fishing Report September 2013 In September, we experience afternoon thunderstorms on around Anna Maria Island on a regular basis. You can expect to see at least a 40 percent chance of afternoon showers five days a week. Granted, these small squalls may last up to an hour although usually the duration is only 20 minutes […]
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Anna Maria Island Fishing Reports from Captain Danny Stasny of Just Reel Fishing Charters located at 5325 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach Fl on Anna Maria Island.
Fishing Report August 2013 Inshore fishing around Anna Maria Island is shaping up for the month, especially around structures. Just about any structure you can find is holding mangrove snapper. Whether you’re fishing bridges, piers, artificial reefs or wrecks, now is the time to catch your limit of this tasty, hard-fighting fish. Small live shiners […]
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 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 […]
Just Reel Fishing Charters – Anna Maria The cooler weather has allowed for my Just Reel Fishing Charters out of Anna Maria clients and I to enjoy a great snapper and sheepshead bite. Grouper are also being caught near any Tampa Bay structure. Shrimp and pinfish are the key baits. Smaller hooks or 1/2 […]
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 […]