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April brings good inshore and offshore action to area waters

Fishing as good as it gets if you can get out on the water

April fishing inshore and offshore starts off hot

Get out on the water and reap the rewards

Targeting catch-and-release species such as snook, redfish and trout is really starting to heat up and should continue as we progress toward April.

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.

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. 

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 […]

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 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, […]