Knowing April 15 was the full moon, maybe you’ve looked at your tide chart and you too are excited to see what’s in store this week. The afternoon outgoing tides should produce some of the best backwater fishing we’re going to see this spring. Snook fishing should prove prosperous this week. Try using live […]
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Just Reel Fishing Charters of Anna Maria Island offers premier inshore and nearshore live bait charters expertly guided by Capt. Danny Stasny.
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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 […]
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Fishing Report February 2014 Fishing around Anna Maria Island remains constant as long as the weather follows suit. Calm days and clear water are prime opportunities to get out and target nearshore and inshore species. Pompano are readily available and are being caught on a variety of live baits and artificials, or a combination. Small […]
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]