Fishing around Anna Maria Island has continued to follow a wintertime pattern for yet another few weeks. Although this is nothing new, spring doesn't arrive until March for us. So we are dealing with it for a few more weeks. As the water temperatures both in the bay and in the golf of Mexico are struggling to reach the upper 50s
Well we went from a late winter, straight to summer like conditions on the water. During this reporting period bait has been sporadic as it is moving around a lot. Some days bait is very plentiful (Picture) other days we are struggling to get enough bait to fish with, but I always find a way to get the job done! The bite has been
April winds bring May flowers...
During the first week of April we seen strong winds all week, starting out of the south at 20-25 knots then ending the week with a strong 20-25 knot winds out of the north as a cool front passed over our area. During the first part of the week fishing was steady with the South wind and the cool front approaching. The end of the week, when the front finally passed over, left the biting a lot tougher as high pressure from the cool...
Cold to HOT...
We started the second week of March with the remits of a significant cold front that pushed though the region, leaving us water water temperatures in the high 50's. The week prior we had water temperatures in the mid to high 70's, so we have a 20 degree temperature drop which slowed down the Snook, Redfish, and Trout bite. We ended up heading for some deeper water to target Sheepshead and...
This reporting period has seen its ups and downs as far as the water temperature. We started the 1st week off in March with water temperatures reaching 78 degrees and then this past week they struggled to reach 70 degrees. The wide swing in temperatures made the fish feeling a little confused and lethargic at times. Bait is everywhere from the flats...
March was on fire...until we had a late season cold front the last week in March that knocked the water temperature from the high 70's to the mid 60's . Fishing was tough after the cold front and slowly picked back up to end the month strong. Most days clients would catch 20-30 Snook ranging 22"-25". On almost all of the trips clients went home with keeper Redfish and Trout
The bite has been pretty good considering the late season cold fronts and the low water temperatures. We have been getting bait and the snook and redfish have been biting pretty good. Several oversize redfish have been caught by clients with the largest being 32". We have been able to limit out on redfish on most trips. March looks like the water temperature will rise quickly along with the bite. Snook season opens March 1st so book your trip today. If your looking for a fishing charter and are staying in Anna Maria Island, Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach, Bradenton, Sarasota, Longboat Key, St. Pete, or Tampa areas give Anna Maria Inshore Fishing with Capt. Kyle a call (941) 345-7182 http://www.annamariainshorefishing.com/ or check out my brother, Capt. Ryan at http://www.bradentoninshorefishing.com/
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