—So far, July 2019 has paid off big for fishing charters aboard my 24′ Carolina Skiff. We are having fun charter fishing the waters around Anna Maria Island, Sarasota Bay and the Manatee River in Bradenton. The weather has been hot and muggy, as expected this time of year, but the inshore bite has been equally hot! My fishing excursion clients have been finding continual, exciting backwater...
—The dog days of summer are upon us here on sunny Anna Maria Island. It’s smoking hot by mid-day, which somewhat limits fishing options later in the day. One great option is permit fishing on many of our near shore wrecks and reefs off of the Anna Maria Island coast. Many of these structures are located less than 9 miles off of our gorgeous beaches. —I love fishing out here in the Gulf...
—The bite was hot the entire month of July in the waters around Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key. Fishing action was the typical “heat of the summer” fishing frenzy, both inshore and near shore. —Inshore fishing, July was the month for catching a ton of trout. The majority of seatrout are right at, or under, the “keeper” 15″ min. There have been some big female...
Anna Maria Island Fishing Guide Captain Aaron Lowman – July, 2017 Tarpon, Flounder, Grouper —July fishing around Anna Maria Island has been almost as hot as the thermometer! The huge influx of small “hatch bait” into Tampa and Sarasota Bay has the gamefish all fired up. —My clients are consistently catching snook and redfish inshore, around the mangroves and residential docks on...
Anna Maria Island Fishing Guides Captain Aaron Lowman – July 31, 2016 Grouper, Seatrout, Snapper, Flounder —Snapper fishing in Tampa Bay, and near shore structure around Anna Maria Island, has been hot this week. As we move away from last week’s full moon, snapper fishing has improved during daylight hours. Early and late in the day have been most productive. Live and cut shiners on small...
Anna Maria Island Fishing Guide Captain Aaron Lowman – July 21, 2016 Spotted Seatrout and Mangrove Snapper —Trout fishing around the backwaters of Anna Maria Island and Tampa Bay this week has been very productive. I usually look for grassflats with signs of bait around, like a flickering surface or diving birds. Grassy areas like this have been producing tons of fish with plenty of keepers over 15...
Anna Maria Island Fishing Guide Captain Aaron Lowman – July 14, 2016 Snapper, Cobia and Sharks —Reef fishing for mangrove snapper, cobia and sharks has been the hot ticket around Anna Maria Island and Tampa Bay during this first week of July. —Mangrove snapper have been steadily slamming baits presented near the bottom, and at times have been rising up like a dark cloud in the water column to...
Anna Maria Island Fishing Guide Captain Aaron Lowman – July 6, 2016 Snook and Flounder — Snook and big flounder have recently been exciting anglers all around Anna Maria Island and Tampa Bay. —The snook are all over the Gulf beaches and passes as the summer exodus from the backwaters to Gulf waters continues. We have had great luck early in the morning along the beach throwing live pinfish...