Winter 2020 Fishing Around Anna Maria Island
—What a weather roller coaster ride, here on Anna Maria Island, in January! We started out January 2020 with record setting heat, only to plunge into the 50°’s on most days, during the latter half of the month!
—I started out the month fishing many of the same areas that I was frequenting in December.
Read MoreAnna Maria Island fishing reports- March 30, 2019
The final destinations of fishing excursions during March 2019 around Anna Maria Island have been dictated by the variable weather conditions. It has been hard to get offshore in the Gulf of Mexico because of the winds but thankfully the backwater fishing has been great.
Read MoreSpringtime Fishing Anna Maria Island-March 2019
—Anna Maria island fishing guides all agree that March spring time backwater fishing is in full swing around Anna Maria Island, Tampa Bay and Bradenton. Water temperatures have eclipsed the magic 70° mark for a few weeks now, triggering a timeless migration of bait fish back into Tampa Bay, with predator fish in tow.
Read MoreDecember Tampa Bay/Anna Maria Fishing
—What a beautiful fishing month we had here around Anna Maria Island. December 2018 was one for the books! We finally saw a complete reprieve from the ferocious red tide outbreak of this summer. This combined with a long stretch of great weather, provided some outstanding fishing opportunities in and around Anna Maria Island and Tampa Bay.

Fishing Anna Maria- Oct.and Nov. 2018
—Even though backwater fishing has been outstanding lately, a persistent red tide outbreak, and associated fish kills, continues to dominate the headlines here on Anna Maria Island, Bradenton and Sarasota. This natural algae bloom consumes the available oxygen in the water as it completes its life cycle, in turn quickly suffocating nearby fish. This has made fishing a little more challenging than usual over the past couple of months but that being said, my clients and I have been experiencing some fantastic fishing despite the bad news.
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