Let me start off by saying it has been HOT out on the water on our fishing charters lately. The good thing is the fishing has been just as HOT. The waters surrounding Anna Maria Island are teaming with life right now tons of baitfish on the grass flats and in the passes. The mangrove snapper and spanish mackeral have been pretty much everywhere that is holding bait. This is the absolute best time of year to target mangrove snapper in our area. a 20 lb flurocarbon leader and a small hook will help increase your chances of hooking into the larger fish. The spanish mackeral are holding in the passes and around the skyway bridge in tampa bay,  look for diving birds and showering bait on top of the water to locate the mackeral and throw a small shiny spoon or gotcha plug into the mix and reel it to entice the fish.