The fishing has been great with a variety of fish being landed on our fishing charters the last few weeks. The redfish are around in great numbers and will get even better as we move into August. The snook bite is also solid right now with lots of action boating 20+ on a half day regularly. The snook, redfish, and seatrout have been made catch and release again in our area and throughout Tampa Bay. The mangrove snapper bite has been phenominal inside of Tampa Bay as it usually is this time of year with the fry bait around and their main spawn right around the corner. They have been holding in their usual haunts over live hard bottom, bridges, and rock piles. There is also a fair amount of these tasty fish on the grass flats around the schools of bait.There is a good amount of spanish mackerel around as well to help fill the cooler. The water quality in our area has remained good despite reports of red tide in St Pete Beach and Downtown St Petersburg. We are lucky to have the Manatee River with an abundant outflow of fresh water this time of year to discourage the growth of red tide in the waters that we fish daily. There are still some tarpon lurking around in the bay and the Manatee River. The fish are around 10-60 lbs with some larger in the mix and we have been getting them to take mullet, pilchards, and pinfish. The best time to fish for these fish has been in low light conditions in the morning and evening hours. The last week or so bait has started to become more plentiful as the smaller fry bait starts to grow and eventually make its way out to the beach in a couple months.

If you are looking to do a fishing charter in the Bradenton or Anna Maria Island area give me a call at 813-220-8725. I will ensure that you and your guests have a fun day aboard our custom fishing boat equipped with everything we will need for a productive day on the water.