We have been very lucky to be able to be back to normal after the hurricane here in Bradenton and Anna Maria Island. We have been doing a good amount of inshore fishing charters lately with a few days off last week as our first major cold front of the fall moved through. This brought a big decrease in water temps down into the mid to low 60s for a few days. Before the cold front last week we had a great snook bite with scattered redfish mixed in. There has been lots of great action on the deeper grass flats in Terra Cia bay with spotted seatrout, ladyfish, jack crevelle, and the occasional Spanish mackerel. The snook fishing was a little slower post front for 2 days but yesterday we had a great day of snook fishing landing over 40 fish. The seatrout bite has gotten even better after the cold front with more fish showing up in the deeper grassy areas. We have also been doing really well with the inshore gag grouper fishing the last week or so. This is getting to the peak of the time to catch the gags and experience the tug of one of the hardest fighting fish Tampa bay has to offer. We are using a couple different techniques to be successful at targeting and catching the gags including live and dead baits depending on the conditions for the day. On some of the more fair weather days we are getting out to some of the artificial reefs off the beaches of Anna Maria Island. We are seeing lots of Spanish mackerel, some blacktip sharks, spinner sharks, and the occasional cobia. There are also some tripletails out there and as we get more cool days that action should pick up seeing more keeper sized fish.

With holiday season approaching quickly make sure to give me a call or text 813-220-8725 so that we can get you on the books for a fishing charter! You can also book online through my website: https://www.onamissionfishing.com/