Here in Bradenton & Anna Maria Island Spring break is in full swing and guests on our fishing charters have been experiencing great fishing! The fishing in Tampa Bay and Sarasota Bay has been great action. Snook, spotted seatrout, redfish, jack crevalle, and Spanish mackerel have been plentiful and making for lifelong memories for guests on our fishing charters.

The snook fishing is getting better and better as the days start to get longer with more sunlight and the water temperature starts to creep back up into the seventies making the snook start to become hungry again in anticipation of the summer spawn. We are targeting the snook mostly along docks in the Manatee River and around Anna Maria Island. We are using live free lined pilchards for bait and a twenty-five-to-thirty-pound leader depending on the water clarity for the day. Most of the redfish that we have been catching have been mixed in with the snook around the structure. The spotted sea trout fishing has been incredible this spring with lots of nice sized sixteen-to-eighteen-inch fish being landed by our guests aboard our fishing charters. There have also been quite a few fish over the twenty-inch mark which is a trophy sized spotted seatrout. Spotted seatrout are a great target for kids, since they are a schooling fish once we find them, they provide fast action and are delicious to eat for a fresh fish dinner. The Spanish mackerel have been starting to make an appearance around the Sunshine Skyway Bridge with the water warming and the bait fish becoming more prevalent. The mackerel are a schooling fish as well. They like to chase their prey down. They can be a fun target with artificial lures like a silver spoon or a gotcha plug that is retrieved fast and erratic. They hit hard and fight great on light tackle.

If you are looking for a fishing charter in the Bradenton or Anna Maria Island area, give me a call or text 813-220-8725. I offer family friendly fishing charters and can cater to the more experienced anglers as well. We fish with live bait that I catch fresh daily before our fishing charter begins.