Guests on our fishing charters this summer have been experiencing great weather and fishing. We have been fishing the waters surrounding Anna Maria Island and the Manatee River in Bradenton Florida having great success on the inshore species including snook, tarpon, spotted seatrout, mangrove snapper, sharks, redfish, and more!

The migratory tarpon fishing has started to wind down but there are still plenty of fish around in Tampa Bay and some of the passes and bridges from St Pete to Sarasota. Now that the migratory fish have started to thin out there is a lot less pressure from fisherman targeting tarpon for the rest of the summer and into the fall. This is a great time for us to target them and be successful. We are primarily targeting them with live and dead threadfin herring. There is still plenty of bait to be caught at both the north and south skyway fishing piers and the mangrove snapper are showing up more and more as they begin their summertime spawn in Tampa Bay.

The deep grass flats have been providing great action in the mornings with spotted seatrout, silver trout, ladyfish, and a few Spanish mackerel. Fishing a live free lined pilchard (greenback) or under a float suspended 3-4 feet has been the ticket for catching some of these fish. The snook are at the peek of their spawn coming up on the next full moon we have in July. We have been having the best luck on the beaches close to the passes and some of the areas close to the mouth of the Manatee River. The redfish are showing up in good numbers and are beginning to get into larger schools again in preparation to begin a major spawn towards the end of the summer and into the fall. The redfish bite will get better as we get into the heat of the summer in August and get even better as we approach September.

If you are looking to book a fishing charter in Bradenton, Anna Maria Island give me a call or text 813-220-8725. You can also visit my website and book directly through the site: onamissionfishing.com. I enjoy taking families fishing all way up to the seasoned anglers. We fish with live bait caught fresh daily before we begin our fishing charter.