Cold to HOT...
We started the second week of March with the remits of a significant cold front that pushed though the region, leaving us water water temperatures in the high 50's. The week prior we had water temperatures in the mid to high 70's, so we have a 20 degree ...

Spring Fishing...
This reporting period has seen its ups and downs as far as the water temperature. We started the 1st week off in March with water temperatures reaching 78 degrees and then this past week they struggled to reach 70 degrees. The wide swing in temperatures ...

Nor'easter...
Well the past two weeks we have seen a persistent 15 knot north-east wind for the past two weeks which has made fishing challenging at times. The wind has made it especially tough sometimes to go and get bait out in the middle of Tampa Bay, as we faced a ...

Between a rock and a hard place...
Well the past two weeks have been trying to say the least, between the red tide and Hurricane Matthew we have seen our fair share of natural "adversities" over the past two weeks. We will start off with the red tide issue, the ...

A touch of Fall...
Fishing has been pretty good as we officially make our way into the fall season. Although the weather has not seemed to cool down much you can definitely tell that the fish have started to fall into their fall pattern. Bait has been plentiful out off ...

Hemine the Hurricane...
Well the last part of August and the 1st couple days of September were a washout as Hurricane Hemine brought record amounts of rain and gusty winds for most of the week. Prior to Hemine fishing was pretty good and we had no complaints. After Hemine ...

Schools back in session...
This is the time of year when the little ones head back to school and typical we start to slow down, but I've been still pretty busy and the fish have been busy as well. Bait is still plentiful and can be found on almost any grass flat also it ...

Seeing Red(fish)...
Well, the past two weeks we have seen a low pressure system that sat on top of Anna Maria Island and Florida for six days straight. The low pressure system brought daily rain and dropped the water temperature considerably in some areas. In most of the ...

Fishing has been as Hot as the weather...
This time of the year inshore fishing traditional slows down a little bit as our water temperature rises to the 90 degree mark, but as of lately fishing has been remarkably good. The daily afternoon thunderstorms have keep the ...

Summer heat is in full effect...
Summer is here to stay for the next couple months, which means the small bait has shown up. We have all the small bait (pilchards) you want on the flats around Anna Maria Island, just make sure you are throwing a 1/4" mesh net or you ...

On Fire...
That's how fishing has been the past couple weeks...on fire. First of all, I'm sorry I haven't posted a report in a couple weeks, I've been extremely busy fishing and on most days fishing double trips.
Bait everywhere from the flats of Lower Tampa Bay, ...