Bradenton, Florida Fishing

Welcome to our Bradenton, FL Area Fishing Home Page

The Bradenton, Florida area is an awesome fishing vacation destination.  The city of Bradenton provides everything you would need in town such as shopping, dining, entertainment and more.  Anna Maria Island & Longboat Key are the reasons why most people come here to visit.  There are beautiful beaches, tons of water to explore, marine life and more.

The fishing can be excellent with many inshore and offshore opportunities.  Anglers can catch a variety of different fish such as redfish, sea trout, tarpon, grouper, snapper, sheepshead, sharks and more.  If you can’t get on a boat, there are some good shore fishing opportunities in the area too.

Fishing Reports

Inshore Fishing

The Bradenton area is a very populated area, however, there is still some very good inshore fishing throughout the waters around Bradenton, Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key.  This area is known for its excellent shallow water fishing for redfish, sea trout, flounder, sheepshead, snook and more.  There are so many good fishing spots such as bridges, passes, grass flats, docks, canals and more.

Learn more on our Bradenton, FL Area Inshore Fishing page.

Nearshore Fishing

The nearshore fishing is very good in this area.  Whether you head just outside the bay or run along the beaches, there are a variety of fish that you can target here in the nearshore waters.  Some of the popular fish to catch are tarpon, grouper, snapper, kingfish, cobia, goliath grouper and several others depending on the season.  The time of year will dictate what fish will be more prevalent, but you can catch fish nearshore year-round off the beaches of Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key.

Learn more on our Bradenton, FL Area Nearshore Fishing page.

Deep Sea / Offshore Fishing

The fishing is very good offshore in the Bradenton, Florida area.  Many of the offshore fishing charters will take off from the Tampa Bay area and its beaches up north, however, you can find some charters in the Anna Maria Island area that will get you out to the offshore waters as well.

The popular fish that are targeted here are grouper, snapper, cobia, king mackerel, permit, amberjack, mahi mahi, tuna, barracuda and goliath grouper, but there are so many other species of fish that you can catch.

Learn more on our Bradenton, FL Area Deep Sea / Offshore Fishing page.

Shore Fishing

The surf & pier anglers have quite a few options in the Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key area. This area is huge, so there are several miles of beaches to fish, piers, bridges and even some inshore areas where you can wade the shallows waters as you target redfish, sea trout, snook and many other species of fish.

Learn about the best spots to fish the Bradenton, Florida area from shore.

Bait & Tackle

Boat Launches