Tripletail Fishing on Anna Maria Island
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Tripletail are one of the most unusual and fun sight-fishing targets we have — odd-looking fish that hang on their sides near the surface around buoys, markers, crab-trap floats, and other structure, often looking like a piece of drifting debris until you get close. They fight hard well above their weight and are outstanding eating, which makes spotting and casting to one a favorite surprise on a trip.
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Why Anglers Love Tripletail
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​Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis) are a sight-fishing thrill — you idle along structure, spot a fish hanging near the surface, and pitch to it. They hit hard, pull with stubborn, broad-shouldered power, and are excellent on the table. Hooking one is one of the more exciting visual moments in our fishery. We follow all FWC size and bag regulations.
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When Is Tripletail Season on Anna Maria Island?
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Tripletail are a warm-water target here, showing up around floating structure and markers in the warmer months. Because finding them depends on spotting fish around structure in the right conditions, when and where we target them is very much a captain's call.
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Where We Find Them
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We look for tripletail around buoys, channel markers, crab-trap floats, range markers, and other floating or fixed structure off Anna Maria Island and in the nearshore waters near Holmes Beach.
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How We Target Them
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This is sight-fishing — we ease up to structure, spot fish hanging near the surface, and pitch a live shrimp or a jig to them. A quiet approach and an accurate cast are everything
Inshore or Nearshore? It's the Captain's Call
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On Anna Maria Island, what's biting and where can change day to day with season, tide, wind, and waves. We love putting you on the species you want to catch — but finding the fish and getting you bent comes first. Your captain reads the conditions each trip and makes the call on where to run and what to target, so you get the best possible day on the water. (This same approach applies across all our trips.
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Book Your Tripletail Trip
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Tripletail are targeted on our 4-hour and 6-hour fishing charters.
Call or text 941-348-2035