Marco Island Fishing Reports

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Winter's Grip Back to back cold fronts are still passing through the country. It is typical of the winter months. After one more cancellation, I am sitting here with the heat on at one thirty P.M. and it is forty eight degrees outside. Actually more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - In Between Back to back cold fronts have been pinning our ears back. Wind and rain have really been the only major concern. Fishing in between fronts have produced some good action on winter species. Trout, sheepshead and ladyfish have be more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Winter Tactics Pick up and throw again”, I whispered. The water was as clear as pale tea. Bob gently snapped the fly out of the water and laid it back down in front of the sulking redfish. “Strip, strip, strip”, I said. It was like counting cadenc more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Winter Woolies Brrrrrrrrrrr. You definitely had to have on the winter woolies this past week. Fifty-degree temperatures may not be that cold to those of you from up north. However, if you put the hammer down, forty miles per hour will bring th more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - The Bill Chill It has been awhile since my last report. Please accept my apologies. Life, travel and opportunities have been bombarding my everyday routine. Fishing, however remains a constant. The variables in the game are the ones that we have t more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Fall Harvest Yes I know that it has been awhile since my last post. I have been back and forth from out of the country. Just when I got home, I came down with some kind of mutant illness that kicked my butt into total bedridden submission. Nev more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Fall Blues Imagine using the Blue Mountains of Jamaica as a backdrop for a tail walking marlin. It is a stark contrast in comparison to our home waters of snook and mangroves. My brother and I go to Jamaica to visit our mother and to participate i more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Prelude To A Storm Tropical storm Isadore hangs in the balance. As of right now, weather soothsayers are not quite sure what path the storm will take. One thing is for sure; fishing was good to excellent this past week. Although there are a lo more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Fresh Water The picture has changed dramatically in the past week or so. Fresh water is pouring into the upper Ten Thousand Islands. It is even effecting the south Marco area. Therefore, fishing got a little bit tougher for anglers in the past wee more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Summer Sunset You can’t tell by the heat that summer has gone over the horizon. The mornings are still balmy and the afternoon hours are downright hot. We have crossed the threshold of September, which is one of the best fall months there is f more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island