Marco Island Fishing Reports

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Spring Reward There were plenty of fish caught thanks to another perfect week of weather. Snook of all sizes were reported this past week. Most anglers had a few encounters with redfish too. The redfish seem to be spotty. Hopefully that will chang more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Fair Weather Fishing This past week was as good as one could hope for. The mornings started out calm and warm. Those are perfect ingredients for fishing. The water has cleared a bit and the bait has returned. Everyone that I talked to caught fish more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - The Wind Blows This past week was basically a repeat of the week before. The wind has been giving most of us the fits. Most of us are catching fish but they are not coming easy. There are days when we can scrounge up enough live bait to really cat more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Mellow Out There was a significant drop in the water temperature in this past week. That made fishing difficult. Bait was darn near impossible to find unless you had a secret spot where they will hide from the elements. As the week progressed, the more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Fish Anyway Even though the weather has been touch and go you can’t really complain about the fishing. Despite weak tides this past week, I had mixed reports and most of them were good. Snook, trout, and tarpon were the major players this past wee more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Spring Fling Stiff winds and unsettled weather didn’t stop most anglers from catching fish this past week. Anglers caught snook, redfish and keeper size trout. Next week could be a repeat. It appears that we will have a disturbance that may bring more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - March Lion A cold front packing very heavy winds roared through Florida like a lion this past weekend. We will bare the brunt of its effects for quite some time. Heavy winds have muddied the water and the air temperature has dropped significantly. more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - February Finale I am almost afraid to speak about the kind of February that we have been having. It has been as good as I can remember and I feel that we deserve it. It doesn’t appear that the weather is going to change too much in the next week. more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Fair February Fair weather and plenty of action would best describe this past week. The cold front came through and there were some stiff winds behind it. Even though strong winds can dictate where you fish, with a little ingenuity, you can stay i more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - A Taste Of Spring There is something to be said about fishing in a short sleeved shirt. This past week has been absolutely perfect. The only thing wrong was the radical low tides. That is not uncommon in late January and February. The tides went w more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island