Some Good Fishing Trips Despite Challenging Weather
Capt. Todd Geroy
May 2, 2012
Naples - Saltwater Fishing Report
May 2, 2012
Fishing action picked up by the end of last week after a late season cold front managed to stir up the waters and shut down the action for a few days. Monday and Tuesday of this week brought the same system returning back as a tropical low, with high winds and plenty of rain. Despite the conditions, we did fish through it and had some great action with plenty of snook and redfish.
On Monday morning, I fished with John Wadja and Carl Rhodes for a half day morning trip. We put up with plenty of showers and very windy conditions throughout the morning. The gentlemen were rewarded with some solid action and boated and released numerous snook to 29 inches as well as six redfish.
The afternoon trip was with veteran anglers John and Nancy Poffenberger who also put up with squally weather and winds gusting to the 40 mph range. We released countless snook throughout the afternoon with Nancy releasing a nice 10 pound fish. John caught a slot redfish that was invited home to dinner along with a nice flounder donated by Nancy. Later in the afternoon, Nancy hooked into a monster redfish that I would guess was approaching the 40 inch range. After a lengthy tug-of-war, we discovered that the fish had run through a random submerged branch laying on the bottom far off the bank. As I was making an effort to move the boat close to the obstruction and free the line, the fish surged and managed to break off. Leaving us a little disappointed by not giving us an opportunity to shake fins with it and get a picture, it is now just another story! We'll be back next Monday for another shot at it!
Tarpon fishing has been put on the back burner temporarily as the weather just has not cooperated for us to get out on the open water and look for them. I intend to dedicate some time to them in the next few days as conditions are now improving. I'll keep everyone updated on the activity.
- Capt. Todd Geroy
Naples Fishing Forecast:
The weather is expected to improve daily through the weekend. The full moon next week will bring great tides with strong outgoing tides in the late afternoon. These should be key for the snook to go on the feed near the passes and banks facing moving water. Tarpon should also be making a strong showing along area beaches especially in the early morning.
Target Species:
snook, redfish, tarpon
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