The Best Snook Fishing of the Year is Right Now in Naples
Capt. Todd Geroy
June 17, 2013
Naples - Saltwater Fishing Report
Wow! Fishing really turned on last week as the waters cleared from the stormy conditions we experienced the previous week.
The snook fishing has been especially strong with some of the largest fish of the year being caught and released. We also found some large redfish in the mix running up to 30 inches or more.
Although I did not fish for them, I did see plenty of tarpon in the area. They were throughout the inshore bays and appeared to be ranging from 20 lb. juveniles to large fish over 100 lbs. It is not too late to get out and take a shot at these great fish.
Last Wednesday, Capt. Ben and I took a morning off and headed out together for a rare day of fishing together. We easily loaded the boat with live sardines and headed inland to search for the big snook that we knew were lurking in some of our favorite spots. The fish did not disappoint us! In four hours of fishing, we released over 35 snook with four of the fish measuring out at the mid 30 inch mark and one caught by Ben measuring 42 inches and weighing in at 25 lbs!
Most all of the snook including the largest ones were caught while sight fishing in less than two feet of water. We also released seatrout, goliath grouper and redfish to 30 inches. Here are some photos from our morning…
Capt. Ben Geroy with a nice June snook...
Ben Geroy with a hefty 30 inch redfish before release
Capt. Todd Geroy enjoyed a hard battle with this bruiser snook
Capt. Ben Geroy with a 25 lb. snook released 6/12/2013
Another trip out last week was with Ryan and Kevin Petnuch. These youngsters now in their teens have been fishing with me for many years as they started coming on the boat with their dad when they were as young as four.
At their request, we started the day with some action fishing. The boys released quite a few nice snook along with a big redfish and numerous fighting jack crevalle. Late in the morning we moved on to do battle with a couple of large sharks and then ended the trip at another snook spot where they hooked into a couple of large fish which managed to throw the hooks. All in all it was a great morning with all kinds of great action and some real nice fish released.
Ryan Petnuch with a bruiser 31 inch redfish
- Capt. Todd Geroy
Naples Fishing Forecast:
More of the same is expected as long as the weather holds for us.
Target Species:
snook, redfish
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