Regional Fishing Reports for:
Southwest Florida (Cape Sable to Boca Grande)

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Catch A Wave The process of fishing has been a little bit like the act of surfing. Thank God that most of us fish better than we surf. This past week has been a repeat of the former weeks. There has been very little breaks in the weather patt more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Snook and Tarpon Attack! Light east winds opened up the tarpon fishing and we had some big scores with giant snook this past week. Live sardines and thread herring were the ticket for all the species that we caught. With the wind not bl more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Roll And Pick Another week slid by and it was like trying to score two points from the inside only to take a shot from the key for the three pointer. Frontal associated winds plagued us off and on all week. Those that were savvy managed to pul more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - High Winds Force a Retreat to the Backcountry. The past few weeks since my last report have been fairly productive. The tarpon fishing was hot before strong winds forced us to hide in the backcountry and fish for snook, redfish, snapper and sheeph more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - FISHING REPORT FOR PINE ISLAND SOUND FOR THE WEEK ENDING 4/15/00 The weather here is still the issue. This is the longest March on record, now going on 45 days of fronts and winds. I'm ready for summer and the calm, still mornings of intense sno more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Wind And The Moon Another cool front passed through this past week that generated some stiff breezes. It was almost a repeat of last week. You had to take advantage of the lulls in the weather. It is almost like threading the eye of a needle. more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Better Weather Provides More Chances For Trophy Fish The weather this week let up somewhat and the fishing followed. Most of the week my customers used live bait to target large tarpon and snook. However, we did try for some trout and jacks with a more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - FISHING REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 3/18/00 This was the week of my wife's second surgery. I took three days off to be home with her, and had one cancellation. The result was that I only fished two days, and they were tough. Monday, my friend more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Wind And Fire Last Wednesday was a complete blowout. Many guides cancelled their trips and slept in. There were a few that went out and the reports that I got were not favorable. The wind blew a steady 20-mph and a fire in the Golden Gates Est more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Some good fishing has been hampered by high winds. Evidently I have been doing something wrong. The wind gods have been punishing us all month. This doesn’t mean we haven’t been catching fish it just means that it’s been a little uncomfortable ou more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers