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

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Double Whammy Fishing this past week was like running the gauntlet in a fast paced movie. There were back to back fronts with intermittent reprieves in between. The wind was ferocious most of the week and you had to grab the calm moments when more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - More Wind.......More Tarpon The unpredictable windy weather has made fishing a very difficult task most of the week. Southwest winds at 15-20 knots have made the water muddy and made fishing for tarpon on the outside impossible. Never the less, we more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Lots of Wind, Lots of Tarpon! The wind has been really hammering us this week. March is usually very windy and I guess I was starting to get spoiled. The Ft Myers area wasn’t affected as much as Marco but the tarpon aren’t in the sound yet either, more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Final Blow We had a super week. The weather was warm and the breezes were pleasant until the winds of the last front came through on Monday. Still, it’s hard to complain when you figure that it is the month of March. March is notorious f more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Let's Get Ready to Rumble! From Marco Island to Ft Myers live bait fishing is the order of the day. Large schools of thread herring and scaled sardines are moving up the coast. Small baits will be near the coast or in the bays and the larger bai more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Flawless Fishing This past week was as close to perfection as anyone could ask. The fishing was outstanding. There is still plenty of bait around. The water temperature is on the rise and all the players are showing up for the spring games. I more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Snook and Big Jacks Provide Plenty Hard Fighting ! The one thing I can say about March is that the wind is always going to blow. The past two weeks have been typical of this pattern. However, the overall fishing has been pretty good in the Ft My 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 2/26/2000 by Capt. Butch Rickey The fishing this week was kind of hit or miss. There are lots of snook and trout around. The snook are big, the trout are mixed. The redfish are starti more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Curve Ball This past week started off with real promise. Most of us have been pitching bait to the fish. There is bait everywhere so getting a well full is a no brainer. As the week progressed, a cold front moved in. It wasn’t that seve more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Anticipation The weather has been superb this past week. The bait is showing up by the bushel. Fishing is improving with every day. We are catching an unprecedented mixed bag. Yet I am still on the edge of my seat. It’s like all the clo more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island