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Southwest Florida - Naples, Marco, 10,000 Islands
Capt. Jeff Legutki
March 23, 2005
Ten Thousand Islands - Saltwater Fishing Report
Inshore Report: Naples-10,000 Island's Mar. 23
The inshore fishing is finally starting to pick up! With water's warming to the ideal temperature's, fish are cooperating quite well.
Snook are becoming a regular target on each trip, alot of smaller fish with a few keeper's here and there. Most fish a taking artificial's like jig's and jerk bait's, and top water plug's on the warmer day's.
Fly fishing has been good on the calmer day's in between the gusty spring wind's. Night fishing the light's with the fly has been better than average. The snook have been hammering little white flies tied on a #4 hook, averaging anywhere from 15 - 20 snook a night.
Finally, what we all have been waiting for, "Tarpon", their here. I have been seeing tarpon on every trip, with the big boy's being a little sparse, the little guy's are starting to show up in just about every little creek in the back country. These are the one's I love for the client's. They're quite nieve, and will take a well presented fly almost every time! The fisherman's skill's are not as demanding as they are for the big laid up 100 pounder's.
If you want to get a shot at a big one, you better practice your casting on the rod you plan to use. I have seen it too many times, people come down here expecting to just pick up th 11wt. and whip it out there like their 8wt's. Not going to happen unless you are an experienced salt water fly fisherman. Word to the wise, practice up before your trip, it's a shame to get the shot of a life time only to cast short or worse, line the fish. Now a day's the pressure on these fish is to much for sloppy casting.
Spring is finally here, snook,and tarpon are becoming more present, and the red fish and trout are starting to thin out a bit. There is lot's of big jack's around to cooperate out near the passes, as well as pompano and lady fish.
Offshore Report: Naples Mar. 22,2005
The bait is here, moving up from the south making their migratory march up to there summer haunt's. With this in order, everything is following the food.
In Naples, the king fish are on fire on the inshore wreck's and artificial reef's. Some big fish are being caught with in the site of land. The biggest king so far has been forty pound's, taken on a free lined thread fin herring, at times the king's are so schooled up it's hard for me to keep up with the angler's as far as baiting hook's, taking fish off, and re-rigging broke off lines. When we are in these situation's, fish will regularly hit artificial's as well.
Cobia as well are appearing out on the tower's with snapper and grouper controlling the bottom bite. Spanish mackeral are everywhere, with some measuring out at 30 inches. Look for the bird's to find the action and hold on. With all this action taking place, you can expect to catch shark's as well. With black tip's offshore and bull shark's inshore, there should never be a dull moment!
It's alway's great to be on the water, but right now has got to be the best time as far as finding fish inshore or offshore. The book is filling up quick, so call ahead and book your charter now while there is still a few open day's.
Until the next time,be safe on the water and be curtious to other boater's like you would expect from some one else. So tight lines and screaming to all who venture out for a day on the water.
Captain Jeff Legutki
Angler's Addiction Guide Service
(239)293-1664
email: [email protected]
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