Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Hoover

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Cooler Temps As predicted, we were graced with not one but two cold fronts. One brought a little precipitation and wind. The bad news is that it dropped the water temperature to the high sixties. The unbelievable fishing shut off Monday as if some more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Mayhem Fishing was absolutely spectacular this past week. With the water temperature approaching the eighty-degree mark, fish came out of the woodwork. Snook in particular stole the show. I say that because they are not usually a species that more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Better Than Average The weather was superb this past week. Sunny days and warmer water made fishing better than average for this time of year. Glass minnows and shiners started showing up in the Marco and Ten Thousand Islands areas. Where there is more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Sweet Moments Aside from a little fog in the morning, it couldn’t have been a more perfect week for the month of January. The mornings were cool. As soon as the sun got up, it was time to shed the jacket. The best part was catching fish withou more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Winter Windows Last week I mentioned that you had to be ready to go fishing at the drop of a hat. This week provided only a small improvement of that statement. Winter weather patterns many times only offer you a two to four day window of opportun more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Zoo Fishing It seems as if we are paying for the beautiful weather that we had during most of December. This past week has been less than desirable. The weather fronts are screaming across the nation in a back to back fashion. That means that more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Double Whammy Back to back cold fronts dropped the water temperature significantly this past week. Then another front showed up and dumped rain on us Sunday and Monday. Cooler water temperatures forced a change of hand. For many, snook and redfish more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Christmas Cool It is Christmas day and there is a cold front passing through the state as I write. It is dreary, cold, and raining outside. However, that didn’t stop most of us from having a great holiday. Prior to the front, fishing was good, as more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Free For All Fishing was about as good as it gets for this time of year. In fact, it was good for any time of the year. The water temperature remained in the seventies. That has kept the live bait around. When there is bait, there are predators. more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Bonus Action We were blessed this week when the last front fizzled out. That left us with favorable tides and fine December fishing. December is not always the friendliest month so it is a bonus when it stays warm throughout the holidays. I know t more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island