Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Hoover

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Frontal Assault This past month has been touch and go. The fishing season has been in full swing. Most guides have been running back to back trips. The weather this spring has been unsettled since mid-March. We have been scrappin’ it out ther more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Any Way The Wind Blows March has proven to be as unpredictable as it can be. The first few weeks of March were warm and pleasant. It appeared that spring would come in like a lamb. For all practical purposes, it did. The winds were mild and the we more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - March Madness Snook were boiling in the fast moving current on the point. They were taking advantage of the crippled scaled sardines that I threw in the likely spot. “I’m hooked up”, Bob shouted. “I’ve got one too”, his friend Larry yelled. I more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Bring On The Heat I know that it has been awhile since my last report. Life has been happening at a quick pace. The water temperatures have made a dramatic climb in the past few weeks. Rising temperatures are bringing the fish out of the woodwork. more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Winter Thaw The frost came off the pumpkin this past week. Early hours started out in the fifties. By mid-morning we were starting to shed a few layers of clothes. Afternoon sun brought us in the seventies. That’s good news when you consider t more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Winter's Grip Back to back cold fronts are still passing through the country. It is typical of the winter months. After one more cancellation, I am sitting here with the heat on at one thirty P.M. and it is forty eight degrees outside. Actually more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - In Between Back to back cold fronts have been pinning our ears back. Wind and rain have really been the only major concern. Fishing in between fronts have produced some good action on winter species. Trout, sheepshead and ladyfish have be more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Winter Tactics Pick up and throw again”, I whispered. The water was as clear as pale tea. Bob gently snapped the fly out of the water and laid it back down in front of the sulking redfish. “Strip, strip, strip”, I said. It was like counting cadenc more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Winter Woolies Brrrrrrrrrrr. You definitely had to have on the winter woolies this past week. Fifty-degree temperatures may not be that cold to those of you from up north. However, if you put the hammer down, forty miles per hour will bring th more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - The Bill Chill It has been awhile since my last report. Please accept my apologies. Life, travel and opportunities have been bombarding my everyday routine. Fishing, however remains a constant. The variables in the game are the ones that we have t more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island