Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Hoover

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Jacks And Macks Strong tides and mild weather made the last week of fishing very pleasant. There is still a strong influx of fresh water moving into the islands and surrounding areas. That can make fishing in the backcountry difficult Fishing rema more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Home Again It is good to back in the States. My wife and I and extended family went to Costa Rica for some tarpon fishing. We left with mixed emotions just after the attack on America and traveling was sketchy to say the least. Consequently, we we more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Fishin' In The Rain Fishing remained excellent at the beginning of this past week. Waves of bait are everywhere you go and the fish are getting fat and happy. As the week progressed a low-pressure system developed in the Gulf and dumped large amou more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Increasing Numbers As predicted, fishing continued to improve this past week. The morning shift enjoyed a strong incoming tide. There is an increasing amount of bait flowing into the Marco and Ten Thousand Islands areas. It is a mixture of small t more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Increaing The Numbers As predicted, fishing continued to improve this past week. The morning shift enjoyed a strong incoming tide. There is an increasing amount of bait flowing into the Marco and Ten Thousand Islands areas. It is a mixture of smal more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Cooler Mornings The early bird gets the worm. That cliché couldn’t be truer when it comes to fishing in August. The afternoons have been unbearably hot so most of the guides including myself have been only running half-day trips in the morning. We more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Gettin' Fishy Fishing remained steady as Chantal breezed by us early this week. We experienced some rain as a feeder band went over Florida. Chantal may spawn some tropical weather for us as the week progresses, but I think that the next week of f more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Hot, Hot, Hot Aside from being unbearably hot in the afternoon, the weather was kind to us this past week. Fishing perked up as a result. We closed the week with the RedSnook tournament and the numbers of fish caught reached a new record. The thre more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Fresh Water Washdown Barry breezed by us this week and dumped more rain over most of south Florida. If you were out fishing this past week, it wasn’t hard to tell that there is a lot of fresh water pouring into the Marco and Ten Thousand islands a more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Fire And Rain If you have been out boating around Marco and the Ten thousand Islands, you certainly noticed the effect of the fresh water influx. The color of the water changes at every turn. I think that fresh water coupled with the high temperat more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island