Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Hoover

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Early Bird It has been hot and humid with the temperatures in the nineties this past week. The rains of the Everglades have been rolling across the state with regularity. There is no relief in sight. The good news is that the fish love it. Keep in more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Early Bird It has been hot and humid with the temperatures in the nineties this past week. There is no relief in sight. The rains of the Everglades have been rolling across the state with regularity. There is no relief in sight. The good news more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Greenhouse Effect It was like fishing inside a greenhouse this past week. Temperatures hit the nineties. There was barely a breath of air on the water and it looked as if the sky and water had no beginning or end. Boat traffic is minimal. Ther more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Business As Usual This past week we had a small reprieve from the weather. The mornings were windless and easterly prevailing winds were the norm. Bait has returned to the beaches of south Marco. There are glass minnows and hordes of threadfin her more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Mellow Mornings The upper level low that has been plaguing us loosened its grip on us. Most of the mornings this past week were rain free. The winds were out of the east and that left the beaches of Marco calm and ready for inspection. Many of us more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Yucatan Blues Due to an upper level low, we have been dodging rain for the last two weeks. Warm air from the Yucatan keeps fueling the weather system. That has made fishing down right tricky or impossible. In the beginning of the week, mo more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Tropical Trauma The action was fair to excellent as of this past week. Snook took top billing. The front that passed through backed up again as the weekend approached and by Friday, we were knocked off the water by rain and heavy wind. The weather more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Summer's Heat The days grow longer as summer presses on. The temperatures are rising too. That is why most of the guides and local anglers are getting an early start. Early morning hours and late afternoons have been the best times to satiate more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Gin Clear Perfect weather conditions prevailed this past week. Yes, it got downright hot by mid afternoon but the fishing was fair to excellent. The water is as clear as it gets in the Gulf. That can be a double-edged sword. It makes catching bait more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Whiplash The effects of the unusual cold front that passed through last weekend lingered with us throughout the remainder of the week. Strong winds stifled our best fishing efforts until the later part of the week. By the weekend, most of us w more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island