Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Hoover

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Clear Skies Southwest Florida breathed a sigh of relief as the last front finally loosened its grip. Warm, sunny skies returned to our portion of the country. Water temperatures started to climb ever so slowly and anglers got down to business. more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Hancuffed Winter decided to get a grip on us and give us one more shake. Back to back cold fronts have plagued fishermen for the last week and it looks as if the cool air will remain throughout the remainder of the week. Most of us took a more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Old Man Winter There were a few days this past week where you had to watch for the punches as far as weather was concerned. Most of the week produced fair catches. By the weekend, a front came through and made its presence known. Rain plagued us o more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Major Players Sunshine, cool weather, rain and red tide were major players in this past week of fishing. The weather was a constant challenge. It changed by the hour. Regardless, fishing was productive if you rolled with the punches. The more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

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