Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Hoover

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Post Noel This past week the fishing has been excellent. It kind of came as a surprise considering the foul weather that Noel produced. I am not one to complain. Shrimp under popping corks worked very well this week. I stayed in the back country t more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Tropical Winds We had a blast in Costa Rica. We caught and released plenty of triple digit tarpon on fly and conventional gear. Then it was off to Jamaica with my brother Drew. I know I know….yes it is nice but our mother lives there. It just so h more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Early Bird Baitfish are staring to school along the beaches with regularity. Schools of finger mullet are sitting in pockets along the shorelines as well. Morning activity with snook and redfish has been fair to excellent. There are still a few me more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Summer Showdown Slick, balmy summer mornings are the perfect recipe for great action. Small sardines are starting to cloud the beaches and snook are taking advantage in the early morning hours. The sardines make great bait even though they are h more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Summer Sizzle The fishing this past few weeks has been good to excellent. I have been using larger scaled sardines because the medium sized bait is still growing up along the beaches. As a result, we have been catching medium to larger snook. So more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Monster Winds The past few weeks would test the mettle of any guide or angler alike. Until tropical storm Barry, the winds were blowing a solid twenty with gusts way more than that. If it weren’t for the fact that it was blowing out of the northea more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Hot n Cold Fishing has been hot and cold literally and figuratively speaking. Just as things are getting right temperature wise, another cold front slams us. Still, the fishing has been quite good. If you have been using live bait, which has been more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Plenty To Do The effects of winter are finally here. Water temperatures have dipped to the mid sixties. Fronts have been passing through Florida at regular intervals. In fact it is raining as I type. It’s not all bad news. There have been fish to more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Just Like Spring We had another beautiful week of weather. Many days were in the high seventies to lower eighties. The last couple of fronts slid to the north of us and left the weather pleasant. Fish were cooperating as well. I have been catchi more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Mixed Bag This past week proved to be interesting. The Marco and Ten Thousand Island areas are teetering on the brink of seasonal change. Although the cooler season has been mild overall, there have still been enough water temperature fluctuations more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island