Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Hoover

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

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Rainy Days By all accounts, we spent most of the past week sneaking in morning trips due to the rain. That is just as well as it has been getting very hot in the afternoon. A large frontal system bounced back and forth over the peninsula of Florid more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Weather And Issues The weather has tamed down today and that might give anglers a much needed break. We have been crying for rain and we have sure received our fair share of it this past week. There was a tropical depression looming over south Flo more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Summer Splendor Fishing remained consistent this past week. Anglers and guides found bait along the beach. You had to be selective, as most of the sardines are smaller. There have been plenty of threadfin pods near shore if big baits are what you’ more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Tropical Sandwhich The front that plagued us in the past week looks like it is going to back up on us. We have another front looming over Texas as I write. That is typical for the summer months. Warm air is fed up to us from the tropics and we wil more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Consistency This past week proved once again that summer is upon us. Most of the guides and anglers that I talked to are fishing half to three quarter day trips. The summer rains are showing up like clockwork. The weather has been perfect all week more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Weak Tides, Blistering Heat Weak tides and hot weather slowed the fishing a little tougher this week. I heard that from more than one guide this week. There is bait around and it certainly helps to have it when you are dealing with slow tides. Sti more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Summer Steam I am sorry that I missed you last week. I had to go out of state for shoulder surgery. It is lucky for me that the surgeon likes to fish. It also makes it real interesting trying to type. It was a beautiful week for fishing. The weath more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - High Pressure The front that passed through gave us a little peace and quiet. Then it did what a lot of fronts do when they come to Florida. It backed up over the lower portion of the peninsula and stalled. That left us with a mixture of gloomy, u more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island