Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Hoover

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Summer Slammin' Mild wind and warm sunshine blessed us this past week. The water temperature climbed past the eighty-degree mark for the first time this spring. That is just as it should be. There was plenty of bait and fish to be had. Almost ever more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Sunshine The winds subsided to a dull roar this past week and the weather warmed up. That created an increase in the water temperature. We need the water temperature to climb a bit more. As a result, the fish turned on with some consistency. There more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Fly A Kite Most of us don’t even ask about the forecast anymore. We know that it is going to be windy. There has been rain involved just about every other day too. Regardless of the wind, the fishing in the last week has been fair to excellent. Th more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Rough And Tumble This last week has been rough and tumble. The whole month of April has been sketchy weather wise. A front backed up at the end of the week that kept a lot of people home. There has been plenty of bait but the story is a bit of a r more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Bring On The Heat A cold front slid through Florida this past week. It caused the water temperature to drop at least ten degrees. It seems as if old man winter is reluctant to release his grip on the nation. As a consequence, the fishing was touch more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Spring Reward There were plenty of fish caught thanks to another perfect week of weather. Snook of all sizes were reported this past week. Most anglers had a few encounters with redfish too. The redfish seem to be spotty. Hopefully that will chang more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Fair Weather Fishing This past week was as good as one could hope for. The mornings started out calm and warm. Those are perfect ingredients for fishing. The water has cleared a bit and the bait has returned. Everyone that I talked to caught fish more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - The Wind Blows This past week was basically a repeat of the week before. The wind has been giving most of us the fits. Most of us are catching fish but they are not coming easy. There are days when we can scrounge up enough live bait to really cat more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Mellow Out There was a significant drop in the water temperature in this past week. That made fishing difficult. Bait was darn near impossible to find unless you had a secret spot where they will hide from the elements. As the week progressed, the more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Fish Anyway Even though the weather has been touch and go you can’t really complain about the fishing. Despite weak tides this past week, I had mixed reports and most of them were good. Snook, trout, and tarpon were the major players this past wee more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island