Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Hoover

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Cool Mornings And Clear Skies You couldn’t ask for a better week of fall fishing. The weather was absolutely stunning. The mornings were cool and the afternoons were pleasantly warm. It is the time of the year when the water temperature more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - October Lion It is as if October has come in like a March lion. Rain dumped down on our area at the beginning of the week. That forced everybody off of the water. Many fishing trips were canceled or rescheduled. I was sitting on the veranda of more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Fall Fantasy I had to leave you all to fend for yourself the week before last. My family and I went to the East Coast of Costa Rica to chase tarpon at the mouth of the Rio Colorado River. It is a remote spot in the jungle about ten miles away more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - September Slam The mornings have been a little bit cooler and the traffic has been slower than usual. Bait is abundant and so are the fish. Everyone that I talked to has been having banner days this past week. There are plenty of snook f more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - September Slam The mornings have been a little bit cooler and the traffic has been slower than usual. Bait is abundant and so are the fish. Everyone that I talked to has been having banner days this past week. There are plenty of snook f more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Fall Action It’s mayhem out there. There are all sorts of bait out there and everything on the planet is after it. The birds are going crazy. The mackerel are going crazy. The jacks are going crazy. Everything out there is going crazy. I more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Round The Corner The kids are back in school. The mornings are cooler. The fishing action is heating up as we round the corner for another fall season. I love fall fishing. I think that most seasoned anglers would agree. It is always a time o more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Lazy Days The mornings were slightly cooler this past week. It made for pleasant fishing. Business for most of the guides has slowed down to a dull roar. There are fewer boats on the water during the weekdays. It is a time when many of us do more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Blind Sided This past week was business as usual. The bait was available. The fish were cooperating. The weather was beautiful. By Saturday, a tropical situation developed over southwest Florida. The focus of the ill-fated weather centered ov more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Steady Action The sun and heat continue to bear down on us. Clouds build over the Everglades and the rains come, leaving the atmosphere hot and steamy. We can’t complain. It has been doing that this time of year long before any of us go more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island