Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Hoover

Tarpon, snook, and redfish - These past few weeks have been a challenge. The Bermuda High that has stalled and remained out in the Atlantic has made for some steady breezy winds. Although not uncommon this time of year, it can force you to put on your thinking cap. Still, we more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Snook and Tarpon - Fishing this past week has been excellent. Snook, redfish, trout, and tarpon have made the Gran Slam possible. The off and on winds of Spring have made it touch and go, but all things were possible this week. I had a super half day fly fishing more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Snook,Redfish,Tarpon - Fishing has been excellent these past few weeks. Snook, redfish, and tarpon are on the prowl. I have been catching all three on live bait. Tarpon have been coming into the Marco area and the Ten Thousand Islands. I have been catching them on live ba more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Snook Rebound - Water temperatures started to approach the seventy degree mark. This comes after a week of below sixty degree water temperatures and a struggle to catch quality fish. This is not unusual for mid February, but it does make the job harder. Most of us a more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Winter Catch; Pompano, Black Drum, Redfish, trout - Sorry, it's been awhile. That is mainly due to the fact that we have bobbing and weaving between cold fronts. These fronts have brought in cool descending air from the north, so water temperatures have dropped dramatically. With water temperature more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Snook,Jacks,Grouper, and KIds - Fishing this past week has been very good for this time of year. I spent all week fishing for snook, redfish, trout, jacks, and whatever else was willing to bite live bait. We have been getting live bait in deep water on offshore piles. While I ha more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Snook Bonus - Fishing this past week has been pretty darn good. The water temperature went as high as 72 and the snook came out of hiding. I spent the first couple of days taking clients fishing on my trusty small skiff Pinocchio. We got in some ultra thin wate more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Winter Catch; Pompano, Black Drum, Redfish - Water temperatures dropped to the mid sixties and lower this week. That made us shift gears and revert to different methods. Winter fishing tactics were employed this week. I started fishing deeper waters this week with shrimp under a split shot. more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Snook Action Returns - Fishing this past week improved as water temperatures crawled back to the low seventies. We were able to stay into a steady flow of snook action most of the time. There is still plenty of bait along the beaches of Marco and in the near shore bays more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Snook and Redfish - Fishing this past week has been excellent. For those who like to use live bait, catching them has been a no brainer as it is just about everywhere from the beach to the near shore bays and coves. Double digit days with snook are a great possibilit more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island