Fishing Reports by Capt. Scott Hughes

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Late November/December Report Redfish: Sight fishing for redfish has been excellent in Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound. Check areas that have heavy grass and are exposed during winter low tides. The best fishing will be during the rising ti more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Snook, Reds and Mackerel! The fishing the past two weeks has been solid but not quite as hot as the first half of October. We are still seeing a good baitfish migration thoughout the area and good catches of migratory fish can pop up at anytim more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Fall Migration The fall bait migration is underway in Southwest Florida and the preditors are not far behind. I have been spitting my time between the upper 10,000 Islands and Pine Island Sound. Charlotte Harbor is still very fresh from the r more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Red Drum & Black Drum! After almost five weeks of bad weather and very little guide business things are starting to change. The weather gave us a break this week and the bookings followed shortly after. I'm far from busy but at least I have more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - BC & AD Report This first part of this report is BC or before Charley. The second half of the report will be AD or after destruction. Before Hurricane Charley slammed into our coast we were have a pretty average summer of fishing. Tarpon were p more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Dog Days of Summer We are definitely in the middle of summer in Southwest Florida. Water temps are hovering around 90 degrees and and we are in a drought. The fishing has been ok for the most part. Tarpon fishing is good most days. The fish will f more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Snook and Tarpon The month of June is knowm for these two species and there were no surprises this year. The tarpon fish was just fantastic. Most of the action was near the passes during the strong moon phases but we had some good days fishing more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Summer Redfish The redfishing so far this summer has been excellent. Even with all the boat traffic associated with a number of tournaments there are still large schools of reds roaming Pine Island Sound and Charlotte Harbor. Tarpon are schoo more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - The tarpon are back this year! Due to a busy schedule and little problem with a computer virus/worm it's been a while since my last report. For the last month ie mostly been fishing Pine Island Sound and Charlotte Harbor. Everynow and then I've be more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Poons, Permit and Wind. Since my last fishing report we have had some of the best fishing of the year. We had to move around alot to accomodate for the high winds by jumping alot from Pine island to Marco. I prefer to fish the Pine Island are more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers