Fishing Reports by Capt. Scott Hughes

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - We're getting there So far this has been a frustrating tarpon season. The tarpon moved in the middle of March and then left when a hard cold front blew in a bunch of muddy water. For the past three weeks we have been waiting for the water more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Spring Fishing is Heating Up! This report is going to be short and sweet. I've been running 6-7 days a week and have had very little time or energy for working on a computer. Snook: are on fire right now. They are migrating out to the beaches an more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Snook are on the move! The snook fishing really picked up this week after a few days of warmer weather. We caught a few larger snook in the Marco Island area and bunches of smaller snook In Pine Island Sound. Lots of trout, redfish and jack crevel more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Flats Fishing The flats are the best thing going on in Southwest Florida right now. We have been enjoying some of the best winter trout fishing in some time. Most days have producing 40-70 fish up to 5 pounds. There are three distinct places to ca more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Shallow Water Sightfishing Winter in Southwest Florida brings some of the lowest tides of the year. Couple that with a hard north or east wind and you'll see almost as much dry ground as water in some places. These low tides make for some exc more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - It's time to go trout fishing! I don't usually target trout for most of the year, but this is one of the times of year that I actually look forward to catching them. All trout fishing has been catch and release for the past two months and snoo more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

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