Marco Island Fishing Reports

Tarpon,Snook,Redfish and Trout - This is the time of year when a guide puts his blinders on and doesn't come up for air for a few months. That's my story and I am stickin' to it. It is blowing with gusts to almost 40mph so I thought I could squeak in a fishing report. Fishing has b more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Snook and Shark plentiful in Marco Island, FL - Well the wind is still a factor in the fishing here in The 10,000 Islands. Although we've had our windy days, it has been letting up long enough for the water to clear and the fish to move back to their normal feeding patterns. Plenty of action more...
Capt. Lisa Williams - Marco Island

Redfish,Snook,Trout,Tarpon - Fishing has been fantastic this past month and it seems to be getting better. Redfish are still stealing the show. Snook, trout and yes large tarpon are getting just as much attention. I have been getting live bait without much fanfare and the redfi more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Redfish,Snook,Trout,Sheepshead Zoo - Fishing this past month has been great. Above normal temperatures have kept the actions steady due to the La Nina that we are experiencing. This phenomenon is the counterpart to El Nino and keeps the jet stream and cold arctic air from dipping into o more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Redfish, Snook,and Trout - Fishing these past few weeks has been as good as it gets. Redfish, snook , and trout have been cooperative almost every day. We have had lots of double digit days this past month with redfish. I have been getting them using popping corks and shrimp. more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Redfish, Snook, Trout, and Mayhem - Fishing has been off the hook this past week. The fall migration has continued and the fish are following the bait offshore as well as inshore. The biggest news has been the massive influx of redfish on the lower west coast. This is probably due to more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

redfish, redfish, redfish - Fishing has been excellent. Redfish are everywhere and the bait is coming down the beaches and making its way into the islands. Double digit days with redfish are for the most part a no brainer. Live bait, jigs, flies, and lures are all taking their more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Redfish, snook, and tarpon - Fishing this past couple of weeks has been excellent. Redfish, snook, trout, and a few tarpon have been keeping anglers busy. I have been catching smaller bait along the beaches and a few small bays in the islands. Because the bait is small, I have more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Big Snook - Fishing this past month has been excellent. Snook, redfish, and tarpon have been keeping us busy. There have been some large snook roaming around the Marco and 10,000 Islands this past month. Most of the bait that I have been able to get is large an more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Tarpon - Fishing this past month has been demanding to excellent. By that I mean that we have had several cold fronts come through Florida. Yes, they are the same ones that have been causing floods and tornados elsewhere. The heavy winds can make fishing diff more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island