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Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands
Capt. Matt Hoover
March 25, 2002
Marco Island - Saltwater Fishing Report
Holding Pattern
Fishing was hit and miss this past week. The fish seemed to bite two days on and two days off. Stiff winds clocking from the southeast to the southwest could be menacing at times. There were some good catches reported amidst the unpredictable conditions.
Bait filtered in and out of the beaches and islands this past week. If you were lucky enough to put some scaled sardines in your well, then you probably caught snook, redfish, jacks and perhaps a tarpon.
We had on and off days with the snook all week. I had the good fortune to find bait a few days during the week and managed to drum up some snook in the back bays of the Ten Thousand Islands. In the middle of the week, Captain Stacy Mullendore found bait and caught snook and redfish in the Caxambas area of Marco. Art Binley caught several larger snook on the fly with me this weekend. One fish was twenty-eight inches and another snook was just less than thirty-four inches. We had several shots at tarpon as well.
Tarpon are coming in and out of the islands. The beginning of the week produced some action. Captain Duane White brought one fish to the boat that taped in at about one hundred and twenty pounds. Other anglers and captains reported hookups as well. Most of the fish are being caught on live bait or cut bait. We have been getting good action with spinner sharks while tarpon fishing. A spinner will make blinding runs and then jump in a spiral motion multiple times. They are every bit as exciting as a tarpon. Bull sharks and blacktip sharks are starting to show up also.
Anglers are still catching pompano in the passes of Marco. Mammoth sized ladyfish and jacks are attacking jigs too. This type of fishing is easy to do. It makes for a great family outing.
Trout are still a main attraction. When the wind wasn’t blowing, anglers scored big over the grass flats of Romano and out in front of the islands. Captain Jay Peeler and anglers scored on big trout today while everybody struggled for a snook or redfish. It pays to use your options when certain species are not being sociable.
It looks as if we have another front on the way. The weather is bound to stabilize soon. The tarpon, snook and redfish are circling their wagons. When the dust clears, a feeding frenzy will occur. Be sure to be there when it happens. I’ll see you on the water.
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