Naples Backwater Fishing Is Off To A Great Start!

Capt. Todd Geroy
October 1, 2012
Naples - Saltwater Fishing Report

Rolling along now into what is usually my personal favorite month for back water fishing here. Snook, redfish and tarpon are all potential targets and the action can be all day long.

I had some great snook action on trips the last two days. I found snook throughout the area and had anglers releasing as many as 30 fish per half day with several running up to the 14 lb. range. Live sardines provide the best results. I am fishing quite a bit in the Johnson Bay area right now as well as along the Intercoastal waterway between Naples and Marco. Moving water is the key regardless whether the tide is incoming or outgoing.

This morning, I fished with Chuck Maston and buddy Chris Conure. the duo boated and released more snook than they could count. Chuck battled the two largest fish which were 11 and 14 lbs. Once the tide came in a bit, they managed 4 redfish up to 26 inches before it was time to come in. There were plenty of jack to fill in the gaps between all the other bites to keep lines tight all morning long!

Here's Chuck with a nice snook from this mornings trip...

- Todd Geroy

Target Species:

Snook, Redfish

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