Spring Transition in Naples Backwaters
Capt. Todd Geroy
March 9, 2014
Naples - Saltwater Fishing Report
Spring transition continues on the local waters as we continue to successfully target a variety of fish through out the week. With mild fronts still moving through each week, it has been a roller coaster of conditions from one day to the next controlling where we can fish with some strong winds and what we fish for as water temperatures fluctuate.
Over all last week was great. Early in the week, my clients enjoyed some of the best pompano fishing so far this year. We used 1/4 ounce jigs tipped with shrimp outside of area passes to catch limits of these tasty fish on several trips. Inshore, live sardines provided some great action with snook, redfish,baby tarpon and jack crevalle while fishing along mangrove edges.
After the passing of a cold front on Friday morning, I fished a group of anglers from St. Louis not quite knowing what to expect with high winds and cooler conditions. We had a great morning fishing with live shrimp around creek mouths in Rookery Bay. We ended up with a limit of mangrove snapper to 15 inches, some hefty black drum, sheepshead and goliath grouper and snook also in the mix.
Large tarpon and plenty of big sharks are also in the area, but we did not invest any time in them last week as clients were interested in other quarry. I'm looking forward to another week of good fishing ahead.
Target Species:
snook, redfish, pompano, mangrove snapper, black drum
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