Summer Snook, Tarpon and Redfish Heating Up Inshore Naples
Capt. Todd Geroy
June 4, 2011
Naples - Saltwater Fishing Report
The heat is on here in SW Florida and while we had some real quality fish boated aboard my skiff the "Intowishin" this week, there are signs that anglers may have to start changing their hours to guarantee good action.
The snook, as I predicted last week stacked up near the outside passes and we did hook up with a few biggies! The best action has been early and late in the day especially during the strong outgoing evening tides we experienced last week. From mid morning through the rest of the day, they are somewhat lethargic and not feeding much. We have been catching them on live sardines and thread herring both free lined along the mangroves and adding a little weight in the passes in heavy current. Joe McGuire from Oxford, AL caught and released some nice ones on Memorial Day near Marco Island. Here is Joe with one...
Today (Sat.) I Took out Rich Housh and Jim Todd. Jim caught his very first snook, a 13 lb, 34 incher in Rookery Bay. Here is Jim with his beautiful backcountry snook...
I managed to sneak a cast in during a trip early in the week and was greeted with a 14 lb, 34 inch redfish from deep under the mangroves at high tide...
We also had increasing action with the tarpon the last few days, jumping several fish while sight fishing just off he beach mid day. The fish are not schooled heavily, but running in small strings or singles. A well placed cast with a live herring at a straight on angle is key to getting a bite in the clear, shallow water.
I recommend getting out and fishing around sunrise, then take a break in the middle of the day and then heading out late in the after noon to beat the heat and get the best action right now.
Capt. Todd Geroy
Naples Fishing Forecast:
The earlier the better for morning snook action. Passes are holding plenty as well as all along the beaches. Reds are scattered about the backcountry. They are biting best at high tide under the mangroves.
Target Species:
snook, redfish, tarpon
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