Regional Fishing Reports for:
Southwest Florida (Cape Sable to Boca Grande)

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Hot Means Hot If you spent much time on the water or out of doors, you found out why our region is considered subtropical. Hot and humid has been the recipe for hot fishing. This week was another repeat performance for our backcountry stars. S more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - This was supposed to be a week of vacation for me, but I booked my good friend Mike Schwartz way in advance for Monday and Tuesday before I even had my vacation on the calendar. I wouldn't have missed fishing with him even if I had known, as Mike i more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Summer Heat, Summer Rains This past year has dealt us some very erratic weather. We had warmth when it was unusual, cold that was unbearable, and winds that would scalp your mane. Summer is upon us and the heat and afternoon rains are predict more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Dick's Hatband It has been hotter than Dick’s hatband. That hatband has to be hot because every time my grandfather said that it was ninety in the shade. It has been hot but so has the fishing. We are still catching a few tarpon. Snook, more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Dick's Hatband It has been hotter than Dick’s hatband. That hatband has to be hot because every time my grandfather said that it was ninety in the shade. It has been hot but so has the fishing. We are still catching a few tarpon. Snook, more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - East Coast or West Coast..........Its all Good! I’m sorry about not reporting for the past two weeks. I’ve been splitting time between Marco Island, Boca Grande and Jupiter (it’s on the East Coast of Florida). The fishing has been very productive more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - It was the week of the full moon. Although the full moon brings good morning tides, it curses us with fish that have lockjaw. Our prime species, snook and redfish, are both very much nocturnal feeders. For several days either side of the full moon more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Premonition Fishin' It has been like a steam bath almost every morning this past week. A lot of people don’t like it because it’s “too hot”. Well fish love it. The tarpon are very fond of a sticky breathless morning. Th more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Summer Brew It’s hard to believe that summer is around the corner. The weather shows every indication that it is true. The mornings this past week have been steamy and the afternoons have been hot. The convection has been building over t more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Catch Bait...Catch a Fish Over 10 Pounds. Well it’s officially summer in my book. All the summer species are in full swing on the outside and the backcountry has been hot and humid. I spent the past two weeks splitting my time between Marco Island more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers