2000-03-24 12:00 AM
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Let's Get Ready to Rumble!
From Marco Island to Ft Myers live bait fishing is the order of the day. Large schools of thread herring and scaled sardines are moving up the coast. Small baits will be near the coast or in the bays and the larger bai more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |
2000-03-22 12:00 AM
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Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Flawless Fishing
This past week was as close to perfection as anyone could ask. The fishing was outstanding. There is still plenty of bait around. The water temperature is on the rise and all the players are showing up for the spring games. I more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island |
2000-03-20 12:00 AM
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Snook and Big Jacks Provide Plenty Hard Fighting !
The one thing I can say about March is that the wind is always going to blow. The past two weeks have been typical of this pattern. However, the overall fishing has been pretty good in the Ft My more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |
2000-03-18 12:00 AM
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Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - FISHING REPORT FOR PINE ISLAND SOUND FOR THE WEEK ENDING 2/26/2000
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Capt. Butch Rickey
The fishing this week was kind of hit or miss. There are lots of snook and trout around. The snook are big, the trout are mixed. The redfish are starti more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
2000-03-16 12:00 AM
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Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Curve Ball
This past week started off with real promise. Most of us have been pitching bait to the fish. There is bait everywhere so getting a well full is a no brainer. As the week progressed, a cold front moved in. It wasn’t that seve more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island |
2000-03-08 12:00 AM
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Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Anticipation
The weather has been superb this past week. The bait is showing up by the bushel. Fishing is improving with every day. We are catching an unprecedented mixed bag. Yet I am still on the edge of my seat. It’s like all the clo more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island |
2000-03-06 12:00 AM
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Bait's Here, Life is Good!
It’s officially spring when a front comes through and it doesn’t affect fishing very much. Bait is everywhere from Marco Island to Ft Myers. This means the fish are about to be here also. Large schools are holding in th more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |
2000-03-01 12:00 AM
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Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Warming Trend
This past week was just what the doctor ordered. There was plenty of sunshine and the water temperature perked up quite nicely. The fish get real happy during a warming trend. Plenty of bait started showing up and we were able t more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island |
2000-02-29 12:00 AM
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Nows the Time to Learn to Flyfish!
This week produced plenty of action from Marco Island and the Ft Myers area. I fished the first half of the week out of Marco and the last half out of Punta Rassa. We found plenty of fish feeding but the catches more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |
2000-02-23 12:00 AM
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Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Winter Whiplash
This past week started out with promise. The air was warm and the water temperature was on the rise. As the week progressed, a front came through and left cold descending air in its wake. It was like my German shepherd Cody passin more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island |