Fishing Reports by Capt. Matt Hoover

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Spring Fling Stiff winds and unsettled weather didn’t stop most anglers from catching fish this past week. Anglers caught snook, redfish and keeper size trout. Next week could be a repeat. It appears that we will have a disturbance that may bring more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - March Lion A cold front packing very heavy winds roared through Florida like a lion this past weekend. We will bare the brunt of its effects for quite some time. Heavy winds have muddied the water and the air temperature has dropped significantly. more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - February Finale I am almost afraid to speak about the kind of February that we have been having. It has been as good as I can remember and I feel that we deserve it. It doesn’t appear that the weather is going to change too much in the next week. more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Fair February Fair weather and plenty of action would best describe this past week. The cold front came through and there were some stiff winds behind it. Even though strong winds can dictate where you fish, with a little ingenuity, you can stay i more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - A Taste Of Spring There is something to be said about fishing in a short sleeved shirt. This past week has been absolutely perfect. The only thing wrong was the radical low tides. That is not uncommon in late January and February. The tides went w more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Jump Start Fishing remained consistent this past week and doesn’t appear that the weather will change much in the next week. Despite a day of gray overcast skies, the past week’s weather was sunny and warm. Eighty-degree afternoons were just what more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Round The Bend It seems that the warming trend is going to continue for at least the next week. Temperatures are supposed to stay in the mid seventies. The water temperature went past the sixty-degree mark this past week and despite some breezy da more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Winter Front A front slid through Florida this past week that stalled and left us with rain and lingering heavy breezes. The mornings have been cool and the afternoons have been in the low to mid seventies. It is still warmer than it has been all more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Warming Trend It looks as if we are going to have a warming trend this week. Temperatures will climb to the seventies and may even reach the eighties during the next week. If there is a period of warming for a week or so, it will make a tremendous more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island

Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Cold Water Tactics Water temperature is our main concern right now. We have been having a rollercoaster ride with the mercury as of late. As far as I’m concerned, it has been downright cold. The weather pattern doesn’t look as if it w more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island