Fishing Reports by Capt. Scott Hughes

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Almost, But no Cigar. This week all of my focus was on Charlotte Harbor tarpon. I ran all three trips out of Punta Gorda. I was hoping to find some large schools of adult tarpon feeding on ladyfish and sardines in the mouth of the Peace and more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Nothing special.........Just Solid. We didn’t break any personal records this week, but the fishing was very good. Its not the busy season but I’m getting a few trips in per week in both Marco Island and Charlotte Harbor. Snook have been the main more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Opportunity Fish Last week I had trouble finding the tarpon in Charlotte Harbor. This week we found them right in the middle of the harbor in the deep drifts. I haven’t done much fishing around for different types of species lately. This mainly be more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Fish Early............or Late? The tarpon are playing hide and seek and they are winning. Last week I ran all over Charlotte Harbor looking for tarpon but couldn’t score on the two days I fished that far north. We have hit the slow season for char more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Get Scorched!......by Tarpon and the Sun. These are the dog days of summer and the fishing is as hot as the weather. There are a couple of ways to beat the heat and have some of the best fishing of the summer. The first is to fish late or ear more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Tarpon Rule! If you want to catch a tarpon then now is the time. We have seen a resurgence of excellent tarpon fishing in both the Marco Island area and in Charlotte Harbor. If your not into tarpon (by the way, there is something wrong you) there more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Bruiser Jacks take up the slack left from weaker tarpon fishing. I’m back from my honeymoon and in the full swing of fishing. I started fishing the day after I got back on the 28th of June and have been fishing almost every day since. I’m st more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers

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

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

Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Snook and Trout are hot.......Tarpon get lockjaw. The past few weeks since my last report have been filled with action from a number of different species. There are plenty of tarpon from Marco Island to Boca Grande Pass and sharks are everywh more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers