We have been inshore fishing around the Naples and Marco island areas and seeing non stop action. Â With the summer time push of small bait fish around the beaches and passes look for fish (snook , redfish , sea trout , snapper & tarpon ) to school up. We have been loading up on pilchards(baitfish) with a few throws if the cast net and this has been the key to getting big numbers of fish to the boat. Â
​I have been fishing for redfish at first light on the high incoming tides .  I have been chumming heavy to get these fish going and once we start getting a few on,  I can usually keep the school fish around and pick them apart. Summer heat is on us  and if you want the best time to fish , its at first light when these fish are most active. The name of the game is beat the heat as summer fishing is in full swing.Â
Capt. Tim Daugherty
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