Naples & Marco Island Fishing Report

This week’s inshore fishing around the Naples and Marco Island areas have been nothing short  of stellar.   Snook has been our main target, but we have also been catching redfish, sea trout jacks & snapper .  Live bait is always the key to get into action all morning long. Finally live bait has started to show up on the near shore wrecks and with a few throws of the cast were loaded up and ready to get after it !

This weeks negative “full moon” low tides have been the key to consolidating these fish in certain spots. The last hour of the outgoing  & the first hour of the incoming have been the magical tides for us getting these big snook to eat.  

It seems once the tide really gets rolling the bite shuts down and I’m guessing these fish hunker down to not expend energy fighting the tides. You know what they say timing is everything! The sea trout bite has been really convenient for us as they have been mixed in with the snook. Most of these fish are 16 to 20 inches and are more than willing to slam a live bait drifting in the current. Look for the bite to continue as our weather outlook looks great for the weekend and all of next week.  What a great time to be on the water, enjoying this wonderful playground we have . Tight lines !!!!!! <•{{{{{><

Capt. Tim Daugherty
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