Amberjack and Catfish Limit Near Gordon Pass
Captain Jake Mercer fished out of Naples on Tuesday the 13th, working Naples Bay near Gordon Pass. He limited out on amberjack and catfish. What's Working - Naples Bay near…
- Amberjack
- Catfish
- Naples
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Snook on Every Cast During the Mullet Run at Cape Romano
I got out with Michael this morning back in the Ten Thousand Islands right near Cape Romano. Dawn start, 78 degrees, outgoing tide, barely any chop. The mullet run has…
- Snook
- Ten Thousand Islands
Mike's First Fly Rod Grand Slam in Pumpkin Bay
Mike and I were out today on a solo trip, working some technical fly fishing in the back country. We saw saltwater crocodiles and watched drug planes circling overhead looking…
- Tarpon
- Snook
- Ten Thousand Islands
Bite Was Hot at the Towers
We made the run out to the towers, about ninety minutes each way on our 32-foot Sea Hunt Gamefish with twin 300s. Smooth, comfortable ride, though we had to dodge…
- Mangrove Snapper
- Grouper
- Marco Island
Six Tarpon Hookups Off Sanibel
I was with Ian and Bryan. We were scoring the beaches from Wiggins Pass up to San Carlos Pass and up along the beaches of Sanibel looking for tarpon. We…
- Tarpon
- Pine Island
Ripping and Burning at the Marco Island Lighthouse
Bryan and Michael went out. We went to the lighthouse, about a 50-minute run at Marco Island. We were in 120 feet of water. Water temperature was 84 degrees. Breeze…
- Tarpon
- Grouper
- Marco Island
Crunch Crew Loads Up on Snook and Trout Before a Dolphin-Filled Ride Home
The crew, a bunch of young lads, munched on a bunch of our crispy yummy cereal this morning. And we went into a sterile bay, caught lots of keeper snook,…
- Snook
- Trout
- Naples
Hundred-Mile Offshore Slam
We were out fishing a hundred miles offshore with Mike and Bryan. We slaughtered everything. We got snapper, we got tilefish, we got blue marlin, we got tuna, we got…
- Tarpon
- Snook
- Naples
Evening Snook Bite Near Naples
After negotiating the perils of the City of Naples boat ramp, we got into the backwaters and hit the Honey Hole for an evening bite with Ian and Bryan Durkin.…
- Snook
- Grouper
- Naples
Pine Island Trout Bite Was Steady on the Grass Flats
We stayed around the northern end of Pine Island Sound for this trip and had one of the more consistent trout bites I've seen over the last couple of weeks.…
- Trout
- Redfish
- Pine Island
Slow Start in Naples Turned Into a Good Redfish Finish
This one didn't look promising for the first couple of hours. We left Naples early and headed into the backcountry hoping to catch the last part of the higher water.…
- Redfish
- Snook
- Naples
Pine Island Sound Redfish Took Some Hunting
I'll start by saying this wasn't an easy redfish trip. We covered quite a bit of Pine Island Sound before putting together a decent morning. The first shoreline looked perfect.…
- Redfish
- Trout
- Pine Island
Naples Snook Fishing Was Good Early — Then Shut Down Fast
This was one of those trips where being out early really mattered. We had lines in the water shortly after daylight and found snook feeding almost immediately around one of…
- Snook
- Mangrove Snapper
- Naples
A Mixed Bag Around Matlacha Before the Afternoon Heat
We didn't catch anything huge on this trip, but this was one of those fun mornings where we caught a little bit of everything. We started around mangrove islands near…
- Snook
- Redfish
- Pine Island
An Early Snook Window on the Naples Passes
This was one of those trips where being out early really mattered. We had lines in the water shortly after daylight and found snook feeding almost immediately around one of…
- Snook
- Mangrove Snapper
- Naples
A Mixed Bag Around Matlacha Before the Afternoon Heat
We didn't catch anything huge on this trip, but this was one of those fun mornings where we caught a little bit of everything. We started around mangrove islands near…
- Snook
- Redfish
- Pine Island
First tarpon of the season
Spotted the first push of tarpon rolling through the backcountry this week. Landed one on fly around 80 pounds before it threw the hook at the boat.
- Tarpon
- Everglades
Gag grouper biting on the nearshore reefs
Took a half-day trip out of Fort Myers to the nearshore reefs. Gag grouper were aggressive on cut bait — limited out by noon.
- Grouper
- Fort Myers
Redfish in skinny water
Poled the flats out toward the Ten Thousand Islands this afternoon. Redfish tailing in six inches of water on the falling tide. Great sight-fishing day.
- Redfish
- Ten Thousand Islands
Snook stacked up on the outgoing tide
Ran the mangrove edges near Naples this morning on the outgoing tide and found snook stacked up tight to structure. Live pilchards did the trick — three keepers, a dozen…
- Snook
- Naples
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