Fishing Blog

This September I took delivery of my new boat. I now fish Naples out of a 23 Dorado which is a great fishing platform.  The Dorado allows my anglers to stand inside the boat instead of on top of the boat. This allows for superior stability and comfort in all fishing conditions.

The backcountry waters from Naples to Marco have been highly productive lately. Each trip we have been catching great numbers of snook and redfish. Along with the snook and reds I’ve been catching nice mangrove snapper and jack crevelle. The Tarpon bite has also remained consistent. most if the tarpon are being taken in low light conditions on a large variety of live baits. This month we should experience some spectacular tarpon fishing. Mullet begin their yearly run and the large tarpon are hungrily right behind them. Unlike the summer beach bite where calm conditions are best, this style of fishing require rough muddy condition to be best. Don’t miss out on some great days on the water. Give me a call, text or email for details and to grab your date!

What a great Tarpon season this year. I have hooked we over 100 fish this year and Ethan and his family added to the count. We fished two great days together hooking 12 total fish 2 of which were simultaneous (doubled up).

The spring is a great time to fish for seatrout. Catching seatrout is most easily accomplished by using fresh live bait. I catch fresh bait every morning typically before my clients board. I like to fish deep shore lines and creeks with hard bottom for trout. Trout are usually a heavy schooling fish, once we catch a fish, I live chum to try to fire up the rest of the fish. Fun to catch and great on the table trout are a hit with many anglers. The 30 inch 7# trout above couldn’t resist a live pilchard.

During the winter months, fishing in the waters off the coast of Naples and Marco can be red hot. My clients and I frequently catch  Gag Grouper, Mangrove Snapper, Kingfish and Bonita. Although we need the right weather to fish in the gulf, the days we can get out there are usually pretty memorable. Fishing live bait and light tackle tend  to produce great catches like the kingfish above. The kingfish pictured was 50 inches and 45 pounds caught on Diawa lexa loaded with 10# braided line.

Tarpon fishing in naples has been heating up. There have been schools in the back bays and off the beaches of naples. Most fish in the bays are best targeted with cut bait while fish off the naples beaches eat live thread herring.
Snook fishing has also been productive. Snook fishing in naples is best on a good moving tide. Fish points, shorelines and docks with live pilchards for the most bites.

Gag grouper fishing off Naples, Florida has been great over the last few months. Even though the season on Gag grouper is closed they are still a great sport fish to target. As your dropping baits for grouper you can also be rewarded with snapper, which are in season and fine eating. My clients and I have been using live shrimp and pilchards fished in a variety of ways on or near the bottom.

The backwater fishing in Naples has also been productive. I been using live shrimp and pilchards for trout and redfish. I have also managed a few good days of snook fishing during the warmer periods. Give me a call if you would like to get out.

Craig and I fished for speckled trout last week. We had great action all day and iced a limit of trout. We also caught ladyfish, sheepshead, snapper and whiting. The fishing has been very good on the warmest days of the week.