Naples and Marco island have been producing some great inshore action with sea trout and snook on top of the hit list. We have had some recent cold fronts which have cooled the temps down but the bite has remained solid. Sea trout are always around in the winter months and when these cold fronts roll in and temps drop, it's a perfect fish to target.

My go to artificial is a 3/8oz stand up jig head with a rootbear colored paddle tail . I always like to" sent up my soft plastics with a product called pro cure. It's a concentrate derived from shrimp and other bait fish to add an oily sent that can get a tuff cold front bite, fired up.  

When our weather settles and I am able to get live bait, I can switch gears and get back to targeting snook and redfish. March is always a finicky months as we can still get some cold fronts and the winds tend to blow hard out of the SE at times 15-20mph are common. With this said you just have to roll with what Mother Nature gives you and be ready to adapt to any condition.  The 10 day extended forecast is looking great, with highs in the lower 80s and favorable winds , so get out and get m while  the getting is good !!!  Tight lines.

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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