The fishing around the Naples & Marco Island area has really picked up. Our weather has been perfect with ESE winds and the gulf is clean and clear. Snook have been roaming the beaches and have been in the creeks looking for food. A live full of pilchards (live bait) has been the best way to get these bigger fish to come of there hiding spots to feed. Sea trout and redfish have been few but the ones we are catching are mixed in with the snook action. Tarpon are showing up and as soon as the winds lay down a bit I will focus more of my attention on catching some of Floridas finest game fish. Stay tuned!

Capt. Tim Daugherty
www.fishthesalt.com
(239) 280-8138

Marco Island & Naples Fl have been producing some great light tackle fishing. Gulf waters have been clean & clear which has been great for sight fishing opportunities. Snook/Jacks & redfish have been moving out of the backcountry and making there way to the beaches to feed on schools of glass minnows. Locating shorelines with bait dimpling the surface is a sure sign that your headed in right direction. Fly fishing has been great on the early morning low incoming tides. EP & glass minnow patterns have been working great in getting good strikes. 

Capt. Tim Daugherty
www.fishthesalt.com
(239) 280-8138

Naples & Marco island have been producing some great fishing action. Tarpon , jacks, sea trout, redfish & snook  have been around in the backcountry's deeper holes and if the tide is timed just right u can enjoy some high flying action. The southern end of Naples, Fl is where the 10,000 islands start. Its maze of islands which offers some of the best light tackle fishing in the world. The islands continue onto south past macro island and down through the Everglades national park & into Florida bay. It’s not uncommon while fishing these areas to not see another boat all day. Look for fishing action to improve as our weather stabilizes. Stay tuned as the action will be heating up.

Capt. Tim Daugherty
www.fishthesalt.com
(239) 280-8138

We are back to stable weather and the fishing is heating up. Snook, jacks, sea trout &  tarpon are moving out of the back country and heading to the beaches to feed. Schools of glass minnows & thread fin herring have invaded the outer islands. This big push of bait fish will have the predator species staging up to fill there faces with food. It’s been really cool every morning as the sun is rising to see snook and tarpon blowing up on these bait fish. Just remember A well placed cast close to the mangroves will insure you get one of these Game fish to come out and play.

Capt. Tim Daugherty
www.fishthesalt.com
(239) 280-8138

Our fishery has remained solid with warm weather upon us. Strong east winds have kept the Gulf of Mexico calm and clean & with this great weather our game fish tend to group up. It’s not uncommon to find all species of fish (snook, sea trout, jacks, snapper, tarpon,red fish) stacked up on one shoreline. It’s important to have your live well packed full of pilchard(shiners) to insure the action stays hot through the day. A Cold front  is here today with a 20degree drop in temps so its looking like back(winter pattern)  to soaking live shrimp for a few days. Time to get back on the hunt. Hope to see you out there ! 

Capt. Tim Daugherty
www.fishthesalt.com
(239) 280-8138

The snook bite has remained on fire with some bigger fish starting to show up around the islands. Sea trout have thinned out a bit but we are still catching good numbers. Big live bait (threds/pilchards) is the ticket to getting these big fish to eat. I have been concentrating on the big schools of glass minnows(bait fish) that have invaded the passes and outside islands. Look for pelicans diving or fish in a feeding frenzy & you will most certainly find the game fish. Till next time. Tight lines !

Capt. Tim Daugherty
www.fishthesalt.com
(239) 280-8138

It’s been an action packed week with all species of fish on the feed. Due to the warm weather snook, tarpon, redfish & sea trout have all been moving to the outside islands to feast on small glass minnows & mullet. Live bait(pilchards) it’s what I have been using and everything seems to be hungry for it. It’s not uncommon this past week to get a **slam** (snook, redfish, sea trout, tarpon) all in the same day. I know every up north is freezing & we are really fortunate to have such warm weather upon us this early in the year.  Tight lines !!

Capt. Tim Daugherty
www.fishthesalt.com
(239) 280-8138

It’s been unseasonably warm winter this year with air temps topping out at 85 degrees today. Snook have been on fire this past week chewing on everything from flies to live bait. I have been concentrating on rivers and creeks that have good current flow.  A well placed cast close to an over hanging mangrove has been the ticket to getting a strike. There has also been sea trout, Spanish mackerel, jacks and small redfish mixed In with the snook, so hold on that rod & be ready for action. Tight lines !!

Capt. Tim Daugherty
www.fishthesalt.com
(239) 280-8138

It’s been a great stretch of weather in SW FL. Sea trout, snook and jacks are still abundant around the middle islands. Top water plugs(skitter walks ,Zara spooks) have been getting some action in the early parts of the morning sun rise. Jigs (gulps) are still the best in getting the most action throughout the morning. Looking like another week of 80 degrees weather so time to get out on the water and take advantage :)  

Capt. Tim Daugherty
www.fishthesalt.com
(239) 280-8138

Afternoon temps are back in the upper 70s but Cool nights are still keeping our water temperatures low which means we are still in a wintertime pattern. Sea trout, black drum, redfish, snapper and small juvenile tarpon have been our main targets. I have been using artificial baits instead of live shrimp as to cover as much water as possible. This type of fishing we are searching for fish and once located we can focus our cast to where the fish are staging up to feed.  Look for the snook fishing to pick back up as afternoon temps are in the rise!!!

Capt. Tim Daugherty
www.fishthesalt.com
(239) 280-8138