Naples & Marco Island Fishing Report

Great tides , light winds =s some great inshore fishing.  Naples and Marco island have both been productive in the early morning hrs when the sun is just coming up .  I have been loading my live well with as many Pilchards as I can fit in it. Most of my anglers always say “no way are we gonna use all of those” but we were only going to cast a very small percentage but the rest will be live chum. This is my favorite way to get these summertime fish in a frenzy.  

Snook have been all over the beaches and around the nearshore islands and backcountry creeks . There’s has also been some smaller redfish in mix and we should start to see the catches increase as October rolls in.   These early morning incoming tides have been the best tide for skipping some live baits up under the mangroves.  If your line comes tight give it a good hard hook set and let that drag scream ! Great fishing this time time of year so come and get some ! 

Capt. Tim Daugherty
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