Naples & Marco Island Fishing Report

Summer fishing is in full swing with snook , red fish & tarpon being our main targets.  Snook are still plentiful in the Naples and Marco island areas and a great way to target them is with light tackle gear .   I like a Medium (nothing smaller ) 7ft rod(star rods)  with a 4000 spinning reel(Florida fishing products osprey) spooled up with 15lb power pro.  This combo is way to much fun when fishing inshore and in the backcountry.  When picking a braid color I prefer bright colors (white is my fav) that way I and my anglers can see where our lines are at during these sunny Florida days .   I am still finding some juvenile tarpon deep in the backcountry but conditions have to just rt .

They seem to get hungry on these light wind days on a hard falling tide.  I look for rolling fish and slowly approach them up wind as not to spook them . Wait for one to roll in casting distance and fire a live bait over to its last known location and wait for the water to erupt .   The mangrove snapper bite is picking up the deeper into the summer we go . When targeting snapper ,  I do prefer smaller live baits(finger size ) as they seem to inhale the whole bait instead of just picking at the bigger ones .  This weeks weather is looking prime for some great inshore action .  C U on the water !!!!!


Capt. Tim Daugherty
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