Naples and Marco Fishing Report and Redsnook Tournament

Well, October is about over and the Long awaited RedSnook Tournament is over.  Two days of fishing as hard as anyone can.  Just want to congratulate the Tournament committee that really did a wonderful job putting on the tournament and a special thanks to all the contributors to the tournament.  They raised over $100,000 Dollars this year.  To all the Tournament competitors that participated congratulations and great job at all the fish everyone landed.  Congrats to the Cabada team for the 41 inch Snook and the Capt. Root Team for the 28 inch Redfish.  Congratulations for all the division Team winners.  Capt. Bruce Jackmack, Capt. Bill Faulkner, Capt. Kevin Mihaloff.  I also have a very special congratulations to my young team of anglers.  Even though they finished second overall and first in Junior Division they fished their butts off for two days.  The two Brothers overcame a tough first day to pull out the second place finish the second day.  They did not get down they just fished harder and landed some beauties the second day.  Congrats Oliver and Alex.

 

The fishing for the end of October is about on course for a regular year.  We have some Tarpon still migrating back south, lots of bait on the inside and outside with lots of ladyfish and Mackerel showing in the passes and along the beaches.  Snook are scattered a little bit of everywhere.  The last couple of days my anglers have caught Snook in the Passes all the way back to the farthest creeks.  Redfish have been in most of the bays and some nice tailers on the low rising tides.  Check out Cannon Bay it has been red hot on the low tide.  Jig fisherman are picking up a few pompano along with a trout or two.  The passes have Tarpon early and late.  Sound pretty good, Huh.  My guides that Are running some bass trips are starting to catch them pretty good in Okeechobee and in the Interceptor Canal.  The water along 75 is still a little High.

 

I hope everyone is ready for November.  It looks like it is going to be pretty good.  If we can get this Tropical stuff out of here and figure out what the Cold fronts are going to do.  November is a weather related month.  What I mean is good weather good fishing, bad weather bad fishing.  Forecast looks for a little cooler than normal.  This would suggest our winter type species should become more prevalent like Trout, Pompano, Ladyfish, Jacks, Sheepshead, and Redfish should be picking up the pace.  Tarpon, Snook will be getting more difficult to target.  If the cooler weather does not materialize then we should still be in a late summer pattern with lots of bait and loads of Snook and Tarpon around, only time and the weather will tell us.  No Albacore coming though yet but I would expect it at any time.  Bass Fishing will be good all month.  This is also a pretty good month for Peacocks in the Golden Gate.  Hopefully they will do some work on the Hydrilla this year.  Good luck and Good Fishing.

 

 

Pictures of Hal Rosen with a nice 32inch Redfish and Large Sheepshead he caught on his new TFO MiniMagnum Fly Rod.

New Naples and Marco Island and Everglades Bass Fishng Report for October

Fishing at the end of September was wonderful.  Few boats and lots of fish to catch.  Weather was a little moist but in between the rain drops the fishing was fabulous.  I would expect continued good fishing through October and into November. 

 

Snook, Tarpon, and Redfish  should be plentiful from the passes into the deepest regions of out back country.  Red fishing especially in the bays and along Oyster points nearer to the outside passes should be spectacular,  We have seen much greater numbers of redfish this year since the Snook die off a year ago.  I would expect to have a banner Redfish year this fall with large schools sticking around longer than they used too.  Snook fishing around Naples and Marco is still awesome.  Large numbers of small Snook and some larger ones thrown in for good measure.  The Snook fishing to our south and North a little bit worse.  Still trouble for the fish to our south and to the north.  Catching Snook South of marco and through the Glades is not impossible you have to work hard for what you get.  We will have to see this Fall how many fish show up in the backs of the bays in the Ten t and the Everglades.  Still many of the fish down there are staying in the offshore waters.  Tarpon  have been in most of the passes along with the other species that move in this time of the year.  Big fish on the outside and smaller fish in the backcountry creeks.  Although we boated a 50 lb. fish in the back of a creek this morning.  I would expect the fish to be here all this month and most likely most of next month as long as the water temps stay up. 

 

This is the time of the year that a lot of species are moving around,  You will get the fall migrations of fish like Mackerel and Ladyfish.  The Cobia and Kingfish will be showing too.  Sometime near the end of the month into November we will have out three week run of False Albacore.  Great fighter and they will be as close as 100 to 200 yards off our beaches.  Look for the large flocks of birds and mackerel and the Albies should be there. 

 

If freshwater is your game then you need to start fishing, as the water cools the bass in the Glades canals will be hitting with reckless abandon to feed up before the temps cool down.  Top waters should be the ticket.  Good luck and Good fishing  Roan z.

 

Whew, hot is not the word.  Fishing is great as long as you are not out in the midday heat.  Night fishing for Snook has been excellent, especially around Marco and Naples.  Small white flies less than an inch long have been the key.  Too large and they are passing them up.  One our before dark the popper bite has been excellent also.  Lots of Snook in the 20 to 25 inch range along with Snapper and Jack Crevalle have been eating them up.

 

Morning fishing has been good also.  If you are catching bait the Mangrove Snapper bite has been nothing short of excellent.  We limited out in about an hour the other day.  Plenty of Snook are biting along with the snapps.  Most of the good fishing has been associated with the passes or rocks and docks near the passes.  The inside fishing has been a little slow with the lack of rain we have been having.  Rain has been moving in this week so it might turn things on again up in the creeks.  I would expect the Tarpon bite to improve in the creeks with the new rain showers we are having. 

 

The outside fishing has been nothing short of excellent.  Snapper and Grouper have been great on the near shore wrecks and reefs along with some great permit fishing on all the wrecks and towers.  There have been a lot of Little Tunny or False Albacore out there also.  Chumming on the wrecks have been bringing them up.  Fast and furious is what it has been like if you get the bait to chum with. 

 

Bass Fishing in the Glades has been almost non existent which is the norm for this time of the year.  It will get better as the water temps drop a little in the fall. 

 

Next month should see some great fishing as well.  September is one of my favorite months to fish in our area.  Very little boat traffic and lots of fish traffic make for very good outings.  This is usually one of the best months for little tarpon as long as we are getting rain.  Small white flies or white Jerk baits that look like dying shad are the baits of choice.  Good Luck and Good Fishing.  Capt. Roan z.

 

Naples and marco Fishing Report for August and September

 

Fishing report Naples and marco June and July Awesome fishing is Here!

Fishing the first part of June in Naples and marco has been nothing short of AWESOME.  Big Tarpon on the beaches and Flats, great Snook in the Passes and on the beaches, Pompano and Trout on the beaches.  Tough to beat the fishing here. 

 

June has lived up to its reputation we are catching great numbers of Snook both inside and outside.  Certainly the outside has been the best.  Large spawning females are cruising around everywhere.  They are feeding on everything Bait, Artificial, or Fly.  Last evening alone we boated close to 50 Snook on fly in under four hours mostly on poppers, what an evening.  We actually quit early my anglers arms were too sore to catch another fish.  Tarpon are here also.  Inside the smaller fish are coming out with the new rain we have been having in the afternoons and the big ones are on the beaches on the outside.  Flats near the passes are very good mostly on the incoming tide.  Remember Snook is closed and looks like it will be closed through most of next year.  I am happy about that.  We have many Snook around Naples but there are large areas that have few fish.  We are fortunate others are les fortunate with there populations.  We still need to protect them, we need one more good spawning season to get back to good numbers.  Redfish are available mostly being caught on live shrimp in the mangrove creeks and some on the flats to the south.  Fly anglers are catching a few but targeting them a little tough unless you can find them on clear water flats adjacent to creek channels.  If you want food fish Snapper and Spanish mackerel are just about everywhere.  Snapper are good eaten fresh and so are mackerel.  Cut all the blood lines out of the Spanish and refrigerate for 4 hours before cooking.  Grilled with lemon dill or lemon basil sauce they are spectacular.  The fey is to eat them the same night you catch them if you wait a couple of days they get too strong. 

 

July looks good in the forecast.  If we keep getting rain the small Tarpon fishing will be excellent and of course Snook will still be eating everything in sight.  I would expect the Pompano and Permit to start hitting the beaches.  Trout will be on the near shore wrecks and ledges but this time of the year they get a little wormy and very soft, not as good as they are in winter.  Snapper should be just about everywhere, we have been limiting out on all our trips and that should continue.  Good Luck and good Fishing Roan z.

What a greeat trip with George and John DuBois

Had a great time fishing with George and John.  What a great fisherman 9 year old John is and will be.  Next he wants to master the Fly.  The two of them caught lots of Snook a few Redfish and a BIG JACK CREVALLE.  John’s first fish was a 19 lb. Crevalle and his second fish in Saltwater was a 14lb. Snook.  Awesome little fisherman.  Thanks for going.  Roan z.

FW: Naples and Marco Fishing report May/June Great Fishing Now and in June

 

 

From: Roan zumFelde [mailto:roanz@comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 5:14 AM
To: 'Jones, Cristina'; 'Captjohnpreeg@aol.com'; 'carlos@floridasportfishing.com'
Subject: Naples and marco Fishing report May/June

 

Sorry I have been a little lax on getting my new Fishing reports out for April, but I am back and will have them out the rest of the year.  Fishing for may has been very good so far.  May is fishing much like June.  What I mean is I believe we are a month ahead on our fishing this year.  Due to abnormal high temps the fish movement and migrations are running ahead of schedule.  Tarpon have been in both inside and out for the last month.  The only difficulty is that they have been moving fast and furious.  I would expect that to take a turn for the rest of this month.  The Tarpon should settle down and start working the flats.  Look for them on the outside and in the Passes from Lostmans River to Boca Grande.  In North Florida I think they will be showing up early also.  I have heard reports of fish Already at Indian Pass and off St. Vincent Island. 

 

Snook Fishing is at its normal blistering pace for this time of the year.  The lights are red hot, the Passes are chocked full from Marco North to Redfish pass to our North.  Heaviest concentrations around Marco, Naples, and Bonita.  South of Marco still a little slow but better reports are coming in all the time.  It seems that the offshore and inshore fish are starting to congregate around the River mouths south of Cape Romano.  I still believe Snook Populations are in rebounding condition.  They are not stable yet and still need to be protected on the West Coast.  When you catch one please release carefully and try not to let the Dolphins get them if you can help it.  I hope they are going to keep the season closed for one more year.  We have good numbers of fish but they are not back to where we are out of trouble yet. 

 

Redfish are scattered in and around Naples and Marco.  Much better to our South and North.  Good numbers being caught South of Everglades and North of Pine Island.  In between a little week, especially the Ten thousand islands.  This time of the year is Snook and Tarpon  time anyhow and redfish catches are always incidental.  Grouping Sea Trout into the mix look for them on the beaches and to the outside troughs and nearshore wrecks and reefs.  Also incidental catch.

 

Bass fishing in the Glades is probably over for the year.  Big numbers anyhow.  If the water rises and cools a bit with rain storms we could have a little rebound for the rest of the month.  The fish are there but the water is hot and the fish a little lethargic.  Early morning and late evening your best shots. 

 

June should be red hot fishing this year.  Tarpon and Snook Fishing will be off the hook.  Snook are already starting to spawn and they are showing up along beaches and passes to do there thing.  Tarpon also are cruising along both inside and out.  Small Tarpon that were scattered in may should be getting together with a little June Rain.  Small Tarpon really got hurt last year in the Cold and again we need to be gentle with them until our numbers rise.  Look to the passes and along the beaches for most of our fishing in June.

 

Congrats to Kyle Andrea  for his first Snook, Tarpon, and Seatrout on Fly.