My favorite time of the year is here, May & June, the weather is typically nice, consistent and stable, the tarpon are running, peak time for snook, sharks are around, reds, mackerel and overall a good time of year to fish. Most of my trips this time of year are tarpon trips. We leave the …
We’re in typical mid-winter southwest Florida fishing conditions. I tell my clients my goal this time of year is to have good action and catch a variety of species. That’s one of the things I love about saltwater fishing is the variety of species and the diverse marine ecosystem in and around the marine environment.
Tarpon have thinned out along the beaches, snook and snapper are very prevalent along with mackerel, a few reds and some jacks. Tropical storm Elsa was just a rain event as it was many miles off the coast. The Southwest wind did dirty the water for a couple days but the water is clear again. …
I love how the marine environment comes alive this time of year. Schools of bait fish are all over the beaches, passes and the Gulf of Mexico. Spanish mackerel, jacks, bonita, ladyfish, tarpon, sharks and more are all around and active, waiting in line in the food chain. Tarpon fishing has been great until the …
It’s been a stellar week fishing in the Naples Marco Island area in lieu of the windy days. Some days it blew south and some north but we made it work. The strong incoming in the mornings and hard falling tides in the afternoons, leading up to the full moon today, has contributed to the …
Snook, redfish, tarpon, sharks, speckled sea trout and nice snapper describe the fishing this past week here in the Naples area. Overall a great week with a couple slow periods during the higher tides in the afternoons. We’re in a SW flow with winds 10-20 mph the next few days so bait may be tough to …
