The Heat Is On It’s hot. I’m not just talking about the summer heat either. The fishing has been spectacular these past few weeks. The beaches and poi...
Matt Hoover
July 07, 2004
Lighten Up These past few weeks have been just what the doctor ordered. There have been no 25 mph winds to contend with and for once it is nice to hav...
June 01, 2004
Slam Action In spite of heavy winds,this past week of fishing has been fabulous. I would have to say that the snook have provided the majority of the...
May 18, 2004
Like A lion Yes I know that it has been a long time since my last report. I have to admit that March was a bit depressing. Winds bowled us all of over...
April 08, 2004
Over The Hump “The trick is to give your wrist a small snap, just enough to get the jig to hop on the bottom”, I said. We were using tube jigs tipped...
February 17, 2004
Winter Tactics Although these last few weeks have been rather mild, January can be one of the coldest months of the year in Southwest Florida. It will...
January 03, 2004
Winter Whirl Winter is definitely here. This past week the winds were stiff, the skies were gloomy at times, and the water temperature took another pl...
December 07, 2003
Fall Finale October ended with a bang. Double digit days of snook and redfish were had by most. We had back to back cold fronts pass through in the la...
November 06, 2003
October Crush October is always one of the best times of the year to fish in the Marco Island and Ten Thousand Islands areas. Bait of all species is e...
October 15, 2003
September Slam Two weeks ago we spent our mornings observing and catching tarpon of all sizes along the beaches of Naples. The clouds of bait have bee...
September 22, 2003
A Hint Of Change I sat in my boat mesmerized as the early morning light marked the beginning of a new day. I was tied up at the fuel dock waiting for...
September 01, 2003
Dog Days Of Summer It was as if someone had pulled the plug on a shallow swimming pool. There was a two-foot wide vortex of churning water where just...
August 04, 2003
