Naples and Marco Christmas and New year Fishing Fun in the Sun.

Merry Christmas to all the fisherman out there and a very happy New Year! Fishing in the Naples and Marco area waters has been surprisingly good all things considered. The water temperatures have been doing a lot of yo-yoing which usually means pretty poor fishing. Well not so much the case for December. We are still catching good Bass and some Peacocks in the Canals. In the Saltwater; bait fishing is producing some Snook action and the jig fisherman are putting together some catches of Whiting, Pompano, and Sea trout. Of course the other species like ladyfish and jacks are around. Oh I forgot to mention Redfish, well it has been a while since I caught one of any size. A few small ones in the creeks but the larger ones are hard to come by this year. I cringe when someone wants to fish for them, they have been difficult to say the least. This weeks cold may be the last straw for bait though. We are going to see low 40's again and this might end our bait fishing for the year. If it does not get cold then we will still be fishing for Snook with White bait. Water temps are back and forth from 60 degrees to 70 degrees. If it stays north of 65 expect continued success with bait. If it drops below get out the jigs and start hitting the holes this week. Fly fisherman get out hose weighted flies are go out and fish the night.