 Numbers of beach Snook are good. We got 6 this morning, including this nice one. Great fun on a 5 weight!!  Did a quick jaunt with my sister out to the Tamiami Canals today. After about 5 minutes, she sticks a nice one and lands it a few minutes later. Awesome fish! I missed 2 that ate right infront of me, but couldnt stick em. The canals have come up a bit, with a slight amount of color, but still perfect for fishin! We were throwing soft swimbaits again, the bait of choice right now! Naples fishing guide update - 5/15/09 05/15/2009
Spent most of last week out around US41 targeting Tarpon. We had 3 amazing days of Tarpon fishing, with over 20 hooked, including a couple in the 50lb class. A couple of hits on flies, but most action came on a swimbait. How many of these fish were landed? Try NONE! Quite frustrating, but still an amazing experience jumping some big Tarpon from the shoreline in small canals! I went solo out to the beach this morning for 3 hours to see whats going on there. Water was flat and clear, tides were just marginal, and the action was fair. 3 Snook landed and a couple of Jacks that were barely noticeable, mixed into a huge school of rays. Great fun on a 5 weight! I used my standard small, synthetic minnow pattern. The fishing will improve with a bigger tide swing. Tons of bait along the beach...glass minnows and greenies. RIGHT NOW is a great time for a large Tarpon from shore! A unique experience for sure! Fishing early in the day is still comfortable and very productive, so lets go!!! Naples fishing guide update 5/7 & 5/8 05/08/2009
 Thursday the 7th started off slow. Low, stagnant water is a problem in many of the canals (cmon rain!). With that said, there are fish to be had if you know where to look. After a couple of decent Snook in the morning, we went to a Tarpon spot and chucked the swimbait for awhile. To make a long story short, in 2 hours 11 Tarpon from 10-50lbs were either hooked or missed, NONE stayed on longer than 3 seconds. It seemed like alot of the fish were merely slapping at the bait, while some actually did eat it. On top of that, there were a few follows from some monster Snook in the 20lb class but they just wouldnt commit. I couldnt believe it!! I went back the next day to evoke some revenge!! Well, most of the Tarpon had moved on. I had one follow, and one come up and snap at the bait as well as another big 10+lb Snook that did the same. That died off, so I decided to salvage things with a couple of nice Largemouth. Ive never seen that many trophy class fish lost or missed in a 2 day period! Argh, frustrating!!! It's been VERY hot out there, make sure you are wearing plenty of sunscreen, or better yet, just cover up every inch of skin you can! A BUFF brand facemask is a great thing to have if you want to protect your face from the intense sun and damaging water reflection! |