Snapper bite is unbelievable! With the colder water temps the larger snapper have moved in to the nearshore reefs. Trout is biting in the flats nearshore! The annual Sheepshead spawn is occurring with more and more moving in each day! Snapper limits and trout limits are pretty easy this time of year and will continue that way through early spring!

Fishing in Marco Island and the 10,000 Islands is amazing right now, we continue to experience warm waters around 84 degrees. We have redfish, snook, pompano, snapper, flounder, and trout all biting extremely well. Bait is in abundance and is driving the good fishing. Also, the mullet are showing up in groves and it is timed perfectly with the southern migration of Tarpon and has the Silver Kings hanging around in the area. The Tarpon bite has been incredible with multiple hook-ups each trip!! Offshore the Mackerel bite is so good it is ridiculous, its like shooting fish in a barrel. Snapper bites offshore are amazing with some of the biggest Yellowtail, and Mangroves I have seen in years. Come on down to experience fishing like no place on earth!!!

The Redfish are all over the mangroves on the incoming tides and cruising the oyster bars and flats on the outgoing tides. Pompano have been plentiful in the passes! Offshore bite of grouper is still good with the snapper bite still good and looking to get better as water temps go down. Mackerels are showing up and as the water cools will only get better.