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Naples, Estero Bay, Marco Island, and the 10000 Islands - tubeN2 - 05-12-2004
FISHING: Great
FISHING IS GREAT! TARPON ARE SOLID NORTH AROUND THE BEACHES AND INSIDE PINE ISLAND. BEACHES ARE GOOD FOR SIGHT FISHING AS WELL AS BAIT. WE HOOKED 6 FISH ALL DAY 2 DAYS AGO WITH SOME IN THE UPPER 100 LB RANGE. NONE UNER THE 100 LB MARK. SOUTH IN THE ISLANDS FISH ARE GOOD INSIDE FOR SIGHT FISHING. YESTERDAY WE SAW OVER 20 FISH IN ONE BAY. EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR FLY ANGLERS TO LAID UP FISH. REDFISH AND TROUT ARE SOLID NORTH. THURS WE HIT A POD OF FISH THAT WE TOOK OVER 25 FISH FROM ON A SHALLOW FLAT FOR OVER 2 HOURS . AFTER THE REDS STOPPED THE SNOOK MOVED IN. BAIT HAS BEEN EXCELLENT N0RTH BUT HARD TO GET SOUTH. IF YOU ARE BAIT FISHING AND YOU HAVE BAIT SOUTH YOU WILL KILL THE SNOOK. WE TOOK 14 SNOOK SOUTH ON FLY YESTERDAY AND THEY WE ON THE FEED. LOW WATER WAS THE KEY. MONSTER JACKS WE ALSO SHALLOW WITH THE SNOOK PUSHING THE BANKS. THEY WE AWESOME ON FLY! FISHING WILL REMAIN EXCELLENT AND EXPECT MORE TARPON TO HIT THE BEACHES THROUGH MID JULY. SNOOK SHOULD REALLY GET BETTER AND THEY SHOULD HIT THE BEACHES GOOD THE NEXT MONTH. SHARKS ARE ALSO MOVING IN MORE AS THE WATER WARMS SO EXPECT A FEW OF THEM AS WELL WHILE TARPON FISHING.
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