December Fishing Report

Capt. Chris McCubbin
January 3, 2009
Naples - Saltwater Fishing Report

The fishing the last two weeks has felt more like Spring rather than Winter. Water temps are in the low 70's and the bait is thick. It can be found on the beaches, markers and wrecks.
Snook fishing has been great in the bushes and on the docks. I have been catching more fish on the outgoing tide on the points and mongrove shorelines and then switching over to the docks on the incoming. I have been averaging between 15- 20 fish a trip. I did manage two big fish this week with one going 41" in Gordons Pass and one the next morning at 37" in a back bay. I have been chumming heavy to get the fish going, but once they start they are biting good. Most of the fish are in the 21-25" range.
Trout fishing dropped off with the warming water temps and most of the spots are covered in ladyfish. Yet on January 1st we got three nice ones to 22" on pilchards, on the 2nd we got two to 20" and today we got four to 24". All of the them have been caught freelining pilchards a good twenty feet off the bank in the deeper water.

Target Species:

Snook, Trout

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