Fishing Naples Florida

[Bad Habit]

  I may be heading to Naples Fl in mid-March and was wondering if anyone could recommend a good fishing charter. I'm not sure what's the best species to target that time of year so I'm open to in-shore or off-shore. Any ideas What species should we target?

[whaler1]

Weather will play a role but maybe this helps. 

[whaler1]

I wouldn’t book an offshore trip until I got there. 

[HB2]

My brother Winters in Naples . Lives on a canal . We fished the bay out to the Gordon pass . Also went down on the inland canal to the Big Marco pass . Did well .We fished the inland stuff which I prefer . It's like bass fishing in salt water . Got Snook , Reddish , Sheepheads , Snappers etc. 

 

I used a 7 ft med spinning rod with braid and 20# floor leader . Bucktail jigs tipped with shrimp . Also shrimp under a float .

 

Don't know any charters but there are a bunch down there.  I did the party boat thing a few times and got grouper and some nice Mangrove snapper . But I like the inshore better. 

 

Where are you staying ?  

[Bad Habit]

 Thanks for the replies. My brother also winters in Naples. We've also fished inland waters, Gordons pass and the channel by Keewaydin island to Marco Island. We've kind of been learning as we go. I thought we could learn a lot with a charter and try a little more fishing in the gulf. 

[bluewater1861]

Contact Capt. Tony Fontana.  I have fished with him 4 times when my parents lived in Naples. Super nice guy, with a passion to put you on fish. 

[HB2]

Our best spots were as you head out of Naples Bay and get to the intersection( where the police boats sit ) of heading  straight to Marco or right to Gordon pass , about 250 yards  past the intersection on the left  , drift and cast , there are a ton of Ladyfish usually . 

 

Or head  right  to Gordon pass and that whole shoreline along Keywaydin to the mouth is good . All around the rocks on South side of Jetty is good also . Got some nice Redfish , Jacks ,and Snook there . Also that Sheephead time . Fun to catch . 

 

Also about 200 yds as you head right from the intersection there is a bay , allalong that shoreline to where it wraps back around . Watch out for the sandbar .

 

I would think if you are a pin guy you would clean up with a shrimp or minnow drifted along the shore or rocks . I used Red / white bucktails w/ shrimp  1/4 to 1/2 oz mostly . 

 

[LazyRiver585]

You can catch a good buzz docked up in Keywaydin after you fish