Marco Island Fishing Reports (March 2026)

Steve Gould with Trophy Time Charters and More
Marco Island, Florida
Reported: 2 days ago

Permit and tarpon are going really well. Lots of action.

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Steve Gould with Trophy Time Charters and More Marco Island, Florida Reported: 2 days ago

Permit and tarpon are going really well. Lots of action.

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Mike Wagner with Reel Blue C Charters
Chicago, Illinois
Reported: 5 days ago

The inshore bite has been slow, but it's starting to heat up with the warm weather coming in Offshore the water clarity has affected the conditions for the last couple weeks, but we're now finally getting the water clear that were used to the wind has kicked up so we're...

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Mike Wagner with Reel Blue C Charters Chicago, Illinois Reported: 5 days ago

The inshore bite has been slow, but it's starting to heat up with the warm weather coming in

Offshore the water clarity has affected the conditions for the last couple weeks, but we're now finally getting the water clear that were used to the wind has kicked up so we're unsure what it'll bring. The Boat will be grounded for offshore for a couple days at least

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Mike Merritt
Everglades City, Florida
Reported: 1 week ago

Fishing through all of these cold fronts, there is one thing that has been consistent. That has been live shrimp. If you use live shrimp, you will get plenty of action. Sheepshead are in all the rock holes and on the oyster bars. Incoming tides are best. We have been...

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Mike Merritt Everglades City, Florida Reported: 1 week ago

Fishing through all of these cold fronts, there is one thing that has been consistent. That has been live shrimp. If you use live shrimp, you will get plenty of action. Sheepshead are in all the rock holes and on the oyster bars. Incoming tides are best. We have been catching Reds, Black Drum, Snapper, Seatrout, and even some Goliaths using Shrimp. Snook fishing has been a little tougher, with the back country being the only place to find them right now. This should be changing next month if we get some consistently warmer weather. Of course, the big Tarpon are showing up, and those numbers should also increase.

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Tim Rushing
Naples, Florida
Reported: 1 week ago

The fishing in Naples and Southwest Florida has been outstanding, with the fish into a nice wintertime pattern, despite the warm tropical weather. In the backcountry, we have been bouncing jigs and drifting shrimp on the bottom of the deep holes surrounded by shallow flats, and getting rewarded with all...

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Tim Rushing Naples, Florida Reported: 1 week ago

The fishing in Naples and Southwest Florida has been outstanding, with the fish into a nice wintertime pattern, despite the warm tropical weather.

In the backcountry, we have been bouncing jigs and drifting shrimp on the bottom of the deep holes surrounded by shallow flats, and getting rewarded with all kinds of fish, big and small. Redfish, black drum, sheepshead, big seatrout, big mangrove snapper, jewfish (golaith grouper) and jack crevalle have been the predominant characters in the show, and they have kept bends in the rods, smiles on faces, and yummy delights on dinner plates!

The only species we have not been tangling with, have been snook and tarpon. And with another strong cold front heading down shortly, I don't expect to see those fish in the back waters, but one never knows!

In the meantime, we will keep on enjoying some outstanding fishing, fun, and fish dinners in the foreseeable future!

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Jesse Calhoun
Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Reported: 2 weeks ago

Cold snap over, bigger fish starting to eat again

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Jesse Calhoun Fort Myers Beach, Florida Reported: 2 weeks ago

Cold snap over, bigger fish starting to eat again

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Steve Gould with Trophy Time Charters and More
Marco Island, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Tarpon fishing has slowed down due to the colder weather. Sheepshead has been really good. This week will be some of the best shelling of the year with all the high winds.

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Steve Gould with Trophy Time Charters and More Marco Island, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

Tarpon fishing has slowed down due to the colder weather. Sheepshead has been really good. This week will be some of the best shelling of the year with all the high winds.

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Perry Bedell with On a Mission Fishing Charters
Naples, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Our wintertime fishery here in Naples, FL is shaping up exactly how it should, with a few added bonuses showing up early. We’ve been following our typical winter pattern of capitalizing on the windows in between passing cold fronts, and it has been paying off in a big way. Offshore...

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Perry Bedell with On a Mission Fishing Charters Naples, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

Our wintertime fishery here in Naples, FL is shaping up exactly how it should, with a few added bonuses showing up early. We’ve been following our typical winter pattern of capitalizing on the windows in between passing cold fronts, and it has been paying off in a big way.
Offshore action has been excellent with a wide variety of species in the cooler water. We’ve been blessed with some of the best King Mackerel fishing we’ve seen in years. Chumming them up and throwing artificials has been an absolute blast. These fish are a riot on light tackle, and watching them sky out of the water on topwater plugs truly never gets old.
The deeper wrecks have been holding their usual winter residents as well, with plenty of Amberjacksto pull on and some Cobia mixed in. On top of that, the snapper bite has been outstanding for those looking to bring home dinner. Big Mangroves, Lane Snapper, and Yellowtails have been common on our offshore trips.
Nearshore, we’ve been treated to an unexpected bonus for January — giant free-swimming Permit. We’ve had shots at some true giants recently, fish we typically don’t see until summertime. This is just the beginning, as the Permit fishery is set to explode over the next month, and we’re anticipating an epic spring and summer with these fish.
There’s also been no shortage of jacks on the nearshore wrecks, providing plenty of hard-pulling action. The nearshore meat bite has been strong as well, with quality Sheepshead fired up in the cooler temps — some of the best table fare around.
Inshore, we’re in full winter mode with cooler water temps. I

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Tim Rushing
Naples, Florida
Reported: 1 month ago

Despite the chilly temps this morning, the fishing has been red hot! In addition to countless jack crevalle and ladyfish, both trips hammered speckled searout, Mangrove Snapper, sheepshead, jewfish, black drum, redfish, Pompano, and even a permit on tipped jigs. I love this kind of fishing because everyone stays busy...

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Tim Rushing Naples, Florida Reported: 1 month ago

Despite the chilly temps this morning, the fishing has been red hot! In addition to countless jack crevalle and ladyfish, both trips hammered speckled searout, Mangrove Snapper, sheepshead, jewfish, black drum, redfish, Pompano, and even a permit on tipped jigs. I love this kind of fishing because everyone stays busy casting, working on their retrieve, and getting non-stop action. It wasn't uncommon today for double, triple, and even quadruple hookups!

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