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 Fishing has been in full swing with snook, redfish and trout being the main players. Here in Don with a beautiful 35 inch snook using a pilchard. I've been focusing on the outgoing tides in the morning along the passes and beaches from Naples to Marco Island. The cooler water temps have fired up the redfish and the abundance of baitfish has made for lots of action. The NE winds have been keeping the beach calm for those that like to target snook and reds on the beaches. Time to get out and fish before the winter cold fronts start changing the game.
Capt. Joey Benko
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 January has started out with cold fronts and some cold water fishing. This time of year it's been a trout, sheepshead and snapper game. The morning low tides have help target these fish in deep troughs and channels in the backcountry. I've been using lots of jigs with gulps, gotcha twisters and bucktails tipped with shrimp. For the live bait fisherman grabbing some shrimp and placing under a popping cork is a great method as well. Here is Tom with a beautiful trout that was released to catch another day. The forecast is looking alittle better to get out on the water next with with a front coming through early in the week.
Capt. Joey Benko Bustnloose Backwater Charters
It's that time of year when the fishing really starts to heat up. The trout bite continues to pickup with the cooler water temps. I love to use a 1/8 ounce jig with a zman fluke. Look for these fish to be congregated in the deeper troughs in the bays with good water flow. The snook bite remains solid with some big girls moving into the back bays and creeks. Bait for these bigger fish has been challenging with the latest cold front stirring up the gulf. Never be afraid to chunk some lady fish or mullet if the bait fish are not available. Look for an amazing week of fishing with the weather temps being perfect for fishing. Capt Joey Benko www.naplesfishingguide.com 2394507382  Summer fishing is in full swing and the big snook have been coming out to party. This past month has been absolutely on fire. I love seeing anglers catch a fish of a life time. The weather has been slipping into that summer pattern so be careful and pay attention to the weather. Tarpon are roaming the beaches so get out early with some crabs to target these fish and beat the heat. Bait can be found on the beaches for snook, trout and redfish. For the fly fisherman stop down and checkout the new Mangrove Outfitters and pickup some LightBulbs. The snook can't resist them!
And for those looking for a great recipe here is some blackened redfish over jasmine rice, bell peppers and topped with a habanero pineapple salsa. A great recipe to try with any of Dilly's Seafood fish that he has down at Mike's Bait House on Friday's along with some amazing smoked sandwiches by Mike&Roan!
 A great week of fishing here in SWFL. The snook bite has been on fire with lots of medium sized snook crushing pilchards. The beaches and passes have been awesome spots to target these fish. Along with snook bite the mangrove snappers have been very hungry. I've found the redfish bite to again be alittle better on the end of the incoming tide and start of the outgoing. We are approaching a great time of year here in SWFL so get out and do some fishing. Here is Mike and his son Miles from Mike's Bait House putting a smackdown on the snook and redfish.
Capt. Joey Benko www.naplesfishingguide.com  Hope everyone had a great July 4th and is preparing for alittle week of bad weather. Fishing in SWFL has been fantastic with snook, tarpon and redfish roaming the beaches from Doctors Pass to 10,000 Islands. Large schools of small baitfish can be seen near the beaches with schools of fishing working them first thing in the morning. For those artificial guys this is the perfect time of you to get out and throw some top water baits for those monster explosions. Get out early to beat the heat and also the thunderstorms. We also have some great charity fishing tournaments coming up that everyone should participate in. July 9th-10th is the 1st Annual Captain Colby's Memorial Tournament and July 16th-17th is the Gone Fishing For Sean Hurley Inaugural Tournament. Hope to see everyone supporting these events.
Capt. Joey Benko 2394507382 www.Naplesfishingguide.com  Fishing here in SWFL has been heating up as warmer water temps are increasing the anglers action. Bait is still plentiful and a snook will not pass up the opportunity to eat one. I've been focusing on the end of the incoming tide for redfish and snook. The falling tide as been producing lots of snook and jack action. The upcoming forecast is going to depend on how strong the next front will be coming in this Sunday but once through look for things to continue to improve quickly. Tarpon should be showing up soon on the beaches and passes. Here is Tom with one spectacular trout caught and released for another day. Time to go fishing. Capt. Joey
 SWFL has started off with lots of adversity. From water temps rising and falling, redtide moving in the area, and cold fronts fishing has been challenging for anglers. Pilchards have pretty much disappeared and it's a shrimp and jig game. I've been finding some nice trout in the backcountry focusing on finding clean water. I've been using 1/4 oz jigs with gotcha grubs and new penny gulps. Live shrimp pitched up into the troughs and mangroves with a popping cork is another great technique. I'm super excited about and looking forward to more great guest experience. Here is Matt and Tom scoring on some awesome trout fishing and Charlie catching reds and snook.
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