Fish The Salt
Fish The Salt
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Captain Tim Daugherty welcomes angles of all experience levels, children & adults, from the beginner to the seasoned pro. Southwest Florida offers some of the finest backcountry light tackle fishing in the world. The Southwest coast including Estero Bay, Naples, Marco Island, and down through the 10,000 Islands offers some of the finest backcountry light tackle spin & fly fishing in the country. This area lends us pristine bays, mangroves, oyster bars, tidal estuaries, and passes. Our paradise contains miles of shorelines and grass flats attracting some of the best in shallow water fishing. The four most sought after game fish including tarpon, snook, trout, and redfish can be targeted on a year round basis. Backcountry fishing is so popular because it typically offers protected year round calm waters. Whether it's fly fishing the grass flats or sight fishing the white sand beaches and mangroves you are sure to always have an amazing experience out on the water!
Naples, Florida
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Mamff
1 contribution
Jul 2021 • Family
Captain Tim was generous providing an earlier than scheduled start for bait fish. Being a novice with my two teenage beginners, Captain Tim knew his locations and how to get fish on our hooks. Snooks, Snappers, Jacks, Grouper, aplenty! The teens are ready to fish everyday especially my daughter. For beginner, her casts were spot-on per the tutorage of Captain Tim. We took home enough Snapper fillets, heads, and tails for several days of fish stew! Definitely will check out Captain Tim Daugherty and “Fish The Salt” our next jaunt in Marco Ialand.
Written July 17, 2021
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2SpoiledBrats
Naples, FL2 contributions
Mar 2020
Spent a half day with Captain Tim in the back waters around Marco Island. Caught lots of fish and enough keepers for dinner tonite. Knowledgeable Captain, moved us around to take advantage of the tides and keep us on fish throughout the morning. Highly recommended, and we’re spoiled brats!
Written March 10, 2020
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Father Joseph Christensen, FMI
Minto, ND9 contributions
Sep 2020 • Friends
Our fishing experience with Captain Tim-Fish the Salt was exceptional, exciting, and lots of fun. Tim was a great guide and experienced fisherman, who was extremely easy going and positive and gave us an incredible fishing experience to remember. We caught lots of fish and would highly recommend him. Enjoy your fishing with Captain Tim‼️
Written September 26, 2020
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Richard K
1 contribution
Jan 2020
Tim is an excellent guide, very knowledgeable and patient. We had two novice fisherman on our trip and he explained things well and we caught probably 40 fish.
Most of the fish were not keeper size, but we were having fun. He filleted them and we had them for supper that night.
Most of the fish were not keeper size, but we were having fun. He filleted them and we had them for supper that night.
Written February 2, 2020
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Elisa B
Tampa, FL5 contributions
Sep 2014 • Couples
My husband and I are new to Naples and have really wanted to take a fishing charter before our daughter is born in less than 2 months. The waters of Naples and Marco Island are amazing and so clean and it is the perfect place to go backwater fishing. I found Captain Tim's website and then saw his awesome reviews here on TripAdvisor. Wow, we were not disappointed! From the first time I spoke to him on the phone, I knew it would be a fantastic day with him as our guide.
We met Tim at 7:30 am on the southern tip of Marco Island and were off within minutes! We started fishing in the mangroves and reeled in quite a number of Snook and snapper. Then we went to see the abandoned dome houses (must see) and fished off a sandy island for a bit. It seemed everywhere we went we were catching one Snook after another and quite a few Jacks.
My husband and I really enjoyed fishing with Tim. He is very knowledgeable and easy to get along with. Great personality and very willing to teach as we went through the day.
We are looking forward to another day with him soon! Highly recommend!!
We met Tim at 7:30 am on the southern tip of Marco Island and were off within minutes! We started fishing in the mangroves and reeled in quite a number of Snook and snapper. Then we went to see the abandoned dome houses (must see) and fished off a sandy island for a bit. It seemed everywhere we went we were catching one Snook after another and quite a few Jacks.
My husband and I really enjoyed fishing with Tim. He is very knowledgeable and easy to get along with. Great personality and very willing to teach as we went through the day.
We are looking forward to another day with him soon! Highly recommend!!
Written September 27, 2014
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Teresa V
Westchester, New York, United States1 contribution
Jul 2014 • Family
Captain Tim was amazing! The entire family caught fish! We had a perfect day and he knew all the hot spots! Even the dolphins had fun with us! Looking forward to our next family expedition.
Written December 20, 2014
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napochan
Rochester, NY34 contributions
Oct 2014 • Couples
Most of my salt water fishing experiences have been less than memorable. Sure there was a lot of time with our lines in the water but often not much catching of fish. This outing raised our averages nicely.
Captain Tim was ready and waiting when we arrived on time for our morning trip through the backwaters near Marco Island. We roamed several bays and channels reeling in crevalle jack, snook, and redfish, along with the occasional mangrove snapper. Captain Tim maintained a good pace in the search for enough redfish to supply our evening meal. While we had a lot of line action, the redfish keepers were hard to come by.
Captain Tim guided our fishing technique to suit the domain he obviously knows well. The result was a fun morning with enough action to bring us back hopefully for another successful catching experience in the not too distant future.
Oh, one word to the wise, don't be surprised if you encounter Florida's infamous noseeums, as we did, among the mangroves. They forced us out of one location but luckily Captain Tim was ready with the bug repellent and quick to lose the suckers as we sped to a new location.
Captain Tim was ready and waiting when we arrived on time for our morning trip through the backwaters near Marco Island. We roamed several bays and channels reeling in crevalle jack, snook, and redfish, along with the occasional mangrove snapper. Captain Tim maintained a good pace in the search for enough redfish to supply our evening meal. While we had a lot of line action, the redfish keepers were hard to come by.
Captain Tim guided our fishing technique to suit the domain he obviously knows well. The result was a fun morning with enough action to bring us back hopefully for another successful catching experience in the not too distant future.
Oh, one word to the wise, don't be surprised if you encounter Florida's infamous noseeums, as we did, among the mangroves. They forced us out of one location but luckily Captain Tim was ready with the bug repellent and quick to lose the suckers as we sped to a new location.
Written November 2, 2014
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Malley P
Gadsden, AL2 contributions
Sep 2013 • Couples
Captain Tim was great and put us on the fish. Our first stop Captain Tim went over how to fish the area we would be in, and while I know alot about fishing I didn't really know much about saltwater fishing so this was helpful. My wife and I were were catching fish within minutes of casting our first time. We were catching tons of snapper, snook, trout, jack, redfish, and even an occasional mackeral. I just about caught a grand slam at the first spot, if I could have gotten a tarpon I would have accomplished it. Remember we are still at the first spot and the sun is barely coming over the horizon. We caught so many fish before the day was over our arms were sore. I also noticed through the day other captains were calling Tim to find out where the fish were biting. Tim also pointed us to Capri Fish House to have our catch cooked, which was great. Cant wait to go back and try the fly fishing next time.
Written September 17, 2013
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cd2014562
Saint Paul, MN1 contribution
Oct 2014 • Couples
We had an amazing time fishing this morning! Have fished for years in freshwater lakes, but this was a totally different experience. Captain Tim is a great instructor for all levels, encouraging, patient and very knowledgeable. We caught all kinds of fish: red fish, snook, lady fish, barracuda, jack fish, and even trout. So glad we went on this excursion!!
Written October 21, 2014
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Andrea S
9 contributions
Aug 2014 • Couples
Captain Tim provided us with the opportunity of a lifetime. We lost track of the number of fish we caught. Snook, red fish,lady fish and trout in droves. We even had a bull shark on line. Simply fantastic! We will make this a part of any future Florida trips. Thank you again for a fantastic time!
Written August 12, 2014
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What's the cost per person on March and what times do you go out fishing
Written February 11, 2015
Here are the rates:
$375 for 1-2 people & $50 per person after that. (the rates are all on their site)
Happy fishing!
Written February 23, 2015
What's the cost per person in March and what times do you go out
Written February 11, 2015
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