Marco Island, Florida

[Snags]

Hey all.
Just returned from a trip to Southwest Florida to visit the folks and thought you might be interested in a report from a different part of the country. Rented a Trident 11 for a week. The inshore fishery is amazing in case any of you ever get out that way. Miles and miles of pristine mangroves. Caught speckled trout, jacks, ladyfish, snapper all on a variety of plastics, topwater, spinnerbait, and shallow plugs. Lost a lot of lures to big snook running me into the mangroves with the drag buttoned down.
Fish busting up big schools of bait everywhere. Hooked a 5 ft Blacktip shark on a little spinnerbait that cleared the water by 3 ft and bit me off. Super exciting. Manatees, dolphins, and birds galore. Mostly all by myself. No kayaks or other boats. Here's a few pics.
Cheers, Steve