Joesnook

25°55′N 81°39′W · NAPLES · MARCO ISLAND · GOODLAND · TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS

Backcountry snook, tarpon & redfish in the Ten Thousand Islands

Light-tackle fishing trips out of Marco Island with Captain Joe Cassaro. Back bays, mangrove rivers and grass flats on the edge of Everglades National Park, the largest mangrove forest in the world.

Call or text (239) 269-0695 See trips & rates

25+ yrsfishing these waters

4.7 ★61 TripAdvisor reviews

20+saltwater species

Two anglers with a big tarpon alongside the boat in the Ten Thousand Islands — Tarpon · Ten Thousand Islands

Recent catches

Big fish, happy kids

Tarpon, snook and redfish caught by Joe's customers in the Ten Thousand Islands, from first-time kids to seasoned anglers.

Young girl and her dad holding a big snook — Snook

Angler with a big tarpon beside the boat — Tarpon

Tarpon held alongside the boat before release — Tarpon

Angler holding a big snook by the mangroves — Snook

Family holding redfish on the boat — Redfish

Tarpon being released beside the boat — Tarpon

Two anglers with a pair of big redfish — Redfish

Trips & rates

Pick your tide

4 hours · morning or afternoon

Half Day

$800per boat

Fish the cool of the morning or the afternoon tide change, when snook and redfish feed along the mangrove edges. A good fit for families and first-timers.

6 hours

¾ Day

$1,200per boat

Time to run deeper into the islands, chase tarpon in season, or work the nearshore wrecks for cobia and tripletail.

8 hours

Full Day

$1,600per boat

A full day in the Ten Thousand Islands. Fish the best tides of the day, cover the backcountry and the nearshore, and hunt for a trophy.

Rates cover up to 3 adults, or 2 adults and 2 kids under 13. Hotel pickup available from Naples and Marco Island. Ask Joe about specialty trips to other Florida spots to target migrating fish.

Included

Just show up

Top-of-the-line rods, reels, tackle and lures
Live bait, usually loaded at the dock
Fuel
Cooler with ice to bring your catch home
Fish cleaning and filleting
Catch-and-release or keep a few for dinner, your call

What to bring

Dress for the sun

Long-sleeve performance shirt
Buff or face cover, and a cap
Polarized sunglasses (amber lenses are best for sight fishing)
Snacks and drinks
A camera for the photo with your fish

What's biting

The Ten Thousand Islands, month by month

Something is always biting back here. This is a general guide. Call Joe for what's running this week.

Prime Good Slow

Meet the captain

Captain Joe Cassaro

Joe has fished Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands for more than 25 years. He knows which creek holds snook on a falling tide and where the tarpon roll in May.

No two trips are alike. Some days it's a family catching their first redfish; other days it's an experienced angler hunting a trophy snook on light tackle. Joe runs the trip around what you want, whether that's fish for dinner or a fish of a lifetime.

He's also appeared as a guest host on a fishing show about the Everglades backcountry.

4.7 ★

From 61 reviews on TripAdvisor, with 60 more on FishingBooker.

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Target species: snook, tarpon, redfish, black drum, tripletail, cobia, sharks and permit.

1 hr

Typical response time. Call or text and Joe will get right back to you to set a date.

Book a trip

Call or text Captain Joe

(239) 269-0695

Call now

Tell Joe your dates, how many people are coming, and what you'd like to catch. Trips book up fast in winter and spring, so call early.