Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Tarpon
We had a quick 4 hr tarpon trip but the fish were willing to eat. Hooked 2 in first 10 min and landed this nice one. About 150 lbs 
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Monday, May 7, 2012
Snook from Tournament
Here are two nice snook caught by Brad Dickerson and Andy Willis. Great job guys!
Correction in Naples Daily News
NAPLES — Editor's Note: Captain Matt Maloney's name was corrected to go with the adult guided winners Brad Dickerson and Andrew Willis.
A lot of the anglers would go to great lengths to ensure their children had an enjoyable time while competing in the Gene Doyle Fishing Tournament.
Troy Pruitt went overboard. Literally.
When a massive, 36-inch snook took daughter Karlie’s bait and became tangled in the mangrove roots, Troy dove into the water and freed the fish, and saved his daughter the disappointment of the one that got away.
“We kept losing a lot of fish in the mangroves, and when she got one hooked, I said I was going to get that fish,” Troy Pruitt said. “She was soo thrilled. Typically, I wouldn’t do something like that, but I did it for her, and that’ll be something she remembers forever.”
Although the fish didn’t count because of her father’s assistance, everything worked out in the end for Karlie, who later landed a 34-inch snook to claim the biggest fish prize in the youth open division. Troy caught his own giant snook to claim the corresponding title in the adult open division. The elder Pruitt also claimed the grand championship for the division after accumulating 7,750 points over two days.
“We had a great weekend," he said. "The weather was awesome and the fish were really cooperating.”
Brad Dickerson and Andrew Willis, who were fishing along with captain Matt Maloney, won the adult guided division with 7,930 points. Harrison Rogers won the top overall award for the youth guided division, and Aaron Brown won in the youth open bracket.
“I was personal friend of Gene (Doyle) so this is a big honor,” Dickerson said.
Now in its 15th year, 82 anglers took part in the catch-and-release tournament - 35 of which were in the youth divisions. Points are determined by the accumulated length of the first four snook, red drum and spotted sea trout that were successfully measured, photographed and released.
To make the tournament more accessible to many youth anglers, there were also categories for the most unusual catch, and for the trash can slam of ladyfish, catfish and jack crevalles.
“We had some unusual catches this year including a six-foot hammerhead, some batfish and a big lookdown,” tournament chairman Sean Morton said.
All proceeds from the event go to support the Gene Doyle Memorial, which provides scholarships to local high schoolers to pursue their “dreams of adventure.”
Although the exact figures weren’t available, the tournament did reach its target of being able to provide three scholarships for next year, according to Morton.
“I think it was another successful tournament. A lot of kids were fishing and everyone had a good time,” said Kris Doyle, the mother of the late Gene Doyle for whom the tournament was named.
* * *
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Adult guided
Grand Champion: Dickerson/Willis 7,930 points
Top snook: Dyskow 35 inches
Top redfish: Travis 30 inches
Top trout: Miller 22 inches
Adult open
Grand Champion: T. Pruitt/K. Pruitt 7,715 points
Top snook: Pruitt 34 inches
Top redfish: Parsons 31 inches
Top trout: Ortengren 25 inches
Youth guided
Grand Champion: Harrison Rogers 4,255 points
Top snook: Bedell 34 inches
Top redfish: Rogers 24 inches
Top trout: Rogers 19 inches
Youth open
Grand Champion: Aaron Brown 3,535 points
Top snook: K. Pruitt 34 inches
Top redfish: K. Pruitt 35 inches
Top trout: Johnson 25 inches
Other
Trash can slam: Heidi McLean 52 inches
Most unusual: Austin Finger (6-foot hammerhead shark)
Gene Doyle 2012!
Winners of the 2012 Gene Doyle Memorial Fishing Tournament on Sunday, May 6. Contributed by John Skiffington.
NAPLES — A lot of the anglers would go to great lengths to ensure their children had an enjoyable time while competing in the Gene Doyle Fishing Tournament.
Troy Pruitt went overboard. Literally.
When a massive, 36-inch snook took daughter Karlie’s bait and became tangled in the mangrove roots, Troy dove into the water and freed the fish, and saved his daughter the disappointment of the one that got away.
“We kept losing a lot of fish in the mangroves, and when she got one hooked, I said I was going to get that fish,” Troy Pruitt said. “She was soo thrilled. Typically, I wouldn’t do something like that, but I did it for her, and that’ll be something she remembers forever.”
Although the fish didn’t count because of her father’s assistance, everything worked out in the end for Karlie, who later landed a 34-inch snook to claim the biggest fish prize in the youth open division. Troy caught his own giant snook to claim the corresponding title in the adult open division. The elder Pruitt also claimed the grand championship for the division after accumulating 7,750 points over two days.
“We had a great weekend," he said. "The weather was awesome and the fish were really cooperating.”
Brad Dickerson and Andrew Willis, who were fishing along with captain Andy Werner, won the adult guided division with 7,930 points. Harrison Rogers won the top overall award for the youth guided division, and Aaron Brown won in the youth open bracket.
“I was personal friend of Gene (Doyle) so this is a big honor,” Dickerson said.
Now in its 15th year, 82 anglers took part in the catch-and-release tournament - 35 of which were in the youth divisions. Points are determined by the accumulated length of the first four snook, red drum and spotted sea trout that were successfully measured, photographed and released.
To make the tournament more accessible to many youth anglers, there were also categories for the most unusual catch, and for the trash can slam of ladyfish, catfish and jack crevalles.
“We had some unusual catches this year including a six-foot hammerhead, some batfish and a big lookdown,” tournament chairman Sean Morton said.
All proceeds from the event go to support the Gene Doyle Memorial, which provides scholarships to local high schoolers to pursue their “dreams of adventure.”
Although the exact figures weren’t available, the tournament did reach its target of being able to provide three scholarships for next year, according to Morton.
“I think it was another successful tournament. A lot of kids were fishing and everyone had a good time,” said Kris Doyle, the mother of the late Gene Doyle for whom the tournament was named.
* * *
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Adult guided
Grand Champion: Dickerson/Willis 7,930 points
Top snook: Dyskow 35 inches
Top redfish: Travis 30 inches
Top trout: Miller 22 inches
Adult open
Grand Champion: T. Pruitt/K. Pruitt 7,715 points
Top snook: Pruitt 34 inches
Top redfish: Parsons 31 inches
Top trout: Ortengren 25 inches
Youth guided
Grand Champion: Harrison Rogers 4,255 points
Top snook: Bedell 34 inches
Top redfish: Rogers 24 inches
Top trout: Rogers 19 inches
Friday, May 4, 2012
April Fishing was awesome... And May will be to!
The fishing has been so awesome! Capt. Matt has been working hard. Here are some of the catches of the day!!!
Captain Matt in Gene Doyle this weekend
Capt. Matt went out to find the best trout, redfish, and snook for the big tournament this weekend! Here he is working hard. 
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