Catch of the Day at Naples Pier

Naples Pier
Originally uploaded by Hilton Naples

Early in the morning, right before sunrise, Naples Pier shows signs of a new day. People start lining the pier with fishing poles in the hopes of catching today's lunch or dinner. Currently mackeral & pompano are the must abundant catch of the day. Pelicans & ospreys dive straight down into the Gulf of Mexico to get their morning breakfast. Dolphin idly dive under the water as they too feed off the rich underwater offerings found in off the Naples Beaches. As I walked along the pier I struck up a conversation with Mr. McSwain who has been fishing off the Naples pier everyday since arriving in Naples in 1940. He called himself one of the old-timers & was generous in pointing out a few photo opportunities that I shouldn't miss. All of this under the watchful Eagle eye, perched high above all, waiting for his own morning breakfast at the Naples, Pier. The Naples Pier is just one of the many free things to do in Naples, FL & is an easy drive south about 6 miles from the Hilton Naples Hotel.