Fishing Reports by Capt. Bill Russell

Opportunity Knocks around Southwest Florida - Fishing around Pine Island in Southwest Florida remains good if you keep your options open and take advantage of opportunities that arise. It's that time of year that I can't wait to great the sun in the mornings, the sunrises are spectacular and more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

Great Weather and Good Fishing in Southwest Florida - The weather is absolutely perfect and the fishing is pretty darn good too around Pine Island in southwest Florida. Last week started off a little on the breezy and rainy side but by the weekend the temperature, humidity and wind dropped leaving us more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

Good Fishing around Bait Schools in Southwest Florida - I can't remember a time when there has been more bait fish around the waters of Pine Island and Southwest Florida. From small inch long glass minnows to large mullet bait is everywhere, on the calm days it looks like rain on the water except the s more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

Redfish, Snook and Tarpon Action in Southwest Florida - We have experienced lots of rain over the last couple weeks in Southwest Florida. In return the water temperature has dropped making for good fishing conditions around Pine Island. Schools of tarpon were found happily feeding on the morning high more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

Best Fishing Early and Late in Southwest Florida - The Best fishing around Pine Island has come during the early and late hours of the day. This is the most comfortable time to fish the summer heat in southwest Florida and generally the time fish are most active. The redfish bite was good over more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

Tarpon, Redfish and more in Southwest Florida - Our weather in southwest Florida around Pine Island continues to search for its consistent summer pattern. A low pressure system brought all day rains for the holiday weekend and now we are on a high with thunderstorms few and far between. It's all more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

The Heat Is On in Southwest Florida - You can sure tell summer is here, it's getting hot. The good thing with summer is plenty of fish and fewer anglers, not a bad trade off for a little sweat. Tarpon numbers are still good in Charlotte Harbor and Pine island Sound. Live bait fishi more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

As Good As It Gets In Southwest Florida - I don't know if fishing could have been any better over the past week around Pine Island in southwest Florida. We found tarpon plentiful and more than willing to eat, sharks of all sizes plus all the big mackerel, bluefish and trout you wanted to ca more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

It's All About Tarpon in Southwest Florida - Another week of beautiful weather and pretty darn good fishing around Pine Island in Southwest Florida. Tarpon continue to get the spotlight with good numbers of fish showing off the beaches, in the Passes, Pine Island Sound and Charlotte Harbor. more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

Tarpon, Goliath Grouper and More in Southwest Florida - Although our primary target was tarpon almost all week we ended up catching a lot of different species in the waters around Pine Island including one unexpected surprise. Over the week we caught tarpon in Charlotte Harbor to our north and off the more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound