Fishing Reports by Capt. Butch Rickey

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 2/1/2003 by Capt. Butch Rickey After seeing some of the coldest weather in decades last week, we actually began a much needed warming trend this week. Gulf waters off the coast of Ft. Myers actually got into the high 50' more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 1/25/2003 by Capt. Butch Rickey Cold fronts, cold water, and slow fishing continue to be the order of the day here. There seems to be no end to the cold weather. That pretty much leaves speckled trout and sheephead as o more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 1/18/03 by Capt. Butch Rickey Winter just refuses to let go of her grip on Florida this year. It's been another week of cold, windy weather for the most part, and the fishing is still very slow. My friend Marc Denton a more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 1/11/2003 by Capt. Butch Rickey Once again, due to poor weather and business conditions there is only one trip to talk about. It was a cold Tuesday morning when I met my old friend Marc Denton, who comes down from Lit more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 01/04/2003 by Capt. Butch Rickey This week ushers out the old year and brings in the new. Nothing has changed since the last report, though, as the cold fronts just keep on coming, and keep our water temperature near or more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 12/21/2002 by Capt. Butch Rickey There is no official fishing report for this week. I want to use this space to thank all of my loyal friends and customers that make up the BarHopp’R family of fishermen and women for mak more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 12/14/2002 by Capt. Butch Rickey Bad weather and a bad economy are combining to make the guide business a tough place to be lately, unless you have another job. That makes for short weeks and short fishing reports. This more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 12/7/2002 by Capt. Butch Rickey Every guide I’m talking to lately has the same story. There’s no work. We’re feeling good to get in one or two trips a week, right now. Besides the obvious financial burden, it doesn’t l more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 11/30/2002 by Capt. Butch Rickey Weather was once again a factor in this week’s fishing. Although we caught lots of fish, fishing for the glamour species, redfish and snook, was tough, indeed. Monday was my first outin more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - FISHING REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 11/23/2002 by Capt. Butch Rickey The week was a bust as far as trips went. Once again we had two fronts come through within the space of the week, and the only trips I had on the books were lost to weather. I more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound