Fishing Reports by Capt. Butch Rickey

No Trips, But A Short Update - For The Week Ending 12/04/10 No trips this week. Things are dead into next year! I did put in place another customer suggestion I had also been pondering, though. I bought a set of four Uniden GMR2875-2CK mobile radios. One per boat more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

An Awesome Day of Kayak Redfishing! - Just one trip again this week, but it was a great day of redfishing from the kayaks with a great guy. My customer for Wednesday's kayak trip was Don Marano. Don and I met in August when he contacted me about a possible interest in my Talon. We'v more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Kayking Behind The Front - I only ran one kayak trip for the week. It was with my friend Cliff Young, from Eagle River, Alaska. Until recently Cliff was a charter captain up there. I hadn't seen Cliff in a couple of years, and was looking forward to getting out with him in more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

The First Big Cold Front Blows the Week Out! - It was supposed to be a three trip week, with two trips in the Talon and one kayak trip. But, Mother Nature had other ideas. The first powerful cold front arrived this week, very early, blowing out Thursday and Friday. And, that front could be a h more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

A Short Week in the Talon - Only one trip this week, but it was a fun one with Blain Stobinski and his wife Julie. I fished with Blain around the same time of the year in 2008, and we had a great day. At the end of the day Blain told me it was the most fish he'd ever caught o more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

A Full Week of Kayak and Talon Fishing! - It was to be a full week of five trips, ushered in by my long time fishing buddy Terry Ryan on Monday, and capped off with another trip with Terry on Friday. In the middle were two trips on Tuesday and Thursday with another good fishing bud, Billy H more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Nothing To Yak About - Sorry. There is no fishing report for Pine Island Sound for the week ending 0/17/10. But there is a busy week ahead. more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Kayaking Bunch Beach - I got out on Friday in the Native Manta Ray 12 Angler to explore the flats out in front of Bunch Beach. I've fished it many times during the winter when there's a ripping north wind and no water, and it can be very productive then. I haven't been o more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

A Day In Aripeka - I spent a few days visiting friends up in Aripeka, Florida, last week, at Nature's Island Retreat. What a beautiful town and beautiful waters. Everyone there is very friendly, and one day while we bicycled and explored around practically everyone w more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

My Friend Dr. Ron Kolata Gets To Yak First! - I was on the water two days this week, and it sure was good to be out there. I was with an old friend and fishing buddy, Dr. Ron Kolata, who I love to fish with. My good friend Terry Ryan over in Orlando wanted to have the honor of doing the first more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound