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2001-01-28
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Sailfish Season!
After a very busy Christmas and early January the charter business has slowed. Most of my bookings have been for April-June tarpon fishing trips. By the way, if you are interested in an April tarpon fishing trip call to reserv more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |
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2001-01-19
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Mixed Bag
The past nine days have been warmer than the average temperature for January. The two weeks after Christmas was colder than the average temperature. These wide fluctuations in temperature have confused the fish and anglers. While more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |
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2001-01-17
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Ft. Myers - Offshore - Winter Fishing Brings Snappers
Greetings;
To start I want by thanking all the readers and charters that made 2000 my best year ever. I had a blast smoking reels and drags on big poons, permit, cudas, and kings all spring and summer with you. Som more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers |
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2001-01-09
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - I'm getting used to the cold.
So are the Fish!
There was ice on my boat twice last week! All of ya’ll from up north, don’t tell me it doesn’t get cold in Florida. Our inshore barracuda and snapper took a pretty good hit. But I haven’t seen more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |
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2001-01-02
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Ft. Myers - Offshore - Winter Fishing
Greetings;
Well fishing fans, its been very interesting fishing around S.W. Florida lately. High winds, low tides, cold fronts, cold water, and the flu have tested my ability to find and catch quality fish. As I write this the se more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers |
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2000-12-31
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - It's Still Cold! Fish the Backcountry.
First of all, I’m sorry about the delay in the report. I don’t have much of an excuse because I haven’t been fishing all that much due to the windy and or cold weather. I’ve been getting in two or three days more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |
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2000-12-19
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Tarpon, Kings and Snook Last Week! This week Cold!
Presently, we are in the midst of a hard cold front so all bets are off after today. Last week however, was a different story. After Thanksgiving we had two weeks of above average temperature more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |
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2000-12-13
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Water Temps drop. Blues, Jacks and Grouper top catches.
I didn’t get out last week very much after a busy week around Thanksgiving. The weather wasn’t very good at times and I’ve been battling a serious chest cold. I did more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |
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2000-12-12
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Ft. Myers - Offshore - Mackerel Action
Greetings;
Fishing lately could be summed up by saying that what we have lost in size we have made up for in pure numbers and action. Our tarpon and bigger sharks seem to have left for their winter haunts. Taking their place has more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers |
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2000-12-01
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Ho, Ho, Hum! It's Winter.
It seems that this is going to be a winter of cold fronts. Usually we get a front about every 5-7 days. Already this year we are getting at least two fronts per week. Water temperatures are already well below 70 degree more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |
