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2009-07-11
12:15 PM
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Look For Snapper And Sharks To Keep Busy -
LOOK FOR SNAPPER AND SHARKS TO KEEP BUSY
Now may be the best time to take advantage of the snapper fishing. Snapper up to sixteen inches were caught in and around the Passes and inshore under piers and under some off the deeper mangrove shore more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-06-30
9:45 AM
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One Out of Three Seems to Be the Norm! - Seems it's been nearly impossible to get a descent week in since Easter passed. This week was no exception. I ran one of the three trips I had on the books. Catching also continues to be a challenge.
A broken commitment on Monday, and big winds more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-06-26
12:40 PM
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SW Florida Fishing Report - Fishing report for SW Florida
June 26th., 2009
Tarpon: ARE HERE! Time to BOOK YOUR TARPON TRIP NOW! Summer is tarpon fishing time! All my tarpon trips so far has been successful. We do best with live baits, fly and cut baits. These critters wil more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-06-21
2:16 PM
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On Vacation, But I Did One Trip! - As I mentioned in last week's report, I was on a short vacation this week. But, I did come back to Ft. Myers to run a trip with an old friend, Dave Adair, of Cincinnati, and two of his friends Paul and Jeff, of Cisco Systems, from Colorado. I would more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-06-16
8:35 AM
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Fishing Got Better As The Week Progressed - What began as a full week wound up a three day work week. The fishing remained tough inside, but took an upturn late in the week.
The week began Monday with the great father-daughters trio of Harry Krukenberg, and his girls Aly and Katie. I've b more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-06-14
1:38 PM
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Fishing In Paradise - The week started with a couple stormy days but by mid week it was absolutely beautiful with bright blue skies and calm seas. Sometimes I forget what a unique and beautiful place the coast of southwest Florida is until I share days like the last few w more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-06-07
6:47 AM
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Great Fishing, But Tough Catching - The Fish Don't Want To Eat! - It was again a strange weather week, with early AM storms almost every day getting in the way of fishing. After canceling and rescheduling trips where possible, I was finally on the water Friday for a three boat trip with Dan Pease and his good frie more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-06-03
12:41 PM
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Great Guys Make a Tough Day Fun! - I had three trips scheduled during the week ending May 30, 2009, all over the Memorial Day Holiday weekend. But, as things worked out, I only did one trip on Memorial Day with my old buddy Terry Ryan, and his neighbor and side-kick, Bill.
I was t more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-06-02
5:45 PM
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Fly and SPin Fishing for Tarpon and Snook in Pine Island Sound - Fishing Report from Spotted Tail 6/2/09
It's been a good week.
Monday I arrived in Fort Myers, dropped off my stuff, picked up David McCleaf, and went scouting. We found tarpon everywhere we looked. I had actually had time to take some shots wi more...
Capt. John Kumiski - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-05-29
8:40 PM
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Tarpon and Snook, Now Is The Time To Catch Both - Tarpon and snook dominated the fishing in the waters of Southwest Florida over the last week of the month. Snook were feeding heavy on bait schools that followed the extreme high tides onto the flats and under mangrove points. Tarpon were concentra more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound |
