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2009-05-27
7:45 AM
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The Rainy Season Arrived Early! - The rainy season arrived early, as a late season cold front and a tropical low pressure center just off the east coast of Florida combined to make it a lot of wet, stormy, and often threatening weather. We needed the rain, but it wasn't good for bus more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-05-23
1:49 PM
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Clearing Skies Should Improve Fishing Opportunities in Southwest - Finally the rain has stopped! We sure needed the rain and we got it. It was a difficult week for fishing as a low pressure system hung over Southwest Florida and created endless thunderstorms and rain that could occur at anytime.
It was di more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-05-17
10:53 AM
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Tarpon from Charlotte Harbor to Sanibel - For the past week we concentrated our fishing efforts on tarpon. There are a bunch of them here in Southwest Florida this month that's for sure. Some days they were just everywhere you looked free jumping and frolicking around. Other days the more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-05-15
7:12 PM
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Tough Tides, But Pretty Good Fishing! - I wound up running two trips this week. Both were with my good friend Dr. John Hitt, of UCF, in Orlando. We had progressively tougher tides as the week progressed, and predictably the fishing got tougher, as well. But, we always have a good time o more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-05-11
12:01 PM
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Sw Florida Fishing report - Fishing report for SW Florida
May 11th., 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 will more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-05-09
6:39 PM
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A Week of Friends and Slams! - I ran three trips this week, and save for still fighting off the flu, it was a great week with old friends, and the fishing was pretty good with Slams all round!
First up on Tuesday was my old friend Jim Turman, of Manchester, Iowa. Jim and I hav more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-05-08
6:57 PM
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Tango With A Tarpon In Southwest Florida - While there were plenty of other fish biting over the week tarpon stole the show. We have been awaiting there arrival and it happened, large schools of poons were found in Charlotte Harbor, Pine Island Sound and of course in Boca Grande Pass.
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Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-05-03
4:26 PM
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No Report This Week! - Down with Porkulous Flu all week. Sorry, but no report. more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-05-02
12:03 PM
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Shark Fishing In Southwest Florida - Its hard to believe that over the last five days of snook season we never attempted to catch a snook. Actually we were targeting sharks and other large creatures. Over the week I fished a group of anglers from Denmark that camp on Cayo Costa State P more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-04-28
9:27 AM
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A Six Day Week Turned Into Four, But the Fishing Was Pretty Good - It was to be a six day work week, but it seems it's been impossible to get a full week in this season because of the constant fronts. This week was no exception!
First up on Monday were John Hanson, and his friend Wes Iijima, a couple of great gu more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
