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2008-06-07
10:52 AM
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Fishing report for SW Florida - Fishing report for SW Florida
June 7th., 2008
Tarpon: THERE HERE!!! IT'S TIME TO BOOK YOUR TARPON TRIP! There here and we're catching the long awaited Tarpon. I've been fishing them hard this past six weeks and doing well. May was a little wi more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound |
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2008-06-03
12:50 PM
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It's Vacation Week - There is no fishing report for Pine Island Sound for the week ending 5/31/08. Sorry! more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2008-05-26
1:50 PM
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Late season cold fronts and poor tides still rule! - Late season cold fronts and poor tides were the dominating factors this week.
My week began on Wednesday with my first trip with Daniel and Megan Stahl, of League City, Texas. This was our first trip. It was also the best tide I'd have to fish more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2008-05-22
8:08 PM
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One of THOSE DAYS! - All anglers are no strangers to one of those days. You know the kind when the fish don't bite, the weather stinks, and you wish you had stayed home on the couch. Well when you take the time to get on the water often enough, you also experience a more...
Capt. George Howell - Pine Island Sound |
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2008-05-19
10:30 AM
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The Wind Was Again Not Our Friend This Week! - The wind was again not our friend this week. I lost two of my four days to the wind.
I met my good friend Dr. John Hitt at his dock Tuesday morning at 0600 hrs. after we canceled Monday for wind. We had two days scheduled, and gambled on Tuesd more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2008-05-12
12:25 PM
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What's Up With The Fishing In Pine Island Sound? - What is up with the fishing in the Sound? It sure has been hard for the last couple of weeks. We have continued to have late season cold fronts, but they have brought mostly wind and changes in the barometer. Apparently, it has been enough to mess more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2008-05-04
8:45 AM
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It was one tough week out there! - This was an abbreviated work week, and a very tough one. Beside having a lot of wind to deal with again for a good part of the week, the fish have just been absolutely not interested in eating. The worst is that I, nor anyone I've talked to, has a more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2008-04-29
8:47 PM
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week ending 4-26 - Fishing has been pretty consistent for reds, snook, and trout. Due to the higher incoming tides we have had, most of my time has been fishing around the mangroves for reds and snook. The red fish have been consistent in moving from place to place, more...
Capt. George Howell - Pine Island Sound |
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2008-04-29
10:47 AM
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A Week of Tough Fishing and Great Customers! - It was a pretty good week of fishing, but as the tides grew weaker, so did the fishing. I managed to get in three out of four trips.
First up on Monday was a trip with Bob White, of right here in Ft. Myers. It was a reschedule of a trip we cance more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2008-04-27
10:06 AM
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Cold and Wind Again the Big Issue for the Week Ending 4/19/08 - Again this week the winds and cold from the front that passed over the last weekend kept me off the water until Thursday.
My old friend Dr. John Hitt, of UCF, and I left his dock at 0630 hrs. with the air temperature in the high 40's, and soon sa more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
