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2010-12-19
2:59 PM
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Southwest Florida Fishing Getting Back on Track - Fishing in southwest Florida changed dramatically over the past week or so as the mild days of fall fell way to our first real winter cold. On many of the days the weather was just too miserable (cold, wind, rain, fog) to attempt fishing, but we are more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound |
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2010-12-14
6:32 PM
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A Full Week of Kayaks and Redfish - For the Week Ending 11/27/10
It was a full week with only Thanksgiving Day off. It was a week of kayaks only, as I sold the Talon on Saturday, the 20th. It broke my heart to sell it, but it had to be done. So, from now on I'll be yakin about ya more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2010-12-11
10:37 AM
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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 |
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2010-12-01
1:17 PM
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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 |
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2010-11-20
10:01 PM
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Great Time For fishing in Southwest Florida - Fishing around Pine Island in southwest Florida has been about looking for opportunities and being ready to exploit them. Live bait is still thick and readily available, but to cover any situation that may arise it's the time of year to bring along s more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound |
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2010-11-19
9:59 AM
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Beginning of week slow but Snookin got hot!! - After a few slow days of Snooking
Yesterday, fishing really got cooking
We started to look for low tide oyster beds
And the bite began with a couple of reds
As the tide began its incoming flow
11 Snook to 30 finally did show more...
Capt. George Grosselfinger - Pine Island Sound |
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2010-11-18
3:27 PM
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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 |
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2010-11-13
6:58 AM
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SNOOKIN - Early morning wind & spray and made us shiver
Snookin-Captiva to the Caloosahatchee River
John Mayo-Harold Harris were sharing the ride
Nice size trout and nine Snook released boatside
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Capt. George Grosselfinger - Pine Island Sound |
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2010-11-08
5:08 PM
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SNOOKIN - A cool steady wind still blowing north
Water temps 63 for what that's worth
Four hour trip casting plug after plug
Hoping to find a really tough tug
She blasted out of the water for all to see
We had seven but this Snook measured thirty-three more...
Capt. George Grosselfinger - Pine Island Sound |
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2010-11-08
11:07 AM
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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 |
