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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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2008-05-25
2:54 PM
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Reds are Best Bet Inshore with Keeper Gags & Snapper - Monday morning, 5/19, I fished with Casey Serumba and friends in Estero Bay. We caught a couple of keeper snapper and released smaller snapper, a sheepshead and a snook. Casey had one nice red hooked but his drag was too loose, and once the red ran u more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach |
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2008-05-23
11:57 AM
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How about GiddyUp "Attitude" - Tarpon Season has enjoyed a banner week to last 10 days. As always, every single day has not been earth shaking BUT fish were in the air 7 of the 10 days. Most were on the small side for me (60-110LBS)but the aerial shows were extraordinary. If I hav more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Fort Myers |
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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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2008-05-22
10:23 AM
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tarpon action set to explode! - Tarpon will turn on when this wind backs off.
Recent strong West winds have hampered our ability to get out in the Gulf and pursue the big tarpon. We are getting a few but it's been tough in rough waters. Winds are down right now but I had to ge more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande |
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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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2008-05-19
7:50 AM
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From Naples Thru marco and Into the Everglades the fish are Here - Fishing is holding true to form for mid may From Naples to Marco and into the Everglades Creeks. Snook fishing is certainly gaining strength on fly and on bait and artificial. Tarpon are showing along the beaches with more frequency getting easier more...
Capt. Roan zumFelde - Naples |
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2008-05-17
6:25 PM
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Not your typical May - Well this has not been our typical May. Here it is mid May and the water temp barely gets to 80 by mid afternoon. I think I broke the first sweat today for the year, it has not been muggy and humid and the bugs aren't bad neither. Not your average Ma more...
Capt. Jeff Legutki - Ten Thousand Islands |
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2008-05-17
4:00 PM
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Plenty of fish but winds are challenging right now. - A short fishing report. 5-17-08
Tarpon are ready to turn on IF the West winds ever back off. We have enjoyed some good action but catching is not consistent yet. We have some great tides this week on the Full Moon and all those beautiful silve more...
Capt. Van Hubbard - Boca Grande |
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2008-05-16
1:45 PM
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It Takes Two to Hold this Cuda; Bull Reds - Tuesday morning, 5/6, I fished Estero Bay with Paul and Rebecca Miller. The tide was slow coming in. We fished the tree lines, which is challenging, especially for novice anglers, and we lost one nice redfish that got tangled in the trees and broke t more...
Capt. Dave Hanson - Bonita Beach |
