Fishing Reports by Capt. Rick Featherstone

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Winter Fishing Brings Snappers Greetings; To start I want by thanking all the readers and charters that made 2000 my best year ever. I had a blast smoking reels and drags on big poons, permit, cudas, and kings all spring and summer with you. Som more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Winter Fishing Greetings; Well fishing fans, its been very interesting fishing around S.W. Florida lately. High winds, low tides, cold fronts, cold water, and the flu have tested my ability to find and catch quality fish. As I write this the se more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Mackerel Action Greetings; Fishing lately could be summed up by saying that what we have lost in size we have made up for in pure numbers and action. Our tarpon and bigger sharks seem to have left for their winter haunts. Taking their place has more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Happy Thanksgiving Greetings; Windy conditions gave me trouble this week. With more cancellations than trips over the Thanksgiving holiday, I would have had a easier time reporting on what a great time I had with my wife home from school and th more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Winter or Summer? Greetings; Our weather patterns lately have the fish and myself a bit confused. The good news is we have been able to catch fish of all kinds and sizes in spite of my confusion! One day its chilly and falling water temp more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Fall Fishing Is In Full Swing Greetings; Well, with the wind laying down and the days getting shorter our fall fishing season is in full swing. Migrating glass minnows and thread herring have kept the pelagic predators that follow them i more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Greetings; Fishing lately has been done between blow days. The days when the sea was pretty sporty out there found me near shore or at the dock. We were lucky to get a couple of days offshore that were nice. The rest of the days were spent working more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Greetings; Well sports fans the good news is that the fishing has been fantastic. That said, as I write this it pouring rain and has been most of the night last night. This can slow the inshore fishing considerably. The good news again is that offs more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Fall Fishing Requires Choices Greetings, Fishing South West Florida lately has been hard in a manner of speaking. The fish are here in force. The problem has been choosing what to fish for as several species and places are showing good action no more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers