Fishing Reports by Capt. Butch Rickey

Two great days of Slamming! - I managed two trips this week. Missed one with my good friend Bruce Miller when he spent the night sick before we were to fish on Thursday. Friday morning I met Larry Lessard, who is a neighbor, and has been doing my yard and lawn trimming for so more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Snook and Reds Tough, But Trout Fantastic! - Only one trip this week, so a short report as well. My one trip was with my old friend Dr. Ron Kolata. Ron and I go back some twelve years, and always have a great time. And Ron, his wife Pat, and I have a lot of fun outside of fishing. Tha more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Good Fishing With Great Friends! - I got in two trips this week, and both were with old friends that I've known and fished with for years; Bruce Miller, of Cape Coral, and Ron Texas Wader Hunter, of Palmetto. Fishing with old friends makes even the tough days great. Bruce and I more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Lots of Reds, But Not Much of an Appetite! - I managed to run two out of three scheduled trips this week. It was a week plagued with equipment problems that worked only because my old friend Terry Ryan, who was on Sanibel for the week and scheduled to fish with me Sunday and Monday, swapped hi more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Great Redfish Action! - I managed to get out one day this week, and it proved to be a great one. I met Nick Georgiades at 0700 hrs. Friday morning. He'd driven down from Sarasota for his first shot at flats fishing from a boat, and his first time ever shiner fishing. more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

The Weather is Here. Wish You Were Beautiful! - Fall is here, and you can tell the weather is changing. But, it's still painfully slow. No report for the week ending 9/26/09. more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Finally! A Couple of Great Days on the Water! - I actually got to get out on the water two days this week! Both days were great. We had storms just offshore both mornings, and a nice easterly breeze for most of the day that kept us cool until mid-day when we were about done. I fished Wednesda more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

The Gout is Out! - There's no report for the week ending September 5, but the good news is that the gout has about run its course, and I should be able to get in the boat next week. Thanks to all who have sent their good wishes! more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

The Bout With Gout Goes On! - More trips missed this week as the gout moved from my left to my right knee! more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Illness Spoils a Busy Week! - Yep! I woke up Sunday morning in excruciating pain in my left knee. I couldn't bend it or put any weight on it. I didn't know what was going on, only that the pain was so intense it made me sick to my stomach. I had to give away and/or cancel fou more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound