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2014-08-01
1:50 PM
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Nice Snook On Captiva Beaches - Report for the week ending 7/12/14........
I have officially closed down for the summer, until September 1st. I received an email from Ken Courtney, of West Palm Beach, on June 20th, requesting a kayak redfishing trip in a couple of weeks, and ha more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Sanibel |
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2014-07-14
8:51 PM
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Beach and Bayou Fishing - Week ending 6/28/14.........
I had two outings this week before shutting down for the summer. The first was a beach snook fishing trip with Steve Austin, of Jacksonville, Florida, and his good friend Wendell.
We were to meet at the Circle K more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Sanibel |
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2014-06-28
5:01 PM
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Clam Bayou Gives Up A Nice Snook On A Tough Tide - Week Ending 6/21/14...........
It was a week of mostly poor tides, but I did get out for a day on the best tide we had, which was Monday. My friends Kevin Duffy, and his son Kenny, were down from Wisconsin for a week of vacation at South Seas. K more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Sanibel |
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2014-06-26
7:54 PM
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Fly Fishing In The Bayou With Chris Walser - Report for the week ending 6/14/14.........
It's summer, and things have slowed down, and so has the fishing. I'll be closing up shop for July and August, as it's just too hot to fish, and the fishing really suffers in the dog days of summer. Th more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2014-06-25
9:38 AM
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A Fun Day With A Great New Customer - Week ending 5/31/14........
It was of course the Memorial Day weekend, with Memorial Day on Monday, and I don't want to be anywhere near the water on one of the busiest holidays of the year. It's pure insanity with a capital I. I did have two more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2014-06-24
2:53 PM
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Fishin', Teachin", and Stuff - Week ending 5/24/14...........
The week began on Tuesday with my good friend Don Marano. He and Dawn were now on Captiva, and I wanted to introduce Don to Clam Bayou. As is the case with most folks, he'd never been there. We had almost no movin more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2014-06-23
9:38 AM
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A Very Busy Week With Good Friends - Week ending 5/17/14...........
It was the busiest week I've had in a long time, with six trips on the schedule. The best part is that they were all with some of my favorite customers, who have become special friends over the years.
The fun s more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2014-06-21
10:07 AM
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Beach Snookin! - Week ending 5/10/14.........
It was a busy week in spite of the fact that I only had one outing. For most of the week the tides were poor, as well.
On Wednesday I had what was supposed to be a beach sightfishing trip with Todd Lawson, but the more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2014-06-20
5:34 PM
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One Out Of Three Ain't Good! - Week ending 4/26/14..........
Again this week I had three trips on the books, and one day to visit with my buddy Frank Faust and get him to RWS on his plane back to Iowa.
First up on Tuesday was Bob Rinear, of Sarasota, Florida, and he was ta more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2014-06-05
12:40 PM
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Two Outta Three Ain't Bad! - Report for the week ending 4/19/14...........
I had three trips on the books this week. The Tuesday trip was a no-show. It was the friend of a good friend, and I was foolish enough not to require a deposit. It just never seems to work out well. more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
