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2013-01-20
1:06 PM
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Two Good Days As A Front Moves In! - Week ending 12-29-12...........
I had two trips this week, and they were fish and fun filled.
Thursday, I fished with one of my oldest fishing buddies, Russ Hubbard. Those of you who have read my reports for many years know that Russ and I go way more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2013-01-03
6:59 PM
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A Poor Tide and a Cold Front Again Make For A Great Day! - Week Ending 12/22/12...........
I had two trips with Rasmus family this week. The first was to be with Kari and Brad on Thursday, and the second on Friday with their sons Joe and Nate. They hale from Fargo, South Dakota. Kari is the niece of my more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2012-12-20
8:07 PM
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A Terrible Tide and An Approaching Front Make For A Great Day! - For the week ending 12-15-12............
I had one trip to report on this week. It was a good one.
I met Charlie Bing, of Fort Worth, Texas, at the Circle K on Summerlin Road, at 6:15 Thursday morning. Charlie parked his car and brought his g more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2012-12-06
9:20 AM
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Hot Redfish and Big Trout Action in the Sound! - Week ending 12-01-12.......
I ran two trips this week, and I'm here to tell ya that the fishing out of Castaways has finally busted loose. Gone are the dead floaters and the nasty water, as well as the stench that hangs on the red tide air.
Tu more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2012-11-24
12:39 PM
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The Good, Bad, and Ugly! - Week ending 11/17/12..........
I got in two trips this week. One was out of Bokeelia in the Jug Creek area, and the other out of Castaways.
The first was on Tuesday, with my friend Don Marano, of Salt Lake City, Utah. He and his wife Dawn a more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2012-11-23
11:57 AM
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Tough Fishing After The Blow! - Week ending 11/10/12......
After watching if blow in the 20s for the second week, the wind forecast was finally down some for Thursday. The forecast was NE 7 – 15, gusting to 20!
This would be my first trip with Tim Frank, of Canton, Michigan, more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Estero Bay |
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2012-11-08
12:38 PM
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Great Weather, Great Friend, and Good Fishing Make A Great Day! - Week Ending 11/3/12
I was scheduled to fish Estero Bay with my good friend Frank Faust, from Iowa, on Tuesday, but the lingering winds in the wake of the hurricane prompted me to move our day to Wednesday. And, of course, Wednesday was slick as g more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Estero Bay |
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2012-10-25
6:36 PM
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A Fun Day With An Old Friend! - Week Ending 10/20/12.........
I got out Wednesday, with my friend Jim Hider. Hadn't seen him in some time. He had just bought a beautiful Canyon Bay 21 ft. skiff the last time I saw him, and I was excited about spending a day with Jim in her. F more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Matlacha |
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2012-10-11
4:27 PM
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A Slow Redfish Bite, But a Good Day! - Week Ending 10-06-12........
One trip to share this week. It was with Dennis Dickerson, and his son-in-law, Richard, from Montana. Dennis and I fished together June a year ago up in Sarasota. He and his wife bought a home there about three mont more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Estero Bay |
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2012-09-29
2:04 PM
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Vacation Is Over! - Week Ending 9-29-12...........
Vacation is over, and I've got most of the fires put out, that erupted while I was away. I got out Wednesday of this week with my friend and fishing buddy Alan Sanders. He's got a new Ranger Banshee 16 that I hadn more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
