Fishing Reports by Capt. Butch Rickey

Fishing Reports From My Friend Frank Peydro - Week ending 8-11-12........ Because I'm taking the summer off until September 17th, I thought it might be fun to post some fishing reports and pictures from a friend of mine, Frank Peydro, from the Pembroke Pines, over on the east coast. His repo more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Last Trip Before Taking A Couple of Months Off - Week ending 7/7/12...... Just one trip this week, and it was the last before I shut down for the summer. It's just too hot for kayak fishing during the dog days of summer! My trip was with Noel and Michalene Pfeffer, some great folks I haven't more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Kayak Fishing On Fathers' Day - Week ending 6/23/12........... It's Fathers' Day, and I am at Week's Fishcamp to meet Dr. Mark Dreyer and his son, Pat at first light, to do the second instructional day. This one on the water. I had to install an anchor pulley system on their o more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

A Full Week of July Temps in May! - Week ending 5-26-12............ This was the first week in a while that was full, and that I didn't loose a day or two to weather or something else. And, it was hot like July! First up on Monday was a trip long time coming, with my lifetime fr more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fly Fishing For Redfish - Week ending 5-19-12............. I had two trips this week with Jeff Voigt and his friend Lloyd Dyer, on Thursday and Friday. Jeff is from Spokane, Washington, and Lloyd is from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and met where they vacation in Arizona more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Lots of Fun, and Lots of Reds! - Week ending 5/12/12........... Yes! It was a fun week with some great new young folks and a dear old friend I haven't seen in nearly four years. I had Jamie and Robin Hoffler, of Angel Fire, New Mexico, on board for Monday. But, Sunday they more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fantastic Redfishing! - Week Ending 5-5-12........... Fantastic Redfishing! This workweek began on Thursday with my first trip with Mike Antinori, of Natick, Mass. It was a day full of challenges, and fun, and a persistent blacktip shark. It was already blowing that m more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Cold Fronts and Juggled Schedules! - Week ending 4/28/12.......... It was yet another week of four trips booked, juggled schedules, and only two trip run, thanks again to the weather. I was to fish with Phil Cox, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, on Monday, but frontal weather and winds forc more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Redfishing in Estero Bay - Week ending 4/21/12........... It was a busy week after returning home from a couple of weeks on vacation visiting friends. I got home Tuesday night after a long drive back from Jacksonville, and got the boats and tackle ready for the first tri more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Estero Bay

Incredible Redfishing! - Week ending 3/31/12 I had three trips scheduled, and the final FMNP course and graduation on Friday. High wind did claim another trip. First up on Monday was Michael Saracione, of Oregon City, Oregon. We launched from Castaways around 10:00 more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound