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2000-12-12
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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 |
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2000-12-01
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Ho, Ho, Hum! It's Winter.
It seems that this is going to be a winter of cold fronts. Usually we get a front about every 5-7 days. Already this year we are getting at least two fronts per week. Water temperatures are already well below 70 degree more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |
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2000-11-27
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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 |
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2000-11-21
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Redfish on the Flats.....Hard Cold Fronts Hits.
This week I focused on doing some fishing in the Ft Myers area and Pine Island Sound. Its been almost a month or more since I have really spent some time up there and scouted out my favorite fishing more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |
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2000-11-19
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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 |
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2000-11-13
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Tarpon Exit. Tripletail Return. Reds Rebound!
The past two weeks have produced some great catches even when the weather wasn’t great. Early last week we were still hooking good numbers of tarpon during their fall migration south to the Flor more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |
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2000-11-06
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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 |
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2000-11-02
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Last Gasp for Silver Kings!
The weather has been good. The bait has been easy and the snook, redfish and trout fishing are very good. I could spend a lot of time talking about these things, but what’s the point. WE ARE KICKING THE TARPO more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |
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2000-10-27
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Backcountry Fishing saves the day for Offshore Plans.
Gusty winds have kept most of the anglers that I know off balance. High winds make the water get muddy off Marco Island and the winds don’t help any when you are trying to hunt tai more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |
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2000-10-24
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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 |
