
2011-08-27 11:42 AM
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Nothing But Hot Going On! - Sorry! There is no kayak fishing report for Pine Island Sound or Estero Bay for the week ending 8/20/11. Back next week. more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |

2011-08-23 2:45 PM
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SW Florida - Fishing report for SW Florida
Aug. 23rd., 2011
Redfish: Starting to see some signs of pre-spawn. Larger more mature fish showing up. They should start schooling up in large schools, making them easier to find. When found, your into a LOT of CAT more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound |

2011-08-13 2:22 PM
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Making A New Friend In Estero Bay - Report for Week Ending 8/6/11
Only one trip again this week, but considering the tide and conditions, it was a good one.
My trip was on Friday, 8/5, with a great young man, Danial Veitia, from Miami. We had a horrid outgoing tide all morning l more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |

2011-08-11 10:37 PM
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Fishing is HOT in southwest Florida - Summer in southwest Florida means hot temperatures and plenty of rain and often thunderstorms. If you don't mind working around the weather the fishing around Pine Island is often pretty good and competition from other boats is scarce.
Redfish hav more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound |

2011-08-09 3:49 PM
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A Trip With An Old Friend - Report For The Week Ending 7/30/11
After doing several private teaching seminars during July, I finally ran a trip during the last week. It was on Friday, and was with a long-time friend/customer Mike McMahon. We go back to 1999. Mike wasn't t more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |

2011-07-22 1:32 PM
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SW Florida fishing report - Fishing report for SW Florida
July 22nd., 2011
Redfish: Warm water and summer tides makes redfish the fish to target this time of year. Fish them on the higher tides on the flats and under the bushes. A few going into the 30 range. I've been more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound |

2011-07-21 1:24 PM
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It's Hot and Slow! - Sorry! There is no kayak fishing report for the week ending 7/16/11. There will be a report for next week, though. more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |

2011-07-15 10:59 PM
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Sharks and more in Southwest Florida -
The July full moon this week brought us strong tides with good fishing around Pine Island. During the morning hours we've been targeting family action over the deeper grass flats with sea trout, Spanish mackerel, bluefish and other fish to give more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound |

2011-07-06 6:11 PM
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Lots of Redfish In Estero Bay - Week Ending 7/02/11
I ran four trips this week. All were good, but one didn't produce much in the way of fish.
The week began with Mike Burkee, who is the guy who bought my Talon. He's an awesome guy, and there couldn't have been a better, mo more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |

2011-06-28 10:46 PM
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Fishing is Hot in Southwest Florida - Finally we are getting our daily summer rains in southwest Florida. This is a relief as the rains have dropped both the air and water temperatures that were becoming uncomfortably hot for both fish and anglers.
Tarpon are still around and with more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound |