Pine Island Sound Fishing Reports

Thawing Out in Southwest Florida - After a long stretch of unprecedented cold weather we are finally thawing out in southwest Florida. As many have already reported our snook population took a pretty hard hit as unknown numbers succumbed to the cold. Early reports suggest the num more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

SW Florida - Fishing Fishing report for SW Florida Fishing report for SW Florida Jan. 15th., 2010 Redfish: Are on fire when you can find them. A few going into the 30 class. I've been doing best on the lower tides that have good current. Shrimp, shine more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound

Snook killed in epic proportions - I am very sorry to report this but last night was the nail coffin. Our snook population has taken an extraordinary hit. In advance of such a predictible event, I'm absolutely certain something can be done. How do we know if we don't try? I'm not abou more...
Capt. John GiddyUp-Bunch - Pine Island Sound

Global Warming IS Dead! - I couldn't find a single ice auger in SW Florida, so there is no fishing report for the week ending 1/9/10! more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Our version of ice fishing - Fishing report for the week ending 1/10/10 With back to back to back cold fronts we cant seem to catch a break, as I am writing this report the ait temp is 34 the wind is north 15 plus feel like temp is 24 WOW!I am guessing water temp at 55 or below more...
Capt. Gary Clark - Pine Island Sound

Too Cold to Fish in Southwest Florida - I know compared to what's going on to our north our weather probably isn't that bad, but with temperatures expected to dip into the low thirties again tonight it really hurts our fishing in sub-tropical southwest Florida. Its funny looking back more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

To Kill A Skunk! - Killing The Skunk I managed to get in two very cold trips out of three I had scheduled. By that time, the handwriting was on the wall. First up on Tuesday was Tom Miller and his fifteen year old son, Ben, of Plainfield, Indiana. We'd just h more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Southwest Florida Cold Weather Fishing - This past week we got our first dose of cold weather fishing as we switched from live shiners and pinfish to shrimp. The cold has pushed most of the bait fish to warmer waters to our south so it's time to switch to shrimp and look alike imitations more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound

Can you say Brrrrrrrrrrr! - Fishing report for the week ending 1/3/10 with the coldest weather we have seen in a while its time to change techniques, the aggressive mackeral, bluefish, ladyfish and pompano have slowed with the cooler temperatures and a lack of baitfish to eat. more...
Capt. Gary Clark - Pine Island Sound

All's Quiet At Christmas - A big front with lots of windy days into the 20's forced me to reschedule trips into the next week. So, there is no report for the week ending 12/26/09. more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound