2000-09-05 12:00 AM
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Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound, Florida - Most fish are in their summer pattern. Redfish are starting to school in good numbers. They can be found on or near the flats and against the mangroves. Flies, artificials and bait all are working well for these beautiful strong fighters. Average s more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound |
2000-08-30 12:00 AM
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Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Round The Corner
The kids are back in school. The mornings are cooler. The fishing action is heating up as we round the corner for another fall season. I love fall fishing. I think that most seasoned anglers would agree. It is always a time o more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island |
2000-08-30 12:00 AM
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Almost, But no Cigar.
This week all of my focus was on Charlotte Harbor tarpon. I ran all three trips out of Punta Gorda. I was hoping to find some large schools of adult tarpon feeding on ladyfish and sardines in the mouth of the Peace and more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |
2000-08-23 12:00 AM
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Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Lazy Days
The mornings were slightly cooler this past week. It made for pleasant fishing. Business for most of the guides has slowed down to a dull roar. There are fewer boats on the water during the weekdays. It is a time when many of us do more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island |
2000-08-21 12:00 AM
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Nothing special.........Just Solid.
We didn’t break any personal records this week, but the fishing was very good. Its not the busy season but I’m getting a few trips in per week in both Marco Island and Charlotte Harbor. Snook have been the main more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |
2000-08-16 12:00 AM
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Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Blind Sided
This past week was business as usual. The bait was available. The fish were cooperating. The weather was beautiful. By Saturday, a tropical situation developed over southwest Florida. The focus of the ill-fated weather centered ov more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island |
2000-08-10 12:00 AM
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Report for Naples, Marco Island and the Ten Thousand Islands - Steady Action
The sun and heat continue to bear down on us. Clouds build over the Everglades and the rains come, leaving the atmosphere hot and steamy. We can’t complain. It has been doing that this time of year long before any of us go more...
Capt. Matt Hoover - Marco Island |
2000-08-10 12:00 AM
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Marco Island, Ft. Myers & Boca Grande - Opportunity Fish
Last week I had trouble finding the tarpon in Charlotte Harbor. This week we found them right in the middle of the harbor in the deep drifts. I haven’t done much fishing around for different types of species lately. This mainly be more...
Capt. Scott Hughes - Fort Myers |
2000-08-05 12:00 AM
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Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - FISHING REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 7/29/2000
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Capt. Butch Rickey
A three day weekend and a day lost sitting in the local Dodge dealership made it an abbreviated work week for me. Although it started off slowly, it ended pretty well. Here's h more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
2000-08-02 12:00 AM
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Fishing Report for Pine Island Sound to Sarasota Bay, Florida - FISHING REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 7/1/2000
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Capt. Butch Rickey
This was a fantastic week of great fishing, and catching. It was marred only by one mechanical problem, and news of the worst kind.
Monday was reserved for my friend Rusty Holme more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |