Fishing Reports by Capt. Rick Featherstone

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Offshore Heats UP! Greetings; Well things sure changed this week. The high wind of last week was replaced with perfect Chamber of Commerce weather every single day. You could not pick better weather for the offshore fishing that we have more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Fishing in Mud Greetings; Well you can say one thing about the weather, it keeps you guessing. I have made only one run well offshore in the past ten days but the inshore areas have been producing well due to the easterly wind keeping us in the more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Shark Fishing Heats Up Greetings; With recent weather trends holding a large high pressure over our area we have enjoyed very clear, warm, sunny days. The trick has been to pick the days when the winds has been below fifteen miles per hour. Of more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Tarpon Time Greetings; Calm winds and stable weather have made the fishing red hot lately. Snook, mackerel, ladyfish, trout, cobia & baby tarpon are biting the inshore. King mackerel, spanish mackerel, cudas, permit, sharks, and giant tar more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Spring as Sprung! Greetings; With the Easter holiday and perfect weather combination that we experienced this past two weeks, there was lots of fishing and catching. For me things have moved into a pure spring and summer pattern. Backwater an more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Water and Fishing Heat Up Greetings: Our warm weather and good clear water have kept things changing fast offshore this week. Large bait migrations into the area have several pelagic's moving through. I have been fishing hard mostly offshore and more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Great Weather Greetings: Warm weather, calm seas, and rising water temperatures has been the ingredients for good fishing this past week. Big tides and the new mood also helped keep them on the feed. I spent most of my time this week chas more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Spring Time Greetings: The first thing that comes to mind writing this report is SPRING TIME! As much fun as snapper and grouper fishing is during our winter months is, anyone who know me knows I love the spring summer and fall for the big fish more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Good Inshore Action Greetings: February normally centers around snapper fishing for me on day long trips. This has not been the case lately due to high winds and heavy seas. Instead we have found plenty of inshore action to keep us busy. We ma more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Warm Weather, Calm Seas Greetings: As you read this, I sit home with the flu and the wind blowing 20+. That said, fishing has been very good to us lately. After several warm, calm days out in the Gulf, I almost forgot it was still winter! Bait more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers