Fishing Reports by Capt. Rick Featherstone

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Summer Patterns Greetings, Well fishing friends the awesome spring migration of pelagic predators is over and our summer pattern is in full swing. There is lots of bait in the area near structure of any kind. I have discovered that a much heavie more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Spring Turns to Summer Greetings, Fishing Southwest Florida lately is a game of variety. No one species seems to be red hot, buy many seem to want to play thankfully. Not a big problem when you don’t know what to expect next on the end of more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Silver Kings Rule the House Greetings, This report is one about one kind of fish. Tarpon! It’s been awesome for a month and more. Many days it’s the first bait in the water and a hookup. Amazing fishing for sure and we have enjoyed it completely more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Offshore Springs Into Action Greetings, Pinch me because it doesn’t get better than this weeks fishing. Since the last front water temperatures have been steady on the rise, water clarity improving, bait schools are moving in and with the more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Jacks and Kings What a Pair! Greetings, Well it’s a busy spring for sure. Our SKA (Southern Kingfish Association) division eleven tournaments have completed. Our team consisting of Mark Combs, MJ Combs, their daughter Brittany, my wife Liz, and more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Spring Time Greetings, Spring is in the air for sure. Problem for me though this week has been the flu keeping me off my game. On the days I got out bait was abundant, a throw or two and the live well was blacked out. Lots of bait in the area no more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Permit us to King You! Greetings, Well fishing fans, spring has tapped us on the shoulder for sure. Crazy weather cycles and awesome fishing has been on tap for the Magic Hook as of late. Lots of bait has moved into the area as Gulf temperatures more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Spring Time Is Permited Greetings, Ever hear the line “when its nice its really nice, when its bad its really bad”? Well that sums up our weather of late. Good news is that the warming trend is on, the water temperatures have risen from s more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Bullish on Reds Greetings, Well its been interesting around here lately to say the least. First I want to thank George Poveromo for inviting me to participate in the Salt Water Sportsman National Seminar Series that came to Ft. Myers last Saturd more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Winter Weather Arrives Greetings, Well its safe to say our winter pattern is in full swing here in South West Florida. As I write this the mercury is right at thirty four degrees outside the window. The good news is it wont last long than more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers