Fishing Reports by Capt. Butch Rickey

One Out of Three Seems to Be the Norm! - Seems it's been nearly impossible to get a descent week in since Easter passed. This week was no exception. I ran one of the three trips I had on the books. Catching also continues to be a challenge. A broken commitment on Monday, and big winds more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

On Vacation, But I Did One Trip! - As I mentioned in last week's report, I was on a short vacation this week. But, I did come back to Ft. Myers to run a trip with an old friend, Dave Adair, of Cincinnati, and two of his friends Paul and Jeff, of Cisco Systems, from Colorado. I would more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Fishing Got Better As The Week Progressed - What began as a full week wound up a three day work week. The fishing remained tough inside, but took an upturn late in the week. The week began Monday with the great father-daughters trio of Harry Krukenberg, and his girls Aly and Katie. I've b more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Great Fishing, But Tough Catching - The Fish Don't Want To Eat! - It was again a strange weather week, with early AM storms almost every day getting in the way of fishing. After canceling and rescheduling trips where possible, I was finally on the water Friday for a three boat trip with Dan Pease and his good frie more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Great Guys Make a Tough Day Fun! - I had three trips scheduled during the week ending May 30, 2009, all over the Memorial Day Holiday weekend. But, as things worked out, I only did one trip on Memorial Day with my old buddy Terry Ryan, and his neighbor and side-kick, Bill. I was t more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

The Rainy Season Arrived Early! - The rainy season arrived early, as a late season cold front and a tropical low pressure center just off the east coast of Florida combined to make it a lot of wet, stormy, and often threatening weather. We needed the rain, but it wasn't good for bus more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

Tough Tides, But Pretty Good Fishing! - I wound up running two trips this week. Both were with my good friend Dr. John Hitt, of UCF, in Orlando. We had progressively tougher tides as the week progressed, and predictably the fishing got tougher, as well. But, we always have a good time o more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

A Week of Friends and Slams! - I ran three trips this week, and save for still fighting off the flu, it was a great week with old friends, and the fishing was pretty good with Slams all round! First up on Tuesday was my old friend Jim Turman, of Manchester, Iowa. Jim and I hav more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

No Report This Week! - Down with Porkulous Flu all week. Sorry, but no report. more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound

A Six Day Week Turned Into Four, But the Fishing Was Pretty Good - It was to be a six day work week, but it seems it's been impossible to get a full week in this season because of the constant fronts. This week was no exception! First up on Monday were John Hanson, and his friend Wes Iijima, a couple of great gu more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound