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2009-08-03
8:58 AM
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The Dog Days of Summer - August is too hot for this old Dog. I rarely work in August for the last few years, but will probably sneak a trip or two in before it's over. more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-07-25
4:34 PM
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Tight Lips and Tough Trips! And, a Great Week! - I actually managed to get in three trips this week, which honestly is about all of the July heat my old body can handle. Fishing in the Sound is tough. Tight lips are definitely making for tough trips.
Monday was pretty much a complete rain-out more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-07-19
12:57 PM
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Fishing has been "HOT" in Southwest Florida - In one word HOT was the best way to describe fishing over the week. And not so much the fish bite but the heat. Flat calm days with little or no breeze and the lack of our daily thunderstorms have really heated things up during the mid day. Fishi more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-07-18
2:37 PM
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Exploring Charlotte Harbor After Nearly Twenty Years - I did get on the water once this week, but I'd hardly call it work. I went up to Charlotte Harbor with my long-time friend Bubba Baker, and his tournament partner, Scott. They were getting ready for a redfish tournament this weekend, and I was goin more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-07-11
1:26 PM
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Oh! Thank Heaven For Eleven and Seven! - Oh! Thank Heaven for Eleven and Seven!
I wound up with one trip to run this week. It was a hard one, but one of the most rewarding in a while. My customers were Larry Fleming, and his eighty year old father-in-law, Ed, of Jacksonville, Florid more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-07-11
12:15 PM
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Look For Snapper And Sharks To Keep Busy -
LOOK FOR SNAPPER AND SHARKS TO KEEP BUSY
Now may be the best time to take advantage of the snapper fishing. Snapper up to sixteen inches were caught in and around the Passes and inshore under piers and under some off the deeper mangrove shore more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-06-30
9:45 AM
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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 |
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2009-06-26
12:40 PM
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SW Florida Fishing Report - Fishing report for SW Florida
June 26th., 2009
Tarpon: ARE HERE! Time to BOOK YOUR TARPON TRIP NOW! Summer is tarpon fishing time! All my tarpon trips so far has been successful. We do best with live baits, fly and cut baits. These critters wil more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-06-21
2:16 PM
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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 |
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2009-06-16
8:35 AM
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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 |
