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2009-05-09
6:39 PM
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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 |
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2009-05-08
6:57 PM
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Tango With A Tarpon In Southwest Florida - While there were plenty of other fish biting over the week tarpon stole the show. We have been awaiting there arrival and it happened, large schools of poons were found in Charlotte Harbor, Pine Island Sound and of course in Boca Grande Pass.
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Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-05-03
4:26 PM
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No Report This Week! - Down with Porkulous Flu all week. Sorry, but no report. more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-05-02
12:03 PM
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Shark Fishing In Southwest Florida - Its hard to believe that over the last five days of snook season we never attempted to catch a snook. Actually we were targeting sharks and other large creatures. Over the week I fished a group of anglers from Denmark that camp on Cayo Costa State P more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-04-28
9:27 AM
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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 |
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2009-04-26
2:24 PM
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Snook Season Winding Down In Southwest Florida - With only a couple days left of snook season I cannot believe how fast the short two month season has come and gone. It was one of the windiest ones in recent memory, but still pretty productive.
This past week was no different, the ea more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-04-22
8:50 PM
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To Say It Stunk Would Be Putting It Mildly! - To say the week ending April 18th stunk, would be an gross under-exaggeration! You can probably still smell it from where you are! First, it was a week of poor tides, which by Thursday and Friday were reminiscent of a flat-lined heart monitor. I g more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-04-20
6:55 PM
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Good Time To Fish In Southwest Florida - Finally the wind let up this week to a very fish-able breeze. And the fish responded with a bite that started a little slow early in the week but really got rolling into the weekend. Getting back on strong tides also helped especially for getting more...
Capt. Bill Russell - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-04-19
8:26 AM
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Big Snook Highlight the end of Spring Break - Fishing report for the week ending 3/18, as spring break comes to a end it has been a great one for big snook. I have seen a lot more oversized fish this year than last. Pictured at the top of the page longtime client Paul Rotseart with his personal more...
Capt. Gary Clark - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-04-15
7:13 PM
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Snook and Sea Trout bite good with strong south wind - Fishing report for week ending 4/11, spring break has me fishing all around Pine Island Sound,San Carlos Bay and Matlacha Pass. There have been good numbers of snook around the 27 inch range with oversized fish and a few slot each day, all taken on more...
Capt. Gary Clark - Pine Island Sound |
