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2009-04-12
10:19 AM
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A Dreadfull Slow Bite In the Second Week of April! - Another big cold front and a week of full moon tides made this one of the slowest bites I've seen in a long time.
The week began on Monday with Jim Szabo, a great guy I fished with back in February. He brought along his friend Charley, whom he war more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-04-07
9:24 AM
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Strong South winds make for good snook and redfish bite - Fishing report for week endin 4/5, with strong south winds and higher than normal tides fishing oyster bars and mangrove shorelines has been good. With the Saddix family we caught snook up to 4-6 lb. and redfish up to 8 lbs.on live shinners.There are more...
Capt. Gary Clark - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-04-04
6:58 PM
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Wind and Poor Tides Again the Order of the Day! - Wind was again a factor this week, as were poor tides toward the end of the week. By Thursday the forecast was for 31 knots, and that's just time to stay at the dock. It was bad enough Tuesday and Wednesday, blowing near 25 knots!
First up on Tu more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-04-02
4:21 PM
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SW Florida - Fishing report for SW Florida
April 2nd., 2009
Redfish: Are on fire when you get the right tide. The water temperature is closing in on the high 70's which will only make the fishing better. A few going into the 30 class. I've been doing best more...
Capt. Terry Pitz - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-03-30
9:44 AM
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How quickly the weather can turn a full week into crap! - How quickly the weather can turn a full week into crap! We fished for three days is wind gusting to 25 MPH. By Thursday morning the wind was out of hand. Some of us put our boats back on the trailers and went home. Others went out to try to get t more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-03-26
12:22 PM
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Poor Tides Make for a Tough Bite the Week Ending 3/21/09 - Very poor tides and a trip to Port Manatee to fulfill my TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) requirement cut the work week a bit short.
First up on Sunday was my good friend Dr. John Hitt, of UCF. He was over from Orlando for s more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-03-22
8:24 AM
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A Week Full of Big Trout and Keeper Snook! - Save for one day, it was a great week of fishing. The big yellow-mouth sow trout are thick in the right places, and there are some nice snook eating, too.
The week began with Jim Olson and his good friend Gary, of Superior, Wisconsin. We had man more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-03-07
8:08 PM
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The Week Was a Blow Out! - Sorry! No report for Pine Island Sound for the week ending 3/7/09. more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-03-03
12:09 PM
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Rescheduling Trips Was the Order of the Day, Trying to A Bite! - Constant cold fronts and the wind and high barometer that comes with them, along with cold water, have served to make catching very tough this week.
I was supposed to fish on Monday with Bob Johnson, on what was to be the first of three trips. Bu more...
Capt. Butch Rickey - Pine Island Sound |
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2009-02-26
8:05 AM
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Spring is just around the corner - We are getting a regular dose of high preasure and east winds with little cold in the future. A combination of air temps in the 70s and cool water have made the bite slow at times. The bigger trout are leaving the shallow potholes and are moving into more...
Capt. Gary Clark - Pine Island Sound |
