Fishing Reports by Capt. Rick Featherstone

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Water and Fishing Heat Up Greetings: Our warm weather and good clear water have kept things changing fast offshore this week. Large bait migrations into the area have several pelagic's moving through. I have been fishing hard mostly offshore and more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Great Weather Greetings: Warm weather, calm seas, and rising water temperatures has been the ingredients for good fishing this past week. Big tides and the new mood also helped keep them on the feed. I spent most of my time this week chas more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Spring Time Greetings: The first thing that comes to mind writing this report is SPRING TIME! As much fun as snapper and grouper fishing is during our winter months is, anyone who know me knows I love the spring summer and fall for the big fish more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Good Inshore Action Greetings: February normally centers around snapper fishing for me on day long trips. This has not been the case lately due to high winds and heavy seas. Instead we have found plenty of inshore action to keep us busy. We ma more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Warm Weather, Calm Seas Greetings: As you read this, I sit home with the flu and the wind blowing 20+. That said, fishing has been very good to us lately. After several warm, calm days out in the Gulf, I almost forgot it was still winter! Bait more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Warming Trend Improves Offshore Fishing Greetings: The recent warming trend combined with a few pretty days has led us to some great days offshore this past week. We made the decision to re-power our Mako with a new engine, so our rides were a b more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Cold Weather Greetings; Well the weather has sure played a factor in our fishing lately. With the onset of several cold nights our water temps have dropped off sharply. With those cold fronts came some pretty stiff wind to deal with also more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Hot or Not Greetings; I hope this first report of the new year finds you happy and well. I ran several charters over the holidays. Fishing in general was up and down but productive. Many good days with a few slow days mixed in. The more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Big Kings & Big Reds Greetings; Thanks to the nice weather we have enjoyed lately fishing has been very consistent. Although I have not made many long runs offshore, we have had plenty of nice bragging fish to show for our efforts. I am still r more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Mack Attack! Greetings; The best way I can describe the fishing around our area for the last two weeks in a single word would be action. Nearly nonstop action is available right now and it's not hard to find. On a few of my charters my clients more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers