Fishing Reports by Capt. Rick Featherstone

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Spring Time Greetings, Spring is in the air for sure. Problem for me though this week has been the flu keeping me off my game. On the days I got out bait was abundant, a throw or two and the live well was blacked out. Lots of bait in the area no more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Permit us to King You! Greetings, Well fishing fans, spring has tapped us on the shoulder for sure. Crazy weather cycles and awesome fishing has been on tap for the Magic Hook as of late. Lots of bait has moved into the area as Gulf temperatures more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Spring Time Is Permited Greetings, Ever hear the line “when its nice its really nice, when its bad its really bad”? Well that sums up our weather of late. Good news is that the warming trend is on, the water temperatures have risen from s more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Bullish on Reds Greetings, Well its been interesting around here lately to say the least. First I want to thank George Poveromo for inviting me to participate in the Salt Water Sportsman National Seminar Series that came to Ft. Myers last Saturd more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Winter Weather Arrives Greetings, Well its safe to say our winter pattern is in full swing here in South West Florida. As I write this the mercury is right at thirty four degrees outside the window. The good news is it wont last long than more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Seasons Change Greetings, Greetings, Its hard to find a place to start. Things are changing quickly but here goes. Last week loads of tarpon showed up along the Sanibel beach. They were starving and we caught them like it was going out of styl more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Seasons Change, New King is here! Greetings, Well first things first. I have recovered nicely from the minor surgery on my eyes. The one or two days of swelling turned out to be seven, but who is counting? Things are changing with the seasons more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Fall Tarpon Fishing Heats UP! Greetings, If I were to rate the months of the year to fish Southwest Florida, October would be near the top for sure. Choices and action, big fish and lots of fish. Can that be beat? Inshore fishing remains solid. more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Fall Fly Fishing Begins Greetings, The annual bait fall bait migration has started. This week we spent three days fly fishing and had a blast of a time at it. Was it good fly fishing conditions? NO. Was it fun, Ohhh Yeah! My theory is to more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Goliath Grouper Rule! Greetings, There is so much to write about its hard to begin. We just finished our ESPN shoot with George Poveromo’s World of Saltwater Fishing. The show targeted Goliath Grouper and tell that story. I cant say how the show more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers