Fishing Reports by Capt. Rick Featherstone

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Big Fish Greetings; Wow its nice to report we have been catching some great trophy fish lately. What we have lacked in general overall number, we surely have put smiles on plenty of faces with the size of our catch. Inshore (passes, more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Wreck Slam Greetings, Crazy weather patterns have affected fishing lately. Morning thunderstorms, sloppy sea conditions, tropical systems. Mixed in have been beautiful chamber of commerce days like summer should be. I have only made two runs of more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Variety Spices Up Fishing Greetings, The one thing that is constant and consistent lately is change. Changing conditions, water quality, bait, have kept me on my toes every day. Fish one pattern today does not mean anything tomorrow morning. Tha more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Vacation Greetings, Have you ever wondered what a fishing guide does on vacation? Right! We go fishing. My lovely wife, two daughters with husbands, grandson, mother, father, aunt and uncle all headed for Marathon, Florida with our boats his pas more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Fish Bite / Storms Blow Greetings, Weather plays such a big factor in fishing its amazing. Weather is likely the major factor other than maybe preparation in our success. Weather lately has been the major factor on my mind when preparing my plan more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Tarpon Time Fishing Report Greetings Fishing Friends, Recent weather patterns have made me be ready for anything. I guess I should say, weather reports. The forecast for our area have been off the mark, and preparation for a trip b more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Tarpon Fever and King Mackerel Greetings, I spent every day this week except one tarpon fishing. Ranging far and wide the schools are here but moving around. Lots of time looking, but when found they are eating so its worth the effort for more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Tuna & Tarpon Greetings, This week of great weather was tailor made for sight fishing. We spent three days out there with fly rods chasing little tunny's (false albacore) and blackfin tuna around. What a mind blowing time that is, they have amaz more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Great Weather, Great Fishing Greetings; You can sum up the weather and fishing this week as chamber of commerce perfect. Calm seas, pretty days combined with good fishing came right on top of our Easter week anglers. I did not do any inshore fis more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - The King Is Back Greetings; I can report that fishing is good but, boy- O- boy these El Nino years keep me guessing on what is going to happen next. Weather, and fish migrations are not on a normal track. During a typical year I can usually pred more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers