Fishing Reports by Capt. Rick Featherstone

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Early Fall Action Greetings; As early fall approaches the fishing improves as more and more bait migrates into our waters. Both inshore and offshore stages are very active especially on the moving tides. The key has been to match the hatch so more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Pinch Me! Greetings; Solid action continues to make fishing excellent. Knock on wood and Pinch me! From the beach out, most anything we try is working. Inshore along the beach lots of snook are biting. Within five miles the shark action is excel more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Hot Weather Hot Fishing Greetings; Fishing from Naples to Sanibel offshore has been action filled for us. Most of our time has been spent within five miles of the beach looking for tarpon and sharks. The times we made the offshore run, loads of more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Some like it HOT! Greetings; Fishing in our area can be described in one word. HOT! Its not a Chamber of Commerce commercial either. Having been out every day fishing from right on the beach out to forty miles, I can tell you for certain, NOW is more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Kings and Silver Kings Greetings; This week my time was spent split between offshore and inshore. All of my inshore fishing was done in search of the mighty silver king. Offshore was beautiful, with calm seas, clear water, and lots of action. more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Offshore Heats UP! Greetings; Well things sure changed this week. The high wind of last week was replaced with perfect Chamber of Commerce weather every single day. You could not pick better weather for the offshore fishing that we have more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Fishing in Mud Greetings; Well you can say one thing about the weather, it keeps you guessing. I have made only one run well offshore in the past ten days but the inshore areas have been producing well due to the easterly wind keeping us in the more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Shark Fishing Heats Up Greetings; With recent weather trends holding a large high pressure over our area we have enjoyed very clear, warm, sunny days. The trick has been to pick the days when the winds has been below fifteen miles per hour. Of more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Tarpon Time Greetings; Calm winds and stable weather have made the fishing red hot lately. Snook, mackerel, ladyfish, trout, cobia & baby tarpon are biting the inshore. King mackerel, spanish mackerel, cudas, permit, sharks, and giant tar more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers

Ft. Myers - Offshore - Spring as Sprung! Greetings; With the Easter holiday and perfect weather combination that we experienced this past two weeks, there was lots of fishing and catching. For me things have moved into a pure spring and summer pattern. Backwater an more...
Capt. Rick Featherstone - Fort Myers