Most fish are in their summer pattern. Redfish are starting to school in good numbers. They can be found on or near the flats and against the mangrove...
Terry Pitz
September 04, 2000
FISHING REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 8/19/2000 by Capt. Butch Rickey I had a full week on the schedule, but fate had other plans. Boy, getting old ain't...
Butch Rickey
Round The Corner The kids are back in school. The mornings are cooler. The fishing action is heating up as we round the corner for another fall season...
Matt Hoover
August 29, 2000
Almost, But no Cigar. This week all of my focus was on Charlotte Harbor tarpon. I ran all three trips out of Punta Gorda. I was hoping to find some la...
Scott Hughes
Lazy Days The mornings were slightly cooler this past week. It made for pleasant fishing. Business for most of the guides has slowed down to a dull ro...
August 22, 2000
Nothing special.........Just Solid. We didn’t break any personal records this week, but the fishing was very good. Its not the busy season but I’m get...
August 20, 2000
Blind Sided This past week was business as usual. The bait was available. The fish were cooperating. The weather was beautiful. By Saturday, a tropica...
August 15, 2000
Opportunity Fish Last week I had trouble finding the tarpon in Charlotte Harbor. This week we found them right in the middle of the harbor in the deep...
August 09, 2000
Steady Action The sun and heat continue to bear down on us. Clouds build over the Everglades and the rains come, leaving the atmosphere hot and steamy...
FISHING REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 7/29/2000 by Capt. Butch Rickey A three day weekend and a day lost sitting in the local Dodge dealership made it an...
August 04, 2000
More Heat If you can’t handle the heat, stick to the morning shift. That’s sound advice. This is the time of year when you hear about peop...
August 01, 2000
FISHING REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 7/1/2000 by Capt. Butch Rickey This was a fantastic week of great fishing, and catching. It was marred only by one...