In his weekly fishing reports, one of the best native florida fishing guides, capt. butch rickey reveals secrets of backcountry fishing and flats fishing in the waters of pine island sound around sanibel island, captiva island, and pine island. in his weekly florida fishing reports he tells all about snook fishing, redfish fishing, tarpon fishing, and trout fishing. the secrets are free! a guided fishing trip is a bargain!

REPORT FOR THE WEEK ENDING 12/21/2002

by

Capt. Butch Rickey

There is no official fishing report for this week. I want to use this space to thank all of my loyal friends and customers that make up the BarHopp'R family of fishermen and women for making 2002 a better year than I would have ever expected after the September 11, atrocity. Thank you for being brave enough to go on with your lives. Those of us who do remain free.
Our country faces difficult and uncertain times in the future. We will probably be at war before February. Our economy is shaky. We live under the daily threat of terrorism. But, we Americans love our freedom, none the least of which is our freedom to travel and pursue angling adventures. For that reason, I feel confident about the coming year.
I want to wish all in the BarHopp'R family a very Merry Christmas, and a happy, healthy, prosperous, and joyous New Year. God bless you all, and keep you safe.

IMPORTANT

If you want to be able to continue to fish Florida waters please follow this link, "Manatee Zones: How You Can Help" and please take the time to become involved, even if you don't live in Florida. Let the politicians know WHY you come to Florida on vacation!

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