We finally got to kick back and roast our first batch of oysters last week...and a sneak look at my wife's Oyster Plate collection...

Hallelujah!  The bad weather finally let up and we were able to get out and do some fishing today!  I met Jason Ash and his buddy Tom up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp early - the tide had been coming in for about an hour and a half so we eased up the creek and found some dock pilings to fish with jigs and live shrimp. It took a few mi...

Oh what a beautiful morning! If you've wondered where the reports have been my two trips from last week got canceled due to the high winds. But we were back at it today when I met Allen and Lavern Webb up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. The tide had been going out for about an hour so we made our way over to the outside of Tyger and se...

I fished with some of those Georgia Bulldogs who have come town - long time customers Bob and William Blalock and Bob's brother-in-law Tommy. We were scheduled to fish yesterday ang although it was a beautiful day the wind was kicking so we postponed the trip until today. We met up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle shop and made a quick run over to...

I've fished with Chef Anthony Alejandro a few times and when he let me know he was coming back to the island for the Pentanque tournament in November I asked him if he had any recipe's he could share and he sent me this: See more of Chef Anthony's fine food HERE Fish Prep 8 oz Mahi Mahi (I do all backwater so I used some fresh Redfish)...

I kicked off the week fishing with David Vice and his friends Robert and Henrietta meeting them out at the Goffinsville Park boat ramp at sun  up. We made a quick run over to the Back River and set up to fish float rigs with mud minnows on a tide that had been going out for a couple of hours. It was only minutes when they began to get bites. Dav...

Helping with the Captain's meeting for the AIGA Inshore Classic Tournament tonight so quick report again;  Beautiful day met Michael Williams and his friend and fishing partner Chris up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. We fished behind Tyger at the first stop first of an incoming tide jigs and live shrimp and mud minnows but only caught...

Quick report...gotta go help set up a Fishing Tournament!  Fished today with Kurt Ronicher and his friend Rick and John Raker meeting out at the Goffinsville Park boat ramp. We fished some shell beds on the last of an outgoing tide then ran down to Broward and fished the first of an incoming with jigs and mud minnows. That paid off! They landed f...

Boy what a beautiful day we had! Sunshine only a slight breeze and just cool temperature to make it just right! I met Len Pelletier who had his son Scott and grandson Kevin with him to round out the fishing team. We left the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp as the sun was coming up and made our way over and around to the back side of Tyger to fi...

I fished two trips with the Walter Mann crew - he and his fishing partner Bobby Horston and Bobby's son Eric on Saturday morning. We meet up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp and headed over to the Jolley River. It was still shorts weather but the wind was already picking up. Running up the Jolley we made our first stop at a point of gras...

Boy what a rain system we had yesterday - it rained so much I had to go out and lift the cover on my boat to get the pools of water off of it Three times! And again this morning! But the forecast had actually improved for today and although it misted a bit between the bait shop and Goffinsville Park by the time I launched it was clearing. I met C...

It looks like we squeezed in today's trip before tomorrows nasty weather shows up. I had met Robert Stettner and his fishing partner David Vice out at the  Goffinsville Park boat ramp as the sun came up and as the weather channel had forecast it was Calm - the water was like glass. We made a quick run over to Pumpkin Hill in an attempt to catch t...

Oh boy what a beautiful day today!  I was really looking forward to getting out on the water after the temperatures dropped over the weekend and sure enough cool clear and sunny was waiting on us! I had met Seth Bush and his son Gates down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early and we headed up the intercoastal all the way up to Poteat Cut with a pl...

This morning was the first since last Tuesday - a week ago - that we didn't have high winds. What was with that? But this morning was perfect weather just a slight breeze and overcast skies when I met Todd Johnson and his fishing buddy David up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. The tide still had about and hour and a half of going out s...

I knew it was going to be a pretty day and it was but I was also aware of the winds that have been battering us the last week and they were forecast for today and sure enough it was blowing! I met Ed Hill and his friend Tina out at Goffinsville Park and with my plan in mind we ran down to Broward Island to try and fish the very last and first of...

The 8th Annual AIGA Inshore Classic Fast Approaching The AIGA 8th Annual Inshore Classic is scheduled for October 20 (Captains Meeting) and October 21st - the fishing!  It will be hosted at Old Town Bait and Tackle at 1620 N. 14th Street Fernandina Beach Florida. 32034 All anglers will be required to enter the Spot Tournament. There will be an Ad...

Talk about some difficult fishing!  After an outstanding day Tuesday as a huge system passed thru we ended up moving Wednesday's trip to Friday and cancelling Thursday. Friday the rains had finished but we still had wind 12-17 as the morning progressed. I thought we could get some fishing in and we did but I wasn't counting on a extreme high tide...

When we talked last night we agreed to touch base this morning as to whether we really wanted to get out and fish with forecasted rains. And when I launched it was dark and stormy and pretty much stayed that way the entire day - all around us - north and south and east and west - but we never got wet! I had met William and Dara Blalock up at the O...

We gambled with the weather forecast today - it was calling for winds up to 16-17mph and when I launched the  skies were ugly with storm clouds. I was meeting Douglas and Cindy Bailey and their son Dylan up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp and we had decided that we'd give it a go and hope for the best and I'm glad we did! After running...

Today we caught Mangrove Snapper Pinfish Grouper Seatrout Flounder Redfish Ladyfish Jack Crevalle Bonnethead Shark and Needlefish - and almost the Kitchen Sink!  I had met Jon Beall and  his son Brian up at Old Town Bait and Tackle and after running over to Lanceford we fished a dock on the very first of an incoming tide with jigs and live shrimp....

Redfish Bonnethead Shark Seatrout Flounder Mangrove Snapper Black Sea Bass and Silver Perch - not bad if we were in a species tournament!  But the ones that counted were a couple of Slot Redfish three keeper sized Seatrout and a Mangrove Snapper. I had met Eric Stevens and his friends Mike and Steven out at Goffinsville Park early this morning and...

My theory this time of year is that the water temperature rises with the air temps and it falls with the air temps and the fish get confused.  And of course there's the theory about fishing during a full moon!  All week we've had beautiful weather a full-ish moon and cooler temperatures than last week and the fish bite had been somewhat down. Thu...

Bluefish get a bad rap in that they are a bit fishy but if you know how to prepare them they can be delicious! Here's an age-old recipe for grilling Bluefish. The key is to prep the Bluefish!  Immediately after you catch them bleed them by cutting their gills and then put them on ice. When you get home filet them off the bone and skin and cut ou...

It's just plain crazy how our public officials seem to disregard the tax paying boating public. City of Fernandina commissioners are moving ahead with a Waterfront Park that will severely limit boaters using the marina ramp. In the Nassau County Dee Dee Bartels is dangerous to use when there is a west wind and hazardous to your boat anytime you la...