When I looked at the weather forecast last night rain was predicted to be around 67% for the morning and when I called my guest they just weren't up for the wetness. But after yesterday's excellent trip and no real storm predicted with the rain and now a day off I had already decided I was going fishing. When I called friend and neighbor Bill Mac...

I fished with John Raker and his fishing partner Kenny meeting them out at the Goffinsville Park boat ramp. We made a short hop over to some just exposed oyster beds on a tide that had been going out for a couple of hours and set up to fish float rigs with live shrimp and mud minnows. It didn't take long before the duo was catching fish - small...

If you didn't see the extensive and explanative Facebook post by Nic Bremer owner of Amelia Island Bait and Tackle/Old Town Bait and Tackle he has instituted a parking/launch fee at Old Town Bait and Tackle. There is a $5 daily park or launch fee or you can pay a $50 fee for an annual permit.  As Nic mentioned in his post he and his family have...

I fished with Justin Palmore and his two sons Will and Bentley this morning meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early. We made a long run up the intercoastal and made our way over to Poteat Cut to set up along some exposed oyster beds on an outgoing tide that still had a few hours to hit bottom. We had good action early catching a co...

We fished out of Sawpit Creek today after I met Bob Kossman and Dale Bullard early. I had a live well of shrimp and had caught some mud minnows. After running a little bit up the Nassau River we began to fish a shell bank on the last of an outgoing tide baited with the live shrimp. I was a somewhat surprised that we didn't get a bite not even a J...

Our weather pattern has been holding the last few weeks...great early morning sometimes even overcast like today with just a slight breeze then some sunshine then the heat comes on by about 10am.  And the fish bite has been similar. I met Grant Gressman and his son Colton along with Grant's dad Charlie out at the Goffinsville Park boat ramp early...

We had a bit of wind today which kept things cooler for most of the morning. After meeting Jacob Jones is fiancé Lexi and his father Lawton up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp we made a long run up and around to the Jolley River and continued on around to the MOA to catch the first of an incoming tide before the oysters covered up. I thi...

I thought I had the day off today and had a long to-do list ready but luckily the Coffey's saved me! One of my regular customers who was set to fish today called in that he'd had to have an emergency medical procedure so the day was opened when Tracy Coffey contacted me yesterday afternoon. I met him his son Tracy B and his daughter-in-law Maggie...

I was fishing south today after meeting Brad Lanier down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. And I was feeling pretty good about my choice for the first spot to hit so we ran up the intercoastal and peeled off when we got to Poteat Cut and began to fish some expose oyster beds with jigs and live shrimp on the first of an incoming tide. We worked that...

I fished north today meeting the Yeager boys - Keith and his sons Reece and Renner - up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp early. We made a run up and around to the Jolley River and began to fish the bank with float rigs and live shrimp on a tide that still had a few hours to hit high. Reece was on the bow and got hot quick catching a goo...

Trout. They just keep coming. I had met the Dickens group set up by Sparkle - her son David son-in-law Domenic grandson Chris and her brother Jack - early down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. We made a short run up the Nassau River and turned into the incoming current at Spanish Drop and began to work the bank with float rigs and live shrimp on a...

I was back to work today fishing with the Ankney boys   Carson Cooper Christian and their brother-in-law Blake. We met early this morning up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp and after easing thru the no-wake zone we headed up to the Jolley River and turned into the current (what there was) and began to toss float rigs and live shrimp up t...

I met Keenan Bell his grandfather Tom and uncles Tommy and Ricky out at Goffinsville Park early this morning. There was a tide still coming in so we made our way over to Pumpkin Hill and set up to drift floats long baited with live shrimp and mud minnows. (Note the shrimp seemed to do better than the minnows today).  Ricky did pick up a small Jac...

I met David Vice and Robert Stettner out at the Goffinsville Park boat ramp early this morning and boy was it a pretty day...and we had a bit of breeze for the most part. We made a run thru Horsehead and over to Poteat Cut to set up fishing a tide that had just started out tossing float rigs and live shrimp.  David was once up on the bow while R...

I've fished with the Maron family for over 10 years. When they would visit Amelia Island Mike Maron would make sure to arrange a fishing trip and sometimes two to get everyone out on the water and get some family fishing time in. It was always a pleasure to get to fish with Mike and his family and I looked forward to seeing them each year.  Unfor...

I fished south today meeting Garland Clark and his son Kris down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early. We made the run up the intercoastal and made our way to Poteat Cut to set up tossing float rigs and live shrimp on a tide that had been going out for about two hours. The flip of the coin paid off - we had only been fishing a few minutes when Kr...

Croaker Redfish Jack Crevalle Stingray Ladyfish(kinda) Bluefish Flounder Whiting Catfish Toadfish and a Seabass.  I think I got them all. 11 different species caught today!  I had met Jen and Ted Hessing and their kids Adele and Henry up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp early this morning. We made a run up to the outside of Tyger and fi...

I fished with the Sleeth brothers this morning Brad and Jared meeting them out at the Goffinsville Park boat ramp early. We had a tide that was still going out for a couple of hours so the plan was to motor down the Nassau turn into the current at Spanish Drop and fish back along the exposed oysters tossing jigs and live shrimp and minnows. Brad...

I fished with my son-in-law Nathan Taylor and friend Michael Silver this morning. We launched out at Goffinsville Park and made a short run down to Spanish Drop to turn into the current and toss jigs and live shrimp to the exposed oysters on the very last of the outgoing tide. Nathan knocked the skunk off when he hooked up and landed a hungry Se...

I fished with William and Dara Blalock this morning meeting them up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp early. As we eased out of Eagans Creek we were greeted with some clear skies and just a slight breeze to make for a perfect day to get out on the water here at Amelia Island.  We had a plan and that was to make a long run up the intercoa...

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...