I hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend and holiday! I was back at it this morning meeting Mike Livatino and his son John and daughter-in-law Deb out at Goffinsville Park boat ramp early. The tide had been coming in for about an hour so we made a quick run down the Nassau and began working a shell bank at Spanish Drop with jigs and live s...

Driving home today after my trip I noticed on my truck screen that the temperature was right at 100 degrees! Although it didn't feel quite that hot fishing this morning it was getting there! I had met Ed Brown his son Spencer and son-in-law Chris down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp and after running up the intercoastal and cutting thru to Poteat C...

I wrapped up my week today fishing with the Jensen's Dean and his sons Elijah and Tyler meeting them up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp early to try and beat the heat. We made a quick run over to the outside of Tyger Island and set up along a grassy point to fish float rigs on the very first of an outgoing tide. It was another beautiful...

I met Danne Webb down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp this morning and boy what a beautiful day it was! Clear skies sunshine and just enough breeze to make it comfortable for a back water fishing trip. We made a long run up the intercoastal up the Back River and around to Pumpkin Hill. I  had hoped that the tide would still be coming in but unfortunate...

If you go to my Fishing Tips page and scroll down you'll see there are a list of 5 Tips to Catch More Fish.  Number 4 is Move if  you're not catching fish! Well that applied today. I had met Walter Mann and  his uncle Bruce Johnsen up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp and in line with Tip #1 I had a plan for the morning. We had a tide tha...

I woke up this morning to see the box score of the Florida/Lsu baseball World Series game and sure enough my Gators got drubbed! They could have used a Grande Slam like we picked up today fishing! I had met John Gaydac and his son Robbie and grandsons Gray and Cam down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early today and we made a fairly long run around...

Forecasted to be a hot one today and all week and it was when that sun came out! I had met Bob Kossman and his adult kids Marcie and Michael down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early and as we headed out we had a bit of overcast skies which made for some pleasant fishing for most of the morning. We made our first run up the intercoastal and to Pot...

I got to fish with my cousin today Jim Garner and his brother-in-law Chipper when they drove up from Nacotee to meet me at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. We eased out of Eagans Creek and headed over to Lanceford Creek to fish some dock pilings just as the tide hit dead low. We worked that dock pretty good and did pick up a handful of feis...

That's NOT what Paula Eldridge said when I spoke to her last night but more like we don't mind a little rain after I gave her the forecast of 45% chance for our trip this morning.  So we planned to meet up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp - Paula and her husband Dean and their sons Malachi and Josiah. And wouldn't  you know when I got up...

It looks like we may  be getting wet every  day this week and today was no exception!  Mitch Bair and I  had  watched the weather forecast last evening and even this morning and it was looking decent for a fishing trip today so I met Mitch and his son-in-law Will down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp and as we headed up the intercoastal to turn into th...

There were forecasted rains for today and when I met Russ Kesel and his sons Sam and Noah and Noah's girlfriend Alysa down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp we could see the big dark clouds barreling to us. But we were all up for fishing so we headed p the intercoastal then up the Nassau and made our first stop at Spanish Drop. After turning in to t...

I fished with Chris Sneed and his fishing partner Chuck this morning meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early on a tide that had been coming in for a few hours. There was almost zero wind so we made our way around the south end of Amelia to fish the small jettu while we were in the area.  There was another boat on the north end so we...

Most folks know that my wind cutoff is at 15mph. So when I got in from yesterday's morning trip and sat down for a picnic at Old Town Bait and  Tackle and checked my cell phone for the weather report for an afternoon trip and saw 19mph I was somewhat chagrined. But the weather was nice just a bit overcast and the wind was out of the west so I enj...

I fished yesterday morning with Tom and Theresa Gaslin who were taking in an Amelia Island Backcountry fishing trip to celebrate their new status as fist time grandparents congratulations! Although the weather forecast improved from the night before with a small chance of rain the wind stayed the same hovering between 12-16mph. After meeting at O...

It appears the thunderstorms were moving in early today but I was able to get out and fish this morning with Melody and Scott Norton and after meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp we made the run up the intercoastal and thru the Back River and around to Pumpkin Hill where we stationed ourselves alongside a flooded grass line right at...

We had a beautiful June morning today when I met Paul Johnson and his kids Henry and Grady up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. Sunshine and just enough  breeze to make it pleasant to fish the back waters of Amelia Island. We eased out of Egans Creek and made our way over to the outside of Tyger Island and set up off a point of grass to...

I fished with John Cipriani and  his fishing buddy John Givens this morning and after meeting them out at the Goffinsville Park boat ramp we made a quick run around to the other side of Seymore's Pointe with plans to drift float rigs and live shrimp on a tide that had been going out for about an hour. John was tossing the flat rig and had a few g...

I wrapped my week up fishing with the Portfleet's Tim and Lori and their daughter Danielle. After meeting them early this morning down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp we ran up the Nassau River to make our first stop at Spanish Drop on a tide that had one hour to hit bottom. All three anglers were tossing jigs - Danielle and Lori baited with live s...

I fished south today meeting Allen Richardson and his grandson Walker early at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. We made the run up the intercoastal and around to Poteat Cut to fish jigs and live shrimp on the last of an outgoing tide. Both anglers were getting good casts we had some nibbles but no real takers. After fishing one drainage over in Jackst...

I did a quick trip this afternoon with Tom Pool and his wife Terri meeting them up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle ramp. We ran over to the outside of Tyger and fished with float rigs on a tide that had been going out for just a bit and it paid off - Tom hooked up and landed Seatrout. We ran up to the Jolley River and fished the bank with the floa...

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...

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...

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...