I fished this morning with the Keller group- Tom Keller and his son-in-law Andrew and grandson Bryson. After meeting them up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp we made our longest run up to the Jolley River and all the way up to the MOA where we set up to toss jigs and live shrimp on a tide that had been coming in for about an hour. After...

I finished my week up fishing with Howard McClure and his fishing buddy Joe. I met them early this morning down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp and even though we had some forecasted winds to get up around 14mph we were eager to get out into the backwaters and get some fishing done. After making a 15 minute run up the intercoastal thru Back River on...

Today was one of those windy dreary days when you just hope you catch a fish with the tough conditions considered. I had met Brian Roach and his son Michael and friend Lee down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp and as we were running to our first spot the wind was already kicking a bit. But we made our way around to Pumpkin Hill and set up to drift...

I fished today with Don Bickel and  his brother-in-law Doc meeting them out at the Goffinsville Park boat ramp. The tide was still coming in for  just a few minutes so we made a quick run over to Pumpkin Hill anchored and began to drift float rigs with live shrimp. My demo cast produced a bite that I wasn't ready for but subsequent drifts produc...

After a long weekend off with the Memorial Day holiday I was back at it today when I met Tom Jenkins with his son Braden and friend Steve with his son Zach. We met early up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp eased out of Eagans Creek and made our way over to the outside of Tyger on a tide that had been going out for about 2  hours. That f...

We've had rain and wind all week and trips had to be cancelled or rescheduled but we were able to squeeze in a trip today before tomorrows expected high winds (again).  I met Laura and Alex Winter out at the Goffinsville Park boat ramp early and although it was nice and sunny the NE wind was already picking up a bit. We fished between a couple of...

I wrapped the week up fishing with  my newest in-laws Douglas and Cindy Bailey who were down visiting Amelia Island to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary!  We met up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp eased out of Eagans Creek and made a quick run over to Bell River where we set  up fishing a flooded oyster bed with float rigs and l...

We had another Bragging Rights entry burst onto the scene today the 2nd in consecutive days!  I had met Don Frank and his fishing partner Paul up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp and after making our way out of Eagans we made a short run over and up to the Bell River where we set up to toss float rigs and live shrimp The tide still had...

I fished north again today meeting Scott Jones and his fishing team - Mathew and Andrew - up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. We eased down Eagans Creek and made our way over to the outside of Tyger Island to set up tossing float rigs with live shrimp on the first of an outgoing tide. These anglers had made a good handful of casts and on...

I wrapped up my week fishing with Bob Kossman and Dale Bullard meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early this morning with a tide that had been going out for a few hours. We made a quick trip around to the old Sawpit bridge and set up to drift slip floats long with live shrimp as bait but to no avail - we had no bites not even a nibb...

I fished the the Klein group this morning Tom and Gail and their friends Rob and Sherrie. We launched up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp and after easing out of Eagans Creek we made the short run over to behind Tyger to fish the logs ( or what's left of them). We worked the entire bank thoroughly on the first of an incoming tide and ev...

Although it was a bit overcast this morning it made for a great day of fishing with only a slight breeze blowing. I had met Jonathan Valdez and his father-in-law Dan out at the Goffinsville Park on an almost low tide -it was still going out so we went down a ways and fished between two docks with jigs and live shrimp. Both anglers had a bump now...

What a great Shrimp Fest weekend we had and back to work today fishing with Emily Rutt and her husband Joe. I met them early up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp and we headed out of Eagans on a beautiful morning on a tide that had been coming in for about 2 hours. We made the run up and around to the Jolley River turned into the current a...

I fished with Ross and Rob Gibbs today meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early. We made the run  up the intercoastal and dipped into Jackstaff and into a smaller creek then set up outside a drainage on the first of an outgoing tide. This was the same exact spot where I fished yesterday and we had gotten a nice keeper sized Seatrout...

Boy what a blow we had yesterday with steady winds up in the 20's and gusts even higher -glad I wasn't fishing! But sure enough the wind died thru out the night and we had a glorious morning greet us when I met Mark and Jen Woodard and their daughter Lilli down at the Sawpit Creek Boat ramp. We made a long run up the intercoastal and dipped in to...

Looking at the weather forecast last night I thought for sure we'd be getting wet today. But when I got up this morning it had improved which was great because we were going anyway!  I met Henry Ross and his crew - David Gray and Dick and Ethan Conley - up at the Dee Dee Bartels Park boat ramp early and we headed over to Eagans Creek with plans t...

We had a beautiful morning forecasted when I picked up Mark DePrimo at the Residence Inn this morning. We made our way down to Sawpit Creek launched and made the run up the intercoastal to dip into a side creek up near Horsehead. Mark had wanted to get h is Fly Fix in so I had two fly outfits ready a 7w and a 8w. Mark began tossing the lighter 7w...

I was back at it this morning fishing with the Wolfe's - Tim and Laura - and meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early. While we were in the area and with the tide still going out we bumped around to the old Sawpit bridge and set up current to drift slip floats back to the bridge with live shrimp as bait. It only took a few drifts bef...

If you could have asked for the most perfect day to be fishing today would have been it! Clear skies sunshine just a bit cool and only a slight breeze - it was a Chamber of Commerce type morning when I met Bob Kossman and John Raker on a share trip kind of day down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. We made a long run up the intercoastal into Back R...

FINALLY!  The weather let up and we were able to get out and fish! Monday: Cancelled Tuesday: Cancelled Wednesday: Cancelled Thursday: moved to Friday afternoon. And so we fished this morning when I met Jeff and Jinny Key up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp and with a live well full of live shrimp we made our way up the creek to fish som...

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...