After looking at the weather forecast last night I was a little apprehensive about the chances of success fishing today. Temperatures were predicted to be in the mid 40's which was OK with me but wind predicted to be at 15mph which would make it challenging. But Bob Blalock and I were up for the challenge so we met up at Old Town Bait and Tackle b...

I fished with John Raker and his buddy John this morning. With the last of an outgoing tide we decided to fish some dock pilings up Eagans Creek and bow was it some hot fishing for a little over an hour! We were tossing live shrimp on a jig and it was one fish right after the other. John had kicked it off with a keeper Seatrout catch then it was...

I fished yesterday morning with Jim Russell and his dad Doug meeting them up down at the decrepit Sawpit Creek boat ramp. There was a front passing thru and the forecast called for a bunch of rain but when we launched it had improved to a slight chance but a whole bunch of wind coming out of the South and South east. We made our way up the inter...

From the Southern Cast Iron Magazine Summer 2016 Hoffman Media  6-8 Cups fresh peaches peeled and sliced (about 8 medium peaches) 1 1/2 Cups fresh blueberries 1/4 Cup bourbon 2/3 Cup + 1 tsp sugar divided (1/3cup 1/3 cup 1 tsp) 2 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch 1 teaspoon cinnamon 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 6...

Have a great day tomorrow!

I fished yesterday afternoon and even though the rain had passed us by we had a bit of wind to deal with. But Chris Bremer and his grandson Matteo were game to go fishing! We left the Old Town Bait and Tackle dock and headed up to the Jolley River to fish float rigs and live shrimp on a tide that was still coming it. We worked a flooded grass ban...

Boy what a nasty start to a morning yesterday it was! It rained on me getting the boat ready picking up the bait and launching and was still raining when Dennis Adams and his crew met me a the dock. He had his son in law Daniel and Daniel's dad Dan with him and as we pulled away from the dock at Old Town Bait and Tackle we were asking ourselves d...

Thanksgiving week and back to fishing!  I met Joey and Tanya Vasquez up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp early on a tide that still had about an hour of going out to hit bottom. We made a long run up to the Jolley River up the river and around to the MOA to fish the oysters on that last of the outgoing tide. Both Joey and Tanya were maki...

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...

Although we offer offshore trips from 4hrs all the way up to 12hrs the longer trips are always more productive on “keepers”. We finally had the weather to get offshore on Thursday 10-17-23. It started out kinda weird with weather. As we were catching Bait the wind was blowing from the North at about 15 […] The post Bottom Fishing in the Fall and W...

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...

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...

On Thursday I had two people for 6 hours. As I left the Jetties I really didn’t know where I was gonna go but I did know I was gonna try to catch pogies because jigging bait was a little difficult on Wednesdah. After I caught pogies we headed offshore and started bottom fishing. While […] The post A 6hr Trip with Lance and Jen Smart! April 25th 20...