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....

A Keeper Slam!  I fished again this morning meeting Glenn and Patti Lanford up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. We made a short run  up the creek and fished some dock pilings with jigs and live shrimp - the tide had been coming in for about an hour.  Glenn made short work of knocking the skunk off when he hooked up and landed a keeper...

The mornings are getting nicer - Fall is in the air! I met Stephen Googe and his son Graywolf up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle shop this morning and we headed over to Tyger Island to try our luck fishing the logs on a tide that had been coming in for about 2 hours. We were pitching jigs and live shrimp and a few minnows up to the bank and fishi...

I finished up my week fishing with Dale Bullard and his fishing buddy Cotton after meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. We had a live well full of mud minnows as we headed up the Nassau River on a tide that had been coming in a few hours. Someone was at Spanish Drop so we continued on to Twin Creeks where we turned into the current and...

I fished with the Stein girls today - Ellina Emily Liz and Erin - meeting them early down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. In addition to getting a break and visiting Amelia Island they were also helping Erin celebrate a birthday!  We ran up the intercoastal and turned into the Nassau and made our way up to Spanish Drop where we turned into the hig...

Judging by the amount of Ladyfish we caught today and the variety of Jacks Mangroves Sharks and Pinfish I'd say it is still Summer!  I had met Bob Kossman and John Suebert down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early and we headed up the intercoastal and then up the Back River and around to Pumpkin Hill to set up along some flooding marsh grass on th...

...but just a fish battle! I had met Jack and Karina Drinkard newlyweds down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early this morning and after running up the Intercoastal and dipping in to Jackstaff we drifted with the last of an outgoing tide tossing jigs and live shrimp. I think the demo cast produced a bite and a small Seatrout which Karina expertly...

I had the day off and decided to get in some fun fishing before we had to batten down the hatches for the approaching storm.  After be first in line at the Amelia Island Bait and Tackle for some live shrimp I headed down to Sawpit Creek boat ramp launched and ran up the Back River to hit a flooded point in the Nassau. Tossing float rigs and the l...

Whenever I've seen this on a restaurant menu I tended to shy away from it because I didn't know what it was!  Donna Givens sends this tasty recipe in via her husband John angler   who I run in to at the bait shop on occasion. It's easy to prepare doesn't need a whole lot of ingredients and as mentioned very tasty! Thank you Donna! I fun fished t...

I wrapped the week up today fishing with Chuck Butler and his sons Trey and Trent meeting them out at Goffinsville early this morning on a tide that had been coming in a few hours. We headed down the Nassau and set up to initially fish jigs and minnows to the bank but we had no luck. We then switched to float rigs and worked along a bank and afte...

I had the Wytiaz's fishing today Frank and Joanne and we met up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp early. After running up and around and into the Jolley River we turned into the current at the bank and began fishing back to the pointe with float rigs and mud minnows on a high and still incoming tide.  The two anglers were making excellen...

We recently had an 8br SPLIT TRIP. This us where we open the boat to individuals rather than the normal private charter concept. If we have a good weather day and an open boat we will offer a SPLIT TRIP. We email our distribution list and first come first serve we Load rhe boats and […] The post Bottom Fishing is Good Now! appeared first on Team B...

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...