A Few Surprises

| By Seamus on 4/24/2025 4:13:00 PM | Views (7)

About when I think I've got fishing figured out I get surprised. This morning, after meeting Henry Ross, his sister Laura, and her husband Dennis down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp, we ran up the intracoastal, up the Nassau and set up on a large outflow to toss float rigs and live shrimp on the first of an outgoing tide. I would have bet a dollar that we'd get some Seatrout here, and I would have lost it. When Dennis' first cast was drifting across and viciously went under I knew it wasn't a Seatrout - the line was ripping across the water and the drag was singing. Dennis kept the pressure on and followed it around the boat, and then it dug deep. A big Redfish maybe? Dennis worked it up, let it run, worked it in, and soon brought to the net a big Jack Crevalle. We fished that stretch of water thoroughly and didn't get another real bite.

After running thru Horsehead and over to Poteat Point we set up and began to toss up to some flooded grass and let those floats drift back. I thought for sure we'd get Seatrout out in the current, but Henry went over into some slower and water and BAM! Fish On! He played it patiently to the boat and landed a keeper sized Seatrout. He went back to the same spot and hooked up with another. We eased forward, pitching to the grass and letting it drift. Laura had a good cast forward up near a point of grass but had no takers. Dennis cast forward and came by the same grass and BAM! Big Fish On! Dennis fought this fish valiantly as it ripped drag and made a run out deep. He worked it in expertly and after a good battle landed a tournament sized 26.5" Redfish.

Both Henry and Laura pitched their floats forward to that same spot but got no action. Dennis made is cast and had another big hookup. This was also a good battle and when we saw the fish roll we knew it was another big Redfish. Dennis played it perfectly and landed a nice 25" Slot Redfish. Laura expertly landed a Seatrout and hard fighting Jack Crevalle and after Dennis battled a 4' Bonnethead Shark to the boat for pictures we moved on.

We fished over in Jackstaff for a bit then ran back thru Horsehead and down to Back River where we set up with the float rigs, looking for more Redfish. It started slow, and they weren't Redfish, but the trio had some good action catching hungry Seatrout, one after the other. Our final stop was down at Broward Island tossing jigs and shrimp. Dennis had to fight another big Bonnethead Shark to the boat, then Henry wrapped things up with a Redfish catch. We had some really nice weather, had caught big fish and had good action with Seatrout, so as we headed back to the ramp we counted it as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.

Catch Information

Species:
Bonnethead Shark

This Fishing Report was submitted on 4/24/2025 4:13:00 PM by Seamus and last updated on 4/25/2025 7:42:24 AM.

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10 Ash Street
Fernandina Beach, FL US

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