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Big Bertha Busts Bragging Rights

 | By Seamus on 4/30/2025 4:43:00 PM | Views (15)

 We had the prettiest day all week - sunshine with a just a cloud now and then, not too hot, not too cool,
and just a faint amount of breeze to keep the bugs off. After meeting Rich Voelbel and his fishing partner Steve down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp we made our way up the Nassau and ran all the way up to Broward Island to fish the first of an incoming tide - ideal time to be there, but it didn't really pay off. We worked the bank with jigs and live shrimp and the duo of anglers were getting good casts but all we were getting were nibblers until Steve finally "knocked the skunk off" when he had a strong hookup out deep. He played the fish perfectly and fought it to the surface and landed a nice 19.25" Seatrout - they had their big fish of the day (we thought).  After moving back up north we fished a spot that we had already fished and Rich outsmarted a feisty Sheepshead and brought it to the boat. 

Running back down the Nassau and stopping at Twin Creeks, we switched to float rigs and Rich's first cast produced a high flying Ladyfish, then Steve picked up a hungry Seatrout way back along the grass. We then motored further down the river to Spanish Drop and worked that bank with the float rigs, to no avail.

We followed the tide back up the river to Pumpkin Hill and drifted  more marsh grass. Rich had something big roll on his bait but it didn't take. We drifted down another grass line where I felt sure we'd get fish but it was kinda slow until Rich made another cast and his float immediately went out of sight as soon as it hit and, Big Fish On!  This fish was digging deep and ripping some drag but Rich kept the pressure up and expertly fought it to the net - a big 23.75" Gator Trout - Big Bertha - and easily the biggest Trout on the Anglers Mark this year which moves Rich into first place in the 2025 Bragging Rights Tournament-Seatrout Category (scroll down the right side of this report for standings). 

We fished on down the way and picked up a couple of more Trout or two, then hit a couple of more spots before heading back to the ramp, and as we skimmed over the glassy water, we counted it as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida. 

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Species:
Ladyfish
Ladyfish

Sheepshead
Sheepshead

Spotted Seatrout
Spotted Seatrout

This Fishing Report was submitted on 4/30/2025 4:43:00 PM by Seamus and last updated on 5/4/2025 5:37:24 PM.


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