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Creeping Thru the Fog

 | By Seamus on 9/23/2025 3:38:00 PM | Views (1)

 

We had almost zero wind this morning and clear skies, when we finally saw them! I had met Gordon Fowler and his fishing buddy Reid up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp just after sunrise and after easing out of Eagans Creek to the main river we hit some fog and had to creep over to our first spot - just off of Tyger Island. I think the first cast produced a bite - Reid worked it to the boat to land a hard fighting Jack Crevalle. We had a few bite there then we moved on up and around Tyger, and boy did we have to creep along - visibility was so bad I had to rely on my Garmin to keep from running aground.


We made our way over to the Jolley River and turned into a slow incoming current and pitched float rigs and live shrimp. The two anglers were getting good casts and good drifts but with the slow current and dirty water we didn't get much. But after moving down to Tyger Cut and setting up along a submerged shell bar, we got some action. Gordon had switched to a fly rod and boy was he getting some good loops! Reid drifted in behind him with the float and began to get Seatrout, one of them was right at 17".  We caught the Trout, some Ladyfish, and Jack Crevalle.

Our next stop was up beyond Snook Creek where the duo fished the float rigs. Reid had made a good
cast up into a pocket and when a big fish swirled on his bait, and took it, it was time for a big battel. Reid's drag was ripping as the fish came out of that pocket and zipped across the stern. We all had to scramble to re-arrange ourselves. Reid stayed with the fish, worked it in, let it run, worked it in and  eventually he landed a nice 4" Bonnethead Shark which we photographed and released.




We fished that stretch pretty good, then came back to the outside of Tyger as the tide came to a standstill. We couldn't cast without a Needlefish tacking our bait! Our final stop Reid tried his hand using a jig rod and the shrimp and had numerous bites but no takers. The fog had finally lifted and we had sunshine! We had dealt with the fog, caught a few fish, and now had sunshine so as we headed back to the ramp we counted it as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida. 

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Species:
Bonnethead Shark
Bonnethead Shark

This Fishing Report was submitted on 9/23/2025 3:38:00 PM by Seamus and last updated on 9/26/2025 11:42:41 AM.


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