A Couple of Monster Reds Caught

| By Seamus on 10/14/2025 4:36:00 PM | Views (2)

Note: The last few days we've had the last of an outgoing tide and we've been getting Redfish at drainages and "cuts" between oyster beds - handfuls of small Reds, but sometimes some slots, and today, two Oversized Reds. Throwing jigs and live shrimp.

This morning I met Scott Jones and his fishing team made up of Ann and Meridee, meeting them early up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. We had a well full of live shrimp as we made our way out of Eagans Creek, then we made a quick run up to the Jolley River to "get away from it all". The oysters were just beginning to show so we went with float rigs first, tossed up to about 4' out from the shell, then letting them drift. We were getting nibbles here and there but didn't have any real takers, so we moved on.

That was the ticket. Our next stop, JC's, was at a bend in the river and the shell was exposed so we went with jigs and the shrimp and began to get fish, especially when we got up to a "cut" between some oysters that was draining water out of the marsh. The trio of anglers combined to catch small but feisty Redfish, a couple of Seatrout, a small Flounder, a couple of small Sea Bass, a Puffer Fish!, a Croaker, a Grunt and then.....BAM! Ann had made a good cast to the shell and when it hit she said there was no mistaken, it was a big fish! Ann played it perfectly and kept that pressure on and fought the big fish and after a long battle, landed an Oversized 27.75" Redfish, boy what a fish. And shortly after that it was Scott's turn to battle the big fish. His fish was ripping drag and took him from the bow to the stern, from starboard to port and back again. Scott fought it patiently and eventually landed another Oversized 32.25" Redfish - big enough to move him into 3rd place in the Anglers Mark 2025 Bragging Rights Tournament-Redfish Category (scroll down the right side of this report for standings).

We fished that area thoroughly, then crossed over and fished the MOA where we picked up a couple of fish, then we made our way back to Tyger Island and fished the logs. I learned a new way to modify something today -its' called the "Sandwich Technique". First you offer a compliment, then some constructive criticism, then you sandwich that with another compliment. Well today Meridee wasn't catching much, but she was making some excellent casts; she needed to be a bit more aggressive, but she persevered (with a good attitude) and finally hooked up and put a fish in the boat! The Sandwich! Ha! We had a beautiful day, caught a good variety of fish, had a couple of massive ones, so as we headed back to the ramp we called it a great day of fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida

Catch Information

Species:
Flounder

This Fishing Report was submitted on 10/14/2025 4:36:00 PM by Seamus and last updated on 10/15/2025 9:12:25 AM.

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10 Ash Street
Fernandina Beach, FL US

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