Shark Awakening

 | By Seamus on 7/5/2013 3:05:25 AM | Views (135) (pics to come soon)
Pat and Sharon Galvin were visiting Amelia Island with their two young kids, Kacey and Drew, who had never been out on a boat.  So they set up an back country fishing trip on The Anglers Mark for this morning.  We met at the Big Talbot Island Park boat ramp at 7am and headed up the Amelia River to fish the mouth of Jackstaff.  Our first stop was at a large marsh run out and then we hit some smaller ones.  The anglers were getting some pretty good bites then we all of sudden hooked up with something big, FISH ON!  Both Pat and Kadey fought the fish for a while then Drew stepped in to have his share of the battle.  His dad, Pat, finished it off and with patiently angling, landed a big 3'+ Bonnet head shark!   The wind had picked up out of the east so we headed over to Broward Island which turned out to be a good move because the bite picked up.  Drew landed a couple of Snapper then Sharon joined in with one or two also.  Kacey picked up a couple of hungry Croaker who croaked their displeasure of being pulled from the water!  Then Sharon had a strong hookup, her rod bent and the drag ripped - this was a nice fish!  She worked the fish in patiently and we soon netted a nice 22" Slot Redfish!  We photographed and released the fish.  We picked up another couple of Snapper and Croaker then headed in, counting it as another great day to be out on Amelia Island waters! Read More

Catch Information

Species:
Atlantic Croaker


Bonnethead Shark


Red Drum

This Fishing Report was submitted on 7/5/2013 3:05:25 AM by Seamus and last updated on 7/5/2013 3:05:25 AM.

Location

10 Ash Street
Fernandina Beach, FL US

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