Boy what a pretty day we had today - no real wind temperature in the high 60's and partly cloudy skies to greet us when I met Tim Parker and is son Wes out at Goffinsville Park boat ramp early.  And it was just a short run down the river to Broward Island where we set up to fish with jigs and live shrimp on  atide that was low and just coming in...

I THGUGHT I was launching at Sawpit Creek this morning - when I got down there the tide was up so far - all the way to the bend in the curb- I turned around and headed back north to meet Glenn and Patti Langford up at Old Town Bait and  Tackle. The water was way up in the grass when we made way out of Eagans Creek and over to the outside of Tyge...

It was Chamber of Commerce weather today - clear just a slight breeze to keep the bugs off and just a bit cool as we ran down the river. I had met Ed Andrewlavage and his fishing buddy Chris down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp and from there we made our way up the intercoastal and over to Poteat Cut to set up with float rigs and live shrimp on a t...

I stepped out this morning and it was drizzling rain and the flag was flapping in the wind and I was thinking we may be in for a blustery day. But after launching down at Sawpit Creek and meeting Ed AndrewLavage and his wife Madonna the rain ended and the wind never increased. We made a long run up the Nassau and down to Broward Island and set up...

I fished Friday running up to the annual Florida/Georgia football game - great weather for a great weekend!  I had met Brian Roach and his fishing buddy Jason down at Sawpit Creek. All week I had noted that the fish catching was really slow (non-existent) on the last of the incoming tide which was what we had this day so my plan was to run north...

Talking to Bob at the bait shop (Old Town Bait and Tackle) and comparing reports we both agreed that there were a bunch of short Seatrout to be caught in the creeks and rivers. Then I met William and Dara Blalock early and we headed up and over to the Jolley River turned into the bank and began tossing float rigs and live shrimp. The wind was so...

The difference in the weather from yesterday to today was like night and day! Beautiful - clear skies sunshine pleasant temperatures and just a bit of wind to keep things interesting.  I had met John Raker and his fishing partner Robert out at Goffinsville Park at 8:30 to give the tide a chance to turn around. We made our first run around to Seymo...

It stayed dreary all day today - overcast a bit windy and somewhat cool. I had met William Blalock out at Goffinsville Park early and with it dark enough still to have the NAV lights on we eased up river to fish Pumpkin Hill on a high and still incoming tide. I had hoped that we'd pick up some Seatrout - sometimes we do- but we had nary a bite a...

On occasion I get a group of more than 4 who want to go fishing and one option is to do a split trip -we go out with the first group and fish for 3 hours then come back to the dock unload and reload with the 2nd group and that's what we did today with the Matheney group. I met Greg and his two sons Rip and Warren down at Sawpit Creek on a tide tha...

It looks like today may be the only day we get out this week (hopefully the winds die down later in the week - we'll see). This morning I meet Ed Birkett and his fishing partners Paul and Gary down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. We had pushed the start time to 8am with plans to fish the first of an outgoing tide. After running up the intercoasta...

This recipe comes from Olive Amelia and establishment in downtown Fernandina Beach 206 Centre Street It was very flavor able-I think I'll be prepping my shrimp just to eat with this marinade! Check out their Recipe page for ways to add more flavor to your meals.. Get ready to elevate Taco Tuesday to a whole new level with Citrus Shrimp Tacos! Burs...

You may have noticed that hurricane Milton messed me up last week - 4-5 canceled trips! But I was back at it today and what a way to come back to work! My theory is that the fish are gorging themselves getting ready for winter - the fish catching today was on fire - hands down the best trip I've had all year! I had met Ann Mastroserio and her fis...

We launched this  morning down at Sawpit under some really eerie skies -dark clouds as the sun came up- we were expecting rain but luckily never got it!  I had met Todd Johnson and his son Oliver early and we made a short run up and over to Spanish Drop n the Nassau turned into a tide that had been coming in for a few hours and began tossing floa...

We did a mid morning trip today meeting at 10:30am - High Tide up at Nassauville. I met James Tuten his brother Robert and Roberts daughter Katie down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp and we made the 15 minute run up to Semore's Pointe where we went with float rigs and live shrimp on the first of an outgoing tide - it was high!  It didn't take long b...

I finished up a 2nd Fly Casting 101 casting session last week and it went pretty good!  We covered the equipment - the rods (their different configurations weights actions) the reels (the weights need for spare spools) the backing (the reasons for it) the fly line (the different types and reasons for them) the leaders the tippet and the flies - S...

The recipe calls for blackened red snapper but I've been using blackened Red Drum - those Snapper are hard to find in the back water!  I picked this recipe up off of Facebook specifically the page Cookery Gems: For the blackened Redfish:  Melt a stick of butter in a pot...

Evidently Hurricane Helene is headed to Florida hopefully passing us by as she hits over near Tallahassee. But we were able to squeeze in one more fishing trip today when I met the Ahrens Bryan and his sons Henry down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. We headed up the intercoastal turned into the Nassau and made our way around to Back River where we...

Another beautiful day maybe the last before this next storm hits!  I met Glenn and Patti Langford up at Old Town Bait and Tackle this morning - the high had just hit bottom as we eased out of Eagans Creek and made our way up and around to the Jolley River. I turned into the bank just as the tide line moved past us and the two anglers began to pit...

After last week's high tides and slow fishing I have to admit I was a bit worried about today's fishing but I had to council myself - we had good weather forecasted and we had a good tide so we surely would catch fish!  I met William and Dara Blalock out at Goffinsville Park early and the forecast was correct - it was a beautiful morning. We made...

Finally some beautiful weather! I met Brian Roach down at Sawpit Creek this morning early. We had some store-bought live shrimp and we cast netted about a dozen finger mullet then we headed up the intercoastal then up the Nassau to make our first stop at Spanish Drop. We turned into the current and began to toss float rigs on an incoming tide tha...

I THGUGHT I was launching at Sawpit Creek this morning - when I got down there the tide was up so far - all the way to the bend in the curb- I turned around and headed back north to meet Glenn and Patti Langford up at Old Town Bait and  Tackle. The water was way up in the grass when we made way out of Eagans Creek and over to the outside of Tyge...

Boy what a pretty day we had today - no real wind temperature in the high 60's and partly cloudy skies to greet us when I met Tim Parker and is son Wes out at Goffinsville Park boat ramp early.  And it was just a short run down the river to Broward Island where we set up to fish with jigs and live shrimp on  atide that was low and just coming in...