We switched it up today fishing out of Old Town Bait and Tackle ramp- The bite had been fairly slow down south the last couple of days so we decided to fish north. I met Ray Pinkston and his son Jack early and we eased out of Eagans and made our way over to the outside of Tyger where we set up with float rigs and mud minnows drifting on teh first...

I met Len Pelletier his son Scott and grandson Kevin down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early this morning and as we cruised up the intercoastal the water was like glass it was so calm. We made our way up to Pompano Point and unlimbered the float rigs baited with live shrimp and mud minnows that I had caught at the dock. The calm conditions didn'...

There was as slight hiccup in the bait supply the last couple of days and luckily I got a text from AIBT last evening about there being no bait to buy this morning so I made plans to get up a bit earlier than usual loaded my gear and some old frozen shrimp and headed to the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. After launching the boat I set out a minnow trap...

We shook things up today and did something different - after meeting John Raker out at Goffinsville Park we headed east out to Nassau Sound and found some structure to fish with jigs and mud minnows. I think it was John's 3rd cast when he hooked up and battled a keeper sized Black puppy Drum to the net. The tide was still going out and we had goo...

Another beautiful if not hot day of fishing today!  Boy it got hot!  I had met Beau Hopkins and his three kids Blakely Chandler and Brantley early up at Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp and with a live well of mud minnows and the last 2 dozen live shrimp the shop had we eased out of Eagans Creek. Our first stop was over in Lanceford Creek fishi...

We probably had the prettiest day today that we've had in the last two weeks! I had met Bart Mathews down at Sawpit Creek on a tide that was low and just starting in - we had clear skies and just a very little breeze as we headed up the intercoastal. We made our way up to the mouth of Jackstaff and turned into the current and began pitching jigs...

It always makes my heart warm when I see a grandparent taking their grandchildren fishing and today was just such a day. I still have vague memories of fishing in Lake Sante Fe with my Grandfather - we were Crappie fishing on the bottom out deep with minnows. I don't remember if we caught anything but I do remember the trip. I met Len Pelletier a...

We did our third windy day in a row today when I met John Cipriani and his brother David out at Goffinsville Park. The wind stayed in the 15-17mph range - I'm about over it! But the Cipriani brothers were up to the challenge so we first headed over to Pumpkin Hill and fished a stretch of flooding marsh grass on a tide that still another hour or s...

We've got some wind kicking here at Amelia Island! When I spoke to Andew Perrin last evening I warned him that we'd be bucking the wind today if they wanted to give it a try. But he and his son Sam were willing to brave the wind so we met up at Old Town Bait and Tackle and after easing out of Eagans Creek we already had 15mph winds. We made our...

I know it's difficult to tell conditions when were at our homes - we see the flags flapping and the trees swaying and think this is such a nice day   but when you get out on the river with 17-18 mile/hr it can make for some difficult fishing even in the back water. I was hoping we'd have an early window of lower winds this morning when I met Cha...

I was back to work today fishing with Chris Sneed and his buddy Chuck meeting them up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp early. We eased out of Eagans and then ran up to the outside of Tyger and set up a drainage to pitch jigs and minnows on a tide that had been going out for just and hour. It didn't take long before we got bites then Chr...

Kinda of a weird fishing day today!  I met Bob Blalock out at Goffinsville Park early and I skipped across the river to the mouth of Back River and we fished float rigs on a tide that had been going out a few hours - the oysters were showing. Bob commented that this was the spot where we really tore them  up a year ago but not today. We worked the...

I was back up north for the first time in about a week fishing with Bob Blalock out of Old Town Bait and Tackle an a tide that still had about an hour to hit bottom. The water was like glass as we left the mouth of Eagans Creek and headed north and west up to the Jolley - we made a Bee-line for the MOA (mother-of-all) spot and set up with jigs an...

I fished the Barker boys Jim and his son Harris meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early and after running up the Nassau we made a stop at Spanish Drop and fished the very last of an outgoing tide with jigs and live shrimp and mud minnows.  They worked that bank pretty good and did battle with a couple of Bonnethead Sharks. After mov...

Amelia Island I was back to fishing today after meeting the Hutchens Fishing Team - Dan and B and their daughter Zoey down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early. We made a quick run up the intercoastal up the Nassau and pulled up at Spanish Drop and worked the exposed bank of shell at the last of an outgoing tide. Dan and B were getting bites were a...

The fishing this June has been above average for this time of year we are doing very well on all our trips from the 4hr all the way up to the 12hr. Both bottom fishing and trolling have been productive. From king mackerel cobia muttons mangroves vermilion triggers amberjack almaco and even some stray blackfins. […] The post June 2024 Has Been HOT!...

I wrapped my week up fishing with Jon Beall and his visiting son Brian. We met down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early and headed up the intercoastal then into the Nassau and made our way up to Spanish Drop where we turned into the incoming tide and began working the bank with float rigs.  Everywhere we went today we were waylaid by sharks! Eve...

I was fishing up north out of Old Town Bait and Tackle this morning. After meeting Aaron Self his son Isaac and his cousin Robert we headed out of Eagans Creek and made run up to the Jolley River and turned into the current to fish the bank with float rigs and live shrimp. We worked that bank pretty good back to the point where Aaron knock the s...

I was again down at Sawpit this morning but a little bit later which turned out to be a good thing and a not-so-good thing. I met Cheryl McBride with her two adult kids Rachel and Michael and we ran up the intercoastal dipped into Jackstaff and then into a creek and began tossing float rigs with live shrimp up near the grass and at run outs on a t...

Amelia Island I was back to work today fishing south out of Sawpit Creek with Scott and Carron Frost. After meeting them early we headed up the intercoastal thru the Back River and around to Pumpkin Hill and set  up fishing float rigs and live shrimp on the last of an incoming tide. Carron kicked it off pretty quick with a couple of Bluefish catc...

Although the forecast called for sunny skies today(it was right) it also called for wind at 11mph rising to 17mph as the trip progressed (it was right). But we had a plan! RULE#1:  Make a Plan!  I met Gregg and Dannie Fitgerald down at Sawpit Creek early this morning and it was a bit chilly. We ran up the intercoastal cut thru Back River to cruis...

The wind was blowing just a tad bit more this morning than forecasted - I had planned to hit Tyger Island to fish the first of an incoming tide but that west wind made me rethink the plan. So after meeting Patrick Davis and his son Joshua up at Old Town Bait and Tackle we made the run up Eagans Creek and found a dock to fish with jigs and live shr...

That hot November fishing has continued on into December - boy we caught some fish today! I had met Henry Ross and David Gray down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp early and it was a beautiful morning - just a slight breeze clear skies and comfortable 68 degree temperature. We made the run up the Nassau River to Seymore's Point and made our first stop...