It's amazing how different the fishing can be depending on the tides. This morning I met Warren Hearn and his brother-in-law Dave up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. We had a tide that was already high and still coming in so we went with float rigs and live shrimp as the tactic. Our first stop was over on the outside of Tyger and almost...

Winds were forecasted to get up to 17mph by the end of todays trip and I believe they did! I had met Alex Bournias and his friends Pam and Tony up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp early and with a already high and still incoming tide we made our way out of the creek into a blow! Our first stop was up Bell River fishing a flooding point b...

After getting the boat ready this  morning I came back inside and put on a pair of long underwear! The temps were in the low 40's and I just didn't want to be cold today so I bundled up and met Bob and Jana Grimm out at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. We had a nice clear sunny day cool and a bit windy as we headed north and west to set up...

We've had a rough week! That cold air seemed to put a real damper on the fish bite but today there was a slight uptick. Yesterday I fished two trips and it was slooow going. We did catch a few trout in the morning with John Frederick and his buddy Dan Forche but that was about it. That afternoon I fished with the Lafave family - Josh and Sally an...

I do believe it was windier and colder today than yesterday - and it just never seemed to warm up until we headed back to the dock!  I had met Steve Roark his son-in-law Andrew and grandson Max up at the Dee Dee Bartels Park early this morning and the wind was already kicking. But we braved the weather and made a run down the intercoastal with a...

Maybe I'm just getting old and grumpy but boy does it seem like we have some crappy boat ramps here in our area. You would think that an island surrounded by water would have a plethora of boat launching options. You would think that as affluent as this area is the boat ramps would be top notch.  You would think that with what I would consider hig...

Just when I thought Spring had sprung - I had even planted some vegetables - then we had a good rain and the temperatures dropped!  48 degrees on my truck gauge this morning. And after driving all the way down to Sawpit Creek boat ramp to find it closed and driving back  up to Old Town Bait to launch we got a late(er) start this morning. Luckily...

I finished up my week today fishing with John Stettner and his fishing buddy Doug Wurster meeting them out at the Goffinsville Park boat ramp. The wind was already at 10mph and expected to get up to 14 and with a tide that had been coming in for a couple of hours I was a little bit concerned that we'd struggle. But not to worry!  Our first stop...

Although we expected a beautiful morning today and although it was a bit overcast for most of it the sun did win out and it turned out to be as expected beautiful!  I had met Derek Wilson and his fishing buddy Tim down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp and we made a good run up the intercoastal up the Back River and around to Pumpkin Hill and set up with...

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I was a bit concerned about today with forecasted winds getting up into the 20's. But at launch time the wind was only around 7-10 so we thought we could get in some fishing when I met Frank Barbera his son-in-law Jim and grandson Tommy down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. I had a plan and stuck to it and it paid off! We first inched around to the...

Back south we went today when I met David Vide and his son Nathaniel out at the Goffinsville Park boat ramp early.  The tide had been going out for about two hours but we made a quick run around to Seymores and set up tossing float rig up to a grassy point in hopes that we'd get a good drift with the current. It was kinda strange that we didn't h...

We had a super slow day yesterday fishing south so when I talked to Bob Blalock last evening we voted to try north today! I met Bob up at the Dee Dee Bartels Park and with a loaded baitwell of live shrimp mud  minnows and a newly bought bag of Gulp baits we headed north and west and eased in to the outside of Tyger to fish a drainage in hoped of c...

We pretty much fished north to south today starting up at Tyger Island. I had met Robert Smith and his fishing buddies Rex and Henry up at the Old Town Bait boat ramp and after easing out of Eagans Creek we hopped over to Tyger to take advantage of the first of an incoming tide. We worked along the bank tossing jigs and live shrimp and once we g...

The split trips have been paying off in spades. Capt. Anthony has been putting the smackdown on the Mutton Snapper vermilion snapper triggerfish etc… He’s put 32 Muttons on the dock over the past 2 days and working on more again today Sunday 2-26. We’ve had some stellar weather for the month of February and […] The post February 25th 2023 – 12hr S...

We had a foggy morning for most of the trip today. I had met Kimberly Manek and her friend Jeremy up at the Dee Dee Bartels Park boat ramp and we headed down the river to fish some dock pilings on a tide that had been coming in for an hour. Jeremy got busy quick and put a handful of hungry Seatrout in the boat then both he and Kimberly reeled in...

Kicking off the weekend early I met Todd Johnson and his fishing buddy Patrick Davis up at the Dee Dee Bartels Park boat ramp. We made a run down the intercoastal and found some structure to fish with jig and mud minnows on a tide that had been coming in for an hour or so. I think it was Patrick's first cast and as he let the jig bounce down the...

Well the fish bite was OK early but the Sand Gnat bite was really hot! But boy what a pretty day! I had met Mitch Vollmers his dad Dale and their friend Marvin Leininger down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early and as the sun came over the trees we were heading up the intercoastal to turn north into the Nassau. We made the long run up to Broward...

We had another nice morning today albeit a bit windy as the day wore on. I had met Joe and Karen (Miller)(bannana girl)  Szkaradnik and Joe's brother John down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp and we made a run uip the intercoastal over thru Back River and around to Pumpkin Hill with plans to drift fixed floats down a flooding marsh line. It might o...

I fished the Boehm party this morning - Frank Boehm and his friend Pat Pat's son Matt and granddaughter Hailey meeting them up at the Dee Dee Bartels Park boat ramp. The tide still had a couple of hours of coming in but it was high enough to run over to the outside of Tyger and fish fixed float rigs along the marsh grass. They had  a few nibbles a...

It's amazing how different the fishing can be depending on the tides. This morning I met Warren Hearn and his brother-in-law Dave up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. We had a tide that was already high and still coming in so we went with float rigs and live shrimp as the tactic. Our first stop was over on the outside of Tyger and almost...

After getting the boat ready this  morning I came back inside and put on a pair of long underwear! The temps were in the low 40's and I just didn't want to be cold today so I bundled up and met Bob and Jana Grimm out at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. We had a nice clear sunny day cool and a bit windy as we headed north and west to set up...

Winds were forecasted to get up to 17mph by the end of todays trip and I believe they did! I had met Alex Bournias and his friends Pam and Tony up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp early and with a already high and still incoming tide we made our way out of the creek into a blow! Our first stop was up Bell River fishing a flooding point b...

We've had a rough week! That cold air seemed to put a real damper on the fish bite but today there was a slight uptick. Yesterday I fished two trips and it was slooow going. We did catch a few trout in the morning with John Frederick and his buddy Dan Forche but that was about it. That afternoon I fished with the Lafave family - Josh and Sally an...