Last Monday a I attended a Redfish focus group hosted by the FWC over in Jacksonville. The group was led by FWC Marine Inshore Recreational Fisheries Management Coordinator Jacob Espittia and supported by Erika Burgess FWC Analysis and Rulemaking Section Leader. Also attending were a couple of FWC biologists. In addition to myself the focus group...

I fished with the Bailey boys Douglas and his sons Anderson and Dylan and his father-in-law Glenan meeting them down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp to wrap my week up. We headed out on a tide that had been going out for less than an hour running up the intercoastal and around to Pompano Point where we set up with float rigs and live shrimp with finger...

With my boat trailer repaired I was back out at Goffinsville Park meeting John Raker Kenny King and John's mother Betty early for a half day of Amelia Island back water fishing. We had bait - seven dozen live shrimp about a dozen mud minnows and I cast netted for about 4 dozen finger mullet - and we went thru all of it! After leaving the ramp we...

We had another beautiful day today when I fished with birthday boy   Garland Clark. We met up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp and made our way over to the outside of Tyger and began pitching jigs and minnows and live shrimp to the bank on an outgoing tide. I thought we had a big one on when Garland's drag ripped and the fish ran deeper...

I'm fishing out of Old Town Bait and Tackle all week due to trailer issues. I met Lewis Welch and his fishing partner Oscar up there this morning and we made a run over to the MOA again - I keep thinking that's it going to turn on - it didn't.  The duo did catch a couple of small Redfish on the last of an outgoing tide but that was it. We bumped...

I was back to work today meeting the Kucsma fishing team up at Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. The tide still had about an hour to hit bottom so we made our way around and up to the Jolley River then down to the MOA to set up for fishing jigs and mud minnows. We didn't count skunk off when Andrew hauled in a Sail Cat but we did when Eddie br...

I wrapped my week up fishing with the Averbuch crew - Mark and his son Cutler and grandson Harvey- meeting them down at Sawpit Creek early today. We made our way up the intercoastal up the Nassau and made our first stop at Spanish Drop. As we worked the bank with jigs and live shrimp and a few mud minnows Mark got hot catching fish making it plai...

First day back after Tropical Storm Debby passed thru...I met Dennis Fritz his son Doug and grandsons Ethan and Spencer down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early. We made our way over to the Nassau River ran up it a bit and made a stop at Spanish Drop on a tide that was almost at the bottom. Fish the banks with jigs and mudminnows and live shrimp...

This appeared in the Florida Guides Association's newsletter written by FGA President Capt Dylan Hubbard..     YES ON 2   We had a great time at ICAST pushing for the right to hunt and fish which will be on the Florida ballot this coming November in Florida as Amendment 2. We had great support around the show from our partners friends and fellow i...

t's always a treat to get to fish the outside of Tyger Island as the sun comes up - the sun shining on the marsh grass and trees with birds roosting is so beautiful! That was our first stop after I picked up Kenny King and his friends John and Betty Raker.  After leaving the newly revamped Oyster Bay Marina we headed down Lanceford up the Bell and...

I was out at Goffinsville again this morning fishing with David Vice and his buddy Roland. The sun had just come up as we left the dock and made our way down the Nassau River thru Horsehead and over to Pompano Point with plans to fish float rigs with live mud minnows and a handful of finger mullet. The duo had a couple of bites then Roland hooked...

I was out at Goffinsville this morning meeting John Raker his mother Betty and his friend Kenny early for a day of back country fishing. We made a short run from the ramp over to Back River and set up alongside a marsh  bank as the tide flowed out and I felt sure we'd be catching fish soon. I just knew it. But no we may have had a nibble here and...

I fished this morning with the Parks Jeff and Penny meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early. We headed up the intercoastal then up the Nassau and around to Back River and set up fishing a stretch of  grass with the oysters just beginning to show on an outgoing tide. We had plenty of mudminnows and a few dozen live shrimp and they bo...

I wrapped my week up fishing with Frank and Joanne Wytiaz meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. We had a baitwell full of mud minnows and live shrimp and before we left I threw a cast net for a few dozen nice finger mullet. We then headed up the Nassau River and made our first stop at Spanish Drop and began working the bank. There was...

When I met Jeff Adams his son Beau and father-in-law Charlie up at Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp this morning I mentioned that I had live shrimp and mud minnows for bait and young Beau set me straight - Potayto's-Potahto's - it's all the same! And it pretty much was! We eased out of Eagans Creek and made a run up the river into the Jolley a...

I fished this morning with Mathew Massey and his daughter Sutton meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. We made the short run up the intercoastal and into the Nassau before pulling up at a large drainage to toss jigs and mud minnows. First cast produced a pretty good cast and then both angles were catching fish. They landed a couple of...

Dibs and Dabs was what my late mother-in-law called the spread of leftovers she'd put out for dinner. But today I was calling the fish we were catching dibs and dabs - we caught a handful of small but feisty Redfish a Catfish a hard fighting Jack Crevalle a Black puppy and a handful of some rather large (for here) Mangrove Snapper. I fished with...

I fished with the Burke group today Marvin and Nicholas and Mason meeting them out at the Goffinsville Park boat ramp on a tide that had been going out for about an hour. We made a quick jump across the river to the corner of Back River and fished float rigs and live shrimp and minnows along a stretch of grass and I thought for sure we'd get a fi...

I fished with the Ankney group today - Blake and Cooper and Keira meeting them up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. We eased out of Eagans Creek and made our way over to the outside of Tyger and worked the bank good with shrimp and jigs. Although we had nibbles here and there we had no takers. We then ran around to the the Jolly and fish...

After a few days off I was back fishing today with Garland Clark and his son Kris meeting them down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp early this morning. We made a short run up the Nassau and pulled up at Spanish Drop and began fishing the edge with jigs and minnows and shrimp and finger mullet. Kris kicked it off pretty early when he battled a strong Jac...

What a great day! After meeting Roger and Tina Pickett down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp early this morning we headed up the intracoastal with dolphins rolling off to our port. Our first stop was up at Poteat Point and first cast produced a fish - Tina was on the rod to knock the skunk off when she expertly battled a big Jack Crevalle to the net. B...