I met the Pinkston boys out at Goffinsville Park boat ramp this morning Ray and his brothers Tommy and Jimmy. The tide still had a couple of hours of coming in so we made a quick run over to Pumpkin Hill and set up to drift floats and live shrimp with the incoming current along the flooding grass line. I was looking for Trout but all we found was...

Note that the  blog Amelia Island Fishing Reports  was selected by FeedSpot as one of the Top 50 Florida Fishing Blogs on the web. We're #18 and moving up! If you scroll down the right side of this report you will see that ALL TIME visits to the page is well over 2 million! (It's right under the Waxhead banner)  Last month alone there were 43 061...

I wrapped my week up fishing with the Verner boys Patrick and his sons Bryan and Patrick and grandson James. We met early down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp and then made a long run up the intracoastal all the way up to Poteat Point where we set up to fish float rigs on a tide that had only been going out for about an hour. Using live shrimp as bait...

We went out of Old Town Bait and Tackle this morning after meeting Joey Shiver his son Casey and son-in-law Brett early for a half day of fishing. We eased out of Eagans Creek then made a run up and around the outside to Tyger. I had all three anglers tossing jigs and live shrimp to a nice drainage in hopes for a Flounder but all we had were nibb...

I uncovered the boat this morning in the rain and it rained from the bait shop down to Sawpit and it rained when John Foreman his son Chase and grandson Nate and I ran up the intracoastal to make our first stop at Poteat Point. It rained for about two hours into the trip but the fish were biting! I think John's first or second cast produced a nic...

We had movement on the Bragging Rights board today - Flounder category. I had met Clint Davidson his wife Kat and her father Brian up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp early this morning and after easing out of Eagans Creek and running up to the intracoastal we pulled in to a small drainage on the outside of Tyger to try our hand at catch...

2025 FWC Seatrout Symposium   The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is excited to announce the 2025 Seatrout Symposium which will take place on August 27th at the Daytona Beach Hilton Oceanfront Resort in Daytona Beach Florida. This one-day event will bring together stakeholders scientists and fisheries managers for an in-dep...

We've been getting together for about the last 5 years - my High School football teammates and yesterday we fished the NSFA Rodeo Tournament. Tony French played linebacker our Senior year Daniel bubba Rhodes anchored one side of the line at offensive tackle while I anchored the other side at tackle. A few years ago we lost teammate Raymond Keen w...

Charter Captain Jesse Stubbs has been leading the way lately to bring light to the absurdity of the City's management (and lack thereof) of our ONLY City boat ramp. He's uncovered some conflicts that may leave the City legally vulnerable as they attempt to develop our once working waterfront into Disney 2.0..   Signs Signs Everywhere a Sign! Confl...

I fished Friday with Bill Foran and his daughter Casey meeting them up at Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. We made a quick run up and over to the Jolley River turned into the  bank and worked back. Our first cast produced a bite and Fish On! That's the way you like to start a trip!  Casey expertly worked in a nice Flounder to kick the day off....

After meeting Cary Bennett and his granddaughters Chloe and Zoe down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp this morning we made a quick run up the intracoastal to dip into Jackstaff turn into the current that had just started in and began to pitch jigs and live shrimp.  We worked a good stretch the trio of anglers were making good casts and finally Cary...

I was craving some Shrimp Chowder and after googling a few recipe's and getting the gist of what others were using I threw this together. Most of the recipe's called for 1lb of Shrimp. I had 3lbs and used it all!  You know how you order something from a restaurant and get just a few shrimp? Why skimp if you're making it yourself! 2       Cups pee...

We had a beautiful morning today to wrap up the week before the holiday weekend when I met John Raker and his mother Betty out at Goffinsville Park boat ramp. We eased north and around Seymore's Pointe and tried some float rigs and live shrimp on a tide that had been going out for about an hour. Both Betty and John were getting excellent drifts -...

We had a nice breezy morning today just enough to keep it from getting hot. I had met David Wanda and Charlie Morton up at Old Town Bait and Tackle on a tide that had been going out for about 2 hours. We eased out of Eagans Creek and made a short run over to Lanceford Creek to fish some dock pilings with jigs and live shrimp. Wanda knocked the sku...

Another beautiful day a smorgasbord of different back water fish caught: Redfish Jack Crevalle Black Drum Toad Fish Sea Bass Ladyfish Shark Flounder and Seatrout. I had met Steve Locke and  his fishing buddies Jason and Scott out at Goffinsville Park boat ramp early this morning and we made a quick run down the Nassau to Spanish Drop and fished s...

Another pretty morning thankfully -clear skies mild temperature and just a slight breeze. I met Pete Nolan and his fishing buddy Jeff down at Sawpit Creek and with a baitwell full of live shrimp we made the run up the intracoastal made a veer into Jackstaff and turned into the incoming current with plans to fish the bank with jigs. The tide had be...

As Summer continues to approach and the Sun continues to warm the sea water the ocean has undergone some changes over the past few weeks. The king mackerel were here in decent numbers the last week of April but have disappeared over the past few weeks. The bottom fish offshore have also tapered off in […] The post May 14 2025 – Jacksonville FL app...

Boy what a beautiful morning we had after a weekend of rain and last nights downpour. I had met Jeff and Cindy Patrick up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp early and after easing out of Eagans Creek we made a short run up to the outside of Tyger Island turned into the current on a tide that had been coming in a few hours and started tossi...

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...

...a combined report from Friday May 1st and today May 5th with the 60th Annual Shrimp Fest squeezed in between! Friday I fished with Chris Pyle and his friends Byron and Nick meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. We hit a number of spots fishing mostly floats and picked up Catfish Ladyfish Seatrout and Nick got his first Redfish. Chri...

We went out of Old Town Bait and Tackle this morning after meeting Joey Shiver his son Casey and son-in-law Brett early for a half day of fishing. We eased out of Eagans Creek then made a run up and around the outside to Tyger. I had all three anglers tossing jigs and live shrimp to a nice drainage in hopes for a Flounder but all we had were nibb...

I met the Pinkston boys out at Goffinsville Park boat ramp this morning Ray and his brothers Tommy and Jimmy. The tide still had a couple of hours of coming in so we made a quick run over to Pumpkin Hill and set up to drift floats and live shrimp with the incoming current along the flooding grass line. I was looking for Trout but all we found was...

Note that the  blog Amelia Island Fishing Reports  was selected by FeedSpot as one of the Top 50 Florida Fishing Blogs on the web. We're #18 and moving up! If you scroll down the right side of this report you will see that ALL TIME visits to the page is well over 2 million! (It's right under the Waxhead banner)  Last month alone there were 43 061...

I wrapped my week up fishing with the Verner boys Patrick and his sons Bryan and Patrick and grandson James. We met early down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp and then made a long run up the intracoastal all the way up to Poteat Point where we set up to fish float rigs on a tide that had only been going out for about an hour. Using live shrimp as bait...