What we didn't know couldn't hurt us right? It seems like it's been two months of heat here at Amelia Island but most days we would have a little bit of breeze and/or some cloud cover to keep it somewhat bearable. For about the first hour this morning we had that breeze but then it came to a halt and boy was it hot for the rest of the morning. Bu...

Back to work again today - is this heat every going to subside? I mentioned to my wife that I didn't think we've had this hot of a summer in a while! But the Hobbs crew - Jeremy his daughter Willow and her friend Olivia were up to the challenge and they met me early down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp and we made the run  up the Nassau River - my plan...

Finally back down at the south end today - I met Jeff Adams his son Beau and father-in-law Charlie early at Sawpit Creek and we made a long run up the intracoastal   up the Back River and around to Pumpkin Hill where we went with float rigs and mud minnows on a  high and incoming tide. The trio stayed busy battling Ladyfish and more Ladyfish and...

My advice - get out early!  Boy has it been hot the last few weeks. It's not so bad from daylight until about 9:30am but then it gets hot. And it seems were catching most of our fish in those first few hours. Today I met Darrell Holcomb and his fishing partner Jim up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. The tide had just started out so we...

Lee Kaywork had one of his grandsons visiting this week and wanted to introduce him to some Amelia Island light tackle back water fishing so we met up at Old Town Bait and Tackle early this morning. We made our way over to the outside of Tyger Island and set up on a point to toss float rigs and mud minnows up current as the tide had just started...

I fished with the Averbuch boys today - Poppa-Doc Mark his son Cutler and grandson Harvey meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early. We made a short run up and over to the Nassau River and pulled up at Spanish Drop to begin tossing jigs and minnows and live shrimp to the drainage and shell bed. Mark had good luck early fishing off the...

I fished Wednesday before needing to head out of town for a quick trip - I met Frank Wytiaz and his long time buddy John up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. We made a long run over and up to the Jolley River and then all the way up to JC's spot and began working an exposed oyster bed with jigs and mud minnows. Frank got hot early when h...

I've heard the superstition of catching a fish on the first cast - it didn't pan out today!  I had met Jerry and Deb Yarborough and their daughter Masha up at Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp and after easing out of Eagans Creek we made a fairly long run up and around to the Jolley River and further up it all the way to the MOA (Mother of All)...

I wrapped my week up fishing with Cindy Gray and her grandsons Alex and Henry. We met up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp early and after easing out of Eagans Creek we made our way up and around to the Jolley River turned into the bank and began to fish back with float rigs and mud minnows on a tide that had been coming in for a few hour...

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I was back down at Sawpit Creek this morning meeting Dean Jensen and his sons Eli and Tyler early. We headed up the intracoastal then up the Nassau to make our first stop at the Spanish Drop area. The tide had been coming in a few hours so we went with float rigs and live shrimp and mud minnows. The shrimp were getting nibbles as expected but it...

Yesterday we had a pretty good day of catching Flounder up north. The day before yesterday we fished south down around Nassauville and even though we caught fish there wasn't much to brag about. I think we had two or three Redfish with the biggest being about 12 inches! And even though we caught Flounder north yesterday I just thought that going...

We went north today when I met Garland Clark and his son Chris up at Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp early. After easing out of Eagans Creek we made the short run over to Bell River and fished a flooded oyster point with float rigs and mud minnows on the very last of an incoming tide. The duo had a couple of nibbles but no takers. We ran thru...

My wife advised me last night that we wouldn't be catching many fish today in that two of her friends had called in sick with symptoms of high barometric pressure - one with a migraine and one with vertigo. Unfortunately she was close to being right - we struggled a bit to catch fish today. I had met David Vice and his fishing partners Lee and R...

I remember the one time I went fishing with my grandfather Lawence M. Piper. He and my grandmother had purchased a lake place on Lake Sante Fe down just east of Gainesville Florida. He was a Jacksonville policeman she at one time owned and operated Avondale Florist  and they lived just off of Cassat Avenue in Jacksonville Florida. But they were a...

It's always a surprise when we put a Snook in the boat and today we did just that!  I had met Brad Goodwin and his son Gray his father-in-law Jack and brother-in-law Tyler down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp and we made a short run up the intracoastal then up the Nassau to make our first stop at Spanish Drop where they began to toss jigs and minnows t...

I was back launching at Old Town Bait and Tackle this morning where I met Nigel and Erin Morton who had their two sons Ronan and Vance with them. We eased out of Eagans Creek and then made a long run up and around to the Jolley River then all the way up it to the MOA on a tide that had just hit bottom. I have been fishing with mud minnows the las...

Brook Benge brought along two of his fishing buddies - Tommy and Roger when I met them out at the Amelia Island Marina early this morning. We eased down the canal and made a short trip over to some structure to try our luck with some jigs and mud minnows on the first of an incoming tide. The conditions were good it wasn't on fire but Tommy did k...

I wrapped my week up (kinda slow week but next week is slam full) fishing with Steve Locke who brought along his fishing buddy Tony. We met out at Goffinsville early and with a tide that had just hit bottom we made a short run down to Broward Island and fished deep with jigs and mud minnows. Steve put the first fish in the boat when he hooked up...

We were back at it today fishing with Tom Gaslin and his buddy Steve. I met them early out at Goffinsville Park on a tide that still had about 30 minutes of coming in so we headed over to Pumkin Hill to kill some time and drift float rigs baited with mud minnows along the shell bank. That first stretch didn't produce a bite but after we eased up...

I fished Friday to wrap the week up - it was a bit cool when I met Willam and Dara Blalock out at Goffinsville Park. We made a good run down the Nassau and thru Horsehead and over to Poteat Point to make our first stop and I'm glad I had my heavier North Face on!  The tide was still up so we went with float rigs and worked the grass. Not much was...

..but the Trout did come thru for us this morning. I had met Sam Brown his father Dennis and Sam's girlfriend Tany up at Old Town Bait and Tackle early this morning with a tide that was high and still coming in. It was a beautiful morning as we eased out of Eagans Creek then made our way up and around to the Jolley River where we eased into the b...

These will be short - it's getting late and I've got a trip early tomorrow... I fished with Cal early today meeting him out at Goffinsville Park boat ramp for a fishing trip and then a tour of the area - he's a new property owner and wanted to check the river out. We hit Twin Creeks down the Nassau and drifted floats with the current - Cal caught...

We kicked off the week (and month) with a trip out of Goffinsville Park this morning when I met brothers Gordon and George Piasecki early. Gordon had brought along a couple of crab traps to try out at each spot we fished and it worked out pretty good. We made a quick run over to Pumkin Hill on a high tide that still had about 30 minutes of comin...

We waited for the tide to turn before we started today - I met David Bolton and his grandson Michael over at their dock on Lanceford Creek at 9am - the tide had just turned and started out. It was a beautiful morning with sunshine clear skies and just a slight breeze. We didn't go far - we came around to Soap Creek and fished a large drainage wit...