I was back down at the south end today fishing with the Soper Team - Larry and his sons Garrett and Dustin. We left the Sawpit Creek boat ramp as the sun came up and made a long run up the Nassau to make our first stop at Broward Island. The tide still had a few minutes of going out so we set up on the south end and began to pitch jigs and live s...

Boy what a pretty day we had...sunshine just a slight breeze and mild temperatures. I had met Brian Ahrens and his sons Henry and Oscar down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp on a tide that had just started in. We made a long run up the Nassau to make our first stop at Broward Island - it was a gamble but it paid off! Oscar had gone in first with a c...

We had almost zero wind this morning and clear skies when we finally saw them! I had met Gordon Fowler and his fishing buddy Reid up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp just after sunrise and after easing out of Eagans Creek to the main river we hit some fog and had to creep over to our first spot - just off of Tyger Island. I think the fi...

I was back at it today fishing with David and Lynn Beauchamp meeting them early down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. We kicked off a busy week of fishing I hope if the weather cooperates. We were about an hour into our trip today when 15 minutes of rain passed over us but luckily we all had rain coats! Our first stop was up the Nassau at Spanish...

Boy you can feel that fall weather in the air! It wasn't quite nippy this morning but it definitely was a bit cooler which made for a fine fishing day here at Amelia Island. I had met Alex and Kelly Mckinney and their son-in-law Kyle up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp as the sun came up and we headed out of Eagans Creek thinking we'd mak...

We knew that the wind was supposed to pick up today as we fished so we got out early and got some good catches in before it really picked up. I met David Morton and his son Charlie down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp and we headed up the intracoastal then up the Nassau to make our first stop at Spanish Drop. I had planned to keep going on up to S...

from Wikipdia..... In 1874 brothers William Hardy and John James Hardy started Hardy Brothers with the purchase of Superior River and Sea Fishing Tackle in  Alnwick   Northumberland England. In 1891 they patented and launched  the Perfect fishing reel  to complement the fishing lures they sold. It was successful and they received a royal warrant f...

After a long week out in Colorado to see my daughter son-in-law and grandkids I was back on the water today with the Bailey boys - Douglas and his sons Anderson and Dylan. We met down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early then ran up the intracoastal up the Back River and around to Pumpkin Hill where we set up tossing float rigs and mud minnows. An...

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We had a pretty day when I met Frank and Joanne Wytiaz down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early this morning - clear skies just a slight wind and I could feel just a bit of fall in the air. We headed up the intracoastal then up the Nassau to make our first stop at Spanish Drop. The tide had been coming in for about two hours so we turned into the...

Pretty day today -sunshine clear skies and just a light breeze. I had met John Raker out at Goffinsville Park on a tide that was high and still coming in - I was feeling confident that we were going to catch fish today. We had a bait well of live shrimp as we eased away from the dock and made our way down the Nassau River to pull up at Twin Creek...

Finally! I was back fishing this morning meeting Larry and Connie Soper up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp early (6:30am) - we wanted to beat the heat and we did! We eased out of Eagans Creek and made a fairly long run up and over to the Jolley River and up it to JC's Spot to fish the very last few minutes of an outgoing tide with jigs...

After last week's heat today's weather was a blessing albeit kind of spooky - there were storms to the eastof us and storms to the west of us but we stayed dry and safe the entire morning. I had met William Waldman up at Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp and after easing out of Eagans Creek we made our way up and around to the Bell River set up...

Most of you know that I collect vintage fishing tackle and lures. One of those pieces was a new in box Shakespear fly reel made of magnesium - I kept it on a shelf for display but I got to thinking that think might be fun to fish!  So I began searching for a fiberglass fly rod - old school right? And I came across a fellow that makes fiberglass f...

Our Jacksonville TV station WJXT4 ran a story this week about the George Crady Bridge being closed on the Duval side. Evidently Duval County pays good money to subsidize the fishing bridge. It's been closed for years with no plan is sight to open it back up.  CLICK HERE for the TV stor y You've probably seen my rants about boater parking getting s...

We've all been there before - one of the fishing crew seems to have the hot hand and catches most of the fish. Today was the Jared Show - I had met Mark Averbuch his son Jared and grandson Max down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early and after making a long run up the Nassau all the way around to a point of grass at Back River set up with some fl...

I met Nick Nist and his fishing buddy out at Goffinsville Park this morning - we had the last few hours of an outgoing tide so we made a run down the Nassau turned into that outgoing current and began pitching jigs and live shrimp to the drainages. We had action just not what we were looking for - Bonnethead Shark made our drags rip a couple of t...

We entered a new era when Steve Locke treated his son Justin and grandson Landon to an Amelia Island Back Country fishing trip. It was Landon's first real fishing trip and today being his birthday it was time to go fishing with the men!  I met them early out at Goffinsville Park and with a tide that still had about an hour to go out we made a qu...

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...

Fishing today - I met Macie Russell her boyfriend Brennan and Al Long up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. The tide was just starting out so we headed over to the outside of Tyger and began to toss float rigs and live shrimp. Brennan got hot early when he found  some Reds up on a corner of grass - he expertly played a couple  to the net...

After seeing the weather forecast last night I figured we'd be hug'n the bank today to keep out of the wind It wasn't expected to be too bad - up to 14mph but enough to make things interesting. I met Bob Kossman down at Sawpit Creek early and we made a run up the intracoastal then up the Back River and around to Pumpkin Hill where we set up with f...

Get up outa that Easy Chair!  Yesterday I had an 83-year old fishing with me and today another 83-year old fished on the Anglers  Mark - Betty Raker and her young son John. We met out at the Goffinsville Park boat ramp early on a tide that had just hit high. We made our way around to Seymore's Point and fished a large drainage with float rigs as...