Fishing Lure

 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 hours - the oysters were pretty much covered. No luck. Not even a good bite.

We then moved around to the outside of Tyger and began working jigs and the minnows as we trolled into the incoming current and this did the trick. Alex, fishing on the bow, had a good thump early - he set the hook and expertly landed a big 18.25" Flounder. He and his grandmother Cindy added a couple of smaller Flounder to the catch, then Cindy had a good bite and after setting the hook, she worked in a feisty Redfish, just a bit undersized. Henry was fishing off the stern and when his rod began to bend we knew it was a big one, and it was fighting like a big Flounder. Sure enough, after Henry patiently played it to the net, the big Flounder measured right at 20.25" - a doormat! This fish moved Henry into First Place in the Anglers Mark 2025 Bragging Rights Tournament-Flounder Category.

After running back around and up the Jolley we made a stop at Tyger Cut and switched back to float rigs Henry had made a cast over a submerged oyster bed and we all saw something blast his bait, but not take it. Then, seconds later, his float disappeared and Henry lifted the rod to set the hook and Big Fish On! This fish was ripping drag and heading deep then it turned around and headed back down the river the other direction. I was calling "big Jack Crevalle" and boy was I wrong!  Henry worked him in and eventually landed a huge 32.5" Oversized Redfish, which moves him into a tie for 1st Place in the Anglers Mark 2025 Bragging Rights Tournament-Redfish Category. Boy what a fish!

We made a long run back around to Tyger - the spot I wanted to fish was taken, so we kept going thru
Tyger into the Bell, down to the Lanceford and up it to Soap Creek. Tossing the floats, Alex had made a pinpoint cast and had a good hookup. He played it perfectly and brought to the net a nice 21" Slot Redfish. After picking up one more small Redfish, we called it a day and as we headed back to the ramp with a few fish in the box, we counted it as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.

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