Did I mention the huge tides we've been having? Well, the tide had only been coming in a couple of hours but the banks were already covered, with more to come! Susanna put the first fish in the boat, a high flying Ladyfish, and at the 2nd spot Garland boated a Weakfish, just undersized to keep. Down at Spanish Drop Susanna had a big bite that produced a drag ripping run, so much so that I called it a correctly - a "Shark!" Susanna played it perfectly, letting it run, working it in, letting it run, then we chased it with the boat for a bit, then she brought it in. Boy what a fight!
We fished Pumpkin Hill where Susanna fought another Bonnethead to the net, then we made our way back to Seymore's Pointe when the tide changed. You couldn't have asked for a better cast and better drift from Suzanna when I noted a grassy point that I wanted her to fish - as her float went by, BAM! Fish On! I called this one wrong! "REDFISH!: This fish took the drag and ran east for a bit, then came back to the boat and headed north, but it was no match for Susanna - she kept that pressure on and brought it to the boat, and as it came in, I saw the mouth of a big Seatrout! It measured at 20.5".
We wrapped up fishing over in Jackstaff and boy was that water up in the grass. The sun was shining, we had very little wind to deal with during the day, and we didn't get wet! So as we headed back to the ramp we counted it as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.
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