Fishing Lure

 We had a beautiful morning today to kick off the week! I met David Vice and Robert Stettner up at Old
Town Bait and Tackle on a tide that had just hit high - the sun was up, we had clear skies, and only a slight breeze to keep the gnats off. After easing out of Eagans we made a run over to the outside of Tyger and fished a marsh line with float rigs and live shrimp as the tide started out. These anglers were getting good casts and good drifts but the fish didn't cooperate. We ran out and around and up to the Jolley and fished the "bank" and I think it was Roberts first cast when he had his float disappear and Fish On!  Robert worked it to the boat and landed a hungry Seatrout to "knock the skunk off".  We worked that bank, moved up to Tyger Cut and fished it with the floats, had just a nibble or two, then moved on up to Snook Creek where we eased inside and tossed jigs for a bit. 

Our next stop was around at Bell River where we fished some docks with the jigs and here Robert got hot - he caught and landed a feisty Black "puppy" Drum, a Sheepshead, and a Seabass. We worked up the river, pitching the jigs and David got on the board when he hooked and expertly played a couple of Seatrout. We made our way back towards Amelia, ran up Lanceford and into Soap and went back to the floats. David had pitched up behind an oyster island and as it drifted back it went under and David hooked it up. We were down to the wire in the "fish catch total" as March is wrapping up! As we headed back to the ramp we counted it as another great day to be out on the water and fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida. 

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