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  Back to work today after a nice vacation to the North Carolina mountains! I met Bob Blalock and his brother and sister in-law Tommy and Martha out at the Goffinsville Park boat ramp. The sun hadn't come over the horizon as we left the ram

Oh boy what a beautiful morning we had today! I had met Chuck and Marca Benton and their daughter Kristin out at the Goffinsville Park as the sun came up - it was cool and clear and only a slight breeze. The tide was still coming in so we headed ove

 I uncovered the boat this morning in the rain and it rained from the bait shop down to Sawpit and it rained when John Foreman his son Chase and grandson Nate and I ran up the intracoastal to make our first stop at Poteat Point. It rained for a

 I fished this morning with the Keller group- Tom Keller and his son-in-law Andrew and grandson Bryson. After meeting them up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp we made our longest run up to the Jolley River and all the way up to the MOA

I had the pleasure of fishing today again with Paul Landahl who brought along his friend Kathy meeting them down at the Big Talbot Island Park boat ramp. We ran up the Amelia River and into Jackstaff and to a large marsh run out to begin fishing wit

 I had the day off and decided to get in some fun fishing before we had to batten down the hatches for the approaching storm.  After be first in line at the Amelia Island Bait and Tackle for some live shrimp I headed down to Sawpit Creek b

Mauen Lee had me set up 3 Amelia Island backwater boats to take he and his eight friends fishing today.   They are all visiting to help send off one of their friends who will be getting married soon.  We each had 3 in a boat an left t

I fished the south end today launching at the Big Talbot Island Park on a high and still incoming tide.  Bill Walker had set the trip up and had his fiancé Katie and her dad Ronnie planning to do some Amelia Island back country fishing.&nb

Chris and Talitha Foster had arranged a fishing trip on The Anglers Mark this morning so I met Chris and their two kids Jacob and Rebekah at the Atlantic Seafood dock down at the Fernandina Harbor marina at 7am and headed up to the Jolly River getti

Amelia Island resident Kimberly Syme had pre-arranged a gift certificate for her husband Brian's birthday yesterday morning and he brought along his son Nicholas and their friend Mason Baker.  Boy was it a pretty day!  With the tide fa

 I fished yesterday morning with Tom and Theresa Gaslin who were taking in an Amelia Island Backcountry fishing trip to celebrate their new status as fist time grandparents congratulations! Although the weather forecast improved from the night

Today couldn't have been much prettier!  I met the Henson family - Kevin and Jean and their adult daughter Jill - down at the Atlantic Seafood dock this morning.  It was clear and sunny with almost no wind as we left the marina and hea

  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

Today we were scheduled to fish all day. We started off by catching some live Ballyhoo. We also caught a Bonnethead Shark at the same spot. We then went to about a 115 feet of water and had a few King Mackerel bites and caught one small one. We then

With plans to fish the calm before the storm I met Dale and Charlotte Cathell down at the City marina this morning and after a brief safety orientation we headed north to the outside of Tiger Island on the last of an incoming tide. The two anglers w

Mike Maron was visiting Amelia Island again this year with his family and set up an Amelia Island back country light tackle fishing trip.  This year there were so many family members that wanted to go fishing he set up a 3/4 day and split the t

 Trout. They just keep coming. I had met the Dickens group set up by Sparkle - her son David son-in-law Domenic grandson Chris and her brother Jack - early down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. We made a short run up the Nassau River and turned i

  I wrapped up my week fishing with part of the Ryan family today Kerri and Mike and their young son Sean meeting them up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp early. We made a quick run up to the Jolley River to fish a tide that had been c

Just when I think the water can't be any calmer then we have a day like today.  I picked up Bill Easom and his party of friends Dan Mike and Gordy at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp this morning at 7:30am.  The river was as slick as a lake

 I fished with Chris Sneed and his fishing partner Chuck this morning meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early on a tide that had been coming in for a few hours. There was almost zero wind so we made our way around the south end of