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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

 We had a beautiful day this morning but when I stepped out to get the boat ready the flags on the front of the house were blowing and I said uh-oh. When I came back in to have a little breakfast I checked the weather again - sunshine with wind

 Menagerie: A collection of wild animals kept in captivity. Yes they were wild animals (fish) but they weren't in captivity - we caught them wild. Maybe a Conglomeration? Conglomeration:   a number of different things parts or items th

 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

 Looking at the weather forecast last night I thought for sure we'd be getting wet today. But when I got up this morning it had improved which was great because we were going anyway!  I met Henry Ross and his crew - David Gray and Dick

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

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

 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

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

  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!&n

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

 I was back down at Sawpit Creek this morning meeting Dean Jensen and his sons Eli and Tyler early. We headed up the intracoastal then up the Nassau to make our first stop at the Spanish Drop area. The tide had been coming in a few hours so we

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

 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

We had another beautiful day to be out fishing Amelia Island waters today.  I had met Henry Weiner down at the Fernandina Beach Harbor Marina this morning and we made a short run around to the outside of Tiger Island to fish float rigs and live

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

 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

Yesterday morning was some really tough fishing.  The Northeast winds had blown the water in and made the high tide even higher and we struggled to find a bite much less to find a fish!  But yesterday afternoon as the water came out of the

  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

 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