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Well we had pre-frontal conditions here today on 3/4/12 strong winds out of the SW blowing 20 mph. Capt. Rick Stanczyk decided to stay close to home and try some bonefishing in islamorada. The overcast skies strong winds and incoming front gave us p

 Bragging Rights Busted. I had met Scott er and his son Benny up at Old Town Bait and Tackle this afternoon on a tide that had been coming in for about an hour. We made our way over to Tyger Island and fished the logs with jigs and live shrimp.

She can take her pick but young angler Lenora has a bright future ahead of her when it come to fishing! Her mother Marnie Bird and her Uncle Dave met me down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early this morning and we made the run thru Middle River and

There were three generations fishing off of The Anglers Mark today - Mark Barickman his son Matt and his  father-in-law Steve.  We met down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early - 7am and I had actually launched just after 6am to try an

  All week long we've had beautiful days today included but for the most part we had to really work to get some fish in the boat. But today we had the beauty and we caught more fish!  I had met Robert Stettner and David Vice out at Gof

  You'd think it was almost summer! When I launched at Goffinsville Park this morning the water was still and the sun was out and we soon found out that summertime fish were here! I met Jason Wells and his teenaged son Jackson early and we

It was a guys trip Grand dad Dave son-in-laws Bruce and Chris and grandson Griffin all set up to fish the back waters of Amelia Island this morning on The Anglers Mark.  We met down at the Fernandina Harbor Marina and headed up to fish Jolley B

 We launched this  morning down at Sawpit under some really eerie skies -dark clouds as the sun came up- we were expecting rain but luckily never got it!  I had met Todd Johnson and his son Oliver early and we made a short run up and

  I fished with the Williams family this morning Mark and Candi and their son Cash meeting them up at the Dee Dee Bartels Park early. We made a quick run around to the Tyger logs and began fishing with jigs and live shrimp on the first of an in

 Amelia Island I was back to work today fishing south out of Sawpit Creek with Scott and Carron Frost. After meeting them early we headed up the intercoastal thru the Back River and around to Pumpkin Hill and set  up fishing float rigs and

They only come around once in a while but when you have one of those Banner Days you have to make the best of it and that's what this trio of anglers did today. I had met Jay Mathews and two of his adult kids Will and Becky down at the Sawpit Cr

I had a trip set  up today by Capt. Scott Stewart fishing out of Fernandina Beach Harbor Marina with a group here during a conference/business meeting.  We left the marina with Scott and Keli Backes and their friend Shawn and headed straig

Steve Pautler was visiting Amelia Island for a conference and squeezed in an Amelia Island back country fishing trip this afternoon before getting down to business.  I met him down at the Big Talbot Island Park boat ramp and we headed up the Am

I had the pleasure of fishing with the Huffman family this morning Michele and Robert and their two kids Ashlyn and Jackson. We had met down at the Big Talbot Island Park boat ramp at the peak of high tide and ran up the Nassau River to make our fir

I fished with sisters Karen Lynette and Mitzi yesterday evening launching from the Atlantic Seafood dock during the last few hours of a high and incoming tide.  We made a stop on the outside of Tiger Island and Mitzi was the first to hookup cat

We had a beautiful morning and early afternoon to fish today and I had the pleasure to take Jack and Cynthia Holler along with their friend Tammy out on the back waters of Amelia Island.  We met down at the Big Talbot Island Park boat ramp and

  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

  I wrapped the week up fishing with  my newest in-laws Douglas and Cindy Bailey who were down visiting Amelia Island to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary!  We met up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp eased out of Eagan

I fished this morning with Jim Jeffers and his wife Becky who brought along their niece Hanna. We met at the City marina and headed north with clear skies and almost no breeze. Our first stop was on the outside of Tiger Island and I had the anglers

 About when I think I've got fishing figured out I get surprised. This morning after meeting Henry Ross his sister Laura and her husband Dennis down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp we ran up the intracoastal up the Nassau and set up on a larg