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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

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 Friday running up to the annual Florida/Georgia football game - great weather for a great weekend!  I had met Brian Roach and his fishing buddy Jason down at Sawpit Creek. All week I had noted that the fish catching was really sl

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

That's NOT what Paula Eldridge said when I spoke to her last night but more like we don't mind a little rain after I gave her the forecast of 45% chance for our trip this morning.  So we planned to meet up at the Old Town Bait and Tackl

 I fished today with Mark Richardson his son Braden and his friends Chris and Landon meeting them up at the Old Town Bait and  Tackle ramp early. We made a run over to Lanceford Creek and fished some flooding oyster beds on a high and inco

 I stepped out this morning and it was drizzling rain and the flag was flapping in the wind and I was thinking we may be in for a blustery day. But after launching down at Sawpit Creek and meeting Ed AndrewLavage and his wife Madonna the rain e

I fished north again today meeting Scott Jones and his fishing team - Mathew and Andrew - up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. We eased down Eagans Creek and made our way over to the outside of Tyger Island to set up tossing float rigs with

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

 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

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

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 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

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

 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

 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

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

 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

Kaitlyn Stover started her marriage off right by arranging an Amelia Island back country fishing for her new Hampton Inn and Suites located just across the street from the dock where I picked them up this morning at 7am.  We headed up to the Jo

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