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We had a beautiful morning today although the forecast had called for a 40% chance of rain and a not a drop fell. We did have a few clouds and nice breeze that made for some great fishing weather here at Amelia Island. I had meet Kyle and Whitney Go

 The Graff's were in town for a long week of relaxation and they took in an Amelia Island Back Country fishing trip the day after Labor Day. I had met Jim Graff and his wife Sarah and his daughter Casey down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp ea

 I was out at Goffinsville Park as the sun came up this morning meeting John Raker and his friends Kurtand Melissa for a back country fishing trip here at Amelia Island. We made a quick run up the Nassau and found a shell bottomed bank to drift

  I was back to work today fishing with Suzanna Braun and her son Michael after meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early this morning. The wind was so still the sand gnats were back so we hurriedly left the dock and headed up the i

March 15   2016 The wind has been blowing and the fish have been chewing. On our near shore rocks there is pelagic activity with Spanish mackerel and the local trout sea bass flounder bluefish ladyfish and many others are in the same area. The b

We had another gorgeous fishing day out on the water here at Amelia Island. I had met Bob Blalock and his fishing team made up of brother and sister-in-law Tom and Martha up at the Dee Dee Bartels Park boat ramp early. We had a tide that had been co

 I normally don't look at the weather report but one day at a time especially when I'm running 6 days of the week so when I mentioned the wind at the bait shop to another guide the first of this week and he said it's going to be lik

Hook the Snook Snook are just starting to move and get back to their normal summer areas. We have been seeing more snook near freshwater runoff or on the flats and Mangrove shorelines with the mullet schools. Live scaled sardines are the bait of choi

Today we caught Mangrove Snapper Pinfish Grouper Seatrout Flounder Redfish Ladyfish Jack Crevalle Bonnethead Shark and Needlefish - and almost the Kitchen Sink!  I had met Jon Beall and  his son Brian up at Old Town Bait and Tackle and aft

March 8 2016 Anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key caught and released trout bluefish Spanish mackerel pompano and ladyfish in Sarasota Bay; along with trout a

I had the pleasure of fishing with Zach Peyton and his dad Bob again today leaving out of the the City marina early this morning and heading south to fish the Horsehead area on the last few hours of an incoming tide. We eased up into a creek and beg

  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

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 freak part break last week and it almost kept me off the water. The bracket on the starter broke not letting the motor start and we had to be towed in by Boat U.S. The only positive that day was we got out early and netted allot of bait. I w

We wrapped the week up with another beautiful day to be fishing here at Amelia Island. I had met Chuck and Marca Benton along with their daughter Kristin down at the City marina and we ran north to fish around Tiger Island on the very last of an out

 I fished south again today meeting William and Dara Blalock out at the Goffinville Park boat ramp.  If I had to sum up the day it was a Jack of a day! As the sun was coming up there was a lady at the dock who shot some pictures of us leav

 I was down at the south end today meeting the Sorah team - Chris his dad Ken and Bryce the son/grandson. We headed up the intercoastal turned into the Nassau and ran up the river a bit to begin fishing at Spanish Drop with float rigs on an alr

 It's that time of year that when we launch the sun is just coming up over the horizon and boy was it pretty today! And the water was slick as a lake! I had met David Snyder and his fishing buddy Brad Baudek out at Goffinsville Park and aft

Good morning everyone. Things are finally picking up on the beaches with glass minnows and Pilchards showing up on various beaches to the delight of Snook Ladyfish Jack Crevalle and a few Tarpon. There is still plenty of weed in some places but not

Fished 3 trips today back to back to back.  Caught Macks Snook Trout Jacks Ladyfish Blue runners Bluefish  and 1 really fine Snook on the last trip of the day.