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We're into our summer weather pattern - warm and muggy in the morning and today we had overcast skies with expected thunderstorms later in the day.  I met father and son angling duo Josh and Noah Thompson down at the Sawpit Creek boat

We started todays trip low in bait - just what had left over from yesterday but my guests brothers Chris and Britt Daniel also brought along a couple of rods rigged with top water lures. We made the long run up the Nassau River (with a short pit sto

A week or so ago we had warm enough weather for me to be wearing shorts and flip flops and the water temperature got up over 70. But we had some cooler temperatures move in and the water temp has dropped down into the 60's and it seems the fish

I did two trips today the first with long time customer Bob Blalock. We met down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp under beautiful skies and with just a slight breeze and headed up the intercoastal and into Jackstaff and around to a small marsh runout t

We still haven't seen cooler temperatures here at Amelia Island yet but that hasn't adversely affected the fishing! Today I met Craig Feiberg and  his sons Asher and Rory up at the Dee Dee Bartels Park and boat ramp and we had a plan! I

I wrapped up my week fishing with the Cervino family - Nick and Tara and their daughters Lila and Julia. We met down at the Big  Talbot Island Park boat ramp early this morning and then made the long run down to Broward Island to take advantage

Now that every thing has settled down from hurricane Irma I was able to get out on the water with Adam and Patty Garner this morning meeting them up at the Dee Dee Bartels Park on the north end of the island. There were a few logs in the river as we

For August it's not a bad fishing trip when you have overcast skies and just a slight breeze and only one little sprinkle throughout the day. That's what we had yesterday when I fished with Mike Houston his daughter Catherine and his son-in-

The mornings are just getting better and better since Hurricane Maria passed way off in the Atlantic. Today I met Domenic Ferelli and his friend Bob up at the north end ramp and we made a quick run over to Lanceford Creek with a plan to fish some do

Boy what a beautiful morning we had today. I had met Grant Hollenbeck and his son Alex down at the south end boat ramp and as we made our first run down to Pumpkin Hill the sun was coming p behind a large cloud and made an awesome view! There was on

Today when we left my dock we headed into the deep creeks north of Everglades City. While at the creeks we caught a nice mix of mangrove snapper trout and Black drum using live shrimp for bait. Fishing in the Everglades has been great providing with

Great weekend of fishing out of Ponce. The water clarity and temperature are ideal for both bottom fishing as well as trolling.  King mackerel and  bonitas are plenty at almost any depth.  However if you want dinner there’s nothi

What a great way to wrap a week up fishing with friends and neighbors Mark and Nilda Laurint and their son Brent visiting home from New York!  We  met down at the Big Talbot Island Park boat ramp and headed up the Nassau River making the l

Wow what a pretty morning! And it only got better! I met Joanne and Frank Esch down at the Big Talbot Island Park early and we made the short run up the intercoastal and dipped into Jackstaff to begin a slow creep along the marsh line on the very la

We both agreed that it was an ideal day for fishing the backwaters of Amelia Island. I had met Jim Metternich down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp this morning and as we headed out we had overcast skies just a slight breeze a baitwell full of live shr

After a day off I was back to work meeting Dean Jensen and his two sons Elijah and Tyler down at the Big Talbot Island Park boat ramp this morning. We had excellent weather - the slight breeze made it really comfortable to fish - and we made a quick

You just can't beat these beautiful days for fishing here at Amelia Island! I met Paul Amos and his girlfriend Laura down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp and we headed up the Amelia River to make our first stop in at Jackstaff Creek. The tide had

An absolutely beautiful day greeted Tom McDonough and I when we made it to the boat ramp early this morning. There was just a slight breeze and a few high clouds in the sky when we left the Sawpit Creek boat ramp and headed up the intercoastal with

I took my brother Jeff and his sons Mark and Andrew out for his birthday on 120119. We got out in the dark had a beautiful morning finding Pilchards is a very important part of the Mutton Snapper fishery. We have been lucky lately and they seem to b

Another month has passed here at Bud n' Mary's marina in Islamorada Florida Keys! Business is slowing down as we are hitting "off season" with the kids going to back to school and summer travel coming to an end. We have had both some