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Another pretty morning thankfully -clear skies mild temperature and just a slight breeze. I met Pete Nolan and his fishing buddy Jeff down at Sawpit Creek and with a baitwell full of live shrimp we made the run up the intracoastal made a veer into J

 I fished yesterday afternoon and even though the rain had passed us by we had a bit of wind to deal with. But Chris Bremer and his grandson Matteo were game to go fishing! We left the Old Town Bait and Tackle dock and headed up to the Jolley R

 I was out again today fishing with Steve Buckley meeting him down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp early. We've fished north the last two times we've fished together but I wanted to show Steve another side of Amelia Island. We ran up the Nass

 I fished early this morning meeting Patrick Tighe and his daughters up at Old Town Bait and Tackle at sunrise and after easing out of Eagans Creek we made our way up and around to the Jolley River. We set up tossing float rigs and live shrimp

  I was back fishing today when I met Nick Burke and his fishing partner Sajia down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early. There was a bit of fog but it didn't affect the visibility so much that we couldn't make the run up the intercoasta

 You may have noticed that hurricane Milton messed me up last week - 4-5 canceled trips! But I was back at it today and what a way to come back to work! My theory is that the fish are gorging themselves getting ready for winter - the fish catch

  When I met Jeff Adams his son Beau and father-in-law Charlie up at Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp this morning I mentioned that I had live shrimp and mud minnows for bait and young Beau set me straight - Potayto's-Potahto's - it&#

  I was remiss in looking at the weather forecast - I noted that the wind was going to be a manageable 11mph but I didn't look at the rain forecast - and we paid for it! I had met William and Dara Blalock out at Goffinsivlle Park boat ramp

 It looks like I wrapped my week up fishing this morning with the Sparrow crew - Will his kids Abigailand William and his mother Nancy -meeting them up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. We had a bait will full of live shrimp and frisky

 Thanksgiving week and back to fishing!  I met Joey and Tanya Vasquez up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp early on a tide that still had about an hour of going out to hit bottom. We made a long run up to the Jolley River up the ri

Tough wind and surf conditions have limited offshore and surf anglers but inshore fishing continues to hold up well. Seatrout catches continue to improve throughout the IRL with spoil islands continuing to yield good catches on soft plastics and liv

 I wrapped my week up fishing with Bill Redfield and his friends Elaine and Joel meeting them out at Goffinville Park boat ramp. We had live shrimp finger mullet and a few mud minnows to fish with and they all caught fish. After leaving the ram

 I fished with the Bailey boys Douglas and his sons Anderson and Dylan and his father-in-law Glenan meeting them down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp to wrap my week up. We headed out on a tide that had been going out for less than an hour running up

 Judging by the amount of Ladyfish we caught today and the variety of Jacks Mangroves Sharks and Pinfish I'd say it is still Summer!  I had met Bob Kossman and John Suebert down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early and we headed up the

  I fished this morning with Leah and Brian Newsom and their grandson Caleb meeting them up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. We put out 3 crabs traps on the way to the first stop over at Tyger Island but when we got there we began fis

 I had thought about putting Saturdays 26 and 25.5 fish on the Bragging Rights Board but I knew they would never stand thru the year. And today's fish proved it! I had met Gregg Fitgerald and his brother in law fishing partner John out at G

 We shook things up today and did something different - after meeting John Raker out at Goffinsville Park we headed east out to Nassau Sound and found some structure to fish with jigs and mud minnows. I think it was John's 3rd cast when he

 I fished with the Stein girls today - Ellina Emily Liz and Erin - meeting them early down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. In addition to getting a break and visiting Amelia Island they were also helping Erin celebrate a birthday!  We ran u

Cooler temps have brought Spanish Mackerel and Bluefish to the area joined by lots of Jack Crevalle and some Pompano. Spoons jigs and even topwater plugs have all bee effective on the Spanish and Bluefish Fish Gum clams and sand fleas have been work

  I fished this morning with John Pellerin and his buddy visiting from Montana another John. Although the sun was out when we met at 8:30 it stilled seemed awful cold but that didn't last past the first run. We ran way up the Nassau and dip