Brian Deem was in town on business but took the time to get his older sons Jordan and Hunter out on the water for some Amelia Island backcountry fishing. We met at the South End boat ramp and headed up to Jackstaff to fish the last couple of hours of an outgoing tide. The oysters were already showing so we anchored up at a runout and it wasn't long before everyone was catching fish! In addition to some feisty Redfish action, they also hooked up to some Trout. Jordan had the opportunity to experience some BIG fish action by hooking up to not one, but two large Bonnethead Shark. He fought the fish like a pro for what seemed like an hour, but they eventually got their teeth across the leader and cut themselves off. We moved up the river and picked up another fat Trout, caught some nice finger mullet with the cast net, and then Hunter caught a very large Ladyfish and then we caught another Redfish.
So far we had (7-8)Reds, (2) Trout, a Drum, a Ladyfish and (2) Shark hookups. We ended the trip fishing the last of the outgoing tide at Broward Island. Although it was a beautiful evening, the fish wanted no part of taking our bait, so we headed in as the sun set, counting it as another great day to be out on the water!
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