Mark McDonald and his two friends Kevin and Derrick were visiting Amelia Island for some R&R and contacted me to do some Amelia Island backcountry fishing on The Anglers Mark. We left the Atlantic Seafood boat ramp in downtown Fernandina Beach at daybreak and headed up to the docks on Lanceford Creek and anchored upstream from one. It wasn't long before the anglers were getting bites then Derrick started off the catching with a live shrimp under a float rig. FISH ON! He pulled in a nice Trout, then Mark hooked up to a feisty Redfish on a jig/shrimp combo. From then on it was fish catch'n time as the trio reeled in Trout and Redfish almost non stop for an hour. There was a couple of times when we had "doubles" and it was nice to see that a few of the Trout making keeper size, with one just a little over 19". Kevin caught his share of Reds but also added a nice keeper sized flounder, the first I've seen in a while. The bite eventually slowed so we moved on, hitting a 2-3 more areas of flooded oyster beds, but we had no luck. Our last stop was behind Tiger Island and it wasn't long before the guys were catching fish again. Redfish, Redfish, Trout, and Redfish was kinda how it went. A couple of the Trout made keeper size. We all noticed that both stops that produced fish were near some sort of structure. With a full day of catching and fish in the box, we headed in, counting it as another great day to be out on the water!
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