Blair Bennett treated his two young angler grandkids to an Amelia Island back country fishing trip on
The Anglers Mark this morning. We met at the Atlantic Seafood dock at the City of Fernandina Beach Marina at 7am and headed up Lanceford Creek to fish the dock pilings on a falling tide. The oysters were still covered but we still went with some 1/4 oz jigs and mudminnows, makin sure we didn't get up into any oyster beds. Young Ella started the catching early by hooking up with some hungry Snapper. Later, both she and Ezra caught some feisty Redfish. Ezra had something heavy on his line and we all thought that maybe he had another "Oyster Fish" when it started pulling back! He kept the pressure up and eventually worked in a nice 19" keeper sized Flounder, putting him in a tie for 2nd in The Anglers Mark Bragging Rights Tournament! With Redfish caught and now a Flounder, it was just a matter of time before these young anlgers had rounded out there Amelia Island backcountry Slam, and sure enough, Ezra reeled one in, all before 8:30 AM! We eventually made run up to Jolley River to fish some creek runouts and the catching continued. The Redfish didn't quite make it into the slot but they were fun to catch and put up a good fight. On our way back into the marina we saw a couple of Manatee lolling in the shallows so we pulled up and watched, then called it a day, another great one to be out on Amelia Island waters!
Blair Bennett treated his two young angler grandkids to an Amelia Island back country fishing trip on The Anglers Mark this morning. We met at the Atlantic Seafood dock at the City of Fernandina Beach Marina at 7am and headed up Lanceford Creek to fish the dock pilings on a falling tide. The oysters were still covered but we still went with some 1/4 oz jigs and mudminnows, makin sure we didn't get up into any oyster beds. Young Ella started the catching early by hooking up with some hungry Snapper. Later, both she and Ezra caught some feisty Redfish. Ezra had something heavy on his line and we all thought that maybe he had another "Oyster Fish" when it started pulling back! He kept the pressure up and eventually worked in a nice 19" keeper sized Flounder, putting him in a tie for 2nd in The Anglers Mark Bragging Rights Tournament! With Redfish caught and now a Flounder, it was just a matter of time before these young anlgers had rounded out there Amelia Island backcountry Slam, and sure enough, Ezra reeled one in, all before 8:30 AM! We eventually made run up to Jolley River to fish some creek runouts and the catching continued. The Redfish didn't quite make it into the slot but they were fun to catch and put up a good fight. On our way back into the marina we saw a couple of Manatee lolling in the shallows so we pulled up and watched, then called it a day, another great one to be out on Amelia Island waters!
1 comment:
A charter with Capt Piper worth every penny! He is fantastic with kids and will put you on fish!
You wont find a better way to spend a morning!
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