Oh what a beautiful morning! We had very little wind and sunny skies when I met Andy Jack and his son Ryan at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp located at Big Talbot Island Park this morning. We headed up the intracoastal waterway to begin fishing at the mouth of Jackstaff Creek on the very last of an incoming tide. The two anglers were making excellent casts with some li
ght tackle gear with topwater lures and were getting a number of "spits" and rolls at their baits, but had no real takers. We ran through Jackstaff and down to the Spanish Drop area to fish a large runout just as the tide started out. This proved to be just the ticket because both Ryan and Andy began to catch fish. Ryan had a strong hookup and FISH ON! He played the big fish perfectly - it ran like a shark, fought like a Red and shook like a Trout - and when he finally worked it up we saw that he had a large Jack Crevalle! We took some pictures and released it then went back to fishing. They were tossing float rigs with mud minnows and also were using the jig rigs with mud minnows and caught a good handful of Seatrout and another handful of Flounder, a couple of Ladyfish, and a few feisty Reds rounding at an Amelia Island Back Country Slam for both anglers. Moving down the Nassau River to a jutting oyster banks, Ryan got into some feisty Redfish and caught one after another while his dad patiently picked up any slack at the stern of the boat. We fished Bubblegum Reef and caught a couple of more Reds, hit Broward Island but had now real bites, then hit Bubblegum Reef one more time to catch some hungry Snapper. After a day of fishing and catching, we headed in, counting it as another great day on Amelia Island waters!
Oh what a beautiful morning! We had very little wind and sunny skies when I met Andy Jack and his son Ryan at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp located at Big Talbot Island Park this morning. We headed up the intracoastal waterway to begin fishing at the mouth of Jackstaff Creek on the very last of an incoming tide. The two anglers were making excellent casts with some light tackle gear with topwater lures and were getting a number of "spits" and rolls at their baits, but had no real takers. We ran through Jackstaff and down to the Spanish Drop area to fish a large runout just as the tide started out. This proved to be just the ticket because both Ryan and Andy began to catch fish. Ryan had a strong hookup and FISH ON! He played the big fish perfectly - it ran like a shark, fought like a Red and shook like a Trout - and when he finally worked it up we saw that he had a large Jack Crevalle! We took some pictures and released it then went back to fishing. They were tossing float rigs with mud minnows and also were using the jig rigs with mud minnows and caught a good handful of Seatrout and another handful of Flounder, a couple of Ladyfish, and a few feisty Reds rounding at an Amelia Island Back Country Slam for both anglers. Moving down the Nassau River to a jutting oyster banks, Ryan got into some feisty Redfish and caught one after another while his dad patiently picked up any slack at the stern of the boat. We fished Bubblegum Reef and caught a couple of more Reds, hit Broward Island but had now real bites, then hit Bubblegum Reef one more time to catch some hungry Snapper. After a day of fishing and catching, we headed in, counting it as another great day on Amelia Island waters!
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