Trout Machine

Today we finally had a little break in the wind and I was eager to get out on the water and see how the fishing was going to be.  And boy was I not disappointed!  I met Curtis and Emily Elliot at the Atlantic Seafood dock down at the Fernandina Beach Harbor Marina at 7:30 this morning and we headed up to Lanceford Creek to fish an outgoing tide.  The oysters were still covered as the anglers tossed their jig and shrimp combo to the dock pilings and...FISH ON!  Their first cast netted a feisty Redfish!  Both Emily and Curtis had numerous hookups with Redfish, then Emily brought in a keeper sized Black Drum.  With a Redfish and Drum in the boat, it wasn't long before she landed a nice keeper sized Trout, rounding out her version of an Amelia Island Back Country Slam!  Not to be outdone, Curtis added some Trout and then with his reel ripping, expertly landed a large 22" Seatrout!  This put him in first place in my Anglers Mark Bragging Rights Tournament - Trout category and unseated Mark Pettijohn who had taken the lead yesterday!  Scroll down the right side of this report to see current standings.  Then Emily hooked up with a big fish and landed a 19" Trout that put her in a tie for third place in the Bragging Rights Tourney!   When the wind shifted to the northeast, we headed up to Tiger Island and fished the deep waters off the island.  Emily claimed the title "Trout Machine" as she landed one after another of the Sea Trout with a couple being keeper sized,  then Curtis landed a hungry Flounder to round out his version of an Amelia Island Back Country Slam!  The anglers also landed a few Sand Trout, a Snapper and a Sea Bass for a great variety of fish catching!  With that, we called it a day and another great one to be out on Amelia Island waters!