I had the pleasure of getttig to fish today with newlyweds Joe and Frances Farmer who were visiting Amelia Island for their honeymoon. We met down at Sawpit Creek and then ran up into the Horsehead area to fish the mouth of Jackstaff Creek as the tide came back in. We started off with topwater lures, had some "spits' at 'em then switched to jig and shrimp combos. Joe hooked up with a couple of Trout, and then Frances reeled in a Stingray as Joe had a strong hookup. We got the ray as Joe played his fish patiently and eventually we netted a nice Slot
Redfish. We ran around to Bubblegum Reef, picked up a couple more Trout, a Grey Snapper, and a Jack, then we continued on to Broward Island to fish the downed logs. Joe picked up another Snapper then Frances rounded out the couple's Amelia Island back country Slam by hooking up with and getting to the net a hungry Flounder. We made our last stop in Christopher Creek, caught another Jack and Snapper then as we were about to leave, Joe spotted a long silouette in the water and as we watched we saw that it was a juvenile Manatee cruising along! How Cool! We watched it for a while, snapped some pictures, then headed in, counting it as another great day to spend out on Amelia Island waters!
I had the pleasure of getttig to fish today with newlyweds Joe and Frances Farmer who were visiting Amelia Island for their honeymoon. We met down at Sawpit Creek and then ran up into the Horsehead area to fish the mouth of Jackstaff Creek as the tide came back in. We started off with topwater lures, had some "spits' at 'em then switched to jig and shrimp combos. Joe hooked up with a couple of Trout, and then Frances reeled in a Stingray as Joe had a strong hookup. We got the ray as Joe played his fish patiently and eventually we netted a nice Slot 
Redfish. We ran around to Bubblegum Reef, picked up a couple more Trout, a Grey Snapper, and a Jack, then we continued on to Broward Island to fish the downed logs. Joe picked up another Snapper then Frances rounded out the couple's Amelia Island back country Slam by hooking up with and getting to the net a hungry Flounder. We made our last stop in Christopher Creek, caught another Jack and Snapper then as we were about to leave, Joe spotted a long silouette in the water and as we watched we saw that it was a juvenile Manatee cruising along! How Cool! We watched it for a while, snapped some pictures, then headed in, counting it as another great day to spend out on Amelia Island waters!
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