BJ and Jeannie Craig were back on Amelia Island this morning and this time they brought along their friends Maryann and Tommy Tompkins to fish the back waters of Amelia Island on
The Anglers Mark. We headed up the Bell River to fish some dock pilings as the oysters just began to show on an outgoing tide. We were fishing with jigs and shrimp and mud minnows and it didn't take long to get some hookups. BJ broke the ice with a hungry Snapper then Tommy hooked up with something big and the fight was on! He played the fish patiently and after a number of runs that put a bend in his
TFO Tactical spinning rod, he landed a nice 22" Slot Redfish! But that was just the beginning because BJ hooked up with something bigger, fought it perfectly, but this big Red finally found its way into the dock pilings and broke itself off, OUCH! And moments later, Tommy had the same thing happen. His fish ran deep and I thought for sure that we were in the clear but it too made it's way back to the safety of the dock pilings and , BAP, FISH OFF! These big wily Reds know how to play the game! We continued to fish, caught couple of hard fighting Puppy Drum and a handful of "baitstealers", then made a run up to the Joelly River. The wind had picked up somewhat and although it felt good, it had muddied the water of Jolley Bank and we had very few bites except a nice Flounder that Tommy picked up at a creek mouth. We moved on up the river, fished Snook Creek, hooked up with a Shark for a brief 2 seconds, then headed around to the MOA to try our luck, which had pretty much run out! Our last stop at Tiger Island on the very first of an incoming tide produced a hungry Seatrout that Jeannie picked up. With that, we called it a day, another great one to be out on Amelia Island waters!
BJ and Jeannie Craig were back on Amelia Island this morning and this time they brought along their friends Maryann and Tommy Tompkins to fish the back waters of Amelia Island on The Anglers Mark. We headed up the Bell River to fish some dock pilings as the oysters just began to show on an outgoing tide. We were fishing with jigs and shrimp and mud minnows and it didn't take long to get some hookups. BJ broke the ice with a hungry Snapper then Tommy hooked up with something big and the fight was on! He played the fish patiently and after a number of runs that put a bend in his TFO Tactical spinning rod, he landed a nice 22" Slot Redfish! But that was just the beginning because BJ hooked up with something bigger, fought it perfectly, but this big Red finally found its way into the dock pilings and broke itself off, OUCH! And moments later, Tommy had the same thing happen. His fish ran deep and I thought for sure that we were in the clear but it too made it's way back to the safety of the dock pilings and , BAP, FISH OFF! These big wily Reds know how to play the game! We continued to fish, caught couple of hard fighting Puppy Drum and a handful of "baitstealers", then made a run up to the Joelly River. The wind had picked up somewhat and although it felt good, it had muddied the water of Jolley Bank and we had very few bites except a nice Flounder that Tommy picked up at a creek mouth. We moved on up the river, fished Snook Creek, hooked up with a Shark for a brief 2 seconds, then headed around to the MOA to try our luck, which had pretty much run out! Our last stop at Tiger Island on the very first of an incoming tide produced a hungry Seatrout that Jeannie picked up. With that, we called it a day, another great one to be out on Amelia Island waters!
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