Just another beautiful morning fishing the back waters of Amelia Island! I had met David Howard and his son Graham at the Atlantic Seafood dock down at the City of Fernandina Beach marina this morning at 7am and we'd made our first stop at the outside of Tiger Island. We had only been fishing a few minutes on the glassy waters when we were treated to a Manatee popping it's head up just in front of the bow! We also had a number of Dolphin sightings throughout the trip. We had just a few bites but no takers and had a crowd of boats nearby so we headed up to Jolley River to enjoy our solitude. Fishing a small marsh run out, Graham was able to haul in a feisty Redfish. We moved around to "Snook Creek" and after fishing for just a little while, we had a strong hookup. Graham again fought the fish and this one gave a pretty good battle, diving deep under the boat before being subdued, and as we netted the fish, Graham nailed the identity, calling "Grouper!" And it sure was! I've had guests catch some of these small Grouper but this was the biggest so far and I think I was more excited than Graham and David! We continued to fish the creek and caught a keeper sized Snapper before moving down to Jolley Bank and trolling the exposed oyster beds. The anglers picked up a couple of Trout, a Croaker, another feisty Redfish before we called it a day, another great one to be out on Amelia Islandwaters!
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