The low tide was scheduled for around 1:50pm so Frank Bioteau and I planned to meet at the City marina at 1pm to get in some Amelia Island back country fishing. It was cool enough for a light jacket but there was very little breeze and the sun was breaking through some slightly overcast skies as we headed out the marina and ran up Lanceford Creek to fish the exposed oyster beds. It was a good pick because we hadn't been fishing long before Frank began to pick up some feisty Redfish. He encouraged me to join in so I picked up one of my light spinning outfits and began to catch some fish too. We had a good handful of Redfish and a Trout or two before we picked up and ran around to Tiger Island to fish the first of an incoming tide. Again, feisty Redfish and a couple of Seatrout. Frank added a hard fighting Black "puppy" Drum and I had a a couple of keeper sized Sheepshead -rounding out an Amelia Island Back Country Grand Slam of Redfish, Seatrout, Drum and Sheepshead! We made a run up to the Jolley River where we picked up a couple more Redfish and Seatrout then made our last stop on the big loop at Bell River. Again, Redfish and Seatrout. By this time the breeze had dropped to almost nothing making the water almost like a mirror as the sun began to go down. What a fun fishing trip and a great way to spend the day out on Amelia Island waters!
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