Young Harrison Davis was chomping at the big to get out on the Amelia Island back waters this morning so when he and his dad Glen met me at the dock we wasted no time heading north on the first of an incoming tide. It took only a few casts to hookup with a nice fish and Harrison reeled in his first Redfish ever! What a great way to start out a fishing trip! Then it was Glen's turn and this was a Big fish! His rod bent double and the drag sang, FISH ON! He played the big fish patiently and with Harrison on the catch net, they soon landed a nice 24" Slot Redfish! Harrison had declared it a "catch and release" day so all fish caught were returned to be caught another day. From then on the anglers were getting bites and landed a good handful of Seatrout with one measuring to 18", placing Glen on the board of my Anglers Mark 2014 Bragging Rights Tournament (scroll down right side of this report for standings). Harrison had quickly gotten the hang of the jig fishing and caught a few of the Trout and then caught and landed a Weakfish, something we haven't seen in a while. We also had a sighting of the resident Atlantic Salt Marsh Mink. After the bite slowed we made our way around to another creek and Glen immediately began to catch fish, first a feisty Redfish then BOOM, a Big Redfish! This fish took Glen from the bow to the stern and back and under but Glen worked the big fish like a pro and won this epic battle! Harrison was on the net again and hoisted in the big 26.25" Redfish, putting Glen on the board of the Bragging Rights Tournament - Redfish Category. Glen ended up having the biggest fish but Harrison put more variety in the boat, landing Redfish, Seatrout, Weakfish and a hungry Black Drum. With that, we called it a day, another great one to be out on Amelia Island waters.
Young Harrison Davis was chomping at the big to get out on the Amelia Island back waters this morning so when he and his dad Glen met me at the dock we wasted no time heading north on the first of an incoming tide. It took only a few casts to hookup with a nice fish and Harrison reeled in his first Redfish ever! What a great way to start out a fishing trip! Then it was Glen's turn and this was a Big fish! His rod bent double and the drag sang, FISH ON! He played the big fish patiently and with Harrison on the catch net, they soon landed a nice 24" Slot Redfish! Harrison had declared it a "catch and release" day so all fish caught were returned to be caught another day. From then on the anglers were getting bites and landed a good handful of Seatrout with one measuring to 18", placing Glen on the board of my Anglers Mark 2014 Bragging Rights Tournament (scroll down right side of this report for standings). Harrison had quickly gotten the hang of the jig fishing and caught a few of the Trout and then caught and landed a Weakfish, something we haven't seen in a while. We also had a sighting of the resident Atlantic Salt Marsh Mink. After the bite slowed we made our way around to another creek and Glen immediately began to catch fish, first a feisty Redfish then BOOM, a Big Redfish! This fish took Glen from the bow to the stern and back and under but Glen worked the big fish like a pro and won this epic battle! Harrison was on the net again and hoisted in the big 26.25" Redfish, putting Glen on the board of the Bragging Rights Tournament - Redfish Category. Glen ended up having the biggest fish but Harrison put more variety in the boat, landing Redfish, Seatrout, Weakfish and a hungry Black Drum. With that, we called it a day, another great one to be out on Amelia Island waters.
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