I fished this afternoon with Paul Ricciardelli and his two sons Mike and Mathew, with the trip being set up by Paul's wife Elizabeth. We headed out but the wind had picked up from this morning and made the first stop tough to fish our float rigs and live shrimp. After no bites we moved around to behind Tiger Island and here things heated up. Young Mike started things off right, hooking up with a big fish, FISH ON! He worked it patiently and after the fish had taken him from bow to stern, landed a nice Slot Redfish measuring 22"! The other anglers got in on the action as Paul landed a few Seatrout, one after the other and Mathew found some feisty Redfish to bring to the boat. We moved up and down the island and as Mike fished deep he hooked up with bigger Trout, this one measuring 18.5" which puts him in first place in the Anglers Mark 2014 Bragging Rights Tournament-Trout Category! They caught more Trout, a Black Drum, and a Sheepshead to also record an Amelia Island Back Country "grand slam". We hit a couple of more spots but the NE wind eventually blew us off the water. However, we counted it as another great day to be out on Amelia Island waters!
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