I met the Moore family, Daniel and Donna along with their two kids Ansley and Landon down at the Big Talbot Island Park boat ramp this morning and we headed up to the Horsehead area to fish the last couple of hours of an outgoing tide. We were fishing with jigs and shrimp, slow on the bottom and it took a while to get some bites. It was one of the first days I've seen where there was a lot of bait movement up in the shallows and maybe the fish had too much to eat! But these anglers were patient and eventually young Ansley "got the skunk off the boat" and landed a hard fighting Jack Crevalle. She followed that up with a high humping Ladyfish - the "poor mans Tarpon". We fished the area for about an hour and half, had some bites, but no real takers, then headed around to the Nassau River to fish Bubblegum Reef. Again, we had nibbles and luckily Ansley was doing her thing because she landed another Jack. The rest of us had a good hookup or two, lost them, then Landon reeled in a couple of feisty Croaker. We then made a run to Broward Island to fish the very last of an outgoing tide and once again, Ansley found a Ladyfish! But shortly after, Daniel had a subtle nibble, a strong bite, and he set the hook, FISH ON! He put young Landon on the rod and together they fought the fish away from the tree limbs, out into the deep water, then from bow to stern. The big fish got into the current and gave a valiant fight but he was no match for the Moore family! Ansley was "coaching 'em up" and Donna manned the catch net and they soon landed a big 26 3/4" "Tournament Red"! Boy what a fish and boy what a fight! The anglers added one more keeper sized Seatrout then we headed in, counting it as another great day to be fishing Amelia Island waters!
I met the Moore family, Daniel and Donna along with their two kids Ansley and Landon down at the Big Talbot Island Park boat ramp this morning and we headed up to the Horsehead area to fish the last couple of hours of an outgoing tide. We were fishing with jigs and shrimp, slow on the bottom and it took a while to get some bites. It was one of the first days I've seen where there was a lot of bait movement up in the shallows and maybe the fish had too much to eat! But these anglers were patient and eventually young Ansley "got the skunk off the boat" and landed a hard fighting Jack Crevalle. She followed that up with a high humping Ladyfish - the "poor mans Tarpon". We fished the area for about an hour and half, had some bites, but no real takers, then headed around to the Nassau River to fish Bubblegum Reef. Again, we had nibbles and luckily Ansley was doing her thing because she landed another Jack. The rest of us had a good hookup or two, lost them, then Landon reeled in a couple of feisty Croaker. We then made a run to Broward Island to fish the very last of an outgoing tide and once again, Ansley found a Ladyfish! But shortly after, Daniel had a subtle nibble, a strong bite, and he set the hook, FISH ON! He put young Landon on the rod and together they fought the fish away from the tree limbs, out into the deep water, then from bow to stern. The big fish got into the current and gave a valiant fight but he was no match for the Moore family! Ansley was "coaching 'em up" and Donna manned the catch net and they soon landed a big 26 3/4" "Tournament Red"! Boy what a fish and boy what a fight! The anglers added one more keeper sized Seatrout then we headed in, counting it as another great day to be fishing Amelia Island waters!
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