Double Slam

I fished the south end today, launching at the Big Talbot Island Park
on a high and still incoming tide.  Bill Walker had set the trip up and had his fiancé Katie and her dad Ronnie, planning to do some Amelia Island back country fishing.  We ran north, up the Nassau River and made our first stop at some flooded oysters. The anglers were tossing live shrimp and mud minnows up to the marsh grass.  It took just a little while but Bill was able to knock the "skunk off the boat" when he hooked up and patiently played in a nice Redfish.  We fished until the tide peaked then made a run around and through Jackstaff then up into a side creek.  The catching heated up here with both Bill and Ronnie landing some fat Seatrout.  Further down the bank Ronnie had a strong hookup and landed another nice Redfish and then Katie got on the board by catching a Flounder to give the anglers their first Amelia Island Back Country Slam.  We crossed over to Jackstaff "bank" where Bill and Katie switched to a jig. This did the trick for Katie - she picked up a Trout and a Jack Crevalle.  After fishing a good stretch of marsh line on the outgoing tide, we made one final run back to

the Nassau River, fished an oyster outcrop, and Ronnie hooked up with a keeper sized Flounder to give the anglers their 2nd Slam of the day.  We ended the trip with Bill battling a Bonnethead Shark for a good 5-10 minutes, then we called it a day, another great one to be fishing Amelia Island waters!