Call it a Draw

The storm Arthur was off our coast today but the morning was beautiful with just a slight breeze.  I met Cory Freeman, his dad Glen and his son Carter down at the Big Talbot Island Park boat ramp and we ran up the Nassau River to fish some structure on the first of an incoming tide.  I think Carter's first cast produced a hungry Croaker, then we had a few nibbles, then Cory hooked up with something big.  He played the fish patiently but unfortunately it just wasn't to be and the wiley fish threw the hook.  The anglers picked up a Catfish and a small Flounder before we left the spot to

fish some rocks along Seymore's Pointe.  This did the trick!  We were tossing shrimp under float rigs and almost every cast produced a bite from Mangrove Snapper.  All three anglers were catching fish with a number of them being of keeper size.  We threw back a good handful of smaller ones.  We didn't know it because we were sheltered behind the land mass but the wind had picked up.  When we  ran to Broward Island to fish the first of the incoming tide we found the wind was affecting our fishing and catching!.  After a good effort we ran back to fish the sunken barge in Nassau River and picked up a few more Snapper and an ugly Toad Fish.  We made our last stop in Jackstaff, fishing the now flooded oysters with floats and mud minnows.  Cory wrapped the day up by landing a hardfighting Jack Crevalle.  With that, we called it a day, another great one to be fishing Amelia Island waters!