High School Reunion Fishing

I fished today with William Blalock and his old friends Bryan and Jeff, meeting them out at the Goffinsville Park boat ramp. The tide still had a few hours of going out so we ran over to fish some dock pilings at Seymore's Pointe. It took just a few casts before all three anglers were hooking up. After getting a handful of Black "puppy" Drum, a handful of small but feisty Redfish, William finally had a bite that ripped some drag. It's crazy how a Redfish puts up such a fight when they get in the Slot size. William worked it to the net and landed a 20" Slot fish.

The tide was still going out so we ran down the Nassau River and set up alongside some exposed oysters and the fish catching really got hot. The trio were catching the feisty Reds, some hard fighting Jacks, and more feisty Reds. We moved up to a large marsh runout and again, catching on fire!  As we worked the bank I saw a large Flounder bust some bait and come out of the water. The shot was open and William took it and BOOM! Flounder On!  He played it patiently and landed a nice 18" keeper sized Flounder.

We moved back up to Seymore's, switched to float rigs, and with only minnows left in the bait well, began to work some structure. Jeff had found himself "boxed out" but he hit the perimeter his range, drifted up into a pocket, and hooked up with another nice fish. He worked it expertly to the boat and landed another nice 18" keeper sized Flounder. Things were slowing down, it was getting hot, but as we worked along the bank William's float disappeared and he had a hookup!  He fought it to the boat and landed another Slot Redfish.

It had been overcast all day, we'd gotten sprinkled on a couple of times, but the sun had come out and it turned out to be another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.