The Bite got Better and Better

Ricky Williams was visiting Amelia Island with his family this week and treated his two sons Riley and Cooper to a morning of Amelia Island backcountry fishing on The Anglers Mark.  We left the Sawpit Creek boat ramp this morning at 7am sharp and headed up the Nassau River, skirting sandbars as the tide began its last hour of runout.  We made our first stop at a small creek on Nassau River and the anglers began to toss their jig/shrimp combo to the oyster lined banks.  Riley made a good cast into the creek mouth and immediately had a strong hookup and after playing the fish perfectly, landed a nice 18" Flounder.  We hit a few creek runouts then ran over to the docks of Nassauville where the Ladyfish were pounding baitfish.  All of the anglers had good hookups and landings of the "Poor Mans Tarpon", and Cooper landed the largest of them all..  Riley tossed a shrimp under float to the rocks and it quickly dissapeared and he had a good fight with a feisty Redfish.  There were more good bites there but no real takers so we headed up to Broward Island to fish the perfect incoming tide.  Riley's first cast produced a good Redfish and for the next hour the anglers were catching fish.  They caught a number of just short Reds then Riley had a strong bite and FISH ON!  He played the fish like a pro and landed a nice slot sized Redfish.  After a couple more Reds, Ricky had a strong hookup and eventually landed another Slot Red and while we were getting pictures, Riley had a hookup!  Another Slot Red!  We fished the island for a while then headed in, counting it as another great day to be on the water!