after 9am with the tide just beginning to turn and come back in. Our first stop was behind Tiger Island and it was almost picture perfect with very little wind and the tide creeping in. The anglers began to get some nibbles then Trey had a nibble nibble then a strong hookup, FISH ON! He played the fish perfectly and soon brought a nice Sheepshead to the boat. Shortly after he had another strong hookup but in seconds the big fish broke off. However, it wasn't long when IV had a good bite and he had a good fight on his hands, but he played the fish to the boat and we netted a nice 16" Flounder, putting IV on the board in my annual Bragging Rights Tournament! (See box at right for the leader board). The bite slowed so we made a run to the Lanceford Creek docks and it turned out to be a good move when Gary had a strong hookup and after working the fish in, we had a feisty Redfish, Gary's first! We repositioned and then all the anglers began to enjoy regular bites and the party ended up landing 4-5 feisty Redfish. Then Gary caught another one, but this one put up a bigger fight and when landed turned out to be a nice 20" Slot Redfish. Trey added another keeper sized fish by picking up the day's only Seatrout then Gary had something take his shrimp and he had a hard fight on his hands. He played up from the depths and we soon saw that he had a large Sheepshead! Just as Trey netted the fish IV had a hookup and he too landed a Slot Redfish. After fishing a couple of more spots of flooded oyster beds, we called it a day, another great one to be on Amelia Island waters!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Amelia Island Backwater Grand Slam
The weather broke up a little this morning, just in time for me to get out on the water with Trey Dennard, his son IV (Eye Vee) and their friend, Gary Simms. We left the Fernandina Beach Harbor Marina just a little 
after 9am with the tide just beginning to turn and come back in. Our first stop was behind Tiger Island and it was almost picture perfect with very little wind and the tide creeping in. The anglers began to get some nibbles then Trey had a nibble nibble then a strong hookup, FISH ON! He played the fish perfectly and soon brought a nice Sheepshead to the boat. Shortly after he had another strong hookup but in seconds the big fish broke off. However, it wasn't long when IV had a good bite and he had a good fight on his hands, but he played the fish to the boat and we netted a nice 16" Flounder, putting IV on the board in my annual Bragging Rights Tournament! (See box at right for the leader board). The bite slowed so we made a run to the Lanceford Creek docks and it turned out to be a good move when Gary had a strong hookup and after working the fish in, we had a feisty Redfish, Gary's first! We repositioned and then all the anglers began to enjoy regular bites and the party ended up landing 4-5 feisty Redfish. Then Gary caught another one, but this one put up a bigger fight and when landed turned out to be a nice 20" Slot Redfish. Trey added another keeper sized fish by picking up the day's only Seatrout then Gary had something take his shrimp and he had a hard fight on his hands. He played up from the depths and we soon saw that he had a large Sheepshead! Just as Trey netted the fish IV had a hookup and he too landed a Slot Redfish. After fishing a couple of more spots of flooded oyster beds, we called it a day, another great one to be on Amelia Island waters!
after 9am with the tide just beginning to turn and come back in. Our first stop was behind Tiger Island and it was almost picture perfect with very little wind and the tide creeping in. The anglers began to get some nibbles then Trey had a nibble nibble then a strong hookup, FISH ON! He played the fish perfectly and soon brought a nice Sheepshead to the boat. Shortly after he had another strong hookup but in seconds the big fish broke off. However, it wasn't long when IV had a good bite and he had a good fight on his hands, but he played the fish to the boat and we netted a nice 16" Flounder, putting IV on the board in my annual Bragging Rights Tournament! (See box at right for the leader board). The bite slowed so we made a run to the Lanceford Creek docks and it turned out to be a good move when Gary had a strong hookup and after working the fish in, we had a feisty Redfish, Gary's first! We repositioned and then all the anglers began to enjoy regular bites and the party ended up landing 4-5 feisty Redfish. Then Gary caught another one, but this one put up a bigger fight and when landed turned out to be a nice 20" Slot Redfish. Trey added another keeper sized fish by picking up the day's only Seatrout then Gary had something take his shrimp and he had a hard fight on his hands. He played up from the depths and we soon saw that he had a large Sheepshead! Just as Trey netted the fish IV had a hookup and he too landed a Slot Redfish. After fishing a couple of more spots of flooded oyster beds, we called it a day, another great one to be on Amelia Island waters!
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