I was able to get out and fish the Amelia Island back country waters Saturday before tropical storm Beryl came through the area. The early morning breeze was nice to have as I eased along the exposed oyster banks during the very first of an incoming tide. I tried a 7w and 8w fly rod from the stern of my boat, using the Minn Kota I-pilot 101's auto-pilot feature to ease along the bank as I blind cast to the base of the oysters. Although my casts were spot on, I felt like the weighted fly just wasn't staying in the strike zone very long, so I switched to spinning tackle and after about the second cast with a Temptation Bait grub, I picked up a hard hitting, keeper sized Seatrout. I found that the Trout were hungry and went on to catch 5-6 of them with one more in the keeper size. My friends Don and Sue Hughes were out also while fishing the finger jetties at Fort Clinch with live shrimp on the bottom, caught a great mess of Flounder and added a large 19" Sheepshead. The fish are biting and the storm has passed, so plan to Get Away From it All and....Let's Go Fishing!
I was able to get out and fish the Amelia Island back country waters Saturday before tropical storm Beryl came through the area. The early morning breeze was nice to have as I eased along the exposed oyster banks during the very first of an incoming tide. I tried a 7w and 8w fly rod from the stern of my boat, using the Minn Kota I-pilot 101's auto-pilot feature to ease along the bank as I blind cast to the base of the oysters. Although my casts were spot on, I felt like the weighted fly just wasn't staying in the strike zone very long, so I switched to spinning tackle and after about the second cast with a Temptation Bait grub, I picked up a hard hitting, keeper sized Seatrout. I found that the Trout were hungry and went on to catch 5-6 of them with one more in the keeper size. My friends Don and Sue Hughes were out also while fishing the finger jetties at Fort Clinch with live shrimp on the bottom, caught a great mess of Flounder and added a large 19" Sheepshead. The fish are biting and the storm has passed, so plan to Get Away From it All and....Let's Go Fishing!
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