Although we had drought conditions in early spring, the last few weeks we have seen enough rain to cause flooding at times. Every afternoon has brought thunderstorms and loads
of water. Plan your fishing trip for the morning! That's what Mark and Shelley Davis did, visiting Amelia Island from Alabama. We met at the Atlantic Seafood dock this morning and headed out of the marina under clear skies with a light breeze. The tide still had an hour or two to hit bottom, so our first stop was the logs and stumps of Tiger Island. The anglers warmed up, tossing jigs and shrimp to the bank, bumping it back to the deeper water. Although they had numerous nibbles, there were no takers. We made a stop at the exposed oyster beds outside Tiger and they immediately began to get bites. Mark had a strong bite and his rod bent over, the drag singing on his reel. He played the fish expertly with his light tackle
Shimano Stradic 1000, 10lb braid, and after a long battle, we netted a 3'+ shark for pictures and release. We made a move to the Jolley River and again the anglers had some good bites, but no real takers. We decided to hit the docks of Lanceford Creek and the move paid off. Shelley was able to reel in a hard fighting puppy drum, and then her persistence paid off when a nice Slot Redfish took her jig and shrimp. Shelley worked the fish in carefully and we boated the 21" Slot Red. With that, we called it a day, another great one to be on Amelia Island's waters!
Although we had drought conditions in early spring, the last few weeks we have seen enough rain to cause flooding at times. Every afternoon has brought thunderstorms and loads 
of water. Plan your fishing trip for the morning! That's what Mark and Shelley Davis did, visiting Amelia Island from Alabama. We met at the Atlantic Seafood dock this morning and headed out of the marina under clear skies with a light breeze. The tide still had an hour or two to hit bottom, so our first stop was the logs and stumps of Tiger Island. The anglers warmed up, tossing jigs and shrimp to the bank, bumping it back to the deeper water. Although they had numerous nibbles, there were no takers. We made a stop at the exposed oyster beds outside Tiger and they immediately began to get bites. Mark had a strong bite and his rod bent over, the drag singing on his reel. He played the fish expertly with his light tackle Shimano Stradic 1000, 10lb braid, and after a long battle, we netted a 3'+ shark for pictures and release. We made a move to the Jolley River and again the anglers had some good bites, but no real takers. We decided to hit the docks of Lanceford Creek and the move paid off. Shelley was able to reel in a hard fighting puppy drum, and then her persistence paid off when a nice Slot Redfish took her jig and shrimp. Shelley worked the fish in carefully and we boated the 21" Slot Red. With that, we called it a day, another great one to be on Amelia Island's waters!
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