Slow Start But Big Finish

Bill and Cecilia Madden were making the best of their visit to Amelia Island by staying at the beautiful Elizabeth Pointe Lodge at the beach and then making the 5 minute drive into town to meet me at the marina for a back country fishing trip on The Anglers Mark.  We left the Atlantic Seafood dock at 7am this morning with clear skies, a slight breeze and a falling tide.  Our first stop was the docks of Lanceford Creek and with the oysters still covered, I had Bill tossing a topwater lure up to the marsh grass and Cecilia pitching a jig and shrimp combo.  There wasn't much going on, but Bill did pick up and aggressive Blue up near the dock pilings.  We moved on to the logs of Tiger Island and both Bill and Cecilia saw action with Bill catching a hungry Flounder on a mud minnow and jig while Cecilia reeled in a feisty Redfish.  Jolley Bank started slow but turned out to be the place to be.  Cecilia's rod got hot as she began to pickup hungry Trout after Trout on a mud minnow and shrimp fished slowly from the bank (which rounded out the couple's Amelia Island Back Country Slam) and she also hooked up with a couple more of the feisty Redfish.  As we neared the end of the trip. Cecilia's rod bent and drag began to sing, FISH ON!  She kept the pressure on as she worked the fish in slowly and we soon netted an nice 19 1/2" Seatrout, which put her in 3rd place in The Anglers Mark Bragging Rights Tournament!  With only a couple of mud minnows left, and not to be outdone, Bill hooked up with a large Seatrout, too.  With that, we called it a day, another great one to be out on Amelia Island waters!