Russ Henry and his family were visiting Amelia Island again for the Summer and scheduled a couple of back country fishing trips with me on The Anglers Mark. We've been having some outstanding Redfish action with most of the the fish being in the Slot or even larger. Russ and two of his sons Carter and James fished with me Thursday and although the two young men picked up a couple of rat Reds early, no more were to be had. They caught some small Trout and a keeper sized Flounder then wrapped up the day with some high flying Ladyfish and drag ripping Shark bites. We fished again Saturday evening and this time we made a
run south to fish the Horsehead area. The angling crew was made up of Russ, Carter and another son - Will. We eased along the bank at Jackstaff and Carter picked up another Ladyfish, but we had no other real bites. Later, we held the boat steady at Bubblegum Reef and Will hooked up and played a feisty Redfish, caught on a mudminnow under a float. Shortly after we had a hard hit and, FISH ON! Carter worked the fish to the boat and we soon netted a nice 24" Redfish. The wind picked up a little bit so we headed back to the marina area and fished some docks at Lanceford Creek. The tide had just started in and we were tossing mud minnows on jigs up to the pilings when the rod bent and drag began to rip. Will had a good battle that made his arms sore, but he stuck with it and landed a "Tournament Red" - 26 3/4" in length! With that, we called it a day, another great one to be on Amelia Island waters!
run south to fish the Horsehead area. The angling crew was made up of Russ, Carter and another son - Will. We eased along the bank at Jackstaff and Carter picked up another Ladyfish, but we had no other real bites. Later, we held the boat steady at Bubblegum Reef and Will hooked up and played a feisty Redfish, caught on a mudminnow under a float. Shortly after we had a hard hit and, FISH ON! Carter worked the fish to the boat and we soon netted a nice 24" Redfish. The wind picked up a little bit so we headed back to the marina area and fished some docks at Lanceford Creek. The tide had just started in and we were tossing mud minnows on jigs up to the pilings when the rod bent and drag began to rip. Will had a good battle that made his arms sore, but he stuck with it and landed a "Tournament Red" - 26 3/4" in length! With that, we called it a day, another great one to be on Amelia Island waters!
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