Everyone Is a Winner With Big Fish at Amelia Island

Brad G. and I were keeping a sharp eye on the weather and when I talked to him last evening we both agreed that we'd probably get wet today with a 45-50% chance of rain throughout the morning. But when I met him and his adult kids Ashley, Jake and Jake's fiancé Sidney up at the Dee Dee Bartels Park boat ramp, the skies were clear, the sun was coming out, and not a hint of rain!

We took advantage of that and made a run up to the Jolley River, all the way to Snook Creek, and began pitching to the oysters with jigs and mud minnows. We fished along, had a few nibbles, then Ashley had a strong hookup, and, Fish On!  She played it perfectly to the boat and landed a nice
18" Flounder to "knock the skunk off" the boat!  We then eased around to the MOA, again pitching jigs and minnows, and here both Jake and Brad reeled in some fat Trout, Jake's being of keeper size.

After crossing the creek we fished another oyster bank and just as I thought
we were about to run out of oysters, BOOM! Sidney had a strong bite! This fish was ripping some drag but Sidney applied the pressure and BOOM! Brad had a hookup!  Brad worked his to the boat quickly - another keeper Trout - then

Sidney brought hers to the net - a nice Slot sized 21" Redfish.

We dropped back to fish "Jolley Bank" where Brad landed a keeper sized Flounder and Jake reeled in a feisty Redfish that was just shy of the Slot then we made the run back to Tiger Island. Ashley found another small Flounder there then we moved to the outside and tangled with a couple of high flying Ladyfish. Although the day was forecast to have rain, it turned out to be a beautiful day and another great one to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.

Capt. Lawrence Piper is a back country light tackle, fly fishing guide based out of Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island, Florida and specializes in Redfish, Seatrout, Flounder, Black Drum, and Sheepshead. If you’re looking for things to do a fun family outing or a day out with your angler friends,  then plan a Charter on The Anglers Mark.