The Gaslin boys cashed in a gift certificate Teresa had purchased earlier in the year and both of them were celebrating birthdays by fishing the back waters of Amelia Island. I met them out at Goffinsville Park and with a high and incoming tide, we decided to make a short run down to Spanish Drop and fish a bank that still had some oyster shells exposed. The duo were tossing mud minnows under floats and as we worked along the bank, they had numerous bites and nibble, but no takers. Finally, Sam "knocked the skunk off" when he hooked up, battled hard, and landed a hard fighting Jack Crevalle. Things seemed to heat up after that - Tom had a strong bite and expertly landed a Slot sized Redfish. Then they landed another feisty Red, tangled with a Ladyfish, and caught another Jack.We then made a pit stop at Seymore's Pointe to test for Mangrove Snapper - none were there or they weren't biting, then we buzzed on down to Pumpkin Hill. We fished a couple of areas that were looking real good but had no bites. We then eased around a corner and fished a grassy island and, BOOM!, Same had a big fish on. It wasn't make runs like a Redfish but it just kept pulling hard. Sam kept the pressure on and eventually brought it to the net, a big 22" Seatrout - big enough to claim first place n the Anglers Mark 2020 Bragging Rights Tournament-Seatrout Category(scroll down the right side of this report for standings).
We fished some more docks at Seymore's Pointe later then called it a day, another great one to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.
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