We had what it think is going to be the prettiest day of the week today. I had met Sharon and Durant Fleming up at the Dee Dee Bartels Park and we had clear skies and not even a breeze to blow the no-seeums away! We made short hop over to the outside of Tiger Island and set up fishing with float rigs and mud minnows on a tide was at the very top. It was Sharon who "knocked the skunk off" when she quickly hooked up and landed a fat Seatrout, then she went right back in and hooked up another one - this one of keeper size (all fish caught today were released).
We eased along that same bank and could see some activity up near some sparse grass. Durant had made an excellent cast, had something tug off his minnow then Sharon went in and BOOM! Big Fish ON!
Boy what a fish - A nice 25" Slot sized Redfish, Sharon's first ever!
We crossed the way, picked up a couple of Seatrout, then made the
run around to Jolly River and fished the "bank". Again, we had bites early and the duo added to their Seatrout catch, and Sharon added to her species count with a wayward Bluefish landing. After fishing a couple of spots up the Jolley, we made a run back around and up to Lanceford.
The first spot didn't produce but when we worked our way up into Soap Creek we had some luck. Durant put a good sized Seatrout in the boat - the biggest of the day - then both he and Sharon landed some feisty Redfish. Overall, it was a good day of fishing, a good day of catching, and another great one to be out on the water here at Amelia Island, Florida.
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What an awesome day of fishing- and catching!! Thank you for being such a great guide! Cannot wait to come back and fish with you again!!
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