It was in the mid 40's when I launched this morning, clear skies and a 10mph wind that was forecasted to pick up as the day went on. I met Tom Hutchens, his brother Bob, and their friend Kevin down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp and we headed up the Nassau River and down to Broward Island to take advantage of the first of an incoming tide...and the 10 mph wind! The trio of anglers were pitching jigs and live shrimp to the bank and it wasn't long before we began to get some fish. Tom "knocked the skunk off with a nice, keeper sized Seatrout catch then Bob hooked up with some strong fish, and landed two 18" Black "puppy" Drum. We had another Trout or two before we moved down the island and fished under a Bald Eagle for a bit. No luck there, we moved on.
Our next stop was up at some docks at Seymore's Pointe but the wind had picked up and made for some difficult fishing. We came back around to the Nassauville side and we were sheltered from the wind, but the fish didn't cooperate!
After moving back up the Nassau we fished the mouth of Pumpkin Hill. Thewind was really whipping but this trio of anglers made do. We drifted with the wind and current and picked up Trout. Kevin got in on the action and caught a good handful of Trout to ease into contention of the "most fish caught". Although none of these Trout were of keeper size, it was a testament to these anglers perseverance to hang in there and catch some fish. Even with the wind it was a beautiful day so as we headed in we counted it as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.
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