Setting The Flounder Bar

 We had a beautiful morning greet us out at Goffinsville Park this morning when I met William and Dara Blalock out as the sun was peaking over Amelia Island.  We made a quick run down to Broward Island to begin fishing just as the tide turned and I was thinking, "this is IDEAL" -first of the incoming tide, jigs and live shrimp, some accomplished anglers - we're going to "load the boat"!  Nope. We fished up and down the island and I don't think we got a real bite! 

After buzzing down the Nassau we set up alongside some flooding shell banks at Spanish Drop and worked it pretty good. Finally, Dara had a strong hookup and landed a keeper sized Seatrout. It was still a bit cool but the sun was up and feeling good so we crossed the river and fished another stretch of bank with the jigs and shrimp combo. We had fished a good way, hit some small marsh runouts, but with no real bites I was beginning to stow things away for another run, so I missed it!

 William had pitched up into a drainage and he said a fish "bammed" his bait, knocking it out of the water, and off the hook. As he reeled in Dara went in and when she tightened her line it began to move off, heading west. Dara tightened up and set the hook and Fish On! She played it patiently and perfectly landed a nice 24" Redfish (it later grew to 26"- amazing!) But boy what a fish!

We fished the outside of some docks at Seymore's Pointe then ran thru Horsehead over to the mouth of Jackstaff. Fishing on the other side of a grassy island, William hooked up and landed another keeper sized Trout. We took a short cut thru the marsh and back to Nassauville and with time running out, set up between two docks.

William quickly hooked up and landed a feisty Flounder then he said he had another strong bump, but not a take. Dara again went in, felt the Bump, set the hook - wasn't sure if it might be a log = but it began to pull back and, Fish On! She worked it slowly to the boat and landed a nice 22" Flounder, a fish big enough to set the bar for first place in the 2022 Anglers Mark Bragging Rights Tournament-Flounder Category (scroll down the right side of this report for link to standings). 

We had a good box of fish in the boat so as we headed in we counted it as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.