Count 'em

Before the day was over we were trying to count up all the species we caught:  Sheepshead, Seatrout, Redfish, Croaker, Toad Fish, Ray, Shark, Mangrove Snapper, Weakfish, Ladyfish and Shark! I had met John Raker with his mother Betty and friend Kenny out at the Goffinsville Park boat ramp early this morning and after making the short run over to Broward Island we set up under a pair of watchful Bald Eagles to fish a small drainage with jigs and live shrimp.  Kenny "knocked the skunk off" with a nice keeper sized Sheepshead catch, then John battled a huge, I mean HUGE, Stingray to the surface.  We fished up and down the bank for a bit then moved on. 

Back at some docks at Nassauville, again tossing the jig/shrimp combo,  the trio caught a Weakfish a Croaker,  and a couple of keeper sized Mangrove Snapper. We then fished Spanish Drop and caught the Toad fish and one of two Bonnethead Sharks then made the run back to Pumpkin Hill to fish float rigs. They hooked up with a couple of more Trout that eventually threw the hook. 

After running thru Horsehead we stayed with the floats and Betty picked up another Trout. Later, fishing the bank of Jackstaff, Kenny fought a HUGE oversized Redfish to the boat and John tangled with a high flying Ladyfish. It was an eventful day out on the water to say the least, so as we headed back we counted it as another great one to be out on the water and fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.