We did make a pit stop at the bridge and fished some jigs and live shrimp at a small drainage. Trip had a fat Sea Bass to the boat and later we picked up a Slot sized Redfish. We then continued on down the intercoastal, took the back way thru Horsehead, and pulled up at a dock to fish an incoming tide. Trip outsmarted a couple of small Mangrove Snapper but we had not big fish so we moved on.
Our next stop was down at Spanish Drop. The conditions were just right as the tide eased in and covered the shell lined bank. Trip was getting excellent casts and excellent drifts but we had no takers. We moved back up the Nassau, fished Twin Creeks and beyond, working the pockets and drainages, but again, not a bite.
After a short stop at Seymore's Pointe where we fished float rigs - Trip put a good handful of Mangrove Snapper in the boat - a couple of which were of keeper size - we made a the run down to Pumpkin Hill. The first stretch again looked good. Trip had good drifts but no takers. We moved around the point and again drifted the flooded grass and here Trip's float disappeared, and he was ready! He made the hookup and brought a fat Seatrout to the net. Just a few yards further east we fished a grassy island. Trip had made a cast over the island, kept his line tight, and BAM! Float Gone! This fish was ripping drag and when it made it's way into the grassy island I was thinking big Redfish. But then it began to show its true character and made some long drag ripping runs and after a good battle, expertly played, Trip brought to the net a 2' Bonnethead Shark.
We ran thru a shortcut in Horsehead, fished some grass pockets for a bit, then called it a day, and made the run north, counting it as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.
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