Fishing Tip Number Four

 If you go to my "Fishing Tips" page and scroll down you'll see there are a list of "5 Tips to Catch More Fish".  Number 4 is, "Move if  you're not catching fish!" Well, that applied today. I had met Walter Mann and  his uncle Bruce Johnsen up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp and in line with Tip #1, I had a plan for the morning. We had a tide that had been going out for a few hours, enough so that the oysters were just beginning to show, so I made our way over to some dock pilings and set up current so that we could pitch jigs and live shrimp back to the pilings. We had a nibbles enough, but not even a good tug on the line. I moved us around the corner and we fished an exposed oyster island, and again, not hardly a nibble. We'd been fishing for over an hour and the "skunk" was still on the boat!

We made our way around to the Jolley River and fished a stretch of bank with float rigs and even though  both anglers were getting some good casts and good drifts, We had nibbles but no takers and after about two hours of fishing, the "skunk" was beginning to waft over the boat.  I knew further up the river I could almost guarantee a Shark bite and with that "skunk" wafting, I headed that way. Sure enough, we did have a couple of quick Shark bites, but they were fast, furious, and the leaders broke almost immediately. Then, as if the sun had just come out, and after a great cast with his float rig, Bruce had his disappear and, First Fish On!  Bruce played it perfectly and battled to the boat a nice 22" Slot Redfish. And the Skunk was off. The Tide had turned. The sun came out. And I thought I heard some horns blaring! All fish caught today were released.

Bruce went back to the bank and picked up a hungry Seatrout then Walter, fishing from the stern picked up a Trout of his own to get on the board. We then moved around to the MOA and things got hot! Walter went to the shell bed and caught a couple of feisty Redfish then Bruce went to the bed and BAM! Big Fish On! He fought it perfectly and patiently and soon landed another 21" Slot Red.  Walter went up, let his jig bounce back into deeper water and BAM! Big Fish On!  He worked it slowly to the surface and to the net and landed an 18"+ sized Seatrout. Bruce went in and hooked up and landed a 19"+ Seatrout, then Walter finished things off with another big 18"+ Seatrout catch What a way to wrap up a Fun Florida Fishing trip, one of the Best, here at Amelia Island, Florida.