Croaker, Redfish, Jack Crevalle, Stingray, Ladyfish(kinda), Bluefish, Flounder, Whiting, Catfish,Toadfish and a Seabass. I think I got them all. 11 different species caught today! I had met Jen and Ted Hessing and their kids Adele and Henry up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp early this morning. We made a run up to the outside of Tyger and fished a drainage with jigs and shrimp and minnows. Jen caught the FIRST FISH, a Whiting to get things started. We eased around into Jolley River and fished the "bank" with float rigs and here we had some good action.
Henry hooked up and landed a hard fighting Jack Crevalle, the PRETTIEST FISH, and Jen followed it uip with another sharp toothed fish, a Bluefish. Ted caught a couple of small Flounder then he put a keeper sized Flounder in the boat. They tangled with a couple of high flying Ladyfish
We then ran up the river to the MOA and here, we had more good action. The family of anglers caught a good handful of feisty Redfish then Adele, after making an excellent cast, hooked up and FISH ON! She hung with it even though it was ripping drag and had a bend in her pole and after a good battle landed the BIGGEST FISH of the day, a huge Sail Catfish. Jen boated a couple of deep digging Stingray, and they also landed a keeper sized Croaker to add to their catch. Ted put another, bigger, keeper sized Flounder nt he box before we left.
Our final stop was back at some rocks at Fernandina. Jen came close to matching the Prettiest Fish when she landed a magenta throated SeaBass, and to wrap things up, Ted hooked up and landed another , even bigger, Flounder to claim the MOST FISH caught for the day. As we headed back, we counted it as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.
Captain Lawrence Piper is a fishing guide in Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island, Florida and is a
US Coast Guard licensed charter boat operator
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