I fished with John Raker and his fishing partner Kenny, meeting them out at the Goffinsville Park boat ramp. We made a short hop over to some just exposed oyster beds on a tide that had been going out for a couple of hours and set up to fish float rigs with live shrimp and mud minnows. It didn't take long before the duo was catching fish - small "rat" reds, one after the other. But as the tide dropped Kenny had a stronger bite and Fish On! He played it patiently and soon landed a nice 21" Slot Redfish. We continued to fish, picking up the small Reds here and there, then Kenny put another 21" Slot Red in the boat. After moving up a bit John had gotten a good drift and BAM! He played it slowly to the net and landed a really nice 18" Seatrout. After John put another Slot Redfish in the boat, we moved on.
Our next stop was down the river at Spanish Drop, now tossing jigs to a submerged "bar". The duo picked up a couple of the small Reds, then Kenny had a weird "bump", hooked it up, played it perfectly, and landed a Doormat-like 19" Flounder. Moving up the river and fishing drainages, we found one where a bunch of bait was getting busted, fished it, and sure enough, John found another big Flounder to bring to the net.
The final stop was down at Broward Island, fishing jigs deeper and once they started biting, it was non-stop! One "feisty Redfish" after another. But finally a big one moved in, Kenny hooked it up, and landed the 4th Slot Redfish. We caught more of the smaller Reds then it was John's turn to battle the final Slot Red of the day - he played it expertly and landed another 21" fish. The duo
added a couple of keeper sized Mangrove Snappers before we headed in, counting 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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