Counting Variety

 I was out at Goffinsville this morning meeting John Raker, his mother Betty, and his friend Kenny early for a day of back country fishing. We made a short run from the ramp over to Back River and set up alongside a marsh  bank as the tide flowed out and I felt sure we'd be catching fish soon. I just knew it. But no, we may have had a nibble here and there but definitely no takers, not one. 

We then ran thru Horsehead and around to Pompano Point and this stop made up for it. We began to get fish right off the bat - all three anglers were catching fish - small but feisty Redfish, then Kenny hooked up and battled what we thought was going to be a Redfish but it turned out to be a nice 18" keeper Seatrout. Betty was on the stern and every once in a while she'd yell, "Fish"!  She caught and landed Jack Crevalle, Redfish, Seatrout, Ladyfish and Catfish back there. 

We worked up and down the bank and found a few more Reds, then moved back to the original spot and caught a few more. After that we ran back thru Horsehead and down to a large drainage where again I thought we'd get fish, but nope. But we made the short run on down to Spanish Drop and here John put a Redfish in the boat. 

Our final stop was back up the river at what is now called "Penney's Point".  We set up alongside the sandbar and tossed float rigs over the bar, again Betty was on the stern.  After a good drift she hooked up and landed a feisty Redfish, then a keeper sized Flounder. Unfortunately the tide dropped out quicker than I expected. After moving out and drifting the bar John found a small Black Tip Shark on a float rig then we called it a day . As we headed back to the ramp we counted it as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.