After a day off I was back fishing today, meeting the Johnson crew- Nathan and Hanna, Michael and Cole. We were leaving the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early, the water was like glass, and heading up the Nassau River, all the way around to Pumpkin Hill where we set up to fish float rigs with live shrimp, finger mullet, and a few mud minnows. It wasn't long before they were catching fish - small but feisty Redfish. Nathan and Hanna seemed to have the hot hand early and they could do no wrong. reeling one fish in after another. Nathan finally had a strong pull, hooked it up, and patiently played a Slot Redfish to the net.
We made a run back down the Nassau to a large drainage and switched to jigs. The "demo" cast produced a keeper whiting then they were all catching fish. It seemed that Michael and Cole gravitated to the jig setup - they both put Redfish in the boat, their perseverance paying off. The group added a handful of hungry Seatrout to their catch total, Hannah picked up a Black "puppy" Drum, Michael reeled in a keeper sized Flounder, and they all caught some Catfish and Jack Crevalle.
We fished Spanish Drop and again caught some fish, but the bite was slowing down. After running thru Horsehead and over to Jackstaff "bank" we fished it again with the jigs, added a few more fish to the catch total, then headed back to the ramp, counting as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.
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Thank you Captain Lawrence for a memorable experience. You are a true fisherman and very knowledgeable. You are the best captain we have experienced here at Amelia. Thank you for being so prompt and thorough with following up and with your safety directions. We will see you again next year!
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