Although the forecast called for sunny skies today(it was right), it also called for wind at 11mph, rising to 17mph as the trip progressed (it was right). But we had a plan! RULE#1: Make a Plan! I met Gregg and Dannie Fitgerald down at Sawpit Creek early this morning and it was a bit chilly. We ran up the intercoastal, cut thru Back River to cruise Black Hammock, then cut back across into the Nassau to make our way up to some docks at Seymore's Pointe. The two angles were making excellent casts to the dock pilings and it paid off - they hooked up and landed a couple of hungry Seatrout then a handful of just undersized Black "puppy" Drum, then finally, we had a keeper sized Seatrout.
That wind NE was beginning to kick so we came around to Nassauville and fished Littlefield for a bit and here both anglers had a flurry of Seatrout catches. We were out of the wind there but when we ran down to Broward Island we were running in whitecaps. We set up deep and began tossing to the bank and were pleasantly surprised when Gregg battled a handful of feisty Redfish to the boat. They must not have gotten the message because when we moved up a ways those wind-produced waves were really smashing the bank and we didn't get another bite.
After running further up the Nassau we eased into a creek and worked the bank with the jigs. When we got to the "hot spot", sure enough it paid off and BAM! Fish on! Gregg and Dannie traded off catching Redfish. Most were in the 17" range but every once in a while they'd haul in a Slot fish. We worked that bank until we hit another hot spot and for about45 minutes they caught fish. It seemed like one oin every cast. I was measuring the close ones and the Slot count crept up - 6 Slots, 7 Slots, 8 Slots, 9 Slots, 10 Slots and finally 11 Slots total, boy what a day! We had out maneuvered the wind and found some areas to fish so as we headed back to the ramp we counted it as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.
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