AIGA Inshore Classic October 20-21 2023

 The 8th Annual AIGA Inshore Classic Fast Approaching

The AIGA 8th Annual Inshore Classic is scheduled for October 20 (Captains Meeting) and October 21st - the fishing!  It will be hosted at Old Town Bait and Tackle at 1620 N. 14th Street, Fernandina Beach, Florida. 32034

All anglers will be required to enter the "Spot Tournament". There will be an Adult Division and a Youth Division. Anglers will have the option to enter an Aggregate Boat category which will consist of the Heaviest Redfish and Heaviest Seatrout, combined. 

The Captains meeting will be held at 7pm on Friday October 20th at Old Town Bait and Tackle. Registration formally begins at 6pm, but in the past, the AIGA has taken early Registrations while setting up. Entry forms can be found on the website ,CLICK HERE. or they can be picked up at Old Town Bait and Tackle, Amelia Bait and Tackle, or RennWorks Outdoors.  Early entries will be eligible for a prize drawing!

The American Legion Post 54 will be cooking hamburgers for sale, and will have sides of chips or potato salad available.  All of the proceeds will go to the American Legion to help support our local veterans! Come Hungry!

Bring your young anglers for a FREE photograph with Bull the Redfish!

Rennworks Outdoors has donated TWO very nice Rod/Reel Combos for a Special Raffle - tickets will be $10 each.

..or win 1/2 of a COW! Butchered and packaged - tickets will be $10
each.

More GREAT Raffle and Silent Auction Items..Rod/Reels, Reels, Beautiful Seatrout Mount, Handcrafted leather journal...and more!

Visit the AIGA Inshore Classic October 20-21 at Old Town Bait and Tackle, 1620 N. 14th Street, Fernandina Beach, Florida

Mixed Bag as Temperatures Rise

Finally, a warming trend! It was just a tad bit warmer this morning and I noticed the backwater water temperatures were in the low 50's. I had picked up John Raker out at Oyster Bay marina and we eased around the corner to fish some dock pilings on the first of an incoming tide. John picked up a couple of small Sheepshead - I had a nice one on but it "threw the hook", then John landed a good handful of feisty Redfish.

We made our way down the intercoastal and turned in behind Piney Island and set up off a dock and here it was John's turn to have a big one toss the hook! But boy did that drag ripping sound good! He then caught another few of the feisty Reds, then had a keeper size Seatrout chase down his jig and shrimp - he hooked it up and landed it. Then shortly afterwards he had another strong bite, hooked it up and landed an even bigger Seatrout.

We tried our hand at some other docks, but deeper, then ran further down the intercoastal to dip into a creek where I thought for sure we'd get some fish, but that's what I get for thinking. We then headed back to Oyster Bay and counted it as another great day to be fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida.