What good way to wrap up a great day of fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida. I had just handed off a baited rod to Danne and he made the perfect cast up from the bust, let it drift and BAM! Sure enough, it was a bigger and when he expertly brought it to the net we found it was a feisty Redfish. In addition to catching a few more bigger Mangroves we had a nice surprise: While drifting or floats, we heard and saw a big fish "bust" up near the rocks. Although we were a bit worked about "leaving fish to find fish", the move paid off. With our Mangrove limit in the box, we decided to move around to the Nassauville side and fish some rocks with float rigs. Then, after he had made an excellent cast, Danne had a stronger hookup and, Fish On! He worked it out of the pilings, kept the pressure on, and landed a perfect sized 16" and good eating Sheepshead. Most were of keeper size and we had a few right at 12" and we began to "cull" out the smaller ones. It only took seconds and we were hooking up on Mangrove Snapper. Needing some action, we pulled up and headed to the docks at Seymore's where we set up current and pitched to the pilings. Again, there was movement everywhere - bait fish, and bull wakes, and shark fins, but we had no takers. We motored down the Nassau to Twin Creeks and fished the mouth, then worked up along the bank to Athens Drop, now fishing a jig and shrimp. I was guessing "Flounder" by the way that float went under but when he got it to the net we found it was a feisty Redfish. Danne lifted his rod and let the circle hook set. Just a few minutes later Danne battled another Shark to the boat for release, then after a good cast up to the grass line we saw his float slowly go under. There was all kinds of "movement" along the shoreline and after a big commotion Danne made a good cast and within seconds we saw a Bonnethead tracking down his bait and BAM! Fish On! I was impressed how patient Danne was with the fish fight and it paid off - he worked it in and landed a nice 4' Shark. After fishing a bit along one shoreline we moved around the corner as the tide started out and this did the trick. I had hoped that the tide would still be coming in but unfortunately it was a dead stop - our floats wouldn't drift, right or left. We made a long run up the intercoastal, up the Back River and around to Pumpkin Hill. I met Danne Webb down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp this morning and boy what a beautiful day it was! Clear skies, sunshine, and just enough breeze to make it comfortable for a back water fishing trip.
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