The windy conditions continued Saturday afternoon but my fishing party of Rob Eddy, Kristine Davis and their friends Jenny and Todd Underwood were not to be deterred. We headed up to Jolley River with a great tide - the last of an outgoing - and began to fish the exposed oyster beds with the jig and shrimp combo. We had only trolled a few yards and the anglers began to hookup with feisty, hard fighting Redfish. The bite was fast and furious with a number of "double" hookups and even a "triple" of fish caught. Rob, Kristine and Todd had caught fish, but Jenny was handicapped at the rear of the boat, so she had to persevere, which she did and soon boated a nice Redfish. We anchored at the mouth of a small creek and more Reds and Trout were caught. Then, Rob hooked up with something big and a battle was on! He fought the fish expertly as the drag on the light tackle combo ripped out. The fish went deep then went from the bow to the stern to deeper water. Rob worked it in only to have the fish continue around the stern and back to the bow and shallow water, then it continued on around, heading deep again! Rob was doing everything right, but the fish gave a small, crisp jerk, and broke itself off, never to be seen. Ouch! All anglers had caught plenty of fish, with me snapping away with the camera, but I had one angler proclaim that they only took pictures with fish over 40"! We continued to fish Jolley, picking up a few more fish, then headed back to the shelter of Tiger Island. The anglers caught another Red or two, then a Flounder to complete their Amelia Island Inshore Slam. We hit a few more spots, but with the bite slowed, we headed in, counting it as another great day to be out on the water!
Capt. Lawrence Piper
The Anglers Mark
Amelia Island, Florida
904-557-1027
lwpiper@comcast.net
theanglersmark.com
Posted by Cpt. Lawrence Piper at 8:58 PM
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