PullMyFinger
06-04-2006, 04:27 PM
Went out this morning and fished the surf at main beach in Fernandina. No luck. The blues seemed to be tearing up some mullet just past the breakers, but I couldn't entice them to hit a Berkley Gulp shrimp or any of a variety of lures I tossed at 'em.
After giving up on the surf action, I went to Ft. Clinch (north end of Amelia Island) and tried fishing the small jetty areas near the fort. No hits on a spinner bait, so I switched to a Berkley Gulp shrimp and fished it slowly on the bottom with a twitch here and there. No bites after a dozen or so casts, and I was getting pretty bummed about the lack of action today. One of the Amelia River Tour boats motored by, closer to me that I preferred, and I figured the fishing was done with that thing coming by. Just in time to impress the tourists, Mr. Flounder inhaled my BG shrimp and bent the rod over. Finally!
He wasn't a monster, but at just under 13" he was a keeper. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to locate any of his friends. This was a double first for me: 1st fish on a BG shrimp & my first flounder. He's resting comfortably in my freezer, awaiting the arrival of some of his relatives for a meeting on my grill.
Bait & rig was a 3" Berkley Gulp shrimp on a gold kahle hook; 2.5 foot flourocarbon leader; 1 ounce steel bullet weight. I took pics, but have computer problems today & can't get the camera & PC to talk to each other. Maybe next time!
After giving up on the surf action, I went to Ft. Clinch (north end of Amelia Island) and tried fishing the small jetty areas near the fort. No hits on a spinner bait, so I switched to a Berkley Gulp shrimp and fished it slowly on the bottom with a twitch here and there. No bites after a dozen or so casts, and I was getting pretty bummed about the lack of action today. One of the Amelia River Tour boats motored by, closer to me that I preferred, and I figured the fishing was done with that thing coming by. Just in time to impress the tourists, Mr. Flounder inhaled my BG shrimp and bent the rod over. Finally!
He wasn't a monster, but at just under 13" he was a keeper. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to locate any of his friends. This was a double first for me: 1st fish on a BG shrimp & my first flounder. He's resting comfortably in my freezer, awaiting the arrival of some of his relatives for a meeting on my grill.
Bait & rig was a 3" Berkley Gulp shrimp on a gold kahle hook; 2.5 foot flourocarbon leader; 1 ounce steel bullet weight. I took pics, but have computer problems today & can't get the camera & PC to talk to each other. Maybe next time!