Amelia Island, Florida Fishing
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What can people expect on a fishing trip in the Amelia Island / Fernandina Beach area?
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There are a variety of inshore and offshire saltwater fishing trips available in the Fernandina Beach / Amelia Island area. Deep sea trolling can be excellent for a variety of fish throughout the seasons. Cobia, spanish mackerel, tuna and king mackerel are available in the spring. Sailfish, cobia, kingfish, amberjack, wahoo and barracuda are going strong during the summer months. The fall brings some consistent action for kingfish, amberjack, barracuda, cobia and bonito. Deep Sea Bottom Fishing is usually better during the cooler months of fall through spring with some excellent fishing opportunities for snapper, grouper, cobia and black sea bass.
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Amelia Island has 2 large inlets that offer some excellent bay, jetty and beach fishing. St. Mary’s and the Nassau provide some protected waters that anglers can take advantage of without worrying about getting sea sickness. The calmer waters offer tarpon, redfish, black drum, sharks, cobia, kingfish, jack crevalle, whiting, bluefish and more. Anglers can fish the backwaters if they are more interested in the light tackle options that the flats, inlets and estuaries provide. Redfish, flounder, tarpon, jack crevalle, spanish mackerel and bluefish are common in the backwaters of Amelia Island. The backwaters are where many of the saltwater fly fishermen spend their time.
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Bass fishing is also an option with the St. Mary’s and Nassau rivers. Late January through May provides some of the best bass fishing with the spawn starting in January. Plastic worms, spinnerbaits, topwater plugs and most other common bass fishing lures will work well in the rivers.
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