Captain Jim Wormhoudt

Consider Renting Fishing Equipment When on Vacation

If you have planned a trip to a watery destination you may do well to rent your fishing equipment when you are on vacation.

Fernandina Fishing reports included news of a 62 pound cobia that was caught at the south St. Marys jetties.

A fishing holiday was in order for my old buddy visiting from Indiana. We hadn’t fished the waters of Lofton creek together in years.

Now is the time to book a summer fishing trip as the action is red hot near Amelia Island, Florida.

Amelia Island offers a variety of offshore fishing! Light and variable are two of my favorite terms in relation to wind conditions.

Why aren’t bag limits reduced instead of shutting down a fishery and forcing us to buy imported and farm raised fish?

Take the Kids fishing to encounter and embrace nature up close creating memories for a lifetime – you may even boat a sailfish!

This trout excursion near Amelia Island netted 35 fish over four pounds and fed everybody dinner where I was then employed.

Autumn fishing near Amelia Island causes shouts of joy as keeper size fish were swung over the rail and either released or iced down.

A classic autumn Amelia Island fishing scenario: change in the weather often will create a feeding frenzy for fish and lots of action for anglers.

Doormat flounder are out there waiting for you to drift a bait over their strike zone, a favorite fish for catching and for table-fare.

The waters of Fernandina Beach have seen some hot shark fishing everywhere! Inshore, offshore and at the jetties, too!

A 32 inch, 18 pound Grey Grouper is a trophy of a fish when caught within 12 miles of shore.

There were a lot of bent rods aboard the boat, but we lost tackle and time catching Sharks over the nearshore reefs.

It is time for some cobia fishing around Amelia Island. I gaffed the big fish and stuffed him into the fishbox.