FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2008 M'UKIS NEWS-LEADER


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Bluefish are
 running in
 the surf
 along with
 good eating
 whiting. Dr.
 Sandy
 Tippets
 caught this
 nice blue
 while fishing
from the surf
at the south
 end of
 Amelia
 Island.
 TERRY IACOSS
 SPECIAL.


Whiting, blues heat up the beach


 urf fishermen should do
 ., well this weekend while
 targeting excellent. eating
 ;..... whiting and hard fighting
 bluefish. Some of the best action
 has been coming at the old
 pipeline, located in the middle of
Amelia Island, and by the light-
house and at the foot of the small
rock jetties located at the south-
ern tip of Amelia Island.
 Surf fishermen have also
reported menhaden are school-
ing along the surf, which is an
excellent sign that good fishing
is just around the corner.


 Offshore, giant sea bass are
holding at the many live bottoms
and weighing to three pounds.
Sea bass are also commonly
referred to as "Green Heads"
and offer excellent table fare
when battered and deep-fried.
 A few king mackerel are still
holding at the Elton Bottom and
TW fish havens. Excellent bot-
tom fishing is also available at
these popular deep-water fish
havens, where water depths
range from 90 to over 100 feet of
water.
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 The Nassau Sport Fishing
 Association meets the second
 Wednesday of each month at
 7:30 p.m. and the fourth Wednes-
 day at 7 p.m. at the Ten Acres
 Kraft Athletic Club. Membership
 is open to the public. Call 261-
 9481 or visit www.fishnsfa.com.

 Boating course
 The Coast Guard Auxiliary at
 Amelia Island will be conducting
 a six-week boating course start-
 ing Feb. 19 and ending on March
 27. The classes will be held
 Tuesday and Thursdays from 7-
 9 p.m. at the Amelia Island
 Lighthouse, Fernandina Beach.
 This course is excellent for
 "' both the beginning boater, who
 needs to understand the funda-
 mentals of boating, and for the
! experienced boater, who may be
 in need of a refresher. The basics
 of boat handling, weather, navi-
 gation, electronics, use of radios
 and rules of the waterways are
 some of the subjects that will be
 covered. The enrollment fee is
 $35 and textbook materials will
 Sbe provided.
 For information or to register,
 contact Tom Pippin at 491-6285
 or gpippin42@bellsouth.net.
 For information on boating
 safety classes, visit Flotilla 14-1
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Bassmastersmeet
 Nassau Bassmasters is associ-
ated with the BASS National
Federation and the Florida BASS
Federation, and meetings are
held the third Thursday of the
month in Yulee. Membership is
open to anyone at least 16 years
old. Call Bob Schlag at (912) 729-
2282, Billy Kittrell at 225-0267 or
Eddie Jinright at 845-3998.


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a falling tide early in the morn-
ing, arriving at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday. Redfish should be hud-
dled up on shallow water mud
flats, where the warming sun
heats up the water temperature.
Look for mud flats that are adja-
cent to large expanses of oyster
bars and spartina marsh creek
mouths to hold schooling reds
that could number well over 50
in a large school.
 Cast a topwater Mirror Lure
 'Top Dog" in the red and white
 color pattern or fish a led head
 jig slowly along the bottom
 rigged with a two-inch Berkley
 Gulp shrimp in the white, molt-
ing or new penny color patterns.
 Sea trout are running in the
 deep channels of the Intracoastal
 Waterway and deep turns of tidal
 creeks. Fish slowly along the
 bottom with a 1/4-ounce led
 head jig rigged to a chartreuse,
 plastic curly tail.
 Sea trout are off limits to keep
for the entire month of February,
so be sure to release your specks
unharmed.
 A full moon arrives Thursday,
which should find area bass
spawning heavily in local lakes
and rivers. Fish shallow grass
bottoms with a spinner or topwa-
ter plug.
 The News-Leader encourages
local anglers to submit photo-
graphs of their catches. The News-
Leader will publish them in this
space on Fridays. E-mail photos to
bjones@fbnewsleader.com, mail
them to P.O. Box 766, Fernandina
Beach, FL 32035, or drop them by
the office at 511 Ash St. in
Fernandina Beach. Contact Beth
Jones at 261-3696.


 OUTDOOR BRIEFS

 Drum tourney set
 The Nassau Sport Fishing
Association's 10th annual Drum
Tournament gets under way with
a captain's meeting at 7 p.m.
March 14 at Ten Acres, Kraft
Athletic Club. All tournament
anglers should attend. The tour-
nament runs March 15 through
April 20. Prizes will be awarded
at a social event at 7:30 p.m. April
23 at KAC.
 Register at the captain's meet-
ing or pick up entry forms at
Leaders and Sinkers, 1006 S.
14th St., Amelia Bait and Tackle,
1925 S. 14th St., Bait House,
1620 N. 14th St, or Atlantic
Seafood, 10 Ash St.
 Registration remains open
until 8 p.m. at the captain's meet-
ing. Fee is $40 per angler and 80
percent of entry fees will be paid
out in prizes. Tournament within
a tournament is $10.
 All fish must be weighed in at
Leaders and Sinkers. One fish
per day, per angler will be eligi-
ble for weigh-in. Scales close and
tournament ends at 6 p.m. April
20. The law allows one drum
over 24 inches per angler per
day. Florida requires a current
saltwater fishing license, which
must be presented at weigh-in.
No fish will be weighed without a
current license presented.
 For information, call chair-
man Don Whitman at 321-2800
or visit www.fishnsfa.com.


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