Eyedropper selecting outline color not underneath layer

I'm attempting to do a gradient mesh on an apple. I'm stuck when filling the mesh with the eyedropper tool.
What i do is use the direct selection tool and click an anchor and then click the eyedropper tool on that anchor point What is happening is the the outline color is being selected. So i found out Illustrator CS6 you have to hold shift while clicking the eyedropper. I tried that and still can't get the color of the underneath layer, the fill color stays white? Here is pic:
As you can see in the navigator window, the shade of red is that of the outline and not the apple underneath the outline. I tried shift+eyedropper and white is the only color that get's sampled. What am i doing wrong?

Yes the fill is focused. Here is the eyedropper settings. I tried again and it either samples the outline color or the smart guide color(green) It should sample the template layer underneath(apple).

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