Jacksonville Fishing Reports

FOLLOW THAT REDFISH .......VIDEO: https://youtu.be/G3n2mojXCEU?si=kW3xH-60iiTom8AJ

MICRO REDFISH, EYES BIGGER THAN IT'S STOMACH https://youtu.be/2MSfGwZ0Ikw?si=RtDo-PmgeOFugLas

in all reality..... I DO MANY TWO HR. ''KIDS TRIPS'' IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. MY STANDARD DAY IS UP TO 6 HRS FOR 2 ADULTS. AND WE CAN'T WASTE ANY TIME IN THE MORNING. BUT, THE 6 HR. TRIP GIVES US WIGGLE ROOM AT LEAST. BY NOON, ITS PRETTY DANG HOT. BUT WE'VE FOUND SOME BIG TROUT NONE THE LESS. BUT BIG ONES AREN'T KEEPERS ANY LONGER IN FLORIDA. 15'' TO 19 INCHERS ARE ALL WE CAN KEEP, NOW. AND LATELY, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL 4 POUNDERS. LARGE REDFISH IN THE CREEKS CAN BE TOUGH TO FIND ON SOME DAYS. LOADS OF SMALLER FLOUNDER SEEM TO LOVE THE BAIT FILLED CREEKS. SO WHEN WE LEAVE AT 7AM.....DON'T BE LATE IN THE DEEP SUMMER MONTHS.

HERE'S SOME PHOTOS AND A VIDEO LINK TO WHATS BEEN GOING ON IN JUNE 2026, SO FAR

DID NOT FISH THE MARSH CREEKS....''they are filled with BAIT'' THAT WOULD SEEM LIKE A GOOD THING, HUH? WELL, IT CERTAINTLY HASN'T BEEN. THE ACTION VIA REDFISH, AND EVEN JUST ''action'' SPECIES, LIKE SUMMER TIME JACKS, AND LADYFISH HAVE BEEN LACKING IN THE SHALLOWS. AND BELIEVE ME, I'VE BEEN ULTRA SHALLOW: YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/gEH_9R7lkcg?si=INVjfqCO77wtn5dr SO TODAY I STAYED IN THE RIVER, AND FISHED THE ''MAIN-STAY'' TECHNIQUE THAT IF THIS DOESN'T PRODUCE, NOT MUCH ELSE WILL, AND THAT WAS ''FLOAT-RIG'' FISHING ROCKS & DOCKS IN THE ST. JOHNS RIVER. I'M USUALLY, ANYMORE FED UP WITH THE RIVER, BECAUSE OF THE HUGE CURRENT, BOAT TRAFFIC, TUG BOATS, SHIPS, CONE-HEADS, AND AMOUNT OF CONSTANT WAKES. BUT TODAY, IT WAS NOT BAD AT ALL. I WAS SURPRISED. MANY SPOTS, WERE COMFORTABLE TO ''FLOAT-RIG'' FISH, WITH THE 4 DOZEN LIVE SHRIMP, I BROUGHT ALONG. I WAS FEELING ''SPENDY'', I GUESS. BECAUSE LURE FISHING WASN'T PART OF THE PLAN AT ALL. NO THIS WASN'T A CHARTER TRIP WITH KIDS.....plenty o that is coming soon. Just had fishing buddy Nick aboard. AND HE HOOKED UP A GOOD SIZED TROUT, BUT LOST IT AT BOAT SIDE WITHIN THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF FLOATS IN THE WATER. YES, SPECKLED SEA TROUT, my favorite fish of all time! WHICH HAVE BEEN REALLY LACKING IN THE CREEKS, FOR ME. THE NEW TROUT LIMITS REALLY SUCK. FLORIDA DOESN'T WANT YOU TO BE A FISH EATER IN N.E. FLORIDA. BECAUSE THE 3 TROUT LIMIT, BETWEEN 15-19 INCHES, IS MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT. I LIKE ''''''TROPHIES'''''''. A 16" TROUT, DOES NOT EXCITE ME. BUT A 20'' AND LARGER DOES....hopefully 5 pounds and larger!!! TODAY, I HAD A 22-23'' 4 POUNDER. AND THATS WHAT I'M FISHING FOR, PERSONALLY. OR A 27'' REDFISH, OR A 2-4 POUND FLOUNDER. BUT WE HAD NO REDFISH TODAY. I MAY HAVE HOOKED A FEW, BUT I'M JUST GUESSING, BECAUSE WHATEVER ATE MY LIVE SHRIMP, BECAME A CASUALTY TO THE HEAVY STRUCTURE I WAS FISHING. I BASICALLY, GOT MY BUTT HANDED TO ME, ON A PLATTER! WE DID CATCH FLOUNDER. BUT THET WERE BARELY KEEPERS AT 14 INCHES. OF COURSE WE HAD PLENTY OF LADYFISH, WHICH ISN'T A BAD THING. SINCE TROUT - highly sought after, AND LADYFISH, FREQUENT THE SAME AREAS IN THE HOT MONTHS. AND NICK CAUGHT A 5 POUND JAK CREVALLE ON HIS LIGHT TACKLE, FISHING A FLOAT RIG A BIT DEEPER, OFF A ROCK PILE. I KEPT 4 TROUT, WE LOST 2, AND RELEASED THE LARGEST. AT THE 22-23 INCHES AND 4 POUNDS. NO VIDEO TODAY. JUST PHOTOS. you can find my recent fishing reports, and happenings on my INSTA-FACE PAGE AT: https://www.instagram.com/captdavessportfishing/ ALSO INCLUDED SOME OTHER TRIP PHOTOS FROM THIS MONTH.

DAY 2 WITH THE "TRAVELLER" LEFT MAYPORT AT 1pm DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH 6 HRS OF A RISING TIDE AND NO BITES LIKE YESTERDAY. INSTEAD..."WE NEVER CAUGHT THE FIRST REDFISH?" NOT FROM A LACK OF TRYING, THATS FOR SURE. BUT, AS THE TIDE TURNED WE CAUGHT PLENTY OF TROUT, WITH 4 GOOD KEEPERS, AND LOTS OF FLOUNDER. AND 2 KEEPERS. THE SO-CALLED 5-10 KNOT WINDS UP IN THE CREEK WAS THE "JOKE ON US". IT WAS SUPER WINDY. BUT BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS. WE AT LEAST ONLY HAD TO WASTE, AND WE DID GETTING WAKE IN THE RIVER, 2 HRS OF THE HIGH TIDE, AND CAUGHT BASICALLY ZERO, STILL LOOKING FOR THOSE SCHOOLS OF YELLOWMOUTH TROUT ON PLACES WE CAUGHT THEM "EVERY YEAR THIS TIME, EXCEPT...THIS YEAR!!!" ANOTHER JOKE ON US. WE HAD A GOOD TIME UP IN THE SALTMARSH, AS THE DAY GOT LATER IT TURNED REALLY NICE. THE "NO REDFISH" THING WAS CONFUSING. BAIT EVERYWHERE AT DEAD LOW. BUT MY OLE SAYING STILL RINGS TRUE FOR BAZARO WORLD FLORIDA, "BAIT BAIT EVERYWHERE AND NO FISH TO EAT THEM". ON THE WAY OUT OF THE CREEK, WE SLOWLY DRIFTED SOME GIANT OYSTER MOUNDS LOOKING TO SEE IF REDFISH WERE AROUND. MAYBE THERE WAS. BUT THE TRAVELLER SAID, "I'M DONE", SO WE HEADED BACK TO MAYPORT BOAT RAMP TO MAKE THE DONUTS. TRAVELLER BOB DOESN'T DO THE INCESSANT HEAT THING OF SUMMER. HE'S NOT LIKE THE AVERAGE TOURIST. HE'S A TRUE ANGLER, ONE OF THE FEW I'VE HAD AS REPEAT CUSTOMERS. HEAT AND SWEATING HE KNOWS ISN'T THE FINEST FISHING IN JAX. SO THE NEXT TIME HE'S COMING WILL BE LATE OCTOBER OR EARLY NOVEMBER. THE "TRAVELLER" ONLY TRAVELS WHEN THE TEMP IS RIGHT. NEXT TIME HE VOWS WON'T BE ON RISING TIDE DAYS. THATS FOR SURE. VISIT: https://www.captdaves.com TO MAKE YOUR OWN REPORT. Light tackle inshore fishing for 2.

EASTER SUNDAY, A SUPER NICE DAY, TO FILL THE SCHEDULE FULL OF EXCITEMENT FOR THE "LITTLE ONES". THATS WHAT I DID WITH BEN FROM CALIFORNIA, AND HIS TWO YOUNG BOYS. WE WENT INTO A SALTY CREEK AND BOTTOM FISHED WITH DEAD SHRIMP, AND CAUGHT 2 BLACK DRUM, 2 PINFISH, AND A SPOTTED SEATROUT. ALL IN TWO HOURS ON MY 2 HR. KIDS TRIP. (NOT TOO LONG, NOT TOO SHORT) MADE JUST FOR THE UNDER 10 YEAR OLDS, WHO CAN NOT DO A BIG TIME 6 HOUR SPORT FISHING CHARTER IN JACKSONILLE WHILE VISTING GRANDMA, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ALL THE WAY FROM ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. IF YOU'RE A TRUE ANGLER AND WANT A 6 HR STANDARD DAY FISHIN THE TIDE. AND WANT TO CATCH NICE LIGHT TACKLE EXCITMENT REDFISH, THE FISH THAT RULES THE RIVER HERE. CALL ME: 904-642-9546 8AM-7PM eastern time. NO TEXTS.

I LOVE WINTER.... I'D RATHER WEAR LONG-SLEEVES. YESTERDAY WE (JAX. FL.) MADE A NEW RECORD FOR MARCH 10th. IT WAS A RECORDED, 92 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT ❗ THE SPANISH MACKEREL ARE ALREADY SWIMMING AROUND THE JAX BEACH PIER❗ I'M CATCHING, THE ''SILVER SCOURGE FISH'', aka: LADYFISH, IN A FEW CREEKS, ALREADY ❗ AND THE TROUT ALREADY VACATED A FEW WINTER SPOTS. AS LONG AS THE TROUT KEEP CHOKIN' DOWN THE "MATRIX SHADS" LIKE THIS ONE DID. (the cost of live shrimp isn't worth 3 Trout per person) I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THE ''''FLORIDA FISH COMMUNISTS'''', BASICALLY SHUTTING THE DOOR ON "SPECKLED TROUT CHARTERS" I TOLD YA, AT CHRISTMAS. 1/2 THE BEST FISHING. WAS ALREADY OVER: GO HERE: https://youtu.be/BvCtBSCYbs4?si=oMa0L... https://truthsocial.com/@CaptDavesSpo...

BIG YELLOWMOUTH TROUT, 18 INCHERS, AND MANY FILLED WITH ROE. I LOVE WHEN THESE FISH SHOW UP IN MAYPORT "THICK", NO LIMIT, NO SIZE LIMIT (we don't bother with 12 inchers) TODAY HAD 18 PLUS INCH FISH. AS USUAL, WE HAD TO WORK FOR THEM. AND HAD A BIT OF A RIDE TO GET TO THEM. "LIGHT TACKLE FUN" AND ALL WE USED WAS "DEAD SHRIMP".......EZ AS, (as they say in New Zealand) HERE'S A CLASSIC, JACKSONILLE FLORIDA BOAT RAMP SHOT. BOOK NOW FOR MARCH.

GIVING MY HANKO 20SF, THE ''OLE MAN TREATMENT''. (not me) OF NEW SEATS. TEMPRESS ''all weather'', with removable cushions, folding, detachable base. I'm wondering how the bases will hold up. youtube video short: https://youtube.com/shorts/a6N82C_Gaa...

I love this....BECAUSE I'M A FISHING GUIDE, NOW. Got fired '''30 yrs ago''', for same thing!!!!! I took off, and fished too much. I've never looked back. AND HAVE NO CLUELESS WOMAN TELLING ME WHAT TO DO ALL THE TIME. 👍👍👍👍 VIDEO LINK EXPLAINS ALL https://youtu.be/9ByoGAcKXqo?si=T8iW1SdwtNcXL8Da YOU ARE MISSING BEAUTIFUL WINTER DAYS, IN JAX FL. LETS GO GET A NETFULL

YOUTUBE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/fxBBF_PSYoI?si=NTV0uDs388T8pjoF GET THE JIGS, I USE MOST OFTEN IN BULK FROM SOFT PLASTICS TO LIVE SHRIMP & MORE: AMAZON LINK: https://amzn.to/4aqNGlH COME GET YOUR SHEEPS...OR MISS OUT. ITS OVER BY MAY.

www.fishingharter-jacksonville.com Solo, after the ''JAX FREEZE''...Still cold as a witches tit, but one heck of a nice day. Major NEGATIVE low tide, light winds. Again, being a ''jetty guy'' for the past 29 years, I saw areas of the Marsh that I've never seen before with such low water. Overall; 4- flounder too small to keep, 10- Trout too small to keep. 8- ''green scourge fish'' aka: Bluefish too small to keep. And then, I got what I was fishing for! a 21'' Speckled Wonder'', aka: Spotted Sea Trout. a 17'' Speckled Wonder'', aka: Spotted Sea Trout. and a 23'' Redfish - pictured here ready to be taken outa their suits. Video (not that any one watches, but good for my Angling Archives) coming soon at: https://www.youtube.com/c/captdavessportfishing 😊

SOLO TRY IN A JANUARY FREEZE IN JAX FLORIDA VIDEO LINK: MY YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/5eydbE9oqNw?si=f-mDSS1_Ckk4KSdR

Capt Dave's Sport Fishing Youtube has dropped the ball on my channel. Even huge channels are loosing VIEWS. Everyone is complaining. I'm treated like a 100% peee-on, I've wasted 18 years, doing Videos. YES. 18 years WASTED, trying to help people see what they'll do on their charter, maybe book a charter, or hopefully have someone recommend me. Plus, pass on fishing Info. Its NEVER been worth my time, really. Just a hobby of sorts, a little income, that kinda equates to about .10 cents per hour of time spent editing etc. PER Youtubes constant suggestions, I even spent $2k PLUS in equipment to do knife sharpening content....AGAIN, 100% FAIL. YT, used to be people just sharing ideas. Now its Networks, and Multi-Millionaires, and people quitting their REAL jobs, their daily, J-O-B!! The unemployable, employed via Youtube?! REALLY, a feeding Squirrels channel doing $50K a year in INCOME?? Just think for a moment. The internet has been destructive as hell. For some. I feel for your kids, as AI will destroy life as we know it. With at least a 1/4 of YT videos are 100% FAKE, and promoted by the Libtards at YT. WANNA KNOW WHAT I REALLY THINK❓ YOUTUBE SHORT: first freeze 2026 Jacksonville Florida let's go fishing!!!! https://youtu.be/Eyz1JJpXVTQ?si=zh2lVa-dJrvUy4EL

THOUGHT I'D SHARE THIS VIDEO.....a must watch old VIDEO. TARPON CAN BE UNHEALTHY 🎬 ''WOLF TALES'' with Capt Dave cut & paste: https://youtu.be/_uF65DztOoA?si=BfWoS5dWnsD0oarY