Fernandina Beach Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Fernandina Beach

Scott Thompson
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Reported: 1 week ago

We have had some fantastic weather, and with the water cooling, the bite has been red hot. Nearshore Bull Reds, black drum, sheepshead, and, for the kids, the whiting are biting. Offshore Cobia, Grouper, Black Sea Bass. Trigger fish and plenty of Red Snapper.

Scott Thompson Fernandina Beach, Florida Reported: 1 week ago

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Austin Nikkola
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported: 4 months ago

Bull Reds The bull reds are fired up! We’re seeing big bruisers crushing bait around the deep holes and channel edges. Live mullet and cut bait have been the ticket. Bring the heavy gear—these giants aren’t playing around. Now’s the time to battle a beast! 💪🎣🔥

Austin Nikkola Jacksonville, Florida Reported: 4 months ago

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David Hagins
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Reported: 8 months ago

Solid fishing around the jetties the last few weeks. Black drum, redfish, whiting and the sharks have showed up!

David Hagins Fernandina Beach, Florida Reported: 8 months ago

Solid fishing around the jetties the last few weeks. Black drum, redfish, whiting and the sharks have showed up!

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Frank Cole
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported: 8 months ago

Sheepshead have started to show-- finally. Mostly in the river. Jetties is hit and miss. Some good speckled trout catches on live shrimp. Bonus bull reds while float rig fishing and Sheepshead fishing.

Frank Cole Jacksonville, Florida Reported: 8 months ago

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Kenny Crawford
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Reported: 8 months ago

Wahoo and Grouper were biting this past week 60 miles offshore. Waiting on grouper season May 1! Big black and red drum at the jetties, along with lots of whiting.

Kenny Crawford Fernandina Beach, Florida Reported: 8 months ago

Wahoo and Grouper were biting this past week 60 miles offshore. Waiting on grouper season May 1! Big black and red drum at the jetties, along with lots of whiting.

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David Hagins
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Reported: 8 months ago

Redfish and Black Drum around the jetties, with the big Black Seabass still offshore right now!

David Hagins Fernandina Beach, Florida Reported: 8 months ago

Redfish and Black Drum around the jetties, with the big Black Seabass still offshore right now!

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Ron Schurr
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported: 8 months ago

Caught over 25 reds.

Ron Schurr Jacksonville, Florida Reported: 8 months ago

Caught over 25 reds.

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Ron Schurr
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported: 8 months ago

Caught over 25 reds

Ron Schurr Jacksonville, Florida Reported: 8 months ago

Caught over 25 reds

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★★★★★
Captain Bill was good. We did order an inshore trip be he wanted to go offshore. Minimal bait. Had 2 small bags of squid then we used cut bait from what we caught. Most fish were not keepers but did reel in a bunch of fish. One amberjack. Kept a lot of fish for his dog.
Walter B. | November 17, 2025

Trip: Jacksonville Inshore Fishing
★★★★★
Frank was the best captain! He has great knowledge of the area and offers many different fishing experiences. He was also very encouraging and helpful when reeling in our monster of a fish! We definitely plan on taking another trip with him as our captain soon!
Emma B. | November 3, 2025

Trip: Half Day Bull Reds
★★★★★
Austin was great!!!!! Super fun morning catching fish and chatting with a great guy! We caught some mammoth Red fish and almost had a 4 ft Gar!
Vanessa B. | October 9, 2025

Trip: Jacksonville Adventure
★★★★★
Had a great day fishing with Dave ! Despite unusually high tides, Dave knew the spot !
Ricardo C. | October 8, 2025

Trip: Jacksonville - 6 Hr. River & Marsh
★★★★★
The trip was fantastic! I would highly recommend Scott and Jimmy. They are very personable and did a great job getting us where we needed to be to have a successful fishing trip.
Stephen S. | October 5, 2025

Trip: Nearshore And Jetties
★★★★★
Great Captain and had a great trip. If you have little kids, he was great with my two boys. Would definitely recommend.
Jason H. | September 13, 2025

Trip: 4-6 Hour Trip Trip – Inshore
★★★★★
Awesome time great captain
Drake B. | August 22, 2025

Trip: Summer Time Offshore Fishing
★★★★★
Capt Frank was very polite and knowledgeable. It was a hot day of fishing and he helped make it a memory my son will never forget. I will use him again next year.
Michael L. | July 29, 2025

Trip: Nearshore Kingfish Special
★★★★★
Bill was on time and ready to go. He explained everything clearly and was very helpful.
Charles W. | July 21, 2025

Trip: Jacksonville Nearshore/ Offshore
★★★★★
Captain Chad is amazing. Best fishing trip I’ve ever had!
Bradley K. | July 20, 2025

Trip: Fernandina Beach Nearshore/Offshore

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