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Bill Perkins
Bill P.
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported 1 year ago
The fall fishing is hot! The Sheepshead, Redfish and a few trout are biting well! The Big Bull Redfish are on fire! Book you trip today
Bill Perkins
Bill P. Jacksonville, Florida Reported 1 year ago
The fall fishing is hot! The Sheepshead, Redfish and a few trout are biting well! The Big Bull Redfish are on fire! Book you trip today
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
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Frank Cole
Frank C.
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported 2 years ago
Flounder fishing has been up and down with some good fish being caught on some days and them being hard to find on others. The mullet run has started to die off so the preferred Flounder bait, finger mullet, have become a challenge to get Fall back has been speckled trout with some really nice fish caught last weekend. Artificial, particularly soft plastics, have been producing uup against the grass lines on high tides. Sheepshead ought to start showing soon. Bull red season has arrived with bruisers in the 30 to 40 inch class being caught. Been a weird year...
Frank Cole
Frank C. Jacksonville, Florida Reported 2 years ago
Flounder fishing has been up and down with some good fish being caught on some days and them being hard to find on others. The mullet run has started to die off so the preferred Flounder bait, finger mullet, have become a challenge to get Fall back has been speckled trout with some really nice fish caught last weekend. Artificial, particularly soft plastics, have been producing uup against the grass lines on high tides. Sheepshead ought to start showing soon. Bull red season has arrived with bruisers in the 30 to 40 inch class being caught. Been a weird year for tarpon. Primary bait, pogies, have been spotty so beach fishing has been difficult. Some hsve been caught around the Mayport jetties and even up the St.Johns River in downtown Jacksonville. Offshore has been tough due to the winds. But those lucky enough to have snapper lottery permits have - surprise!- excellent catches. Just had Hurricane Helene pass to our west so hopefully things will settle down quickly and we see what's chewing!
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
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Brian Soucy
Brian S.
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Reported 2 years ago
Fishing Report for September 2024 Despite all the rain we had here in Florida the fishing has beeen great. The bull redfish have been on a pretty good feeding frenzy. The action has been good at the jetty and in the Amelia river system. The larger mullet have been found in good numbers, which is has been the bait of choice. The setup has been a 7 foot rod and a 6500 Penn reel or a 6000 Florida Fishing Products reel loaded with 65 lb Fins braid. A 4 foot 60 lb leader with a 7/0 Kahle hook. Cut the...
Brian Soucy
Brian S. Fernandina Beach, Florida Reported 2 years ago
Fishing Report for September 2024 Despite all the rain we had here in Florida the fishing has beeen great. The bull redfish have been on a pretty good feeding frenzy. The action has been good at the jetty and in the Amelia river system. The larger mullet have been found in good numbers, which is has been the bait of choice. The setup has been a 7 foot rod and a 6500 Penn reel or a 6000 Florida Fishing Products reel loaded with 65 lb Fins braid. A 4 foot 60 lb leader with a 7/0 Kahle hook. Cut the mullet in chunks and we are fishing in 18 to 30 feet of water. The speckled trout are also hitting good. If you can find the finger mullet it has been doing well or live shrimp on a cork setup has worked well. We are also getting some nice flounder on our trips.
Fishing in Fernandina Beach, Florida
Fishing in Fernandina Beach, Florida
Fishing in Fernandina Beach, Florida
Fishing in Fernandina Beach, Florida
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Robbie Bishop
Robbie B.
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported 2 years ago
Bottom fishing continues to be good when the weather lets us get out. It looks like the kingfish may be gone now in our waters.
Robbie Bishop
Robbie B. Jacksonville, Florida Reported 2 years ago
Bottom fishing continues to be good when the weather lets us get out. It looks like the kingfish may be gone now in our waters.
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Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
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Robbie Bishop
Robbie B.
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported 2 years ago
Fishing has been good. Kingmackerel bite was good up until the hurricane. Going out tomorrow hopefully it has calmed down some.
Robbie Bishop
Robbie B. Jacksonville, Florida Reported 2 years ago
Fishing has been good. Kingmackerel bite was good up until the hurricane. Going out tomorrow hopefully it has calmed down some.
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
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Frank Cole
Frank C.
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported 2 years ago
Jetty fishing has been good with the numbers of sheepshead dropping off but the fish are all quality. Redfish are biting good at jetties and creeks. Some good catches of speckled trout but lots of shorts.
Frank Cole
Frank C. Jacksonville, Florida Reported 2 years ago
Jetty fishing has been good with the numbers of sheepshead dropping off but the fish are all quality. Redfish are biting good at jetties and creeks. Some good catches of speckled trout but lots of shorts.
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
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Frank Cole
Frank C.
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported 2 years ago
Capt.Frank here with our Northeast Florida first weekend in February Fishing Report. Weather continues to be a challenge. Cold front after cold front has brought low temperatures and high winds to the area. Wild changes in barometric pressure has affected fishing. Nonetheless, on fishable days, there are fish to be caught. Inshore, the speckled seatrout bite has been pretty consistent with good catches of legal trout and some lower slot redfish. Slow trolling with grubs near the bottom is a good way to locate the schools. Once found, traditional float rigs with live shrimp will produce numbers. Sheepshead fishing has...
Frank Cole
Frank C. Jacksonville, Florida Reported 2 years ago
Capt.Frank here with our Northeast Florida first weekend in February Fishing Report. Weather continues to be a challenge. Cold front after cold front has brought low temperatures and high winds to the area. Wild changes in barometric pressure has affected fishing. Nonetheless, on fishable days, there are fish to be caught. Inshore, the speckled seatrout bite has been pretty consistent with good catches of legal trout and some lower slot redfish. Slow trolling with grubs near the bottom is a good way to locate the schools. Once found, traditional float rigs with live shrimp will produce numbers. Sheepshead fishing has been generally good with some really good days and some slower days. But some quality fish are being caught. When weather permits, the black seabass bite has been consistent - if you can get your baits past the red snapper. Further offshore, trigger fish have been good with some 5 pound plus fish being caught. Wahoo fishing has been tough this winter because of the weather. On the fishable days, boats are often encountering cold dirty water. But, there's lots of bait and some nice wahoo in excess of 100 pounds have been caught. Bottom line is - go when you can go and you may be rewarded. Hopefully, calmer weather is around the corner.
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
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Frank Cole
Frank C.
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported 2 years ago
Ok, was just looking on my listing for a place. Forgot. Thanks. Not much fishing going on here. Weather has been horrible with only a few fishable days over the last 6 weeks. Inshore speckled seatrout has been good. Sheepshead has slowed. Offshore, black sea bass has been good when boats can get out…
Frank Cole
Frank C. Jacksonville, Florida Reported 2 years ago
Ok, was just looking on my listing for a place. Forgot. Thanks. Not much fishing going on here. Weather has been horrible with only a few fishable days over the last 6 weeks. Inshore speckled seatrout has been good. Sheepshead has slowed. Offshore, black sea bass has been good when boats can get out…
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Joe Curtis
Joe C.
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Reported 2 years ago
They are fired up on the wrecks with plenty of beeliners and triggers to mix in w them. Still seeing plenty of amberjacks as well. Inshore the sheepshead fishing is as good as it gets, with awesome numbers of trout and mangrove snappers.
Joe Curtis
Joe C. Jacksonville Beach, Florida Reported 2 years ago
They are fired up on the wrecks with plenty of beeliners and triggers to mix in w them. Still seeing plenty of amberjacks as well. Inshore the sheepshead fishing is as good as it gets, with awesome numbers of trout and mangrove snappers.
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Joe Curtis
Joe C.
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Reported 2 years ago
Cobia! They are fired up on the wrecks with plenty of beeliners and triggers to mix in w them. Still seeing plenty of amberjacks as well. Inshore the sheepshead fishing is as good as it gets, with awesome numbers of trout and mangrove snappers
Joe Curtis
Joe C. Jacksonville Beach, Florida Reported 2 years ago
Cobia! They are fired up on the wrecks with plenty of beeliners and triggers to mix in w them. Still seeing plenty of amberjacks as well. Inshore the sheepshead fishing is as good as it gets, with awesome numbers of trout and mangrove snappers
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Recent Fernandina Beach Reviews

  • ★★★★★
    The best in the business!! We had the best time with Captain Frank. He was so nice and patient with us. The weather wasn’t great but he adjusted the plan and we still caught lots of fish and had a great time. You would have a hard time finding a better guide in the area. He’s incredibly knowledgeable about fishing and I hope we have the chance to go with him again. We learned a lot from him and I would highly recommend him for anglers of any experience level.

    Robert K. | September 25, 2026

    Trip: Speckled Trout Inshore Fun

  • ★★★★★
    We had a great time!

    Charles B. | September 22, 2026

    Trip: Jacksonville Creeks Trip

  • ★★★★★
    Had a great time with Captain Bill! The weather ended up keeping us inshore but he made sure to let us know ahead of time so we could stay flexible. He made sure to find us a few spots where we could get on some fish.

    Brian H. | September 11, 2026

    Trip: 6 Hour Nearshore/ Offshore

  • ★★★★★
    Ron was absolutely awesome and made our trip more than worth while!!

    Jenna B. | August 29, 2026

    Trip: World Class Fishing!

  • ★★★★★
    Bill is the quintessential captain. Informative. Kind. Insightful and aggressive at meeting your expectations. We caught all species we targeted at the outset.

    William A. | August 25, 2026

    Trip: 6 Hour Nearshore/ Offshore

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    Lots of fun chasing Tarpan!

    Damon W. | August 24, 2026

    Trip: Inshore Fishing Trip - 26’ Barker

  • ★★★★★
    Absolutely amazing!

    Ashley J. | August 24, 2026

    Trip: 2 Hr, Jacksonville Sunset Boat Trip

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    Captain Charlie is a great guide and very knowledgeable! He put us on the fish!

    Shuntel S. | August 23, 2026

    Trip: JACKSONVILLE OFFSHORE FISHING

  • ★★★★★
    Best fishing trip ever. Everything was taken care of. All we had to do was catch the fish! We got a little bit of a history tour as well. If we hit a spot with no luck, we kept moving until we did. My family will most definitely be back, hopefully in the fall.

    Martin B. | August 22, 2026

    Trip: Nearshore And Jetties

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    Captain Brandon is a great guide and a great person very knowledgeable of the area and is on top of his game nice boat also will definitely recommend Captain Brandon for any body wanting to fish the Brunswick area

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