Fernandina Beach Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Austin N.
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported 1 year ago

With warming water temps and steady tides, the redfish are in full feeding mode. Early mornings have been prime for topwater action, with Reds crushing Zara Spooks and MirrOlure Top Dogs over shallow flats. As the sun gets higher, we’ve been switching to paddle tails in gold, root beer, and...

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Austin N. Jacksonville, Florida Reported 1 year ago

With warming water temps and steady tides, the redfish are in full feeding mode. Early mornings have been prime for topwater action, with Reds crushing Zara Spooks and MirrOlure Top Dogs over shallow flats. As the sun gets higher, we’ve been switching to paddle tails in gold, root beer, and new penny, rigged on 1/8 to 1/4 oz jigheads for sight-casting fish cruising the oyster bars and creek mouths.

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Brian S.
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Reported 1 year ago

Picture of a few of the fish that we cleaned this morning. Ended up cleaning four keeper speckled trout and two black drum They had a good time. Had plenty others, but they had enough to eat.

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Brian S. Fernandina Beach, Florida Reported 1 year ago

Picture of a few of the fish that we cleaned this morning. Ended up cleaning four keeper speckled trout and two black drum They had a good time. Had plenty others, but they had enough to eat.

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Bill P.
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported 1 year ago

The big black seabass bite has been very good for the month of February! A few good triggerfish and vermilion snapper have been caught too! Consistent when the wind lays down and we can get out!

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Bill P. Jacksonville, Florida Reported 1 year ago

The big black seabass bite has been very good for the month of February! A few good triggerfish and vermilion snapper have been caught too! Consistent when the wind lays down and we can get out!

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Austin N.
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported 1 year ago

Tannic Water Adventures have reported successful sight fishing for redfish, especially during flood tides in grassy areas and low tides around mud flats. The cooler water clarity enhances visibility, making a stealthy approach and the use of finesse presentations, such as soft plastics or live shrimp, particularly effective. As waters...

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Austin N. Jacksonville, Florida Reported 1 year ago

Tannic Water Adventures have reported successful sight fishing for redfish, especially during flood tides in grassy areas and low tides around mud flats. The cooler water clarity enhances visibility, making a stealthy approach and the use of finesse presentations, such as soft plastics or live shrimp, particularly effective. As waters continue to warm, redfish are expected to gravitate towards deeper structures and docks. In addition to redfish, other species like black drum, sheepshead, and speckled trout are actively biting. Anglers targeting the jetties with fiddler crabs and live shrimp have reported catching keeper-sized sheepshead, with some individuals weighing up to 6.5 pounds. The same areas have also yielded redfish and speckled seatrout.

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Brian S.
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Reported 1 year ago

Despite the Cold Weather Despite the weather being alittle chilly on some days the fishing has been pretty good. We have been getting some really nice redfish and speckled trout. On the days the weather was not freezing and we were able to get on the water the fish were...

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Brian S. Fernandina Beach, Florida Reported 1 year ago

Despite the Cold Weather Despite the weather being alittle chilly on some days the fishing has been pretty good. We have been getting some really nice redfish and speckled trout. On the days the weather was not freezing and we were able to get on the water the fish were willing to bite. Getting live shrimp has been challangingdue to the water temps, but mud minnows have worked just fine. Using the floating cork over structure has worked well. Also have been using a 1/4 ounce jighead on the bottom aslo produced.

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David H.
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Reported 1 year ago

Black Seabass are still biting and so are the grouper. Grouper are closed until May 1st but plenty of Seabass to go around inside 24 miles.

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David H. Fernandina Beach, Florida Reported 1 year ago

Black Seabass are still biting and so are the grouper. Grouper are closed until May 1st but plenty of Seabass to go around inside 24 miles.

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Austin N.
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported 1 year ago

As February rolls in, the warming trend is beginning to take effect in Jacksonville, pushing water temperatures up and signaling transitions in fish behavior. With air temperatures creeping into the low 80s°F, anglers should expect an uptick in activity across inshore, nearshore, and offshore waters. Inshore Fishing Redfish – Sight...

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Austin N. Jacksonville, Florida Reported 1 year ago

As February rolls in, the warming trend is beginning to take effect in Jacksonville, pushing water temperatures up and signaling transitions in fish behavior. With air temperatures creeping into the low 80s°F, anglers should expect an uptick in activity across inshore, nearshore, and offshore waters. Inshore Fishing Redfish – Sight fishing for redfish remains strong, especially on the flood tides in the grass and during the low tide around mud flats. With the water clearing up due to cooler temperatures, a stealthy approach and finesse presentations (like soft plastics or live shrimp) are key. As the water warms, expect more redfish moving toward deeper structure and docks.

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Kenneth S.
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Reported 1 year ago

We been smoking them down

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Kenneth S. Fernandina Beach, Florida Reported 1 year ago

We been smoking them down

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