Green Cove Springs Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Robbie Bishop
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Inshore fishing has been good with flounder, sheepshead and a good bull redfish bite. Ian has offshore waters stirred up but the bite for bottom fishing has been good for snapper, beeliners, triggerfish and some seabass. As the water cleans up some striking fish should show up like king mackerel,...

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Robbie Bishop Jacksonville, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Inshore fishing has been good with flounder, sheepshead and a good bull redfish bite. Ian has offshore waters stirred up but the bite for bottom fishing has been good for snapper, beeliners, triggerfish and some seabass. As the water cleans up some striking
fish should show up like king mackerel, barracuda, and jacks. Here are pictures of most recent fish.

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Mike May
Hollister, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Hey Hannah, the redfish bite is still steady. With the flood tides target grass lines with a popping cork and a live mullet or shrimp on a 1/0 circle hook. For the bull reds target the inlets with either live mullet, blue crab or cut bait on a 3/0 hook...

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Mike May Hollister, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Hey Hannah, the redfish bite is still steady. With the flood tides target grass lines with a popping cork and a live mullet or shrimp on a 1/0 circle hook. For the bull reds target the inlets with either live mullet, blue crab or cut bait on a 3/0 hook with minimal weight. Slack tides will produce the best fishing. Flounder, same ole story. Target creek mouths, bends and sandbars. The snook bite is the best it's been in a couple of weeks. Target most of the same area's as the smaller refs and flounder with live shrimp or finger mullet on a 1/0 to a 3/0 hook with a split shot or under a popping cork.
In the St. John's River the everything is still keyed in on shrimp as they thin out. Use a slip cork rig with a 1/0 to 3/0 hook and pitch up close to natural shoreline and hold on. You can expect to catch everything from largemouth, striped bass, red fish and catfish. Currently we are experiencing higher than usual flood tides so the fishing is tough but once you find them the bite is pretty good.

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Clay Philips
St. Augustine, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

The Mullet migration is here and so are the big redfish!

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Clay Philips St. Augustine, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

The Mullet migration is here and so are the big redfish!

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Mike May
Hollister, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

The red fish bite is still good despite them being spread out a little in the creeks and flats. Most are staging in the inlets for the mullet run and spawning. Flounder and drum bite is still good. Look for both in creek corners and creek mouths for the flounder....

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Mike May Hollister, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

The red fish bite is still good despite them being spread out a little in the creeks and flats. Most are staging in the inlets for the mullet run and spawning.
Flounder and drum bite is still good. Look for both in creek corners and creek mouths for the flounder.
The water temperature will start to drop in the next few weeks so we can expect to start seeing some triple tail more often and the trout bite will get better.
We’re also picking up snook in residential canals and creeks on the falling tide.
Tarpon are on the beach along with big jacks and Spanish mackerel. Target the pogy pods just off the beach or in the surf.

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Kevin Hart
St. Augustine, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Reds are starting to run good now. Mullet run is beginning. Still picking up a few good flounder and a few good snook. All in all a good bite right now

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Kevin Hart St. Augustine, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Reds are starting to run good now. Mullet run is beginning. Still picking up a few good flounder and a few good snook. All in all a good bite right now

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Christopher Hazlett
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been pretty good lately!! Lots of Vermilion snapper and triggerfish biting near the bottom and a good number of Kingfish, Sailfish, Cobia, Cudas, and more trolling near shore!! Also the mutton snapper and African pompano out in 130ft

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Christopher Hazlett Jacksonville Beach, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Fishing has been pretty good lately!! Lots of Vermilion snapper and triggerfish biting near the bottom and a good number of Kingfish, Sailfish, Cobia, Cudas, and more trolling near shore!! Also the mutton snapper and African pompano out in 130ft

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Mike May
Hollister, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

The redfish bite is still steady. They are moving into the inlets to spawn as the mullet are coming in. Flounder bite is still good and the tarpon are on the beach. Target the pogy pods on or near the beach with live finger mullet. Also lady fish, blues and...

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Mike May Hollister, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

The redfish bite is still steady. They are moving into the inlets to spawn as the mullet are coming in. Flounder bite is still good and the tarpon are on the beach. Target the pogy pods on or near the beach with live finger mullet. Also lady fish, blues and bonita mixed in.

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Kevin Hart
St. Augustine, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Slow today but we managed to get a few

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Kevin Hart St. Augustine, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Slow today but we managed to get a few

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