Green Cove Springs Fishing Reports (May 2026)

Frank Cole
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

We had our two-day Atlantic Red Snapper Season a few weeks ago. The first day we caught 11 in 30 minutes at one spot and kept 3- our 1 fish per person limit- and were done by 7:30. The second day we caught 10 in an hour and fifteen minutes...

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Frank Cole Jacksonville, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

We had our two-day Atlantic Red Snapper Season a few weeks ago. The first day we caught 11 in 30 minutes at one spot and kept 3- our 1 fish per person limit- and were done by 7:30. The second day we caught 10 in an hour and fifteen minutes in 3 spots and kept 4, done by 8. Kingfishing has been good. Clients caught this one Saturday. Tarpon are on the beach and at the jetties. Not only is the weather hot, but the fishing is hot.

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Frank Cole
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Recent Red Snapper "Season". We only got 2 days. Caught 11 red snapper in 30 minutes the first day. Took an hour and fifteen minutes to catch 10 the second day. And they're protected!

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Frank Cole Jacksonville, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Recent Red Snapper "Season". We only got 2 days. Caught 11 red snapper in 30 minutes the first day. Took an hour and fifteen minutes to catch 10 the second day. And they're protected!

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Joe Curtis
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

If the interest isn't offshore the nearshore fishing for red snappers, bonita and sharks has been off the chain! Inshore things are starting to get scrappy with the warming water. But keeping a rod bent on oversized redfish, trout, jacks, ladyfish and mangrove snapper has proved somewhat easy. But not...

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Joe Curtis Jacksonville Beach, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

If the interest isn't offshore the nearshore fishing for red snappers, bonita and sharks has been off the chain!
Inshore things are starting to get scrappy with the warming water. But keeping a rod bent on oversized redfish, trout, jacks, ladyfish and mangrove snapper has proved somewhat easy. But not every spot has been a good one.

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Robbie Bishop
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

The fishing has been good both bottom and trolling. There is still good catches of beeliners, very few seabass and some triggerfish. The kingfish are showing up again with some blackfin tuna and cobia.

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Robbie Bishop Jacksonville, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

The fishing has been good both bottom and trolling. There is still good catches of beeliners, very few seabass and some triggerfish. The kingfish are showing up again with some blackfin tuna and cobia.

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Joe Curtis
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

They don't call it MAYport for no reason! Fishing the last few weeks has been off the chain. From inshore to offshore there really isn't anything that isn't biting. Playing the tide weather has been determining the target!

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Joe Curtis Jacksonville Beach, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

They don't call it MAYport for no reason!
Fishing the last few weeks has been off the chain. From inshore to offshore there really isn't anything that isn't biting. Playing the tide weather has been determining the target!

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Dave Sipler
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Well it's super spring and it's black drum and speckled trout time. Fishing the St. Johns River and St. Johns River inlet jetty rocks. It's high tide to pull the hardware planers and spoons for a lot of Spanish mackerel which is always good for dads and kids.

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Dave Sipler Jacksonville, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Well it's super spring and it's black drum and speckled trout time. Fishing the St. Johns River and St. Johns River inlet jetty rocks. It's high tide to pull the hardware planers and spoons for a lot of Spanish mackerel which is always good for dads and kids.

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Joe Curtis
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

The last week was challenging yet rewarding. While there were not any “gimmie” days with a lot of effort and some brain power we ended up putting some nice boxes of fish together with a pile of trophy black drum up to 50 pounds. Even saw our first kingfish and...

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Joe Curtis Jacksonville Beach, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

The last week was challenging yet rewarding. While there were not any “gimmie” days with a lot of effort and some brain power we ended up putting some nice boxes of fish together with a pile of trophy black drum up to 50 pounds.
Even saw our first kingfish and Mahi of the year. I expect summer fishing to come early after next weeks blow. Meaning kings, cobia and plenty of other tasty critters.
While inshore has been booking hot, day by day I can feel it getting less quality bites and more “junk fish” while great to bend a rod I don’t expect to see full fish boxes of great eating.
Spanish mackerel should be showing any day providing great action for kids and family trips. But also a great fall back if the sheepshead trout or redfish are uncooperative.
Skiff trips have been heating up as well focused around the low tide as usual. Redfish bite was very very slow a week or so ago but is recovering nicely.

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Chip Wingo
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Inbound SMS APP 1 day ago Fluctuating cold weather has dropped water temps back to a normal pattern . With that been said , sheepshead, black drum , trout and bull and slot redfish bites have been great !

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Chip Wingo Jacksonville Beach, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

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Fluctuating cold weather has dropped water temps back to a normal pattern . With that been said , sheepshead, black drum , trout and bull and slot redfish bites have been great !

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