Jacksonville Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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William Cochran
Amelia Island, Florida
Reported: 18 hours ago

Fishing has been on fire. Clearer water. Schooled up fish. Abnormal amount of tailing on the flats. Recommend throwing small and lighter colored as they can be rather spooky. Maintaining distance from the fish is highly recommended. Prefer clear skies and midday low to take advantage of sight casting.

William Cochran Amelia Island, Florida Reported: 18 hours ago

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David Hagins
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Reported: 6 days ago

Some great nearshore bottom fishing the last several trips. Keeper Black Sea bass, triggerfish and vermilion snapper are showing up in numbers now that the water has cooled off. Helping out the state with some EFP Snapper trips and there's plenty of those out there. We were done with our...

David Hagins Fernandina Beach, Florida Reported: 6 days ago

Some great nearshore bottom fishing the last several trips. Keeper Black Sea bass, triggerfish and vermilion snapper are showing up in numbers now that the water has cooled off.

Helping out the state with some EFP Snapper trips and there's plenty of those out there. We were done with our 24 fish snapper limit in under 30 minutes.

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Anthony Menichino
St. Augustine, Florida
Reported: 1 week ago

Fished inshore today caught a ton of trout black drum and whiting were some of the fish we kept caught over a hundred. Meanwhile the Offshore bite has been productive as well guaranteed to catch dinner. The Wahoo bite has been especially good on trolling trips

Anthony Menichino St. Augustine, Florida Reported: 1 week ago

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Michael Keith with Captain Mike - Backcountry Adventures
Green Cove Springs, Florida
Reported: 1 week ago

Great trip yesterday with Randy.

Michael Keith with Captain Mike - Backcountry Adventures Green Cove Springs, Florida Reported: 1 week ago

Great trip yesterday with Randy.

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David Ballard
St. Augustine, Florida
Reported: 2 weeks ago

Over slot 38 inches and a keeper 26 inches

David Ballard St. Augustine, Florida Reported: 2 weeks ago

Over slot 38 inches and a keeper 26 inches

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Scott Thompson
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Reported: 3 weeks 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: 3 weeks 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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★★★★★
We had a great experience with Capt Mike. The communication leading up to the trip was professional and informative. We met Mike around 7 in the morning, he explained the day and the challenges of a cold snap. The air temp had dropped 20-30 degrees over the past couple of days. Mikes knowledge of the fisheries were excellent and we were soon putting fish in the boat. We caught 30+ fish to include some nice keeper drum. From the moment we got on the boat, Mike took great care of us and pride in getting up on fish. He even cleaned our fish and provided them to a restaurant to prepare for us. Great day on the water with Capt. Mike.
Randy K. | December 16, 2025

Trip: Backcountry Light Tackle Trips
★★★★★
We had a great fishing experience with Captain Mike inshore and in the marsh area. Mike knew exactly where to go to catch the big ones. All five of us guys had a great day and caught lots of keepers. We would highly recommend Mike
Howard B. | December 15, 2025

Trip: Inshore Light Tackle Trip
★★★★★
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
★★★★★
Michael was very professional and friendly. We learned a lot from him. Would book with him again.
Richard N. | August 25, 2025

Trip: Backcountry Light Tackle Trips
★★★★★
Awesome time great captain
Drake B. | August 22, 2025

Trip: Summer Time Offshore Fishing