Jacksonville Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Joe Curtis
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Inshore fishing has been awesome in the skiff. With cooling water fish have been stacked up in their usual winter time haunts. Black drum now moving with the schools of reds too for some bonus catches. Offshore black seabass fishing is off the chain on the short 4/6 hour trips....

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Joe Curtis Jacksonville Beach, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Inshore fishing has been awesome in the skiff. With cooling water fish have been stacked up in their usual winter time haunts. Black drum now moving with the schools of reds too for some bonus catches. Offshore black seabass fishing is off the chain on the short 4/6 hour trips. Mixed with vermillion snapper and triggerfish. On the extended 10/12 hour trips trigger fish is the name of the game for meat haul. If the goal is hero or 0 lots of big wahoos have been hitting the deck with the cold weather. As always plenty of mutton snappers and usual suspects to compliment the box. Let's go fishin!

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Bill Perkins
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

The seas have been calm and the bite is on!

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Bill Perkins Jacksonville, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

The seas have been calm and the bite is on!

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Bill Perkins
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

The seas have been calm and the bite is on! The seas have been calm and the bite is on!

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Bill Perkins Jacksonville, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

The seas have been calm and the bite is on!






The seas have been calm and the bite is on!

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Mike Mcgeehan
St. Augustine, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing bite has been great with water temps cooling off. There's been plenty of sheepshead, redfish, trout, and black drum around

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Mike Mcgeehan St. Augustine, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing bite has been great with water temps cooling off. There's been plenty of sheepshead, redfish, trout, and black drum around

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Mike May
Hollister, Florida
Reported: 2 years ago

The redfish and flounder bite have been consistent. We’re still targeting them in creek holes and creek mouths on mudminnows or live shrimp with a 1/4oz jighead. Don’t shy away from using a popping cork with at least a 18" leader and 1/0 circle hook. The trout bite has been...

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Mike May Hollister, Florida Reported: 2 years ago

The redfish and flounder bite have been consistent. We’re still targeting them in creek holes and creek mouths on mudminnows or live shrimp with a 1/4oz jighead. Don’t shy away from using a popping cork with at least a 18" leader and 1/0 circle hook.
The trout bite has been good at times when water temps go down. Look for temps below 70 with good moving water for the best results using the same bait for flounder and reds.
A bycatch of sheepshead and black drum will round out a successful day and just for fun throw in some ladyfish and blues and you’ll put a smile on some faces.
Merry Christmas
Capt. Mike

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Mike May
Hollister, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

Tis the season for trout. The water temperature has cooled off enough to trigger the bite. The trout have been stacked up in the creeks and are hungry. Target them in the creek corners and oyster bars on a popping cork or freeline a mudminnow for the best action. Redfish...

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Mike May Hollister, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

Tis the season for trout. The water temperature has cooled off enough to trigger the bite. The trout have been stacked up in the creeks and are hungry. Target them in the creek corners and oyster bars on a popping cork or freeline a mudminnow for the best action.
Redfish are also stacked up in the creeks using the same tactics and bait. Numbers are sufficient to make for an exciting day on the water but most are under slot.
The big flounder are in and ready to eat. Target them along the ICW as well as creek holes using a mudminnows on a jig head. Work it slowly on the bottom until you feel that bump and wait just a few seconds before setting the hook. You won’t be disappointed.

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Joe Curtis
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

With water temps dropping sub 65* action in the main river has slowed to primarily trout with sheepshead available on nice days which are far and few between. Water temps dropping doesn't mean slow fishing all the time though, in fact it's at its best in Jacksonville when it's cold....

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Joe Curtis Jacksonville Beach, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

With water temps dropping sub 65* action in the main river has slowed to primarily trout with sheepshead available on nice days which are far and few between.
Water temps dropping doesn't mean slow fishing all the time though, in fact it's at its best in Jacksonville when it's cold. The best option for cold weather is 2 person flats boat trips. While the redfish limit has dropped to 1 per person in the last couple months it's reared it's head with an incredible bite from schools feeling way less pressure.
Offshore when fishable is absolutely on fire. Lots of nice catches bottom fishing and great Tuna and wahoo trolling on the 10/12 hour trips. Right now until spring is a great time for the 4/6 hour trips to seabass fish with the great possibility to get lucky on a 4 hour trip gag grouper as they push in shallow with cool weather.
Bonus pic of a super rare catch for us a small Warsaw grouper while Seabass fishing. Let's get out and fish!

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Chip Wingo
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Reported: 3 years ago

With water temps in the 60's Speckle trout bite is heating up ! Redfish are starting to school in large numbers . Black drum seem to like the cooler temps as well with fish up to 20 lbs .

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Chip Wingo Jacksonville Beach, Florida Reported: 3 years ago

With water temps in the 60's Speckle trout bite is heating up ! Redfish are starting to school in large numbers . Black drum seem to like the cooler temps as well with fish up to 20 lbs .

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