Amelia Island Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Amelia Island

Kenneth Stewart
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Bull reds and drum great jetty fishing

Kenneth Stewart Fernandina Beach, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Bull reds and drum great jetty fishing

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Bill Perkins
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

The fall fishing is hot! The Sheepshead, Redfish and a few trout are biting well! The Big Bull Redfish are on fire! Book you trip today

Bill Perkins Jacksonville, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

The fall fishing is hot! The Sheepshead, Redfish and a few trout are biting well! The Big Bull Redfish are on fire! Book you trip today

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Frank Cole
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Frank Cole Jacksonville, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Flounder fishing has been up and down with some good fish being caught on some days and them being hard to find on others. The mullet run has started to die off so the preferred Flounder bait, finger mullet, have become a challenge to get Fall back has been speckled trout with some really nice fish caught last weekend. Artificial, particularly soft plastics, have been producing uup against the grass lines on high tides. Sheepshead ought to start showing soon. Bull red season has arrived with bruisers in the 30 to 40 inch class being caught. Been a weird year for tarpon. Primary bait, pogies, have been spotty so beach fishing has been difficult. Some hsve been caught around the Mayport jetties and even up the St.Johns River in downtown Jacksonville. Offshore has been tough due to the winds. But those lucky enough to have snapper lottery permits have - surprise!- excellent catches. Just had Hurricane Helene pass to our west so hopefully things will settle down quickly and we see what's chewing!

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Brian Soucy
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Brian Soucy Fernandina Beach, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Fishing Report for September 2024 Despite all the rain we had here in Florida the fishing has beeen great. The bull redfish have been on a pretty good feeding frenzy. The action has been good at the jetty and in the Amelia river system. The larger mullet have been found in good numbers, which is has been the bait of choice. The setup has been a 7 foot rod and a 6500 Penn reel or a 6000 Florida Fishing Products reel loaded with 65 lb Fins braid. A 4 foot 60 lb leader with a 7/0 Kahle hook. Cut the mullet in chunks and we are fishing in 18 to 30 feet of water. The speckled trout are also hitting good. If you can find the finger mullet it has been doing well or live shrimp on a cork setup has worked well. We are also getting some nice flounder on our trips.

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Robbie Bishop
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Bottom fishing continues to be good when the weather lets us get out. It looks like the kingfish may be gone now in our waters.

Robbie Bishop Jacksonville, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Bottom fishing continues to be good when the weather lets us get out. It looks like the kingfish may be gone now in our waters.

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Robbie Bishop
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Fishing has been good. Kingmackerel bite was good up until the hurricane. Going out tomorrow hopefully it has calmed down some.

Robbie Bishop Jacksonville, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Fishing has been good. Kingmackerel bite was good up until the hurricane. Going out tomorrow hopefully it has calmed down some.

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Frank Cole
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Jetty fishing has been good with the numbers of sheepshead dropping off but the fish are all quality. Redfish are biting good at jetties and creeks. Some good catches of speckled trout but lots of shorts.

Frank Cole Jacksonville, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

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Frank Cole
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported: 1 year ago

Frank Cole Jacksonville, Florida Reported: 1 year ago

Capt.Frank here with our Northeast Florida first weekend in February Fishing Report. Weather continues to be a challenge. Cold front after cold front has brought low temperatures and high winds to the area. Wild changes in barometric pressure has affected fishing. Nonetheless, on fishable days, there are fish to be caught. Inshore, the speckled seatrout bite has been pretty consistent with good catches of legal trout and some lower slot redfish. Slow trolling with grubs near the bottom is a good way to locate the schools. Once found, traditional float rigs with live shrimp will produce numbers. Sheepshead fishing has been generally good with some really good days and some slower days. But some quality fish are being caught. When weather permits, the black seabass bite has been consistent - if you can get your baits past the red snapper. Further offshore, trigger fish have been good with some 5 pound plus fish being caught. Wahoo fishing has been tough this winter because of the weather. On the fishable days, boats are often encountering cold dirty water. But, there's lots of bait and some nice wahoo in excess of 100 pounds have been caught. Bottom line is - go when you can go and you may be rewarded. Hopefully, calmer weather is around the corner.

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★★★★★
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
★★★★★
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
★★★★★
Capt Frank was very polite and knowledgeable. It was a hot day of fishing and he helped make it a memory my son will never forget. I will use him again next year.
Michael L. | July 29, 2025

Trip: Nearshore Kingfish Special
★★★★★
Captain Bill was a blast to go out with. We had a great trip with him and made a friend for life. Cap, thank you for the memories and the experience you shared with us. The boat, the customer service, and the equipment were all above par.
James M. | July 15, 2025

Trip: Jacksonville Inshore Fishing
★★★★★
Brian is outstanding.
Greg F. | June 29, 2025

Trip: Amelia Island Inshore
★★★★★
A great time with a great guide.
Steven S. | May 20, 2025

Trip: Jacksonville Mixed Bag
★★★★★
Amazing trip with Frank. From the hospitality to fun stories and great fishing, the trip was everything we hoped for. He makes everything easy and comfortable. Can’t wait to get back out there with Frank again!
Levi D. | May 2, 2025

Trip: Slaying Sheepshead - 24’ Pathfinder
★★★★★
My son and I had a fantastic trip!!! 5stars for sure!!!
Casey D. | April 6, 2025

Trip: Nearshore Kingfish Special
★★★★★
We have been on a few charters, but this one was, by far, the best! Joe was AMAZING in every way. We caught so many fish, despite the season being a bit behind, (which he was very upfront about), he was personable, kind, friendly, knowledgeable, fun, entertaining - literally everything you could want or need in a guide. We will not choose any other guide whenever we are here - which is every 3 months due to our Mayo visits. As some may know, Mayo can be exhausting and stressful, but after our appointments, our time spent with Joe out fishing, honestly made all of the stress, worries, and cares disappear. I could not recommend him enough!!
Clay A. | March 25, 2025

Trip: St Johns River Inshore Fishing