Saint Johns River Weather Forecast

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Frank Cole
Frank C.
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported 2 years 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
Frank C. Jacksonville, Florida Reported 2 years 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.
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
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Frank Cole
Frank C.
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported 2 years 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...
Frank Cole
Frank C. Jacksonville, Florida Reported 2 years 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.
Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
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Frank Cole
Frank C.
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported 2 years ago
Ok, was just looking on my listing for a place. Forgot. Thanks. Not much fishing going on here. Weather has been horrible with only a few fishable days over the last 6 weeks. Inshore speckled seatrout has been good. Sheepshead has slowed. Offshore, black sea bass has been good when boats can get out…
Frank Cole
Frank C. Jacksonville, Florida Reported 2 years ago
Ok, was just looking on my listing for a place. Forgot. Thanks. Not much fishing going on here. Weather has been horrible with only a few fishable days over the last 6 weeks. Inshore speckled seatrout has been good. Sheepshead has slowed. Offshore, black sea bass has been good when boats can get out…
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Joe Curtis
Joe C.
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Reported 2 years ago
They are fired up on the wrecks with plenty of beeliners and triggers to mix in w them. Still seeing plenty of amberjacks as well. Inshore the sheepshead fishing is as good as it gets, with awesome numbers of trout and mangrove snappers.
Joe Curtis
Joe C. Jacksonville Beach, Florida Reported 2 years ago
They are fired up on the wrecks with plenty of beeliners and triggers to mix in w them. Still seeing plenty of amberjacks as well. Inshore the sheepshead fishing is as good as it gets, with awesome numbers of trout and mangrove snappers.
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Joe Curtis
Joe C.
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Reported 2 years ago
Cobia! They are fired up on the wrecks with plenty of beeliners and triggers to mix in w them. Still seeing plenty of amberjacks as well. Inshore the sheepshead fishing is as good as it gets, with awesome numbers of trout and mangrove snappers
Joe Curtis
Joe C. Jacksonville Beach, Florida Reported 2 years ago
Cobia! They are fired up on the wrecks with plenty of beeliners and triggers to mix in w them. Still seeing plenty of amberjacks as well. Inshore the sheepshead fishing is as good as it gets, with awesome numbers of trout and mangrove snappers
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Dave Sipler
Dave S.
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported 2 years ago
Lots of kids trips, action packed!
Dave Sipler
Dave S. Jacksonville, Florida Reported 2 years ago
Lots of kids trips, action packed!
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Frank Cole
Frank C.
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.
Frank Cole
Frank C. 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.
Red Snapper Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Red Snapper Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Red Snapper Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Red Snapper Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
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Frank Cole
Frank C.
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!
Frank Cole
Frank C. 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!
Red Snapper Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Red Snapper Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Red Snapper Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Red Snapper Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
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Joe Curtis
Joe C.
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Reported 3 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.
Joe Curtis
Joe C. Jacksonville Beach, Florida Reported 3 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.
Amberjack, False Albacore, Red Snapper, Speckled Trout Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Amberjack, False Albacore, Red Snapper, Speckled Trout Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Amberjack, False Albacore, Red Snapper, Speckled Trout Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Amberjack, False Albacore, Red Snapper, Speckled Trout Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Amberjack, False Albacore, Red Snapper, Speckled Trout Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Amberjack, False Albacore, Red Snapper, Speckled Trout Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Amberjack, False Albacore, Red Snapper, Speckled Trout Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Amberjack, False Albacore, Red Snapper, Speckled Trout Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Amberjack, False Albacore, Red Snapper, Speckled Trout Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Amberjack, False Albacore, Red Snapper, Speckled Trout Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
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Robbie Bishop
Robbie B.
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported 3 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.
Robbie Bishop
Robbie B. Jacksonville, Florida Reported 3 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.
Black Seabass, Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Black Seabass, Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Black Seabass, Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
Black Seabass, Triggerfish, Vermillion Snapper Fishing in Jacksonville, Florida
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  • ★★★★★
    Frank was a very knowledgeable guide and put us on the fish, even in less than perfect weather. Being a native of the north Florida coast, his knowlege of the local waters is a great asset!

    David M. | June 27, 2026

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    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

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    Captain Zac is incredible! His local knowledge and expertise of the waterways, flora, fauna and alligator behavior are unparalleled. He's smart, professional, incredibly hard working, kind, funny, easy going and LOADS OF FUN for Hunters of all ages. My family of 4 and I booked him and everyone had an amazing time from the 60 yo, down to the 12yo. Book Captain Zac, you will not regret it!

    Billy P. | September 22, 2025

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  • ★★★★★
    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

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  • ★★★★★
    My husband and I had a great fishing day with Captain Frank. While the weather conditions, and tide, wasn’t fully cooperating, that was completely out of anyone’s control. Captain Frank is a great guide, very patient, calm, and easy going. It feels like you’re out on the water with an ole friend when you’re with him. We caught some speckled trout and we were very happy with day. We created new memories.😊

    Tammy E. | March 8, 2025

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    Great trip. Frank is awesome. Boat was spacious and adequate. Asked for sheepshead, left with nine. Great job.

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