St Johns River Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Scott Thompson
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Reported: 2 days 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.

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Scott Thompson Fernandina Beach, Florida Reported: 2 days 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.

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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! 💪🎣🔥

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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! 💪🎣🔥

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David Hagins
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Reported: 7 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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David Hagins Fernandina Beach, Florida Reported: 7 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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Frank Cole
Jacksonville, Florida
Reported: 7 months ago

Sheepshead have started to show-- finally. Mostly in the river. Jetties is hit and miss. Some good speckled trout catches on live shrimp. Bonus bull reds while float rig fishing and Sheepshead fishing.

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Frank Cole Jacksonville, Florida Reported: 7 months ago

Sheepshead have started to show-- finally. Mostly in the river. Jetties is hit and miss. Some good speckled trout catches on live shrimp. Bonus bull reds while float rig fishing and Sheepshead fishing.

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Kenny Crawford
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Reported: 8 months ago

Wahoo and Grouper were biting this past week 60 miles offshore. Waiting on grouper season May 1! Big black and red drum at the jetties, along with lots of whiting.

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Kenny Crawford Fernandina Beach, Florida Reported: 8 months ago

Wahoo and Grouper were biting this past week 60 miles offshore. Waiting on grouper season May 1! Big black and red drum at the jetties, along with lots of whiting.

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David Hagins
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Reported: 8 months ago

Redfish and Black Drum around the jetties, with the big Black Seabass still offshore right now!

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David Hagins Fernandina Beach, Florida Reported: 8 months ago

Redfish and Black Drum around the jetties, with the big Black Seabass still offshore right now!

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Todd Vivian
Edgewater, Florida
Reported: 8 months ago

With water temps on the rise so are the fish. We have experienced 25 degrees increase in water temps over the past month. Right now we are getting Reds, sheepshead, trout, and seeing large schools of bluefish and Spanish mackerel,shortly we will be getting back into the Snook and mangrove...

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Todd Vivian Edgewater, Florida Reported: 8 months ago

With water temps on the rise so are the fish. We have experienced 25 degrees increase in water temps over the past month. Right now we are getting Reds, sheepshead, trout, and seeing large schools of bluefish and Spanish mackerel,shortly we will be getting back into the Snook and mangrove snapper and flounder.

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Todd Vivian
Edgewater, Florida
Reported: 8 months ago

With water temperatures on the rise, so are the fish. We have experienced a 25-degree increase in water temperatures over the past month. Right now we are getting reds, sheepshead, trout, and seeing large schools of bluefish and Spanish mackerel. Shortly we will be getting back into the snook and...

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Todd Vivian Edgewater, Florida Reported: 8 months ago

With water temperatures on the rise, so are the fish. We have experienced a 25-degree increase in water temperatures over the past month. Right now we are getting reds, sheepshead, trout, and seeing large schools of bluefish and Spanish mackerel. Shortly we will be getting back into the snook and mangrove snapper and flounder.

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