Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Sipler

GOTTA LOVE A 5 DAY NOR'EASTER!!! - 10/13 - GOTTA LOVE A 5 DAY NOR'EASTER!!! www.captdaves.com - veteran, full time Jacksonville area guide Had me a solo angler today. Mike S. Over worked, and ready for some fishing action. I was really sceptical about what would happen, since more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

"H.D." - Redbass! - What's all the reel BUZZZZZZZ, in N.E. Florida right now? BIG REDS. WHY? I guess it's the mullet run, combined with the moon, combined with the shorter days, combined with the spawning big Redbass. But the buzz is just that. B-U more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

Finally........some rain. - Have been fishing in the rain, running from the rain, or fishing after the rain, lately. WHICH IS OKAY, WITH ME! (trout in the rain) It's funny how no sooner do we get to a certain time of year, and here comes the water works. It more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

COOOOOOOOOOOOL - Short & Sweet. My goodness has the last few days been N-I-C-E! Cooler temps have come upon the Jacksonville area. And let me tell ya'll ...... IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET BETTER. Here's what I've been doing. Visit my Youtube channel for rec more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

Mid Summer, big fish action. - Although the ocean temp was 76 degrees versus the 81 to 83 degrees that would be considered normal. The Sharkin' is pretty good. I had a request this week for a Sharkin' trip. And while I was at the dock waiting for my charter customers to arr more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

Hot Summer....go deep and big, or don't go. - It's that time of year on the St. Johns River and inlet where ya cannot fish a single shrimp, because of the bait snatchers down on the bottom. I don't care where you are; a creek, the river, the inlet, the surf. That shrimp will not last a mi more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

Families love the "Sharkin" trips" - What is sometimes the best thing to do with 4 passengers, and two were kids under 10. When the inshore fishing is fickle in the summer heat? Well, run & gun fishing behind the shrimp boats comes to MY mind. And to Jacksonville Florida's Steve W more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

Pinnacle of Summer in Jax. - Had a forced break, and it's called the Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament. I say forced break, because I won't mess with that boat ramp in the morning when this tournament is going on. It's a zoo! And so is the river during start and fin more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

Summer fishin inshore Jacksonville - Although deep summer in N.E. Florida maybe hot, not all summer seasons on the First Coast are created equal. Some years, are different than other's. So the challenge is to remain rigidily flexible. So far this year, we've been in a drought. more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

REDFISH, digging deep - 5/7 - FIRSTS Had Mathew H. his brother and dad aboard today. It was a really nice day, but it was packed. I was told there was two tournaments going on, on top of it being a nice Saturday. After some big winds and seas early this week. We more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville